Book Review - I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home by Fergus Craig

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Title: I'm Not the Only Murderer in My Retirement Home

Author: Fergus Craig

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Sphere

Publication Date: 17th February 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

When former serial killer Carol takes her place in a luxury retirement home, she begins to find her feet with a small new group of friends. If she can only keep her past hidden, maybe she has a chance at happiness.

That's when she discovers that, absurdly, every other one of Sheldon Oaks' residents was involved in the law somehow. It's not long before her true identity is leaked, and when a former police commissioner resident is murdered, naturally all eyes turn to her...

Now she must solve the case to prove her innocence - just as her new friends start their own investigations into whether there is more than one killer at Sheldon Oaks.

What a ridiculous but fabulous book this is. It's certainly cosy crime, but these are not doddery old people in a retirement home. 

You have an ex-home secretary, ex pathologist, ex-policeman, ex-police commissioner (very ex since he is killed), an ex crime boss, an ex crime writer, oh and an ex-serial killer who has only just been released from a 30+ year sentence. 

What a fascinating group of people that are now all living at Sheldon Oaks in Hampstead are rather well off looking care facility. 

But when Desmond is killed, Carol knows she has to try to clear her own name as everyone will be pointing fingers towards her, and she is adamant she has given up killing for good now. 

I loved how these characters attempted to solve this case, not necessarily all working together, but it really is an impressive assortment of people that know the law! 

This was one highly entertaining book and was a lot of fun to read. I never guessed who the murderer was, and I loved the denouement too. 

I'd happily read more from this author. 

Thank you to Sphere and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - Together For Christmas by Emma Heatherington

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Title: Together For Christmas

Author: Emma Heatherington

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Penguin

Publication Date: 27th August 2026

Rating: 4 Stars

Cara Mallon is facing Christmas alone when she arrives at Ashford Castle, six months after her fiancé called off their winter wedding. She hopes launching her travel business with a festive press trip will provide the distraction she needs.

When Cara meets charming travel blogger Dermot Walshe, sparks begin to fly. But Dermot has been set the challenge of a year without any romance, ending on Christmas Eve – by which time Cara will be gone.

And yet, as frosty days turn to candlelit nights, their connection grows.

Can they find their way back to each other when it matters most?

I'm always very happy to see that Emma Heatherington has a new Christmas book, and was very eager to dive in between the pages of this one.  And once again it's another immensely enjoyable story, one that really did leave me with a big fat grin and sense of wellbeing. 

Although Cara Mallon is one of our main characters and is of course instrumental in the whole book, it was the chapters focusing on Dermot that really appealed to me. 

Dermot and his son Callum are a social media phenomena called The Travelling Walshes, and are known across Ireland.  Watching their banter, good natured ribbing and generally how they get on both on and off camera is really heartening to see. 

As is Dermot's great friendship with the mother of his child Martha and her new husband Matteo.  And with Martha battling illness which is a strain on all of them, there are certainly some incredibly poignant moments in this book, and for parts of it I was convinced of a certain outcome. Thankfully most of those inklings were in fact wrong! 

He is also famously coming to the end of a year long dating ban and has women practically lining up for it to be over, but from the start of the Walshes' trip to Ashford Castle, he only has eyes for one woman... 

.. Cara, but she is still trying to put the pieces of her life together after her fiancée called off the wedding a few months before hand. She's not remotely looking for love but she is starting to thrive in her new business, especially with this Ashford Castle trip. 

I enjoyed getting to know that area of Ireland, in addition to the various people on the 2 night trip.  There are a fair few lovely sub plots to this that I thoroughly enjoyed too. 

This was a totally delightful read, and one I thoroughly was absorbed by. 

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Book Review - My Brilliant AI Boyfriend by Stella Hayward

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Title: My Brilliant AI Boyfriend

Author: Stella Hayward

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Bedford Square Publishing

Publication Date: 27th August 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

Top scientist in her field Ava Green doesn't spend much time outside of the lab. But when her best friend suggests she present her innovative work in AI at a big competition to win a funding prize, Ava is one of the four finalists chosen.

