You, Me and the Movies by Fiona Collins

"Two people. Ten classic films. A love story you’ll never forget. Arden has just started university when she meets Mac – and quickly falls head over heels for the handsome, charismatic film lecturer. Their love affair is dramatic, exciting and all-consuming; the sort of thing you only see in the movies. It couldn’t last. But thirty years later, leading a very different life, Arden is visiting a friend in hospital when she suddenly comes across the man she never forgot. Badly injured in an accident, Mac can only make brief references to the classic films they once watched together: Casablanca, A Star is Born, Pretty Woman among others… and they make Arden remember everything. The bittersweet memories of their relationship help Arden re-connect with the world in a way she no longer thought was possible. But will a movie-worthy love ever be hers again?"

Quick Review:Fate has a way of bringing two past lovers back together. When Arden goes to visit a friend who is in hospital, what are the chances that her former lover would not only be in the same hospital but on the same ward. 

Main Review/My Thoughts:Swapping between past and present, you get to understand Arden and Mac's love story which happened over 30 years ago through the love of films and how they both have different views of classic movies. I really enjoyed reading this book a month before it came out thanks to requesting it on Netgalley! I loved the way Fiona wrote the Arden when she was at universtity and she was the first person to win Mac's love. I'm not sure if it was Fiona's intention but the way she wrote Mac's charcter, I felt like he wasn't a nice person and wasn't that sad at the shocking twist at the end!. However, I did enjoy Arden and how she was a wild uni student and then 30 years later she had become a lonley and friendlless person due to her ex-husband. 

Overall, I really enjoyed this e-book, and you should go and buy it on amazon. It's out today! Now, I'm off to go watch the movies they did!

New Starts and Cherry Tarts at the Cosy Kettle by Liz Eeles

About this Book:

After yet another failed romance, twenty-six-year-old Callie Fulbright is giving up on love. She’s determined to throw all her efforts into her very own, brand-new café: The Cosy Kettle. Serving hot tea, cherry tarts and a welcoming smile to the friendly locals proves to be the perfect distraction, and Callie feels a flush of pride at the fledging business she’s built.

But her new-found confidence is soon put to the test when her gorgeous ex reappears in the quaint little village. She’ll never forget the heartache Noah caused her years ago, but when they bump into each other on the cobbled streets of Honeyford she can’t help but feel a flutter in her chest… 


As Callie and Noah share laughter and memories, she starts to wonder if this could be her second chance at happiness. But when Callie discovers that someone is mysteriously trying to ruin the café’s reputation… she has an awful suspicion that Noah knows who’s involved. Was she wrong to ever trust him again? And can she find out who’s behind the lies and rumours, before it’s too late for the Cosy Kettle?

Quick Review: 

I finished this e-book last night, thanks to netgalley I managed to read this book a month before the publication date. I throughly enjoyed this book and wish I could love to Honeyford!

Main Review:
Having to give up her life to look after her grandad or Gramps as she calls him. Working in the local bookshop, her life changes when a new owner takes over and incomes Flora. Flora helps Callie by giving her the money to set up the new cafe, then the Shalwey brothers come back to Honeyford and upset Callie in more ways than one. By creating a cafe in their new hotel they plan on building  will that affect Callie and create a negative impact onto her new business venture. Along with the Shalwey brothers, Callie has a nasty troll bad mouthing the cafe/bookshop and is determined to find out who it is and why they are doing it.

Personal Thoughts:

Did anyone else think they wanted to move to Honeyford and work in the bookshop and open up a little cafe in the back. To me, that sounds like my dream job/lifestyle. 
I also loved Gramps and the way he was written, he sounded hilarious especially the way he has his new lifestyle and the storyline with the tree's!

If you want to read this book, it’s out now!

