Today I am excited to share with you my review of this fantastic summer read from Jo Lambert. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to join the tour and for my copy of the book in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
In the close-knit community of Carrenporth in Cornwall everyone knows everyone else’s business. Luke Carrack is only too aware of this. He’s been away for two years but nothing has changed – from the town gossips who can’t see past the scandal of his childhood, to the cold way he is treated by some of his so-called family.
The only person who seems to understand is local hotelier’s daughter Cat Trevelyan, although even Luke’s new friendship with her could set tongues wagging.
But Carrenporth is about to experience far bigger scandals than the return of Luke Carrack – and the secrets unearthed in the process will shake the sleepy seaside town to its core …
My Review
This is a fantastic read that had me absorbed from the first page to the last and I couldn't put it down.
Cat Trevelyan is working as part of the management team at her fathers hotel in Carrenporth. She really enjoys her job working with both her Father and her twin brother Nathan.
Luke Carrack has returned to Carrenporth after spending the last two years travelling. With Carrenporth being such a small and close knit town everyone knows each other and word of Luke's return is soon know by all of the residents. Luke is aware that his past is known by the whole community and its a past he is trying to move on from. With a new job working with his uncle Gareth, who cared for him as he grew up and a new home to renovate Luke has got plenty of things to fill his time. That is until a chance meeting with Cat that starts to turn his life upside down.
The two of them strike up a friendship but it isn't long before there is more between the two of them and they both begin to fall in love.
The two of them are both very happy that is until an incident shocks the whole town and puts a huge strain on their relationship. Is their relationship set to fail before its even had chance to blossom, or will love conquer all?
I absolutely adored this book. It is full of strong characters all with their own stories to tell. It's great how all of the characters lives are all interwoven into each others too. The character of Cat was fun to read. She is a very strong woman who loves her life jut how it is her and her job is her life. It was great to read her change her perspective. Luke is a very complex character. He did not have the best start in his life but he has not let that define him.
The setting in Cornwall was perfect and sounds like the perfect place to sit back and relax. There are also a few beautiful sounding trips to Italy added in too.
This was the first book I have read from Jo Lambert and I am looking forward to reading more.
Published by Ruby Fiction on 18th June 2019
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About the Author
Jo Lambert lives on the eastern edge of Bath with her husband, one small grey feline called Mollie and a green MGB GT. She is a member of the Romantic Novelists Association and the Society of Authors. She has been writing since 2008. Her first five books, a set of linked romantic sagas following the lives of several families in West Somerset, was followed in 2015 by Summer Moved On, a contemporary romance set in South Devon. A sequel, Watercolours in the Rain followed in 2017,
In June 2018 Jo signed to Choc Lit and her debut A Cornish Affair, set in North Cornwall, has just been published. Jo is currently working on another coastal romance, this time set in South Cornwall.
When she isn't writing she reads and reviews. She also has an active blog. Jo loves travel, red wine and rock music and she often takes the odd photograph or two.
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1 comment:
Thank you so much for this wonderful review. Not sure whether it is your policy to post on Amazon but if so, I would be grateful if you could spare the time to share your review there. Best wishes Jo Lambert x
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