Tuesday, 3 March 2020

Book Review - New Beginnings at Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters

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Title: New Beginnings at Glendale Hall
Author: Victoria Walters
Format reviewed: Ebook
Source: Publisher supplied copy
Publisher: Hera Books
Publication Date: 5th February
Rating: 5 Stars

Two weddings and a baby…but who will get their happy ever after?

Emily Prescott’s life isn’t going to plan. Her dreams of starting a family with fireman boyfriend Greg and opening up her own bakery in London feel like they will never come true. So when a wedding
invite arrives from her oldest friend, Beth Williams, Emily is thrilled. Not only will she get to return to her childhood home in Scotland, but best of all – Beth wants her to bake the wedding cake!


However, her excitement is cut short when she discovers that Greg has cheated on her. Devastated by his betrayal, Emily flees to Glendale Hall, Beth’s grand estate in the Highlands, and tries to distracts herself with helping with the wedding plans, but that’s not easy when Greg keeps hounding her to forgive him. Then she’s introduced to Glendale’s new young and handsome vicar Brodie, and things become even more complicated.

When Emily discovers that Greg’s betrayal runs deeper than she imagined, she finds herself with a whole host of decisions to make, especially when she discovers her long awaited dream is finally being fulfilled – at exactly at the wrong time…

Escape to Scotland and fall in love with this gorgeous and inspiring romance from the bestselling author of Coming Home to Glendale Hall! The perfect feel-good read for fans of Holly Martin, Heidi Swain, and Jill Mansell.

Having thoroughly enjoyed Coming Home to Glendale Hall toward the end of last year, I was very excited to get my hands on the next book in the series.  

And my expectations have been smashed, this was a fabulous book, filled with a great sense of community, a couple of weddings, a break up with tricky issues, new beginnings, and the gorgeous town of Glendale

This can easily be read as a standalone as the main focus of the book is Emily, whereas it was Beth's story in the previous book.  However Beth does feature a lot in this story and we get a great continuation of what is happening in her life, especially as Beth and Emily are old friends. 

I loved everything to do with Glendale Hall, it really felt like coming home to my own old friends, and it seems that Emily can't keep away.  She heads up to the Hall in a rush from London after discovering her boyfriend, has cheated on her.  Although that is only the tip of the issues with Greg but I'll leave you to discover those for herself. 

There is though a clear connection between Emily and Brodie, the sexy local vicar, who doesn't act how you may expect a vicar to behave.  I loved him!  

This is just such a warm and friendly feeling book, that had me on the verge of tears at time, had me smiling at others, and generally had me within its thrall from start to finish.   I loved it. 

Thank you to Keshini at Hera Books for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily. 

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