Interview with Fiona Harper

It is almost time for the Love Letter Convention in Berlin, Germany, and I would like to introduce you to some of the authors who will be present. Today, I am interviewing author Fiona Harper. This will be the second time Fiona is one of the guest authors at the convention, and she is very nice to hang out with, so I thought it would be fun to ask her some questions.



Fiona writes contemporary romance for Harlequin and Mills and Boon.

Aurian: Hi Fiona, welcome to my blog, have some hot chocolate and Dutch cookies. Are you looking forward to visiting the convention in Berlin already?

Fiona: I’m getting very excited about coming! I had such a great time last year, even though I was day late because my flight was cancelled. I’m brushing up on my German, which will still be terrible, but at least I’ll try!

Aurian: Are you going for some sightseeing while in Germany this time? Or perhaps just some shopping at the enormous Kaufhaus des Westen?

Fiona: I’d love to fit in some sightseeing. I’ve never been to central Berlin before. My daughter keeps telling me about a chocolate shop I need to visit - she’s 13, so chocolate is pretty much all she thinks about. I also think I’d like to see some of the beautiful parks and buildings, but I’ll have to see how busy my schedule is.

Aurian: Lol what is it with authors and chocolate. I know Annie West wants to go to the Ritter Sport store in Berlin, Französische Straße 24...
Can you tell a little about the books you have written so far, and what you would like to do next, some completely different genre perhaps? Or would you like to write a series?

Fiona: I started off writing short, funny contemporary romances for Mills & Boon, published by CORA in Germany, but in the last couple of years I’ve also been writing longer books for the mainstream women’s fiction market. The one I’ve just handed in is about a woman who has started her own proposal planning business, helping men pop the question in a YouTube-worthy way, and it has the potential to become a series. I’ve had an idea for a Young Adult novel that I’d like to write, too, if I ever find the time!

Aurian: If someone unfamiliar with your books wanted to read one, which one do you think is the best one to hook someone to your writing? Which one is the funniest one?

Fiona: Ooh, it’s difficult to pick favourites! Always The Best Man is a pretty good example of my style, but other ones that have been very popular are Invitation To The Boss’s Ball (a grown-up Cinderella story with vintage clothes) and Snowbound in the Earl’s Castle. I think the best way to describe my books would be warm, funny and emotional.

Aurian: Ooo I love books with vintage clothes. Not that I wear those myself, but I love seeing them/reading about them.
What are you working on at the moment?

Fiona: I’ve just finished final edits on my Proposal Planner book, which will be called The Little Shop of Hopes & Dreams and will be out this autumn, and now I’m writing a novella about a jilted bride for Harlequin’s brand new transmedia project - The Chatsfield. Not only are there books and online reads about an exclusive London hotel, but there is a dedicated website with its own set of interactive stories, video diaries and you can ‘check in’ to the hotel website and solve a mystery. It’s a really original project. Check it out: here

Aurian: Who are some of your favourite authors, and what book are you reading for fun, not research, at the moment?

Fiona: My favourite authors are Julie Cohen, Kelly Hunter, Pamela Hartshorne/Jessica Hart (same person!) and C.S. Lewis. At the moment I’m reading both ‘The Summer Wedding’ by Fiona Walker and ‘The House on Blackberry Hill’ by Donna Alward, who is a terrific writer, but also a really good friend.

Aurian: Thank you for taking the time to answer my questions Fiona, I look forward to seeing you in Berlin in two weeks.



Bio:
Coming from two generations of journalists, writing was in Fiona’s genes, she just didn’t unscramble the code in her DNA until she’d tried out a few other creative professions first. But instead of reporting stories, as her father and grandfather did, she makes them up! Fiona lives in London with her husband and two daughters. She loves good books, good films and good food, and can always find some room in her diet for cinnamon and chocolate.


If you want to know more about Fiona and her books, you can find her here:
Website: http://www.fionaharper.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FiHarperAuthor
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/fionaharperauthor

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

Amanda Quick – Otherwise Engaged

The third book in the Ladies of Lantern Street series, published April 22, 2014
Genre: historical romance / romantic suspense
Cover: I like them both, my ebook has the little cover



Miss Amity Doncaster, world traveller, is accustomed to adventure and risk. Benedict Stanbridge, a man of science and a spy for the Crown, has faced danger in the darker corners of foreign lands. Now they are about to face a threat that is shockingly close to home . . .

