Synopsis

They say there’s no place like home and for Roo Clarke this couldn’t be more true. Fourteen years ago she left the sparkling shores of Apple Hill Bay for America, leaving behind her childhood best friend Theo Lucas, and with him a piece of her heart. Nothing has felt right since then, and though she’s certain Theo has long since moved on from their hometown, Roo has high hopes that the exciting new job that’s brought her back here and the quirky beach hut she’ll make her own will fill her heart again.

But Theo hasn’t moved on, he’s right where Roo left him in Apple Hill Bay, and he’s even more gorgeous than Roo remembers. Fourteen years is a long time, but the secret crush she harboured as a teenager burns as intensely as if they’d never been apart. What if this is her chance to tell him how she really felt all those years ago? And what if he felt the same way? What if the lost years melted away, could they fall in love? Or could something unexpected ruin everything between them?

My Review

“I have waited fourteen years for a second chance with you, I can wait a little longer”

“I firmly believe that everyone has their one, the person they’re supposed to be with. Maybe you were meant to come back here and find each other”

Once I received my signed copy of ‘The Cottage on Strawberry Sands’ I couldn’t wait to read it. Holly Martin never disappoints!

Aurora, also known as Roo has moved back to Apple Hill Bay after fourteen years to start a new job, but the last thing she expected was to run into Theo her best friend when they were teens. It’s not surprising there is chemistry between them.

I wanted to savour this book for as long as possible. I loved being in Apple Hill Bay it’s a place I’d love to visit it sounds amazing. It also provided me with the exact escapism that I needed right now. The characters are fab and there’s plenty going on with them all. I thoroughly enjoyed the wildlife aspect too.

Holly Martin pulls you into the perfect imaginary world and introduces you to some beautiful characters. Ones where you just want to be friends with them and be part of their world.

I can’t wait already for anything that Holly comes up with next. I highly recommend ‘The Cottage on Strawberry Sands, you won’t regret reading this perfect summer read! 🥰

Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫

Author Bio

Holly lives in a little white cottage by the sea. She studied media at university which led to a very glitzy career as a hotel receptionist followed by a even more glamorous two years working in a bank. The moment that one of her colleagues received the much coveted carriage clock for fifteen years’ service was the moment when she knew she had to escape. She quit her job and returned to university to train to be a teacher. Three years later, she emerged wide eyed and terrified that she now had responsibility for the development of thirty young minds. She taught for four years and then escaped the classroom to teach history workshops, dressing up as a Viking one day and an Egyptian High Priestess the next. But the long journeys around the UK and many hours sat on the M25 gave her a lot of time to plan out her stories and she now writes full time, doing what she loves.

Holly has been writing for 8 years. She was shortlisted for the New Talent Award at the Festival of Romance. Her short story won the Sunlounger competition and was published in the Sunlounger anthology. She won the Carina Valentine’s competition at the Festival of Romance with her novel The Guestbook. She was shortlisted for Best Romantic Read, Best eBook and Innovation in Romantic Fiction at the Festival of Romance. She is the bestselling author of 26 books selling over a million books worldwide. Holly’s books have been translated into French, German, Italian, Dutch, Bulgarian, Estonian, Turkish and Russian.

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