Book Review - Wedding Bells in Merriment Bay by Emily Harvale

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Title: Wedding Bells in Merriment Bay

Author: Emily Harvale

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Crescent Gate Publishing

Publication Date: 8th June 2020

Rating: 5 Stars

Change is in the air as wedding bells ring out in Merriment Bay.

Cat’s determined to propose to Amias. Well, it is a leap year so it’s fine for women to do the asking, and besides, it took him eighteen years to tell her how he felt. She’s not going to wait for him to pop the question. All she needs to do is find the perfect time and place.

Kyra’s fallen for Francis Raine, who seems happy to flirt and exchange banter but hasn’t actually asked her out. Does he reciprocate her feelings, or is he this way with every girl he meets? There’s only one way to find out. She’ll ask him on a date … as soon as he returns to Merriment Bay.

Mary’s leaving Devon Villa after a lifetime spent in the house. She’s never lived alone so it’s both an exciting and a terrifying prospect. But change is good, isn’t it? Perhaps it’s time she tried a few other new things too.

The Devon women want to move on to the next chapters in their lives. And as Viola Devon used to say before she died, “The only one who can write your own life story as you want it, is you.” Although Viola’s didn’t work out too well. Will Cat, Kyra, and Mary have better luck with theirs?

What an absolutely wonderful way to finish this epic series (or whatever the plural for series is).  As not only does it provide a fitting finale for the whole Devon family, but even was some more of the Wynter family that really made me happy too. 

Oh and there is a big romantic gesture in this book that had me thinking that maybe Holly Martin is no longer the queen big romantic gestures, as this one that Emily Harvale wrote is right up there and had me almost in tears of happiness - it was just perfection. 

Throughout this final book we have the will they - won't they as to whether Cat and Amias will actually get engaged.  Just because Wedding Bells is in the title you can't assume anything, for Wyntersleap and Merriment Bay is overwhelmed with couples in love and on the verge of marriage! 

Word's can't express how happy this book made me, it is Emily Harvale at her very best,  well rounded and believable characters, romance, relationships, and just a way of drawing you into the story so that you have to read as much as you can in one sitting.  In fact had it not been for some thunder, making me go indoors, I would have probably read this one sitting in the garden! 

This is a fabulous feel good read, that fans of the author or this series will absolutely adore.  And if you have never read an Emily Harvale book, then I'd suggest this series is a great place to start, but perhaps with the first book,  as you don't want to miss out any of the fabulousness that is packed into these books! 

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