Cosy up on the sofa with this year’s most heartwarming, feel good comfort read!
Welcome to Love Heart Lane… Fergus Campbell.
When a winter storm sweeps in, the only bridge connecting the village to the main land is swept away. As the villagers pull together, Flick finds herself welcomed back by the friends she once left behind. And as the snow begins to melt, maybe there is a chance that Fergus’s heart will thaw too…
Readers ADORE Christie’s books:
‘A hug in a book’ Jeannie, Amazon
‘A warm, cosy winter read perfect for January nights’ Susie, Amazon
‘I love reading about a community pulling together in the face of adversity…These days so many live lonely, anonymous lives in towns and cities’ Joanna, Amazon
‘A book full of love and community spirit’ Kathy, Amazon
‘I want to live there!!!’ Cally, Amazon
‘Delightfully warm feelgood fiction at its best’ Lorna, Amazon
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I loved getting to know the characters and losing myself in this wonderful book. Highly recommended!
Christie Barlow has a new fangirl! I adored this heart-squeezing and emotive story from beginning to end. It was well-paced, highly engaging, insightfully written and easy to follow despite containing a small Scottish village of unique and quirky residents. Felicity had abandoned her small village and loved ones while in despair over personal tragedy, and in her embarrassment, did not reconnect with them again for eight years. Fleeing her sorrow for London hadn’t been the solution she had hoped for, and a visit to her mother was reminding her of what she had left behind. The grass always seems greener…
I enjoyed everything about this story, the writing style, the characters, the storylines, the tangled issues and messes Felicity kept stepping in, she meant well but her tenacious and somewhat impulsive tendencies of jumping in to help was a double-edged sword. There was a bit of everything to be found in this lovely tale as it hit all the feels with humor, heartbreak, danger, regret, adorable children, community involvement, romance, family issues, bad weather, and small village life. All the elements were well incorporated along with the idiosyncrasies of the village.
I hit the mother load of idioms and new terms for my Brit/UK word list with fairy cakes which appear to be small cupcakes; the big smoke – London or other large cities; wetting the baby’s head – father and friends celebrate the baby’s birth with alcohol; get a shifty on – to get started on something; and not on your Nelly – there is no chance at all of something happening. Thank goodness for the Urban Dictionary, Google, and Wikipedia!
What a charming, well-written story about love, family, friendships, and going home!
Things aren’t going well for Felicity Simons in her professional life or her personal life. With changes at her job, her heart just isn’t in it much anymore. She keeps thinking about her home in Heartcross, a village in the Scottish Highlands, more and more. It held some of her best memories and and some of her worst memories. She is beginning to realize the place she wanted to escape from is the place where she wants to return. She decides to return after her sweet grandmother’s death to support her mother, and finally face the man, Fergus, who is the source of her painful memories.
What the author, Christie Barlow, gives us is a sweet, well-written book. I loved the setting and absolutely fell in love with the characters. Barlow creates a charming little village. Her descriptive writing made me feel as if I was there with Flick and Fergus.
She also created such a great cast characters. I adored Felicity and Fergus. Her secondary characters really added depth and color to the book. For example, although Felicity’s grandmother was gone, she was still such a central part of the storyline. I loved the memories of Felicity and her. There were also other characters I came to love like Esme (she stole my heart) and Felicity’s mother. Each of them tugged on my heart in a different way. I can’t wait to see which characters will be featured in the next book.
This isn’t just about Felicity and Fergus’s romance. It’s about realizing what and who is important in your life. Thank you, Christie Barlow, for taking me on that journey with Felicity. If you are looking for a sweet romance with a lovely setting and great characters, you can’t go wrong with Love Heart Lane. I’m looking forward to reading more in the series.
Love Heart Lane is a wonderful book about community, resilience of the heart, friends and neighbors who rally together to help one another in a time of great need. While there is romance, and it is referenced often, this book is not a “rom-com” as it is billed. There is a lot of tragedy, death, and heartbreak, some of which is dealt with realistically and some of which is brushed over a little too easily – which can be somewhat expected in a cozy. However, what Love Heart Lane does have in abundance is hope and friendship and messages of second chances which, I like to believe, is something we all need to believe can be a reality for us all. I thoroughly enjoyed reading Love Heart Lane and recommend it for those who enjoy a heartwarming, cozy read. This is the first book in a series and I’m truly looking forward to the next so I can catch up with the delightful characters whom I’ve come to know and adore.