Book Review - A Winter's Wish For The Cornish Midwife by Jo Bartlett

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Title: A Winter's Wish For The Cornish Midwife 

Author: Jo Bartlett

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Netgalley

Publisher: Boldwood Books

Publication Date: 7th October 2021

Rating: 4 Stars

A secret love…

As winter descends on the coastal town of Port Agnes, midwife Toni Samuels’ mood is as dark as the winter clouds that roll in. Toni loves her job as a midwife, but her private life is falling apart. Because Toni is keeping a secret– a relationship with fellow male midwife Bobby that no one can ever know about.

A damaged hope…

Kind and gorgeous, Bobby is a huge hit at the midwifery centre, but he’s tired of keeping his feelings for Toni a secret – of always coming second best. He knows that Toni’s past is painful, but unless she can be open with her feelings for him, he’s prepared to walk away from their love.

Can love find a way?

Toni loves Bobby and wishes things could be different between them. But torn between her past and a future with him, everything seems hopeless. Until fate hands Toni one last chance…

Now Toni’s secret wish is in her hands…if only she can be brave enough to take a chance and make her dreams come true.

An uplifting and escapist read, perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Jessica Redland and Holly Martin!

It was so good to be able to catch up with the midwives of Port Agnes once again. This time we are focusing on Toni, and her really badly kept secret relationship with fellow midwife Bobby. 

But what we as readers were unaware of until this book is just why Toni has been determined to keep Bobby a secret and once that is revealed, it makes some sense, even if it does feel like Toni is willing to throw away her future happiness because of it. 

Given how dramatic the previous two books where, I must say this felt a lot calmer, more focused on all the midwives stories,  and less on some of the births. It's allowing us a deeper connection with all the ladies plus Bobby, and I know I'm already eager for Jess' story in the next book. 

There is a lot of angst from Toni about what she should do for the best, and a lot of the time I wanted to shake some sense into her, but what is clear is there is a lot more too her than the spiky person she may have been perceived to be before. 

This can easily be read as a standalone novel but honestly the series is so lovely, why not go back and join it from the start. 

A really enjoyable third book in this series that I hope will continue for a long time. 

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