One does not expect to be kidnapped on a London street in broad daylight. Yet Amity Doncaster barely escapes with her life after she is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Her quick thinking, and her secret weapon, save her - for now.
But the monster known in the press as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived the wounds she inflicts and will soon be on his feet again. He is unwholesomely obsessed by her scandalous connection to Benedict Stanbridge -gossip about their hours alone in a ship's stateroom seems to have crossed the Atlantic faster than any sailing vessel could. Benedict refuses to let this resourceful, daring woman suffer for her romantic link to him - as tenuous as it may be.
For a man and woman so skilled at disappearing, so at home in the exotic reaches of the globe, escape is always an option. But each intends to end the Bridegroom's reign of terror in London, and they will join forces to do so. And as they prepare to confront an unbalanced criminal in the heart of the city they love, they must also face feelings neither of them can run away from . . .


I’ve been looking forward to reading a non-paranormal book by Amanda Quick for a while now, and Otherwise Engaged is a good one. It starts out with our heroine, Amity Doncaster, saving the life of the hero, Benedict Stanbridge, in an alley on a tropical island. The intrigue starts immediately when he asks her to deliver a letter to his uncle in London as he is dying … But Amity is not a timid miss, her father was a doctor and he thought her a few things. She patches up his knife wound, and takes care of him while on board the ship that will bring them to New York, and then to London.

When Benedict leaves the ship in New York to go on to California, he is almost completely healed thanks to Amity’s tender care. And they have become quite close, close enough that Amity hopes for something more. But when she is finally back in London, and he does not send her a letter or anything to let her know how he is doing, she is very disappointed. Someone has been spreading gossip about her and Ben on board the ship, and her reputation is in tatters. How will that affect the publishing of her new book, Travelling the world for ladies? And not only that, Amity becomes the target of a deranged serial killer. Only her quick wits and the use of her special fan, safe her life.

So when Benedict Stanbridge suddenly interrupts Amity’s breakfast and that of her sister Penny, who is recently widowed. On his way from the docks he heard all about Amity’s narrow escape from the Bridegroom’s clutches, and he is worried sick, he needs to find out if she is allright. Amity is not very happy to see him, to his own surprise, and when he offers to safe her reputation by pretending to be engaged to her, he is even more surprised that she doesn’t jump at the chance. He really likes Amity and admires her, and he hasn’t stopped thinking about her all those weeks. But Amity has been badly burned by a man when she was 19, he was actually the reason she started travelling the world. First to find her father who was in Japan at the time, and then just to see and experience it all. And she really does not need a man to safe her.
But Penny and Ben leave her little choice to accept his offer, to be escorted about town. The police that interrogated her did not seem very competent, so when a new police officer arrives to question her some more, the four of them decide to investigate together. As Amity thinks that the murderer is someone from the aristocracy, the inspector has little chance to get access in those ranks. And Penny sure can, and so can Ben, who will then take Amity with him.


I enjoyed this book so very much, I read it in one day. I loved how the relationship between Amity and Ben was not rushed, although they are very much attracted to each other. Amity was not very impressed with their first sexual interlude, and that was fun too. Although Amanda Quick has used that plot before, I like it. The first time just is not good. The hero has to work hard for his second chance and to redeem himself in the heroine’s eyes.
Amity had already figured out that Ben was working as a spy when she met him, and that was why he asked her to deliver a letter to his uncle in secret. And now she wants in on the intrigue, and know what it was all about. The worlds colemines are on the verge of running low, and the major countries in the world are rushing to find the next cheap energy source. Will that be oil, as the Americans hope, or solar energy? Ben is an engineer by trade and certainly not a spy, but his uncle who is one, asked him to visit a certain inventor and ascertain of his solar powered cannon would really turn the tables at sea. But before Ben arrived, the inventor was found murdered, and all his notes stolen. They think the Russians behind it all, and so the plot thickens, trying to find out who the Russian spy is, and even more important perhaps, his master.

So, a spy plot with an invention that might still be good today, a creepy killer to find and apprehend, a romance between Amity and Ben, and a secondary romance between Penny and the Inspector. A lot happened, action, humor and suspense. Everything that makes for a good Amanda Quick novel. I recommend it.

9 stars.