Buy it here: Amazon

Rosie’s Travelling Tea Shop by Rebecca Raisin

"A swanky job as a Michelin-Starred Sous Chef, a loving husband and future children scheduled for exactly January 2021.
That’s until she comes home one day to find her husband’s pre-packed bag and a confession that he's had an affair. Heartbroken and devastated, Rosie drowns her sorrows in a glass (or three) of wine, only to discover the following morning that she has spontaneously invested in a bright pink campervan to facilitate her grand plans to travel the country. Now, Rosie is about to embark on the trip of a lifetime, and the chance to change her life! With Poppy, her new-found travelling tea shop in tow, nothing could go wrong, could it…? 



I was lucky enough to be able to read this book a month before it is published as an e-book or 4 months as a paperback  thanks to NetGalley!

Quick Thoughts:
I loved this story and wanted to join Rosie, Aria and the camper-vans. I’ve never liked flavoured teas or tea or any sort, but this story has made me really want to make some tea! This book has also got two male interests: Max & Ollie but someone has a secret, but who has it or is there more than one?!

Main Review:

Rosie finds out her husband is having an affair on her birthday, so she quits her sous chef job at the high end restaurant, 

drinks a lot of wine one night, wakes up to find she has purchased a camper van named Poppy

Rosie decided to change her well planned life and goes travelling and sell comfort food and different tea blends. 

When she pulls up to her  first ever camp site, she meets Aria who is a fellow camper and uses her van as a book shop. Together, the girls bond instantly and set up businesses that go hand in hand; books (Aria’s) and food & tea blends (Rosie) 

Both girls are single due to their partners, but Aria's story is completely different to Rosies's but Aria is a booklover and uses her knowledge of the romance genre to try and play cupid with Rosie and Max (Rosie's ex-husband boss). 
However, Rosie is also creating a bond with Oliver, who met through the campervan forum. 

Personal Thoughts:I know I said this is my quick thoughts but, but I generally felt like I was travelling along side Rosie and Aria, going to the festivals, drinking the tea blends (which sound delicious but I can never drink them☹️) and felt like I was experiencing it all alongside them. 

 If anyone wants to buy the book here is the links and release dates: 

Paperback - 16/05/2019
Kindle Ebook - 03/03/2019

I’m off to go find myself a campervan and go travelling! 

Marrying Mr Valentine by Laura Barnard

Description:

"Nadine Roberts smiles for everyone, but beneath it she hides a heartbreaking past that only a few know about. Throwing herself into her new career; wedding planner at The Duck & Goose, a property recently purchased by newlyweds Florence and Hugh, has helped distract her from her loneliness.When a teary bride suddenly cancels her upcoming wedding Nadine looks to the two year waiting list. Clara Blumenkrantz and Hartley Valentine. It’ll have to be a quick turnaround, but what’s the worst that can happen, right?This should be like every other wedding she plans, but the magnetism she feels towards Mr Valentine disrupts the orderly life she’s worked hard to carve out. Can she ignore her intense desires and be a professional? Or will she open up her heart to the one person that has the power to break it? And in doing so endanger not just her job, but her venue’s reputation?"

Pages:260

Review:
I was asked by Laura Barnard (the author) to review the book, of course I accepted. Turned out I could get if for free as I have kindle unlimited! Anyway, back to my thoughts of this Rom-Com.

The starting of this book confused me slightly, with one bride-to-be cancelling her wedding plans after her unfaithful husband. Nadine, the wedding planner, decided to see if anyone else wanted the slot and in walks in Clara and her her fiancee Harley Valentine. Now, Nadine is faced with a first time thing whilst planning the wedding, having a crush on the husband to be. 
Not only is she helping with the play, she is also helping some of the high school students with their dilemmas and has taken a shine to Anna who is having some major problems.

Now, another first time for everything, Nadine is somehow roped in by Clara and Hugo (Clara's cousin and Nadine's business partner) to help Harley with his high school play. Spending all this time with him, only grows her thoughts and feelings about the handsome drama teacher.

After many, many hiccups along the way. I was wondering what will happen. Will the wedding happen? Will secrets come out? Will Nadine end up with Hartley? 


If you want to know what happens, you can either buy the book as a paperback or as kindle edition. Or if you have a kindle unlimited subscription, you can get it for free!
Buy the book here on amazon, or if you have kindle unlimited it is included: Amazon Link