'Tis
the season for finding love… and the perfect book
With just two weeks until
Christmas, everything in Clove Lore should be perfect. But the latest
holidaymaker to the Borrow a Bookshop is feeling far from festive…
Icelandic ex-bookseller Magnús
Sturluson might be surrounded by love stories in the Bookshop, but he’s nursing
a sadness that not even fiction can fix.
When Alexandra Robinson finds
herself stranded in Clove Lore, she finds a safe place to hide from heartbreak.
After all, all that’s waiting for her at home is a cheater boyfriend and the
memories of her parents. As Alex finds herself embraced by the quirky village
community, she finds her tough exterior thawing – and as she grows closer to
Magnús, she finds an equally soft heart under his gruff shell.
It seems that Clove Lore is
working its magic once again – until a great flood on Christmas Eve brings
devastation in its wake. It’s up to Magnús and Alex to batten down the hatches
and help bring the village back together again, while also introducing the
locals to the Icelandic tradition of the jólabókaflóð – Yule book flood – where
families and friends gather on Christmas Eve to exchange books and read
together.
But can Magnús and Alex truly
rescue the ruins of the village, and salvage their Christmas spirit? Or is
there another complication lurking even closer than they thought?
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The second visit to a series with a premise every book lover dreams
of – being able to run their own book shop. After reading The Borrow a Bookshop
Holiday by Kiley last year, I was excited to return and especially at
Christmas.
If you haven’t had the pleasure of reading the first book, this can
be read as a standalone but I highly recommend you do read The Borrow a
Bookshop Holiday too. Magnus comes into the community we got to know and love,
he is an extraordinary character and it wasn’t his idea to come; he soon meets
another new member of the community – Alex, who has her own reasons for being
around. Their connection is instant but events unfold that mean things do not
run smoothly, and when stormy times hit damage is done to more than just local
shops and homes.
Clove Lore, it’s locals and the community feel is so special, not
matter the set back they pull together to make things work. Magnus and Alex are
welcomed with open arms and the village works its magic yet again.
I think the best thing about this book is the whole cast of
characters, the community feel and that friendship and camaraderie is a main
feature. These books are so well written, you feel like you are there amongst them
all. The story moves along nicely, we learn more about so many of the
characters in this book.
I am looking forward to seeing what comes next! I wish I could be whisked
away to take over the bookshop for my very own holiday.
Author Bio:
Kiley Dunbar writes heart-warming, escapist, romantic fiction set in beautiful places, with One Winter's Night being shortlisted for the RNA Romantic Comedy Novel Award 2021.
Kiley's five novels include: The Borrow a Bookshop Holiday (May 2021), One Winter's Night (September 2020), Summer at the Highland Coral Beach (2020), Christmas at Frozen Falls (2019) and One Summer's Night (2019).
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I'm going to have to get this. I loved her first book in the series.
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