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

New additions to my addiction

My seventh new additions post for 2014. Some books have been read and reviewed already, and others are destined to gather dust for a while.

From Bookdepository:
Lynn Viehl – The Clockwork Wolf
Jacqueline Frank – Forged
Lynn Kurland – Dreams of Lilacs
Rachel Caine – Daylighters
Theresa Romain – To charm a naughty countess

Secondhand books:
Bought at the Freemarket (think giant garage sale of hundreds of people using the town streets for that) at Kings Day:
Ursula K. LeGuin – Gifts
Mercedes Lackey – Storm Breaking
Mercedes Lackey – Winds of Fate
Marion Zimmer Bradley – The Shadow Matrix
Anne McCaffrey – The Masterharper of Pern (I am happy with this one, as my own copy is falling apart)
Jill Mansell – Staying at Daisy’s
Jill Mansell – Falling for you
Jill Mansell – Kiss
Jill Mansell – Fast Friends
Jill Mansell – Making your mind up
Jill Mansell – Thinking of you
Jill Mansell – Open House

I still blame Blodeuedd for making me buy Jill Mansell books though.

And tomorrow, Maia, Sullivan McPig and myself are going to a huge bookfair to hopefully buy some more books.

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

Jennifer Ashley – Wild Wolf

The sixth book in the Shifters Unbound series, published April 1, 2014.
Genre: paranormal romance
Cover: hot



Graham McNeil, the take-no-crap alpha of his unruly wolf Shifters, can drive human woman Misty Granger insane with his off-again, on-again attention. But when Misty is threatened, he comes instantly to her rescue, even if he has to bring along two little orphaned wolf cubs that have been dumped on his doorstep. Graham's wolf pack want him to take a Lupine mate for the good of his Shifters, but Graham's heightening bond with Misty jeopardizes his intentions, as does the deadly foe who locks Graham under his thrall and won't let go.


I did not really like Graham when I met him in previous books, he was rude and still a wild shifter at heart, used to rule by force over his pack. He was forced to join the Las Vegas Shiftertown a year ago, and into co-ruler ship with Eric. His pack is still not happy with him, and they want him to mate with one of their females. But Graham is just so very much attracted to this human female, Misty. They met a few months ago and they have been seeing each other, going out on dates, but that is all. Graham knows he cannot mate with a human woman. But when Misty is in danger thanks to her younger brother Paul and his prison connections, he races to the rescue.
And that turned out much more dangerous than he could have expected. Not only do the human thugs best them, leaving him severely wound and his precious bike shot to pieces, their ancient enemy gets his claws in him. When Misty sets out to find them some shelter from the hot desert sun and some water, she finds a big cool cave and a hiker who offers some water. She is very happy and brings some back to Graham. What she doesn’t know is that the water has been spelled, and that the Fae wants Graham as his personal pet and fighter. Graham fights as hard as he can to get free from the spell, but it does not work out.
Graham can’t just give in, he has his cousin Dougall to protect, as well as the two little wolf cubs/orphans he is taking care off. If the Fae gets him, he will get control of the whole pack, if they don’t kill Dougall first for being weak.
They will have to get rid of their Collars faster, because somehow, the Fae can control it and turn the Shifter into a puppet.

A strange man comes to Misty and offers his help, but she doesn’t trust this Ben. Who is he, and how does he know about all this? Is he one of the bad guys?


I love everything Jennifer Ashley, and if you have been following my blog, you certainly know that. This Shifter series is one of the best out there, and in this new book, Jennifer introduces a new species. Ben. And it was amazing to read, and a lot of fun. Ben also explains about the two little cubs, and what they are. They sure are special.

I had so much fun reading about Misty and those little cubs, and how she teaches them how to eat icecream. Graham was a bit harder to like, he keeps issuing commands at Misty and yelling at her, and trying to tell her what to do, and what not to do. And she just ignores him and goes her own way, even once telling him it is over, she doesn’t want to see him anymore. Of course, alpha as he is, he can’t give up on her, and in the end he does defy his pack and goes for Misty as his mate. He even has to acknowledge that loves exists, even stronger than the mating bond ...

A great book, lots of humor and action, and unsuspected twists, and of course some very hot love scenes. I love Jennifer Ashley’s writing style, for me it blends all the components I love in a book perfectly.

9 stars.

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

Recommendations from Maia for May 2014.

