Book Review - Always and Forever at Glendale Hall by Victoria Walters

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Title: Always and Forever at Glendale Hall

Author: Victoria Walters

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Publisher supplied copy

Publisher: Hera Books

Publication Date: 2nd June

Rating: 5 Stars

What if we’re all just searching for something?

Anna Stewart is lost. After barely surviving a car accident as a teenager, Anna is scared of settling. Flitting between jobs, boyfriends and homes whenever she gets bored, she has no idea what the future holds. Then her brother Brodie, minister of Glendale, suggests she moves to the beautiful Scottish village, lining up a housekeeper job for her at Glendale Hall.

Out of options, Anna agrees to take the job just for the summer. Once at the hall, her culinary skills impress everyone, and she agrees to give Hilltop Farm’s new manager, Cameron, cooking lessons. Sparks fly between Anna and the handsome Scot, but Cameron keeps pushing Anna away, and Anna definitely isn't looking for love. But it's wedding season at Glendale Hall, and Anna is about to discover that her new home has a way of working its magic on even the coldest of hearts.

Will she really be able to just walk away at the end of summer, or could Anna have finally found a place to belong?

It’s summertime so pack your bags and escape to beautiful Highlands village of Glendale with this gorgeously uplifting, romantic read. Fans of Milly Johnson, Heidi Swain and Holly Martin will love this charming romance.

From the moment that Anna arrives in Glendale, I felt as though I had returned home. A piece of my heart is certainly in Glendale with the rather lovely characters, and has been since the first book in the series. 

So it was wonderful to catch up with the Glendale Hall gang, and as Anna is a newcomer to the Hall, she is introduced to everyone with a bit of background, which helps anyone who hasn't read the others in the series to get a good grounding too, in addition to a helpful reminder to people like me, 

It is also good to get to know Brodie a bit better, Glendale's minister, and Anna's brother, and to learn more about their family dynamics. 

Anna herself at times really got on my nerves, just with her indecision and lake of confidence, while at the same time was impressed to see how good she was cooking, and how her mindset was trying to change gradually throughout the story. 

She's always been rather flighty in the past, has a habit of moving jobs and locations rather often, and has never really put down roots at all, which is understandable based on the initial introduction to her in a rather dramatic opening to the book. 

I couldn't get enough of this latest book in the series and Victoria Walters really did come up trumps when she concocted Glendale and its various characters.  Such a warm hug of a book that takes you through the wringer a bit, has me almost in tears at one point towards the end, and left me smiling and satisfied. 

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