Synopsis

A fresh beginning…

Esther Hamilton, is finally finding her feet after her split with her horrible ex, and is looking forward to her new single life. She has a job she loves in the busy Accident and Emergency department, a new home and for the first time ever, a chance to just have fun with her good friends. Love is very much off the cards…

An old friend…

Until the arrival of Joe Carter – the brother of Esther’s best friend, Danni. Joe is also newly single and still as gorgeous as ever, but Esther can’t lose her heart to Joe. If it all went wrong, she’d lose two of her best friends.

A second chance at love?

But working together over a troubled patient, the connection between them is undeniable. And when Esther’s parents’ marriage hits trouble, Joe is there for her, offering her support, and Esther knows she’s fallen hard.

Are they brave enough to take a risk on love, or are they destined to remain friends forever?

My Review

It’s my stop on the blog tour for the second instalment of this wonderful series which is ‘Finding Friends at the Cornish Country Hospital’ Thank you to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the opportunity to take part.

As soon as this book was available to download I couldn’t get it onto my kindle quick enough and started reading it that day!

This story focuses on Esther who is best friend to Danni who we met in the first book of the series. Esther is a nurse in the A+E department of St Piran’s hospital. We also get to know a lot more about Esther’s parents story too so I loved that there was backstories for more than one character. Though it wasn’t confusing at all.

Also can I have my own Joe please!? Danni’s brother turns up from Australia and there’s a lot of chemistry going on but with who?

I always adore Jo’s narrative it just pulls you in from the very first word and you are always sad when you finish her books. It only took me a few days to read it because I didn’t want to put it down. It’s another hit and Jo has once again knocked it out of the park.

I really hope there’s a lot more to come from St Piran’s hospital and all the characters there because I’m so not ready to say goodbye to them just yet! I highly recommend you grab a copy of this stunning book set in a beautiful location. It’s full of friendship, family, and most of all love 💖

Once I finished this book I seen I was mentioned in the acknowledgments and I cried! This made my day 🥹

Thank you to Boldwood Books for an advanced copy of this book via NetGalley.

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

Author Bio

Jo Bartlett was born a stone’s throw from the English Channel and still lives near the sea in Kent, with her family, so close to the South Eastern edge of England that they’re very nearly French. It’s probably why so many of her books are set near the sea too. Jo has made up stories for as long as she can remember, but never really took it any further, until a catalyst called cancer gave her the impetus to follow her dreams.

Since having her debut novel published in 2015, Jo has seen her books sold in stores all over the country, had numerous bestsellers in the UK, Australia and Canada, including a UK Top 10. Jo writes contemporary women’s fiction, with stories that focus on love, friendship, family and community. Since joining Boldwood Books in 2021, Jo has had a further eight bestselling novels in The Cornish Midwife series. With over 500,000 sales of her Boldwoood novels, and a further 500,000 thousands sales through other publishers, in 2023 Jo celebrated one million sales worldwide and, after twenty-five years in teaching, now writes full time.

Jo’s latest book, her 26th novel, Welcome to the Cornish Country Hospital, is out now and is the start of a brand new series from Boldwood Books. You can follow Jo on Twitter, Instagram, her author page on Facebook, or sign up to her newsletter – the details of which can be found on any of her social media accounts.