For the next three weeks, the short-listed contestants will live and work at Castle Beaumont, and Ava will have to do things like attend dinners and actually interact with people. To make matters worse, she's in competition with the surly and aloof poet Forrest Faulkner, who's had a huge chip on his shoulder since the moment they met. What's so great about poems that don't even rhyme, anyway?

But one of the finalists literally looks like he's Ava's fantasy come to life... and maybe that's not so far from the truth. Could it be that Ava's idea of perfection isn't what's perfect for her, after all?

This book is so clever, but it also has a totally en-point message about the uses of AI and how bad generative AI i for humanity. 

But Ava Green our heroine has created Freethought a form of AI that doesn't scrape stuff from other creatives without consent, but rather is able to actually think for itself. 

To the extent that it can do it's own research and come up with ideas even while Ava is away from her lab. 

It's kind of a scary thought but I strongly suspect we may not bet that many years away from something similar in reality.

And the uses that the author has come up with for FT, are so mind boggling brilliant that I  hope that the technology can advance and bring them to fruition as that is a far better use for AI than random internet memes! 

There aren't many authors I would trust to make me believe in this sort of world but thankfully this is one of them. 

Ava is a tech genius but is rather inexperienced with life, so she really doesn't get what we as readers do rather quickly that she may have more than one possible man interested in her currently. 

There are moments in this that literally blew my mind, and it was a delight to be sucked into this wonderful world.  

Thank you to Bedford Square and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - A Date With Santa by Debbie Macomber

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Title: A Date With Santa

Author: Debbie Macomber

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Sphere

Publication Date: 13th October 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

This Christmas, one magical date could change everything...

Sage Madison has always kept Christmas simple - store-bought cookies, a fake tree, and no time for romance. But when her sister needs help, Sage unexpectedly finds herself caring for her five-year-old nephew, Ricky, and suddenly the holidays look very different.

Determined to give Ricky the magical Christmas he deserves, Sage enlists the help of her best friend Erica - and Ethan, her handsome colleague, who agrees to play Santa in exchange for one thing: a date with Sage.

As festive sparks fly with ice skating, baking, and late-night hot chocolates, Sage starts to wonder if Ethan might just be the best gift she never expected. But with her old life pulling her in another direction, can she risk opening her heart - or will she let her chance at happiness slip away?

Heart-warming, romantic, and full of holiday sparkle, A Date With Santa is the perfect festive read for fans of Sarah Morgan, Trisha Ashley, and Phillipa Ashley.

I have to wonder if perhaps this might be Debbie Macomber's next Hallmark movie.  It has all the elements that make those so special which is why it was an absolutely adorable book to read. 

I loved how Sage agrees to look after her nephew Ricky, which her sister is helping out with a hurricane relief effort in Florida.  Sage barely knows Ricky, nor much about 5 year olds, or how to cook, much less how to keep the magic of Christmas of alive for him.  But she is determined to give a go. 

Ricky is like no other five year old I know, and in some ways I somehow struggled at times to believe he was so young, he knows how to bake, and knows all sorts of things, but the one thing he really wants is to be able to take Santa some cookies like his tradition, and to talk to the real Santa!   

He is not happy with shop bought cookies and Sage's first attempt at baking them leads of a very humorous moment!  And the first Santa experience Sage takes him to, he declares is a fake!  This leads to Sage having to work out how to produce a realistic Santa, and in steps a possible rival at work, but that she might have been getting a bit close to! 

I adored getting to know Ethan, his family as well as Sage and Ricky.  There are so many just lovely moments in this book, and it was such an easy and warm book to read. 

I loved every moment, and really hope to see this on a Christmas film channel in the next few years, it would look wonderful. 

Thank you to Sphere and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - Love From Christmas Tree Farm by Jo Thomas

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Title: Love From Christmas Tree Farm

Author: Jo Thomas

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Pan

Publication Date: 22nd October 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

It’s the most magical time of the year . . .

Curl up with Love from the Christmas Tree Farm, the perfectly cosy festive romance from Jo Thomas, beloved and bestselling author of Escape to the French Farmhouse.

