Today I am excited to share with you my review of this brilliant, feel good and romantic read from Julie Stock.
Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting me to join this mini blog blitz and for my copy of the ebook in exchange form honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
When Olivia goes to manage Finn's failing bistro, will they end up sharing a table for two, or will it be a recipe for disaster?
Olivia Fuller longs to manage one of the restaurants in her father’s chain and to break free to live the independent life she’s wanted for so long. When her father finally puts his trust in her and sends her to a failing restaurant in Devon, she’s confident she can prove herself capable of doing the job.
Finn Anderson is about to lose his beloved seaside bistro, unless the bank can find a buyer to dig him out. When George Fuller offers Finn a deal, he has no choice but to accept if he wants any chance of getting his bistro back one day. And then the new manager arrives…
Even after meeting the prickly chef and discovering his complete lack of business skills,
Olivia is confident she can turn the struggling business round. But as Olivia and Finn start working together, a mutual attraction develops between them, and soon, nothing is going according to Olivia’s plan.
When there’s a real chance that the bistro might be sold off, Olivia and Finn determine to fight for it, united by their hard work and their growing feelings for each other.
But can they save the bistro and be together, or does destiny have a different path in mind?
A feel-good contemporary romance set in a bistro beside the sea in Devon.
My Review
This is a brilliant read that had me hooked in from the first page to the last.
Olivia Fuller is working for her father and is desperate to prove to him that she is capable of doing the job that she keeps getting overlooked for.
When she is called to her fathers office she is ready to hand in her notice, when he offers her the chance she has been waiting for, the chance to prove she can do it and become a manager in one of his restaurants and make it a huge success. Olivia grabs the opportunity and is soon heading to the restaurant in Devon. Even though she finds out it is only temporary while her colleague is ill. Olivia is determined to make her father see just how much of a success she can be.
Finn Anderson has finally managed to sell his failing restaurant he is hugely disappointed with himself for not being able to make it the success he wanted it to be but he does still get to remain at the restaurant as the chef while a new manager will be put into place.
Olivia and Finn are soon working together to bring the The Bistro by Watersmeet Bridge back and make it a running business again. With the help of friends they are soon making it great again and the more time that Finn and Olivia spend together the more their relationship grows and soon there are sparks of romance between the two of them.
Then some bad news rocks them both. Can they stay strong and fight for the restaurant to stay open and keep their relationship together or will it tear apart the pair of them and leave them both devastated and without what they both want?
I loved reading this book. The setting for the book sounds beautiful and the perfect place for a spot of romance. The book flowed really well and the characters within the book are very well written and I found them great fun to get to know. I really felt sorry for Olivia as she seemed to try so hard to prove how hard she worked and how much she deserved a chance. All she wanted was her father to realise all of this. Finn was also a great character that you could easily relate too he just wanted to succeed too.
This is the first book I have read from Julie Stock but it will definitely will not be the last.
Olivia Fuller is working for her father and is desperate to prove to him that she is capable of doing the job that she keeps getting overlooked for.
When she is called to her fathers office she is ready to hand in her notice, when he offers her the chance she has been waiting for, the chance to prove she can do it and become a manager in one of his restaurants and make it a huge success. Olivia grabs the opportunity and is soon heading to the restaurant in Devon. Even though she finds out it is only temporary while her colleague is ill. Olivia is determined to make her father see just how much of a success she can be.
Finn Anderson has finally managed to sell his failing restaurant he is hugely disappointed with himself for not being able to make it the success he wanted it to be but he does still get to remain at the restaurant as the chef while a new manager will be put into place.
Olivia and Finn are soon working together to bring the The Bistro by Watersmeet Bridge back and make it a running business again. With the help of friends they are soon making it great again and the more time that Finn and Olivia spend together the more their relationship grows and soon there are sparks of romance between the two of them.
Then some bad news rocks them both. Can they stay strong and fight for the restaurant to stay open and keep their relationship together or will it tear apart the pair of them and leave them both devastated and without what they both want?
I loved reading this book. The setting for the book sounds beautiful and the perfect place for a spot of romance. The book flowed really well and the characters within the book are very well written and I found them great fun to get to know. I really felt sorry for Olivia as she seemed to try so hard to prove how hard she worked and how much she deserved a chance. All she wanted was her father to realise all of this. Finn was also a great character that you could easily relate too he just wanted to succeed too.
This is the first book I have read from Julie Stock but it will definitely will not be the last.
Published by Clued Up Publishing on the 6th of August 2019
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About the Author
Julie Stock writes contemporary feel-good romance from around the world: novels, novellas and short stories. She published her debut novel, From Here to Nashville, in February 2015 and her second novel, The Vineyard in Alsace in March 2017. Over You (Sam's Story) and Finding You (Jenna's Story), her follow-up novellas to From Here to Nashville were published in 2018, making the From Here to You series complete. She has also published a boxed set of the From Here to You trilogy of books. Julie’s next novel, The Bistro by Watersmeet Bridge, will be out in summer 2019. If you'd like to sign up to her newsletter list, you can do so here: https://mailchi.mp/f3a7d28c0ab8/julie-stockcouk . As a thank you, you'll be able to download Before You, the prequel story to the From Here to You series, for free.
You can connect with Julie via her website - www.julie-stock.co.uk , on Twitter - @wood_beez48, via her Facebook Author Page - www.facebook.com/JulieStockAuthor , and on Instagram - @julie.stockauthor. Julie is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and The Society of Authors.
When she is not writing, she works in communications. She is married and lives with her family in Bedfordshire in the UK.
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1 comment:
Thanks so much for hosting me on your blog today, Kay, and for your wonderful review of The Bistro by Watersmeet Bridge! I'm so glad you enjoyed it and I really appreciate your very kind words :)
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