The Holiday Cottage by the Sea
Holly Martin
Rating: 5 stars
Amazon UK £1.99
The sparkling new book from the bestselling author of Summer at Buttercup Beach. Escape to Sandcastle Bay, where you'll discover a charming little seaside village brimming with heart-warming friendships, quirky characters and plenty of sunshine.
The perfect place to fall in love this summer...
Tori Graham is in need of a holiday. Trying to piece her heart back together after losing the love of her life, she escapes to Blossom Cottage, with its picturesque views of the sea. And plans to spend the summer in gorgeous Sandcastle Bay, where her best friend Melody Bay lives.
Tori's not expecting her summer by the beach to be eventful, until she meets handsome and mysterious Aidan Jackson...
Aidan looks after the holiday cottage Tori is staying in. Healing from past hurts, he wants to avoid any further chance of heartache. But could this newcomer be the breath of fresh air he needs?
Finding herself embracing life in the coastal community, Tori starts to fall in love with Sandcastle Bay and its welcoming cast of residents. But that's not all she begins to fall for, as Tori is swept away by Aidan's genuine heart and mischievous sense of humour. The attraction between them is undeniable, but will a simply holiday romance be enough?
As Tori's stay in Sandcastle Bay comes to an end she has a tough decision to make... Has her heart found a new place to call home?
A joyously romantic summer read that will make you laugh, cry and fall in love. If you enjoy reading Sarah Morgan, Jenny Oliver and Lucy Diamond this book is for you.
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I couldn't give this book any less than 5 stars because I honestly could not have loved this book more! I think it's definitely one of my favourite Holly Martin novels to date! With every book I just feel that Holly's books are getting better and better and this one certainly didn't disappoint. I loved every single page and the story was just so sizzling and so gripping.
The story follows main character Tori Graham, who has come to Sandcastle Bay for two reasons: to see her best friends, and to get away. Tori works in animation but after a long stint working on a movie which involved her being inside for most of the time, she decides she needs to get some fresh air and applies to be a fruit picker at a farm. This isn't any usual farm however, as it grows a rather special fruit: the heartberry. This is what Tori learns she shall be picking, but with a slight twist, she needs to pick the fruit at night. The heartberry has a lot of history surrounding it, proclaiming that it is a romantic fruit, and those that eat it in a pie will be happy in love forever.
Upon arriving in Sandcastle Bay (which is just a glorious sounding name!), Tori meets a 'crazy hold lady with green hair' that claims she shall marry a man named Aidan Jackson. Of course, Tori thinks this is craziness and doesn't believe a thing, until she meets the owner of the farm she is working at, the man himself: Aidan Jackson. Tori is attracted to him upon first sight, and from their first meeting the chemistry coming from them both is staggering!
This is just such a sizzling and romantic novel, which I was absolutely hooked to from the very first page. Holly Martin has a gift of getting a reader hooked on a storyline, which then makes you never want to put the book down! This book is stunningly written (as is all of Holly's novels) and is all about letting go of past hurt and relationships, grief and of course, the beauty of love. Another brilliant novel by Holly Martin, and if you haven't already read one of her books, then I urge you to go and pick up a copy now!
Thank you to the publisher for a chance to read this novel via Netgalley, which I have reviewed honestly.
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