Escape to Oakbrook Farm
Hannah Ellis
Rating: 5 stars
Village life is supposed to be quiet...
Josie Beaumont is a free spirit. She changes jobs about as often as she changes her relationship status. Frequently! The only constants in her life are the comfy old shoes that she refuses to part with.
When unemployment looms again, she's intrigued by a job opportunity at a dog kennels in rural Devon. As someone who thrives on change, a move to the sticks doesn't faze her at all. She's expecting life in the country to be quiet and uneventful.
What she's not expecting is Sam.
The charming, sensitive neighbour makes life much more interesting. In fact, when she gets involved in the local community, things really aren't as dull as she anticipated. But just when she finally feels settled, she's offered the job of her dreams back in London. It's time to move on.
Or is it?
Being part of a small community has stirred something in Josie and she begins to question what she really wants. Can she turn her back on her new life and say goodbye to Sam? Or is she ready to hang up her running shoes and stay put? Maybe she's finally found something worth sticking around for...
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I really enjoyed being back in Hope Cove. And I was delighted when I read the synopsis and saw that this time we were going to be reading about Lizzie's sister, Josie (Lizzie from the first in the series). I prefer this cover a lot more than the first one, it's altogether a lot more brighter and I like the simpleness of the cover.
Onto the story, it starts where Josie is at Lizzie's wedding and I loved the location. Everything sounded perfect and I enjoyed reading about their big day and how Sam and Josie first met and how they got on. I also loved the involvement of Max's (Lizzie's husband) aunt Annette, she's a great eccentric character and I really warmed to her. I really hoped that Josie would accept the job to work on her dog kennel farm! It sounded like my ideal job and I wanted to live through Josie!
When Josie does accept the job, she's full of great ideas to get the business back up and running. She wants to spruce the place up, get set up on social media and start a website. She finds herself very busy during the week, then on the weekends she travels back to Oxford to visit her on-off boyfriend, Jack. She bumps into Sam from time to time, as he doesn't live too far from where Josie is staying and she finds herself getting more attracted to him and, as much as she doesn't want to, she's falling for him.
As the story progresses, it's clear that Josie has fallen for Sam and she decides to end things with Jack. She then gets together with Sam and their relationship is going from strength to strength - until Jack comes to the farm to bring her a very important letter. A letter with a job offer that was once upon a time, her ideal career. Josie is in two minds, she loves Sam but on the other hand she really wants to take this job. In the end, she does take it but spends the time moping around and being clearly upset with being away from the love of her life.
The ending of this novel was so joyous and heartwarming that I found myself loving this novel more than the first in the series. I really liked Sam's character, he seemed so caring and lovely and I actually warmed to Josie a lot more in this novel. Overall, a really happy and lovely read.
Josie Beaumont is a free spirit. She changes jobs about as often as she changes her relationship status. Frequently! The only constants in her life are the comfy old shoes that she refuses to part with.
When unemployment looms again, she's intrigued by a job opportunity at a dog kennels in rural Devon. As someone who thrives on change, a move to the sticks doesn't faze her at all. She's expecting life in the country to be quiet and uneventful.
What she's not expecting is Sam.
The charming, sensitive neighbour makes life much more interesting. In fact, when she gets involved in the local community, things really aren't as dull as she anticipated. But just when she finally feels settled, she's offered the job of her dreams back in London. It's time to move on.
Or is it?
Being part of a small community has stirred something in Josie and she begins to question what she really wants. Can she turn her back on her new life and say goodbye to Sam? Or is she ready to hang up her running shoes and stay put? Maybe she's finally found something worth sticking around for...
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I really enjoyed being back in Hope Cove. And I was delighted when I read the synopsis and saw that this time we were going to be reading about Lizzie's sister, Josie (Lizzie from the first in the series). I prefer this cover a lot more than the first one, it's altogether a lot more brighter and I like the simpleness of the cover.
Onto the story, it starts where Josie is at Lizzie's wedding and I loved the location. Everything sounded perfect and I enjoyed reading about their big day and how Sam and Josie first met and how they got on. I also loved the involvement of Max's (Lizzie's husband) aunt Annette, she's a great eccentric character and I really warmed to her. I really hoped that Josie would accept the job to work on her dog kennel farm! It sounded like my ideal job and I wanted to live through Josie!
When Josie does accept the job, she's full of great ideas to get the business back up and running. She wants to spruce the place up, get set up on social media and start a website. She finds herself very busy during the week, then on the weekends she travels back to Oxford to visit her on-off boyfriend, Jack. She bumps into Sam from time to time, as he doesn't live too far from where Josie is staying and she finds herself getting more attracted to him and, as much as she doesn't want to, she's falling for him.
As the story progresses, it's clear that Josie has fallen for Sam and she decides to end things with Jack. She then gets together with Sam and their relationship is going from strength to strength - until Jack comes to the farm to bring her a very important letter. A letter with a job offer that was once upon a time, her ideal career. Josie is in two minds, she loves Sam but on the other hand she really wants to take this job. In the end, she does take it but spends the time moping around and being clearly upset with being away from the love of her life.
The ending of this novel was so joyous and heartwarming that I found myself loving this novel more than the first in the series. I really liked Sam's character, he seemed so caring and lovely and I actually warmed to Josie a lot more in this novel. Overall, a really happy and lovely read.
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