About the book
Sometimes the best holidays are the ones you least expect...
After a long and
turbulent year, Sarah is dreaming of the five-star getaway her sister has
booked them on. White sands, cocktails, massages, the Caribbean is calling to them.
But the sisters turn
up to tatty beaches, basic wooden shacks, a compost toilet and outdoor cold
water showers. It turns out that at the last minute Amy decided a conservation
project would be much more fun than a luxury resort.
So now Sarah's battling
mosquitos, trying to stomach fish soup and praying for a swift escape. Life on
a desert island though isn't all doom and gloom. They're at one with nature,
learning about each other and making new friends. And Sarah is distracted by
the dishy, yet incredibly moody, island leader she's sure is hiding a secret.
Perfect for fans of Holly Martin, Mandy Baggot and
Heidi Swain.
Summer Island Swap is an easy to read story about Sarah, who is dreaming of the perfect relaxing get-away with her sister. In a twist, she is not going on the all-inclusive, glamourous getaway but instead she is on a conservation trip for the whole month (her sister secretly swapped trips before they were set to go
Will Sarah stick at it or will she decide that it really isn’t her thing and head home?
I have to admit, it took me a good while to get into this one… I found it a bit slow at first but once we really got into the project on the island, I was all in. To be honest I was angry for Sarah and would have been fully supportive if she’d had upped and left, by the end though I was so glad she stays to suffer it out.
With a whole cast of interesting characters, all with their own wonderful backgrounds and story, you will laugh out loud, by sympathetic and even be annoyed by people at various parts of the story. Keep an eye out for the fantastic, fun and entertaining Chatty though – my favourite character.
The Summer Island Swap is a sweet book to read and was enjoyable, I definitely saw things from a new point of view. It’s well written and had me dreaming of the next time I can go on holiday!
About the Author
Samantha Tonge lives in Manchester UK with her husband and children. She studied
When not writing she passes her days cycling, baking and drinking coffee. Samantha has sold many dozens of short stories to women's magazines.
She is represented by the Darley Anderson literary agency. In 2013, she landed a publishing deal for romantic comedy fiction with HQDigital at HarperCollins and in 2014, her bestselling debut, Doubting Abbey, was shortlisted for the Festival of Romantic Fiction best Ebook award. In 2015 her summer novel, Game of Scones, hit #5 in the UK Kindle chart and won the Love Stories Awards Best Romantic Ebook category. In 2018 Forgive Me Not, heralded a new direction into darker women's fiction with publisher Canelo. In 2019 she was shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association romantic comedy award
Follow Samantha
Website: http://samanthatonge.co.uk/
Twitter:
@SamTongeWriter
Facebook:
@SamanthaTongeAuthor
Buy links:
Amazon: https://amzn.to/2AklZNU
Kobo: https://bit.ly/333XuPn
Google Play: https://bit.ly/2IuyI1q
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