In order to bring some more variety to my blog, I have asked some of my bookish friends to tell about the books they have in the past month, and to give us a recommendation. Today’s post is made by Maia from Holland.

Maia:

Last month I've read seven books. I’m very addicted to a computer game named HayDay. That’s taken a lot of time. But I’ve read some good books by Celia Kyle and Leah Brooke as well.

My top three of this month is:

Shelly Laurenston – Bite me



Robin D. Owens – Ghost seer



Jenn Bennett – Bitter spirits



The one I can recommend to all Aurian's readers is:
Bite me by Shelly Laurenston.



Livy Kowalski has no time for idiots. When you shapeshift into a honey badger, getting through life's irritants is a finely honed skill. Until she gets stuck housing her nutso cousin and dealing with her dad's untimely and unexplained demise. That's where Vic Barinov comes in - or his house does. Vic can't step outside without coming back to find Livy devouring his honey stash and getting the TV remote sticky. It gets his animal instincts all riled up. But he'll have to woo her at high speed: all hell is breaking loose, and Livy is leading the charge...

I’ve read and loved Shelly Laurenstons books since I first discovered them in 2006. First there were only e-books. I didn’t have my cybook or iPad, so I printed them and made my own little books. I love the humor, the strong women, the hunky guys. She has the finest shifters. Even though there aren’t any bunny shifters! The best are the bear shifters, followed closely by the wild dogs. Hers are the only books I willingly buy in trade paperback. Over the years I bought all her books.

Bite me is another winner. It’s the last in the Pride series. She closes this series with a bang. It starts with the introduction, where she apologizes for the cover. It’s a pretty kitty. The art department couldn’t conceive “the wonder that is a grizzly-Siberian tiger male with a honey fetish and introvert tendencies”.
This sets the tone for the whole book. I laughed out loud for several times. It's a rare writer who can do that to me. A lot of authors can make me cry, but laughing is a lot harder. I loved Livy and her family and the way Livy and Vic react together.

It’s a pity she won’t write in this world anymore, but I’m consoled with the G.A. Aiken books and maybe she’ll get to finish the Hunting Season series.

PS If you like honey badgers after reading this book, you should watch this YouTube film about a honey badger Houdini here


Aurian: Thanks for the recommendation Maia! I have read and loved all three of the books. You addicted me to Shelly Laurenston’s world, and I made you read Ghost Seer and Bitter Spirits in return, so I am very happy you did enjoy them. So readers, with both myself and Maia recommending those books, have you read them? If not, what are you waiting for?

You can read my review for Bite Me: here
Ghost Seer: here
Bitter Spirits: here

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

Interview with Gini Koch for the Alien Collective Blog Tour

When asked to participate in this blog tour, of course I jumped in at once. I love Gini Koch's books and especially her sense of humor. Gini writes a lot of different series, under multiple names, and one of those is the amazing Alien series, a science fiction romance series filled with gorgeous aliens, non stop action, lots of witty humor, great music and complicated complots and conspiracies from lots of bad guys.

Gini also writes short and long stories under pennames like Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, J.C. Koch, G.J. Koch, and A.E. Stanton. And especially the short stories make me think: what if?



I was very happy to receive an ARC of Alien Collective last month, the ninth book in the Alien series, which I reviewed here. The official release date was yesterday, May 6, so if you didn’t pre-order it, what are you waiting for? I really enjoyed this great addition to the series and already am looking forward to the next book. If you are new to this series, please start with book 1 or you will be hopelessly lost.

Aurian: Hi Gini, welcome to Boeklogboek again. Thank you for writing such awesome books! Could you please tell me and my readers what your plans are for the Alien series at the moment? How many books have you planned and plotted already? I know people can find all that information on your pretty and easy to navigate website, but I also know, people (like me) are lazy and like to be told.

Gini: It’s great to be here again, thanks for having me! And I’m so glad you enjoy the bookie wookies! I’m currently contracted through Book 13 in the series, but I’d like to get to 16-20. Frankly, the characters feel that they’re nowhere close to retirement age and that they’ll be having adventures for a long time to come, so here’s hoping. :-D

As for plotting…um…I really don’t. I’m an extreme linear writer. Meaning I start with the title, then the first line, and when I get to the end…I stop. That’s pretty much my “process”. Of course, with a long-running series I do have some things mapped out, but my version of mapping doesn’t have a lot in common with what most would consider mapping or outlining. I have my titles, meaning, for me, that I know what’s supposed to happen, and I have a general idea of certain things, a firm idea of several key things, and the rest is all liquid and can alter as it needs to.