Gwen has lived at Christmas Tree Farm for many years. It’s where she’s built a life, a business and a place to call home. But after her beloved husband Paddy dies, it’s time to downsize and move on.

But when nine-year-old Willow, a distant relative of Paddy’s, arrives on her doorstep in urgent need of a place to stay, everything changes. And now, with the purchase of her new property falling through, Gwen needs to make some money, and fast.

With the help of Willow, his mum’s friend Horse, and Lara the social worker, she reopens her business selling Christmas trees for one last season. But with the mega-corporate Christmas Tree World as new neighbours, can her tranquil offering tempt the customers in?

This will be her last Christmas at her beloved farm. But endings can become beginnings, and could love, friendship and a sense of belonging flourish here . . . ?

Ah the queen of the foodie travel romance is back, and with a title that doesn't obviously scream food, or destination, but definitely sounds festive. 

And I'm happy to say the setting is a Christmas Tree Farm in Wales, that sounded totally delightful and there is a foodie slant in this into a cuisine that you may not guess or predict based on the setting, but certainly got my tastebuds tingling. 

But above all this is a story about family, and about Gwen who is determined to sell her Christmas Tree Farm, and Willow who is in need of foster care, and is related distantly to her deceased husband Paddy. 

Gwen is very kind hearted and agrees to look after Willow for the interim, and suddenly had a 9 year old boy to look after and no clue how. 

But as he starts to come out of his shell, with the help of an eclectic group of people who are all wanting to help either him or Gwen, a community forms, and this becomes an incredibly heartwarming story. 

There is also a commentary on just what is meaningful in life compared to what you see on social media. And there are some lovely messages and thoughts all centred around Paddy's tree. 

I could picture the farm so clearly and I loved the handful of animals that were present too.  

This was a festive joy to devour, and I was hooked from start to finish. Another totally amazing book from Jo Thomas, who is an author that never disappoints. 

Thank you to Pan and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - The Best Christmas Ever by Sarah Morgan

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Title: The Best Christmas Ever

Author: Sarah Morgan

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: HQ

Publication Date: 22nd October 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

This year, Christmas isn’t going to plan … and that might be the best gift of all.

Mabel has no intention of celebrating Christmas. Living alone in her beautiful old house in the woods, she’s happier keeping the world at a distance.

Brooke has planned every detail of a magical family Christmas at her parents’ house. But when a fierce snowstorm forces her, her husband and their two daughters to take shelter in Mabel’s home, all her careful plans are turned upside down.

Also stranded are Izzy and Jason, two colleagues with unfinished business and undeniable chemistry. Izzy is hiding a lonely heart behind a bright smile. And Jason may be the one man capable of breaking through her walls.

Suddenly, Mabel finds herself hosting the last thing she wanted: a full house for Christmas. Then the chaos, laughter and warmth begin to work their quiet magic. As the snow falls and the fire crackles, this snowbound group discover that family can be found in the most surprising places.

Because sometimes the Christmas you never planned is the one that changes everything …

When you open the pages of a Sarah Morgan Christmas book, you know you are in safe hands and are about to be treated to an exceptional story. 

And thankfully the author is able to keep up her rate of Christmas hit books with me, with this one, as I adored this from the very first few pages. 

It's all about people coming together during a horrific snow storm, and spending Christmas together.  It's about family and about trying to heal from past mistakes or experiences.  And thanks to Elsie and Poppy, you get the childish joy of a spontaneous Christmas too. 

Mabel was settling in to endure another Christmas all alone, dwelling on past hurts, and missing Walter who died eight years before hand. She lives a fairly reclusive life and almost didn't answer the door during the storm, but turns out that is the best thing she could have done - not just because otherwise there would have been people frozen on her doorstep. 

Brooke and her family were meant to be visiting her parents, and so determined not to let them down, they decide to travel against the weather warning advice.  They get so far and then they manage to crash, and just about get themselves to the nearest (only) house they can in the hopes of shelter and to wait out the storm. 

