Today I am pleased to share with you my review of this brilliant new release from Kiley Dunbar. Thank you to Rachel's Random Resources for inviting meet join the tour and for my copy of the book in exchange form honest and unbiased review.
Book Description
Escape to the Highland Coral Beach – where broken hearts can be healed
Beatrice Halliday needs a break from life. Booking a trip to the Highlands on a whim, Beatrice hopes learning Gaelic in a beautiful Scottish village might help her heal her grief after losing her baby, her husband and her much loved job in a space of months.
But Port Willow Bay isn’t exactly as the website promised. Instead of learning a new language, she’s booked in to learn the ancient skill of willow weaving, her hotel room is Princess and the Pea themed (with a stack of mattresses for her bed!) and worse still, her tutor is Atholl Fergusson, grumpy landlord of the hotel where Beatrice is staying – and she’s the only one doing the course.
But as Beatrice finds herself falling in love with Port Willow Bay and its people, and as she discovers the kind heart beneath Atholl’s stony exterior, can she really leave?
Escape to the beautiful Scottish Highlands with this utterly romantic, feelgood book; one visit to Port Willow Bay and you’ll want to come back! Fans of Sarah Morgan, Carole Matthews and Holly Martin will be captivated.
My Review
I loved reading this book from start to finish and I could not put it down.
Beatrice Halliday feels like her world has fallen apart and decides she needs to get away from her troubles. On a whim she books herself into a hotel in the Scottish highlands and decides to have Gaelic lessons too.
Beatrice is not happy with the hotel especially after seeing her room which has a princess and the pea theme which includes a huge bed. The hotel have also made a mistake with her booking and she is now being taught Willow weaving by the rather grumpy Atholl Fergusson, who is also the landlord of the hotel. Beatrice thinks she has made a mistake by running away from her problems and decides that she needs to return home. She is persuaded to stay just the one night and then plans to return home the next morning.
What Beatrice was not expecting was to see just how beautiful the area of Port Willow Bay and how peaceful she would feel too. Once she has spent the first day in the Highlands she meets Kitty, who Beatrice takes a liking to immediately. She also enjoys her first Willow weaving lesson with Atholl who is beginning to grow on Beatrice.
Before long Beatrice finds herself falling in love with Port Willow Bay, but should she stay or should she head home to face up to all of her loses and build herself a new life.
This is such a romantic and feel good read you will fall in love with it the minute you start reading. The setting of this book sounds idyllic and the perfect place to grieve for your losses and learn to smile again.
I enjoyed getting to know Beatrice. She has had to deal with so much in such a short space of time and needs chance to allow herself to heal. Its great to see her start to let go of the past and try and build herself back up again.
The writing style of this book is wonderful and it flows so well as you read through the book.
This is definitely a book you will not be disappointed you purchased.
Published by Hera 27th March 2020
Purchase Links
Amazon - https://amzn.to/2UEMSV3
Kobo - http://bit.ly/2UHgS2w
About the Author
Kiley Dunbar is the author of heart-warming, escapist, romantic fiction set in beautiful places.
JOAN HESSAYON AWARD FOR DEBUT NOVELISTS FINALIST 2019 FOR ONE SUMMER'S NIGHT.
Kiley is Scottish and lives in England with her husband, two kids and Amos the Bedlington Terrier. She writes around her work at a University in the North of England where she lectures in English Literature and creative writing. She is proud to be a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association and a graduate of their New Writers' Scheme.
Kiley's third novel, Summer at the Highland Coral Beach (coming 27th March 2020) The first of the Port Willow Bay series is on Pre-order right now!!
One Summer's Night was Kiley's first novel (published by Hera Books) and is on sale now!
Don't forget there's also a fabulous audible audiobook narrated by Eilidh Beaton.
Kiley's cosy, sexy-swoony, very snowy festive romcom Christmas at Frozen Falls is on sale NOW too!
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