Book Review - Coming Home to Heritage Cove by Helen J Rolfe

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Title: Coming Home to Heritage Cove

Author: Helen J Rolfe

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Self Published

Publication Date: 6th June 2020

Rating: 4 Stars

Welcome to Heritage Cove, the little village by the sea brimming with character, community and friendship, and the perfect place to fall in love this summer…

Melissa rushes back to Heritage Cove when Barney, the man who’s been like a father figure to her since she was a little girl, ends up in hospital. After an absence of five years, her return isn’t going to be easy, especially when she bumps into Harvey, the love of her life and the man she’s never been able to forget.

For reasons he couldn't explain at the time, Harvey changed his mind about going with Melissa to start afresh as they'd planned, and life moved on for the both of them. But with Melissa back in the village and determined to stick around to help Barney, they can't avoid each other forever. Melissa knows she let so many people down by staying away for so long, but she and Harvey blame each other for what happened and neither of them is willing to admit to being in the wrong.

When Barney insists on cancelling the Wedding Dress Ball, the charity fundraiser he holds every year in the stunning barn on his property, Melissa and Harvey realise they’re going to have to pull together. Otherwise the man they once knew might be gone forever. And when they unearth a secret Barney has never shared with anyone, they go in search of answers to not only ensure the ball runs this summer, but to bring back the Barney they know and love.

Back in the cove after all this time, Melissa gets to see the life she left behind and it’s time to deal with what it was that drove her away in the first place.

Beneath the summer sunshine in Heritage Cove, the sea sparkles, the heat rises and new love, reconciliations and the answers to an old love story could bring changes for everyone.

What a delightful story this is. 

I thoroughly enjoyed getting to know the residents of Heritage Cove, especially Barney, the reason that Melissa has returned to the cover after 5 years away. 

Barney is like a surrogate father figure for her, and to hear he has been in hospital with a fall is enough to make Melissa face her demons and come and see him.  Of course the person who got in touch with her, was Harvey, the person she has been trying to put out of her mind completely for five years. 

Yes, Harvey is the ex, who let her down in a big way, but yet they are the closest people to Barney, and realise they will have to at least get on, in order to help Barney recover and also put on this years Wedding Dress Ball. 

Seeing Melissa reconnect with people, win others over, and seeing just how her feelings develop and change over the course of the book is really enjoyable.  As is Harvey's canine companion Winnie, who is a fabulous dog and really well written. 

This is a really relaxing story to read, one to curl up with after a long hard day, and know you are just going to be treated to a cosy atmosphere, realistic characters that you will come to care for, and just a all around enjoyable story. 

I just hope this isn't the last we will see of Heritage Cove, as it's a setting I'd love to see a lot more from. 

Thank you to the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.