Book Review - The French Chateau Dream by Julie Caplin

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Title: The French Chateau Dream

Author: Julie Chaplin

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: One More Chapter

Publication Date: 30th June 2023

Rating: 5 Stars

You are invited to a summer of sparkling champagne, warm buttery croissants and a little bit of je ne sais quoi…

With a broken heart and a broken spirit, Hattie is in need of a summer escape. So when an opportunity comes up to work at a beautiful, stately chateau in the Champagne region of France she books her flights quicker than the pop of a cork.

Romance is the last thing Hattie is looking for but then she wasn’t expecting gorgeous Luc to stroll into her life. With picnics in the warm French sun and delicious foodie trips to the local market, Hattie starts to wonder if a holiday fling – or maybe even something more – might be just what she needs.

Everything I have come to expect from a Julie Caplin novel and more.  It is filled with Champagne, food, excellent feel of a location, cameos of characters from some of her other books, sunshine, and a fabulous romance. 

I mean what more could a girl want. 

It's a wonderful summery read, that transports you to a French Chateau and Hattie who is a wedding planner, who has recently broken up with her boyfriend and is determined to prove that she plan a fabulous wedding for her cousin. 

But nothing is quite as simple as it sounds, when it looks as though someone is trying to sabotage the wedding preparations (it's obvious to the reader who it is, but Hattie is oblivious) , 

And Luc the Frenchman who lives at the Chateau really grew on me quite fast and I absolutely adored him. 

I was so absorbed in this story I thought I would read just a bit more before bed, and well read the last 25% in bed, well into the early hours of the morning (don't think it was quite starting to light again, but probably close!).   I was just enjoying it so much, and was eager to see how everything would resolve itself. 

Another wonderful escapist read from this talented author. I loved it so much. 

Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.