For example, I’d originally planned to bring the Peregrines and the Princesses into the series in Book 5/Alien Diplomacy. They didn’t fit in there, at all. The Peregrines did fit into Book 6/Alien vs. Alien, but the Princesses had to wait for Book 7/Alien in the House. But I knew, once I’d created them, that they’d make an appearance down the road – I just wasn’t sure where down the road until it happened.

Aurian: I love the many different animals you use in the Alien series, you have some great alien ones, especially the poofs and the peregrines, but you also have cats, dogs, alligators, and a parrot named Bellie, who is in love with Jeff Martini. To the dismay of Kitty, as that love is completely mutual. And I agreed with Kitty, that bird was psycho, but in Alien Collective, she really gave up the goods that saved the day, I really liked that twist.
Do you have any more (alien) animal surprises for us?

Gini: Probably. LOL I say that because, as I said before, I’m and extreme linear writer and that means I honestly have no idea what’s coming until I write it. But I’m sure another alien animal of some kind will work its way in… I can probably say that in Book 11/Alien Separation, that it’s an almost 100% certainty that there will be new alien animals.

Aurian: I have been racking my brain trying to find out who the Mastermind is. Did you leave clues in the books for your readers to find, so I will slap myself when it is finally revealed or don’t you know yet yourself?

Gini: I know who the Mastermind is and have known since well before readers, or Kitty & Company, have even had a clue that there WAS a Mastermind. I also have absolutely left clues since Alien Diplomacy and…wait for it…a GIGANTIC red herring in one of the last 4 books. While I AM an extreme linear writer, I “see” the upcoming books as I’m writing “this one” and I realized I was going to have to really work to keep the Mastermind hidden. The bad guys have had to work extra hard to come up with things to cripple the good guys, and they’ve done a masterful job. (Heh, did you see what I did there? LOL Oh, I slay me.)
Aurian: Okay, now I need to re-read those books to see if I can find one of those clues.

Aurian: I still want to know, any chance you can come to a convention in Europe someday? I would love to meet you in person, and I know many of my bookish friends would love to as well. We promise we will reward you with the best of the Dutch cookies, Belgian chocolates and whatever else you like.

Gini: I love all things European, my fans especially, and would LOVE to come to a con in Europe. Sadly, finances being what they are, said con would need to bring me out in order for me to attend. But it’s something I truly hope will happen, sooner as opposed to later, too!

Aurian: Thanks Gini! I am very glad you will be keeping me in books for a long time to come.

Giveaway time!
Gini is giving away the winner's choice of one book out of the first 8 books in the series (Touched through Research), along with magnets and postcards. Open internationally.
How can you win this? Just leave a comment for Gini on this post, and do not forget to add your broken up email address as I will not search for it.
Giveaway open until May 14, the winner will be notified by email.


If you want to know more about Gini Koch and her books, you can find her here:
Twitter: http://twitter.com/GiniKoch
Website: http://www.ginikoch.com
Blog: http://ginikoch.blogspot.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Gini.Koch
Facebook Fan Page, Gini Koch: Hairspray & Rock 'n' Roll: https://www.facebook.com/GiniKochAuthor
Official Fan Site, Alien Collective Virtual HQ: http://aliencollectivehq.com/?page_id=21
Pinterest: http://pinterest.com/ginikoch/



Gini Koch lives in Hell’s Orientation Area (aka Phoenix, AZ), works her butt off (sadly, not literally) by day, and writes by night with the rest of the beautiful people. She writes the fast, fresh and funny Alien/Katherine “Kitty” Katt series for DAW Books, the Necropolis Enforcement Files series, and the Martian Alliance Chronicles series for Musa Publishing. As G.J. Koch she writes the Alexander Outland series. She also writes under a variety of other pen names including Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton, and J.C. Koch. She speaks frequently on what it takes to become a successful author and other aspects of writing and the publishing business. She is also the Lead Editor at Raphael’s Village, an online, nonpaying ’zine. Because she wasn’t busy enough, Gini’s added on featured guest columnist, reviewer, and webcaster for Slice of SciFi and It’s Comic Book Day. She can be reached through her website at www.ginikoch.com.

