Her dream holiday is his everyday life. His dream holiday is her normal life. What happens when they collide?
Ally and her dad, Geoff, run the family business, a creative retreat, from their home Hollyhock Cottage in picturesque Kittiwake Cove. They give their guests their dream break, but Ally hankers after glamourous city living, fancy restaurants and art galleries.
Ally’s survival strategy is to escape out of season, take a break abroad and pretend to be the person she always imagined she would be. She meets Logan while she’s away and he turns out to be exactly the kind of distraction she’s looking for.
With her spirits restored, Ally returns home, picks up the reins again and sets her sights on another successful season, but when Logan unexpectedly arrives on the scene, she soon realises she’s in for a summer that’s going to be far from straightforward…
A story about bringing a holiday home – and what happens when what goes on on holiday comes back to bite you…
What did I think?
I absolutely adored Heidi Swain's new novel, The Holiday Escape and I felt bereft when my virtual visit to Kittiwake Cove came to an end. Although, as with all Heidi Swain books, I left Kittiwake Cove with a warm glow in my heart and a huge smile on my face.
Ally appears to be living her dream life, running the family business with her dad, but staying in Kittiwake Cove wasn't part of her life plan. Torn between familial duty and her own happiness, Ally comes up with a compromise: she will take an annual short break from her real life and live the dream life she thought she would be living.
On one such trip, Ally meets Logan in Barcelona and has the most amazing time until it's time to return home. The last person Ally expects to see turning up to rent her holiday cottage is Logan and she has some explaining to do.
Oh I just loved this whole book from start to finish. Ally's lovely relationship with her dad and her longstanding friendship with Flora bring a smile to my face just thinking about them now. There is so much going on in the book to keep the reader entertained and there's a real rollercoaster of emotions to experience throughout the story. I loved every single character and I even loved the return of Terrible Tara, Flora's old nemesis.
Entertaining, charming and so incredibly heartwarming, pack your virtual bag and head off to Kittiwake Cove for a few days. You're guaranteed to enjoy your trip as much as I did.
I received an ARC to read and review for the blog tour and this is my honest and unbiased opinion.
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