A Taste of Home by Heidi Swain

Fliss Brown has grown up living with her mother on the Rossi family’s Italian fruit farm. But when her mother dies, Fliss finds out she has a family of her own, and heads back to England with Nonna Rossi’s recipe for cherry and almond tart and a piece of advice: connect with your family before it is too late…

Fliss discovers that her estranged grandfather owns a fruit farm himself, on the outskirts of Wynbridge, and she arrives to find a farm that has fallen into disrepair. Using her knowledge gleaned from working on the Rossi farm and her desire to find out more about her past, Fliss rolls her sleeves up and gets stuck in. But what will she discover, and can she resurrect the farm’s glory days and find a taste of home…?

Title:         A Taste of Home

Author:     Heidi Swain

Published By: Simon & Schuster UK

Publication Date: 29th April 2021

Links:   UK: Amazon    US:  Amazon

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Our Review

First of all I just need to say that I fell completely and utterly in love with this book from the first page. In fact even before that it was when I heard the title. 

I’ve loved all of Heidi’s books ever since I read The Cherry Tree Cafe and discovered Wynbridge for the first time. 

A Taste of Home has everything I love in a book. Firstly the beginning was set in the beautiful Puglia where I’ve been on holiday so that brought back lovely memories. I felt as though I was with Fliss on every part of her journey as she meets the grandad that she never knew she had. Her relationship with her grandad was beautiful and I loved how they became firm friends, this also tugged on my heartstrings as it reminded me of the wonderful relationship I had with my grandad. 

The delicious dishes that Fliss cooked were wonderfully described and left me longing for a taste of the mouthwatering meals that reminded her of her Nonna. The other ingredients in this wonderful story consisted of two hunky men, the trouble is Fliss had to work out which one was the baddie. I loved how she made friends with all of the other characters from Heidi’s previous books and the coming together of the community. 

I loved every second of reading this book and think that Heidi Swain has completely excelled herself with this book about family and the unbreakable bonds that tie us together. Evocative and deliciously uplifting. 

Sincerely

Book Angel x

About the Author

Heidi Swain is the Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author of SLEIGH RIDES AND SILVER BELLS AT THE CHRISTMAS FAIR. Her other titles include The Cherry Tree Café, Summer at Skylark Farm, Mince Pies and Mistletoe at the Christmas Market, Coming Home to Cuckoo Cottage, Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at the Winter Wonderland, Poppy's Recipe for Life, The Christmas Wish List, The Secret Seaside Escape and The Winter Garden.

Heidi lives in beautiful south Norfolk with her family and a mischievous cat called Storm. She is passionate about gardening, the countryside, collecting vintage paraphernalia and reading. Her tbr pile is always out of control!

Heidi loves to chat with her readers and you can get in touch via her website heidiswain.co.uk/ or Twitter @Heidi_Swain

Primrose Park by Christie Barlow

Love Heart Lane – where friends are there for you no matter what

Vet Molly has always been career driven and focussed on caring for her animals, but when she meets a gorgeous Mystery Man at a conference and their connection is off the charts, well, one night off work won’t hurt anyone…except the next morning he’s vanished and all Molly knows about him is his first name.

Three months later, back in Love Heart Lane, everyone loves the story of Molly's amazing one-night stand.  It's so unlike her! But when Mystery Man turns up walking his dog through Primrose Park and their night together seems to mean nothing to him, Molly needs her friends and neighbours more than ever. And especially when she’s left with the most unexpected of surprises…

Title: Primrose Park

Author: Christie Barlow

Published By: One More Chapter

Publication Date:  30th April 2021

Links:  UK:  Amazon    US:  Amazon

Our Review

Primrose Park is the sixth in the LoveHeart Lane series and I have to say it’s my favourite book of Christie’s so far. I loved it. Molly McKendrick is such a lovely character but boy does she have a lot thrown at her in life. I loved the beginning when she met Cam the hunky guy from the hotel she was staying in. I also loved how her relationship developed with Darling and Dixie who she came to love a lot. 

It was lovely seeing the characters from all the other books pop up and the sense of community really shone through. 

There are a couple of real nasty characters in the book as well and they literally made my blood boil with their sinister shenanigans.  Especially the way one of them was so judgemental of Molly and expressed his misogyny and sexism. 

I was absolutely devastated when I found out what happened to Primrose Park as it all sounded so beautiful and I felt it was almost like a character itself but thankfully there was an amazing outcome to that. 

I absolutely loved the story and really hope to see these characters again in Christie's future books. I'm already looking forward to the next book in the series. 

Primrose Park is just gorgeous, a charming and delightful hug in a book perfect to read on a lovely summer's day in the garden or snuggled up by the fire. Christie Barlow has created an amazing community in Heartcross, one that feels just like home.

Sincerely

Book Angel x

About the Author

Christie Barlow is the number one international bestselling author of fifteen romantic comedies including the iconic Love Heart Lane Series, A Home at Honeysuckle Farm and Kitty's Countryside Dream. She lives in a ramshackle cottage in a quaint village in the heart of Staffordshire with her four children and two dogs.
Her writing career has come as a lovely surprise when Christie decided to write a book to teach her children a valuable life lesson and show them that they are capable of achieving their dreams. Christie’s dream was to become a writer and the book she wrote to prove a point went on to become a #1 international bestseller in the UK, USA, Canada and Australia.
When Christie isn’t writing she co-presents The Book Show on Radio Northwich, enjoys playing the piano, is a keen gardener and loves to paint and upcycle furniture.
Christie is an ambassador for the @ZuriProject alongside Patron of the charity, Emmerdale’s Bhasker Patel. They raise money and awareness for communities in Uganda.
Christie loves to hear from her readers and you can get in touch via Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.
Twitter - @ChristieJBarlow
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