The fourth blogiversary giveaway comes to you thanks to lovely book blogger Sophie, from Reviewed the Book, and you can win the fantastic Wickham Hall by Cathy Bramley (if you haven't read it yet, you are missing out)! First, I'd like to thank Sophie for helping me celebrate my 2nd blogiversary. The giveaway is International. The winner will be contacted via twitter or email and will have 48h to claim their prize. Good luck!

Wickham Hall by Cathy Bramley

Wickham Hall was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package.

Holly Swift has just landed the job of her dreams: events co-ordinator at Wickham Hall, the beautiful manor home that sits proudly at the heart of the village where she grew up. Not only does she get to organise for a living and work in stunning surroundings, but it will also put a bit of distance between Holly and her problems at home.

As Holly falls in love with the busy world of Wickham Hall - from family weddings to summer festivals, firework displays and Christmas grottos - she also finds a place in her heart for her friendly (if unusual) colleagues.

But life isn’t as easily organised as an event at Wickham Hall (and even those have their complications…). Can Holly learn to let go and live in the moment? After all, that’s when the magic happens…

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The fifth blogiversary giveaway comes to you thanks to Krysten Lindsay Hager, author of the True Colors Series, and you can win the ebook of the first book in the series! First, I'd like to thank Krysten for helping me celebrate my 2nd blogiversary. The giveaway is International. The winner will be contacted via twitter or email and will have 48h to claim their prize. Good luck!

True Colors by Krysten Lindsay Hager

Landry Albright just wants to be one of the interesting girls at school who always have exciting things going on in their lives. She wants to stand out, but also wants to fit in, so she gives in when her two best friends, Ericka and Tori, push her into trying out for a teen reality show modeling competition with them. Landry goes in nervous, but impresses the judges enough to make it to the next round. However, Ericka and Tori get cut and basically "unfriend" her on Monday at school. Landry tries to make new friends, but gets caught up between wanting to be herself and conforming to who her new friends want her to be. Along the way she learns that modeling is nowhere as glamorous as it seems, how to deal with frenemies, a new crush, and that true friends see you for who you really are and like you because of it. This is the first book in the series.

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Blurb: Breakup Doctor Brook Ogden has spent the last year sifting through the fallout from the disastrous decision that led to her unconscious uncoupling with boyfriend Ben Garrett. Despite advising her clients you can’t be friends with an ex, she and Ben have somehow begun to stitch together a friendship—one Brook hopes is slowly turning into more. That is, until Ben introduces his new girlfriend, Perfect Pamela, a paragon of womanly virtues who is everything Brook is not. 

While Brook navigates her newly volatile emotional life, an unwelcome surprise shows up on her doorstep: the ex-fiancé who broke her heart two years ago—one month before their wedding. Between her ex’s desire to rekindle their attachment, her best friend Sasha’s unexpected crisis, and her own unsquelchable feelings for Ben, Brook finds herself questioning the personal progress she’s made in the last two years—and threatened with the highest-stakes Breakup Doctor failures she’s ever faced.

First of all I would like to thank the publisher for sending me a copy of this book via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.*

Review: Heart Conditions is the third installment of The Break Up Doctor Series. I guess it could be read as a stand-alone but I'd recommend reading the previous books first as there's quite a lot of back story to all the characters. When I first started reading this series, I didn't really warm to the Break Up Doctor herself, Brook Ogden. I found her quite immature and too impulsive but as the story has progressed, she has immensely grown as a character. Already on the second book, we saw a more mature Brook, ready to face her problems and not hide any more and this third book reinforces this.

The second book ended quite badly for Brook and Ben, her latest love interest (something that disappointed me greatly as I was a big fan of Ben and his great dog). Now, six months later, Brook is finally feeling a bit more stable emotionally and is ready for love again, aka Ben. The only problem is he has moved on and found Perfect Pamela. But this is not the only obstacle in them rekindling their love. Brook's ex fiance and love of her life is back.

I enjoyed reading about Brook's ex fiance as he was, basically, the one who started everything. I think it helped me understand Brook better as we learnt all she went through with him in detail. Plus, it was good to catch up with Brook's friend Sasha. She is a bit down in this book for motives we don't know and I kind of missed her lively personality and her solve-it-all attitude but it made for a positive change to see Brook as the problem-solver, trying her best to help her friend and not the other way round.

All in all, I think Heart Conditions is a great addition to the series. I was able to connect with Brook and really warm to her in this installment and my love for Ben only grew bigger. Also for his dog, who is back with his mischievous ways. If you haven't checked this series yet, I recommend you give it a go as it's full of fun, laughs, some tears and lots of good (and some bad) tips for break ups, and love in general! 

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Title: A Home in Sunset Bay

Author: Rebecca Pugh

Published: February 9th 2016 by Carina UK

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Blurb: There’s no place like home…

Enough is enough! The always perfect Laurie Chapman had jumped in her car and raced as fast as she could from London heading to Sunset Bay and (she hopes!) the open arms of her estranged sister…

Mia Chapman loves running Dolly’s Diner in the picture-perfect coastal Cornish town of Sunset Bay. Now that her and Grandma Dolly’s dream is finally a reality Mia has never been prouder! Until Laurie suddenly turns up on her doorstep… How can she forgive the sister who walked away?

Once upon a time Mia and Laurie were best friends. Back together after so long, the time has come for the sisters to figure out what went so wrong all those years ago – and whether they can ever put it right!

First of all I would like to thank the publisher for sending me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.*

Review: Last year I had the pleasure of reading Rebecca Pugh's debut, Return to Bluebell Hill, and I adored it, so I had been highly anticipating her second book. And after reading it, I can say that A Home in Sunset Bar is a lovely and cosy story about family, love and friendship that lived up to my expectations.

Rebecca takes us once more to a small town where there's a great sense of community. And once again, I fell totally in love with the place. With the stellar Dolly's Dinner as its centre. The 50s dinner is run by Mia Chapman, who inherited it from her grandma and is giving her all to keep it running with the same success. I could totally picture the dinner with the jukebox playing in the background and the costumers enjoying its delicious stacks of pancakes. 

So all is going well with Mia until her sister, Laurie, turns up out of the blue and decides to stay in Sunset Bay. Mia and Laurie haven't been close for years so I found it very interesting to read about their interactions. They had to get to know each other again and try to solve their differences. And even if I think that this plot could have been a little more complex (as I think it had game enough for a couple more twists), I really liked the way Rebecca "handled the situation". 

But the story not only focuses on the relationship between the two sisters. Romance plays its role too as the love flourishes in the dinner, which made me very happy indeed. I love it when characters I end up caring for so much get their happy endings, and with Rebecca I know they will. 

As I said, A Home in Sunset Bay is a warm and uplifting story that will put a smile on your face. Rebecca's writing makes you feel part of the book and the story flows easily. So if you are looking for an escape to a lovely coastal town with a lively community, then this is your book. Perfect to get in the mood for spring! 

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Yesterday, Rebecca Pugh stopped by to share the Playlist for A Home in Sunset Bay, have a look now if you missed it.

The fourth blogiversary giveaway comes to you thanks to lovely book blogger Alison Drew, from Ali the Dragon Slayer, and you can win a £5 Amazon Voucher! First, I'd like to thank Alison for helping me celebrate my 3rd blogiversary. Please enter the giveaway only if you have a UK Amazon account. The winner will be contacted via twitter or email and will have 48h to claim their prize. Good luck!

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