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian

Nora Roberts – The Next Always

The first book in the Inn BoonsBoro Trilogy series, published November 1, 2011.
Genre: contemporary romance (with a ghost)
Cover: nice, I want to stay there



The historic hotel in BoonsBoro has endured war and peace, changing hands, even rumoured hauntings. Now it's getting a major facelift from the Montgomery brothers.
As the architect of the family, Beckett's social life consists mostly of talking shop over pizza and beer. But there's another project he's got his eye on: the girl he's been waiting to kiss since he was fifteen...
After loosing her husband, Clare Brewster has returned home with her three young sons to run the town’s bookstore. Clare finds herself drawn across the street by Beckett’s transformation of the old inn, wanting to take a closer look at the building - and the man behind it. These stolen moments are the beginning of something new – and open the door to the extraordinary adventure of what comes next…


Clare fell in love with her future husband in highschool, when she was 15. When she was 19 they got married, and Clare followed Clint to live as an army wife. She got pregnant with her sons every time he was home on leave, and those were happy times, they both wanted a big family. Clare only found out she was pregnant with their third son when the dreaded visit came, and she was told Clint died in action, leaving her a widow. She was devastated, and only knew one thing, she had to go back home, to Boonsboro, Maryland, to her parents. Her parents and Clint’s parents helped her build a new life for herself and her sons. With the check the government gave her, she went after her own dream and opened a bookshop in Boonsboro. Her life is very busy with managing the bookstore and taking care of her boys but she loves it. She also has a very good friend in Avery, who owns the local pizzeria next door.

Beckett Montgomery has been in love with Clare since he was sixteen, but she never had eyes for him, so he pined in silence. Or not so silent as his brothers love to remind him, by playing (badly) self written songs on his guitar. Now Clare has been back for a few years, and he is still in love with her. He loves coming into the bookshop in the morning and buy a cup of fresh coffee, and browse for a new book. He and his brothers, his mother and his aunt are busy renovating the oldest stone building in Boonsboro, the Inn, planning to make it into an upscale bed- and breakfast. The whole town is curious about how things are going, as there is a big tarp obscuring the view, and so is Clare. She has always liked the old building. So when Beckett invites her to come inside and look around, she quickly accepts. Of course it is still a major work in progress, but she can see what they are planning, and it will be fabulous.

When Beckett asks her to write the brochure for the inn, Clare jumps at the chance. She really wants to do it, and if it means spending more time in the inn and with Beckett, she is all for it. Beckett is happy that he finally has the chance to get to know the current Clare, and to his own surprise, he really likes to hang out with her three sons.

Beckett and his family have accepted that the inn is haunted by a female ghost, especially in the Elizabeth and Darcy room, so they have named her Elizabeth. When you smell honeysuckle, you know she is around. Beckett likes having her around, he just knows she is a good spirit, although a bit mischievous at times when she keeps opening the door to the porch.


I liked the slow building relationship between Beckett and Clare, and her sons. They are very much a part of her life, and Beckett understands that, and accepts it. He really cares for the boys, and plays with them. In those instances, he is just a big boy himself, playing with the Power Rangers. And his own brothers enthusiastically help him making new toys for them. Of course they also tease him a lot, which is fine, it is what a close family does.

Clare didn’t know she could feel real love again after Clint, she has only dated a few times without any success, and now Beckett is interested in her. But the more she sees him; and his genuine care for her and her boys, the more she falls for him. And when a lunatic stalker sets his eye on her, he is there for her, as are her two best friends, Avery and Hope. Hope is the new Innkeeper, who has recently moved from Baltimore to Boonsboro, and she really has fallen in love with the Inn.

I really liked Beckett and his family a lot, and also Clare who is level headed and hard working and a good mother. Of course I know that Avery and Hope will be the next couples in the book with Beckett’s brothers, but that is allright. Each story will be different as the characters are different.

The descriptions of renovating the Inn and all the fixtures and furniture takes up a lot of the book, but I am ok with that, I enjoyed reading about it and I can only dream of visiting there one day. Yes, the Inn is real. The characters are not.

This is another Nora Roberts feel-good romance, and I enjoyed it thoroughly. In fact, I ordered the next two books in the series, which I really should not have done, as I am suffering from a book buying ban.

8 stars.

© 2014 Reviews by Aurian