While Izzy and Jason were on their way back from a work appointment, when the car skids and basically ends up in the snow drift as Brooke's car a few hours later. 

Mabel may be a recluse with good reason, but she does accept that there will be extra people for Christmas, as the weather forecast is shocking and it really does change her life.  But equally thanks to her experiences which she shares as she gets to know her unexpected guests, she is able to really help Brooke and Izzy especially. 

I adored the two children, they are  a lot of fun and not too bothered about the change in circumstances.  They believe Mabel might be the witch from their favourite series of books, and one of the cats really takes a liking to Elsie too.  Elsie at 8 years old is rather inquisitive and I loved how perceptive she is.  

Over the course of a few days they all are able to for various reasons declare that this might be their best eve Christmas, and it's certainly one that has a lasting effect on all of them.   I loved seeing what they got up to, especially as Mabel reveals the truth about who she really is.  

Equally my heart broke a bit at some of their back stories.  

This is heartwarming, emotional, joyous, very snowy in a gorgeous house that looks like it came from a fairy tale and multiple generations of people having an unexpected way of celebrating Christmas. 

An absolute pleasure to read, and another hit from one of my favourite authors. 

Thank you to HQ and Netgalley for this copy which i have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - The Christmas Clause by Sharon Ibbotson

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Title: The Christmas Clause

Author: Sharon Ibbotson

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Choc Lit

Publication Date: 20th October 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

Warning: This is not your average Christmas romance! 🎅🎄❄

Mrs Claus wants a divorce.

And she's hired the one lawyer who doesn't believe in Christmas.

Somer Henshaw believes in facts. Winning arguments. And never, ever losing her head.

Then a woman in vintage clothing sweeps into her London office and files for divorce — from Santa Claus.

Now Somer is in an ice palace at the top of the world, arguing the most impossible case in legal history. She’s facing judgemental elves. A reindeer custody claim. A prenup drafted by Abraham Lincoln. North Pole jurisdiction issues no court has ever ruled on. And tinsel . . . So much tinsel!

But the real problem is Reuben Winter.

Santa’s lawyer. Ruthless. Insufferable. Built like something the North Pole ordered specially for under her tree. And undefeated across a negotiating table.

Neither will back down.

But every argument leaves them standing a little closer. Every late-night discussion gets a little too heated. And somewhere between the candy-cane negotiation and the pumpkin-spiced hot chocolate scandal, they stop pretending the tension is about the case at all.

Somer Henshaw has never lost a case.

This Christmas, she might just lose her heart.

Wickedly funny and deliciously steamy. The Hating Game meets Miracle on 34th Street. A scorching, laugh-out-loud festive romcom for readers who like their Christmas with less cocoa and a lot more heat. Perfect for fans of Meghan Quinn, Hannah Grace, C.R. Jane, Alina Jacobs, Tessa Bailey, Lyra Parish and Ali Hazelwood

Without a shadow of doubt in my mind, this is a book that needs to become a film.  I could see it all so clearly in my minds eye, and it had cinematic qualities to it. I would happily watch this. 

So long as you believe in Santa and Christmas magic, you will absolutely adore this book, and thankfully I'm positive Santa is real, so I was happy to lean into this very easily. 

Because Mrs Claus is determined to divorce Father Christmas and would like to be released from her pre-nup and also to regain her mortality too.   She hires Somer to be her divorce lawyer, whereas Santa uses his pet lawyer, the fierce Reuben. 

I absolutely loved Somer and Reuben verbally sparring with each other, while trying to deal with an impossible case, as they both want to win, but they kind of don't want to risk destroying Christmas for the world if they can help it. 

And when they decide they need to locate something at the North Pole, it becomes magical. I loved the descriptions of Santa's ice palace, as well as meeting the elves. In fact I'm impressed at just how many things elves are taking credit for. 

And there is clear chemistry between our battling lawyers, which some incredibly steamy scenes, which I was totally there for! 

This is a festive romance that is so much more than a festive romance, it's just so much fun, and I couldn't get enough of it.  I would love a sequel, or another book set at the North Pole, as I am not remotely ready to leave. 

