Synopsis:
Two weddings and a baby…but who will get their happy ever after?
Emily Prescott’s life isn’t going to plan. Her dreams of starting a family with fireman boyfriend Greg and opening up her own bakery in London feel like they will never come true. So when a wedding
invite arrives from her oldest friend, Beth Williams, Emily is thrilled. Not only will she get to return to her childhood home in Scotland, but best of all – Beth wants her to bake the wedding cake!
However, her excitement is cut short when she discovers that Greg has cheated on her. Devastated by his betrayal, Emily flees to Glendale Hall, Beth’s grand estate in the Highlands, and tries to distracts herself with helping with the wedding plans, but that’s not easy when Greg keeps hounding her to forgive him. Then she’s introduced to Glendale’s new young and handsome vicar Brodie, and things become even more complicated.
When Emily discovers that Greg’s betrayal runs deeper than she imagined, she finds herself with a whole host of decisions to make, especially when she discovers her long awaited dream is finally being fulfilled – at exactly at the wrong time…
Two weddings and a baby…but who will get their happy ever after?
Emily Prescott’s life isn’t going to plan. Her dreams of starting a family with fireman boyfriend Greg and opening up her own bakery in London feel like they will never come true. So when a wedding
invite arrives from her oldest friend, Beth Williams, Emily is thrilled. Not only will she get to return to her childhood home in Scotland, but best of all – Beth wants her to bake the wedding cake!
However, her excitement is cut short when she discovers that Greg has cheated on her. Devastated by his betrayal, Emily flees to Glendale Hall, Beth’s grand estate in the Highlands, and tries to distracts herself with helping with the wedding plans, but that’s not easy when Greg keeps hounding her to forgive him. Then she’s introduced to Glendale’s new young and handsome vicar Brodie, and things become even more complicated.
When Emily discovers that Greg’s betrayal runs deeper than she imagined, she finds herself with a whole host of decisions to make, especially when she discovers her long awaited dream is finally being fulfilled – at exactly at the wrong time…
Escape to Scotland and fall in love with this gorgeous and inspiring romance from the bestselling author of Coming Home to Glendale Hall! The perfect feel-good read for fans of Holly Martin, Heidi Swain, and Jill Mansell.
My Review:
Happy Publication Day to Victoria Walters and a warm welcome to my stop on the blog tour for 'New Beginnings at Glendale Hall'.
I am so pleased to be returning back to Glendale Hall and all the gang! After reading the first book in the series 'Coming Home to Glendale Hall' I was super excited to know that Victoria was busy writing a follow on.
As I mentioned above this is the second book in the Glendale Hall series but this can easily be read as a stand alone, Victoria's writing is wonderfully done that you would never feel that you've missed anything from the first book (although I urge you to read it, it's fab!)
I was thrown into this story straight from the off and I was hooked. Main character Emily, a lovely and down to earth person, relatable and all in all a blooming marvel at making the most delicious cakes! So it wasn't surprising that Emily would be making her oldest friend Beth's wedding cake.
I warmed to Emily from the first chapter, I loved that her passion was baking cakes, my passion in life would be eating them! However unfortunately the story isn't all sweetness and light. Emily, after discovering the love of her life isn't the man she thought he was. She decides to escape to Scotland earlier than planned to the safety of Glendale Hall and to her loved ones.
With a cheating partner pushing for forgiveness Emily tries to distract herself by helping Beth with all things wedding but things become even more complicated when the new, young and can we say extremely handsome vicar Brodie is introduced. Picture Joel from Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks, well that's who he was in my mind. As well as a gorgeous face, Brodie had the personality to match. Kind, thoughtful and for Emily a good listener in her time of need.
All in all a fantastic follow on, filled with heartwarming moments and yummy cakes (we mustn't forget the cakes!) It's also filled with difficult every day situations that we all face in our lives from time to time and I really enjoyed the balance between the two.
Emily's story kept me guessing right until the end, I couldn't call where her journey would take me but I really enjoyed every chapter and even though Emily was going through a rough patch I felt the love and warmth she received from family and friends. It made me want to jump on a train to Glendale Hall myself to be part of the group.
Sometimes another book in the series can leave you disappointed when it doesn't live up to the first story but it's not the case here. If anything, I am really hoping there might be another story to come out of Glendale Hall, the setting is beautiful and the way Victoria tells a story will leave you feeling all warm and fuzzy.
Big thank you to Victoria Walters and Rachel's Random Resources for asking me to join this fabulous blog tour and for the ARC.
Big thank you to Victoria Walters and Rachel's Random Resources for asking me to join this fabulous blog tour and for the ARC.
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Author Bio
Victoria Walters writes up-lifting and inspiring stories. Her moving debut novel THE SECOND LOVE OF MY LIFE was chosen for WHSmith Fresh Talent and shortlisted for an RNA award. Victoria was also picked as an Amazon Rising Star. Her heart-warming new novel SUMMER AT THE KINDNESS CAFE is available to download now.
As well as being an author, Victoria also works as a Waterstones bookseller and buys far too many books there. She lives in Surrey with her cat Harry (named after Harry Potter). Victoria is not only obsessed with books but loves buying slogan tops, mugs and notebooks, and posting them all on Instagram.
You can discover more about Victoria – and find pictures of Harry the cat – by following her on Instagram at @vickyjwalters, on Twitter at @Vicky_Walters or by visiting her blog at:https://victoria-writes.com/.
