A delightful romance that you won’t be able to put down
Gwen Jones has just signed her first book deal. She really needs it to work out so she can save her family home and look after her sick mother. But there’s a big problem. She’s falling in love with her handsome but arrogant editor, John Thatcher, and he’s got a few secrets up his sleeve.
Can Gwen save her beautiful Welsh farmhouse home? And will she ever be able to tell John her real feelings?
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Review by Tanya
This debut novel of Emma Bennet’s is a great read. The story flows easily and the chapters are
nice and brief so easy to read. Also easy
to say oh just one more chapter before I go to sleep!
The book centres around a young lady called Gwen who lives
in the Welsh valleys in a farm cottage near a village called Tonnadulais. She is an aspiring author who has just been
given her first publishing opportunity by Black Horse Publishing based in
London. John Thatcher has been given the
task of guiding her through her manuscript and helping her make alterations so
that the book is better for the reader.
This is a role he does not want as he thinks that the publishing company
should be focusing on their current writers and not taking on new ones as the
financial problems are hitting the book market.
Their relationship is not helped by the fact that Gwen
refuses to travel to London to concentrate on the changes but insist that he goes
to Wales and stays there. This is due to
the fact that Gwen’s mum is in a hospital after a stroke and she is the only
child. She is also trying to buy the
house so that when her mum leaves they won’t be turned out as the landlord is
selling the house in an auction. She
knows how much the house means to her mum as she was bought up in it and
then lived there with her late husband.
John is aloof and focused on the task in hand when he first
visits Gwen and struggles to accept that she has other commitments. However, over their time spent on the manuscript
he seems to thaw and begins to understand how dedicated to her mother Gwen is
and actually visits her in the hospital, turning on his charm. The chemistry between Gwen and John is
interesting as it can suddenly flair up into a disagreement.
John has a secret and is constantly trying to check on
things and Black Horse Publishing including the bank balance. Has he got something in mind? Mind you
checking your emails and phone messages can be hard in the valley. I began to warm to John during the book and
wanted him to turn out to be a nice guy.
I liked the character of Gwen from the beginning and her love for her
way of living.
I really enjoyed this book and loved the descriptions of the
characters and the Welsh countryside. I
could imagine the town of Tonnadulais with fondness. And yes Welsh people are friendly like the
characters in the village. I will be looking out for more books by this author.
Seems like a nice read!
ReplyDeleteI would love to read this too. I think I'd really like it.
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ReplyDeleteI read it last year and really enjoyed it.
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