An utterly imaginative story from Sharon Ibbotson, that is a completely fabulous festive escape.  

Thank you to Choc Lit and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

Book Review - Always A Silver Lining by Jessica Redland

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Title: Always A Silver Lining

Author: Jessica Redland

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 19th October 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

'It’s all about reframing things. No regrets. Just silver linings.'

Juliet believes in love stories. As a wedding planner, she’s helped create more than five hundred perfect days for other people, though her own path to happy-ever-after has been far from easy. Her first love always taught Juliet to look for the silver linings in life, and when she unexpectedly meets Christian Wynterson, it feels as though one might finally be shining through.

But not everyone is ready to accept Juliet and Christian’s new beginning. Family tensions, buried secrets and old wounds threaten to overshadow what should be a joyful new chapter.

Juliet has spent years believing in happy endings for everyone else. But can the people she and Christian love see that their relationship isn’t just a silver lining – it could be the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow?

I'm absolutely loving the Escape to the Lakes series, and this is another totally brilliant addition to it. 

I literally couldn't read it fast enough, and loved Juliet's philosophy of looking for the silver lining in everything. 

I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know Christian a lot better too, with his rather complicated family tree, that will be more familiar if you have read the previous books, but this does stand alone. 

Juliet has never had her own wedding despite being engaged twice, with her first love still defining her life all these years later, and it's clear she still loves him.  But she also realise it might be time to move on, and her meeting Christian starts to awaken things within her. 

I really enjoyed her Wine Wednesdays with her friends, some of which fans of the series will already know.  And she is hiding a massive secret from everyone that had me feeling really emotional when it was revealed. 

Once again Jessica Redland has written a book filled with love, romance, emotion and it all balances out into a really feel good and uplifting tale.   Another triumph for this author. 

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Book Review - Christmas at Honeycombe Bay by Lilac Mills

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Title: Christmas at Honeycombe Bay

Author: Lilac Mills

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Aria

Publication Date: 29th September 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

An uplifting, heartwarming seasonal romance set in a quintessential seaside village in Devon, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Sarah Morgan.

Two Scrooges come together for a festive-free holiday season by the sea and find all their anti-Christmas plans going up in smoke when they decide to play Santa for a single mom and her child.

Eloise Garrett thinks Christmas is overpriced, overhyped, and overrated, and without any family to share it with, she feels sad, lonely and isolated. The “season for giving” is just a constant reminder that she's single, sixty(ish), and staring down retirement. But not this Christmas. Determined to avoid the most magical time of the year, Eloise decides to spend Christmas in Honeycombe Bay. Surely a seaside village in the middle of winter won't be too festive?

Ever since his wife passed away, Bartholomew Knott hasn't felt up to welcoming visitors to his guest house. With the prospect of another long, lonely winter, and having become more Scrooge than Santa over the years, Bart is dreading Christmas. However, when he's contacted by someone who dislikes decking the halls just as much as he does, Bart has the brilliant idea of opening the guest house to people who want to escape all things festive.

Christmas isn't easy to ignore, though, not even in off-season Honeycombe Bay. So when fate forces Bart to give shelter to a single mother and child whose holiday has been devastated by a terrible fire, Eloise finds herself playing Mrs. Claus to Bart's Santa-dragging the house's other guest, a heartbroken teacher looking for a break during the holidays, into the action as well. But holiday cheer isn't the only thing sparking under the mistletoe. Will the guests at Honeycombe Bay realize that, sometimes, the best way to escape Christmas is to let it into your heart?

Oh this was so totally and utterly heartwarming, and made so feel rather festive too.  I feel this at it's heart really does show the true meaning of Christmas, and it's not the presents, lights etc.. but it's how you can make other people's lives a bit better for the festive period at least. 

Eloise is determined to avoid Christmas this year, she is recently unemployed and was never a big fan of the season anyway, plus her best friend is in a new relationship and she doesn't want to intrude. so will be alone. 

Impulsively she decides to book into a B&B in Honeycombe Bay, a place she has some fond memories of, and assumes that it will be quiet and not full on xmassy, given it's out of season.  Something Bart the owner agrees with.  Bart hasn't opened the B&B since his wife passed over a year ago, but needs the money, so not only agrees to Eloise but promptly decides to offer it as a non Christmas break to others. 

I enjoyed getting to know Eloise, Bart and the other guest Mitch, even though it turns out Honeycombe Bay was putting on a week of Christmas activities.  But it's when Bart takes in a young mum and child after they have no where else to go, that he decides the little boy needs to have good Christmas memories, even if the other guests leave. 

But instead they all agree and from then there is a real sense of found family between them all, and I'd say the second half of the book with all the characters in place is just a sheer pleasure to read.  

It really gave me all the festive feels, and I loved all the various Christmas activities that were undertaken, including the local panto, 

There are also some fledgling slow burn romances, if only the characters can actually learn to communicate and not just guess what the others are thinking, which was a bit frustrating but true to life. 

This is another wonderful book from Lilac Mills, and it left me feeling warm and fuzzy. 

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Book Review - The Candy Apple Cafe by Donna Ashcroft

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Title: The Candy Apple Cafe

Author: Donna Ashcroft

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Bookouture

Publication Date: 25th August 2026

Rating: 5 Stars

A fun-loving baking queen with a heart of gold. Her gruff neighbour. A tiny Scottish town. Is this a recipe for love – or disaster? This is the utterly unputdownable spicy autumn romance you’ve been waiting for!

Seasonal spice + hot Scotsman = 🧡 🔥🌶️

When Izzi pulls up in her battered old car outside the Candy Apple Café, she takes a deep breath and channels her trademark optimism. She’s run away to Honey Haven to escape the mess her life is in right now. Only, she hasn’t bargained on a handsome, broad-shouldered Scotsman appearing out of nowhere and grilling her on why she’s parked there… it turns out the baking work she has lined up is in his gran’s café and he’s her new landlord...

Cameron is immediately rubbed up the wrong way by Izzi’s upbeat vibes and yet, his eyes keep meeting hers across his gran’s cake display at the Candy Apple Café. Cameron’s heart beats a little faster every time she looks up at him through those long, dark lashes and there are only so many times Izzi can pretend she hasn’t noticed the way he towers over her, his dark brooding eyes failing to avoid hers…

Then Izzi and Cameron find themselves thrown together to organise the town’s autumn festival. Planning a spectacular cinnamon-scented event as a surprise for his gran, they find themselves pressed up against each other as they work to turn a crumbling castle into the perfect haunted house filled with sweet treats…

But he’s closed off his heart. And she’s only meant to be in town for a few weeks.

Will the heat between grumpy Cameron and sunny Izzi dial up a notch? Or will their relationship turn as chilly as the autumn air in Honey Haven?

Snuggle up with a steamy hot drink and bed down with this spicy romance, filled with grumpy sunshine vibes and a dreamy HEA. Perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore, Harper Graham, and Gilmore Girls!

It had been a long while since I last read a book by Donna Ashcroft but her seasonal releases this year have really caught my eye. And based on this first book in the new Honey Haven series, I'm really glad they have done. 

Izzi has taken a job at the Candy Apple Cafe in part because she needed a job, but specifically in Honey Haven, as she has an ulterior motive for ch0osing this Scottish town.  Cameron is very suspicious of her, but has been coerced into letting her stay in his hut, and sharing his kitchen and bathroom.  He is determined to protect Maud from any further issues, and is convinced Izzi will cause them. 

But there is a clear attraction between them, and although Izzi isn't being entirely truthful, it's not through choice, and it's not in a nefarious way. 

Izzi is though a master baker, and omg some of what she was baking had my mouth totally watering. She's also a really thoughtful person and is determined to help give Maud a Halloween to remember, with the help of the town.  

I loved seeing how they were trying to overcome things in their pasts, and was curious to see if they would find a way to be together.  I am really enjoying the setting of Honey Haven too and am already looking forward to the next book. 

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