Review Card & Book Review – The Best Is Yet To Come By Jessica Redland

Emma is having a fresh start.

After a successful teaching career, an exciting new chapter awaits Emma – helping her fiancé Grayson run one of Beatrix Potter’s farms. While imagining days spent supporting Grayson with his dream, working the land and helping with the animals, Emma harvests a dream of her own – to set up an alpaca-walking business around the farm.

But working together isn’t as easy as Emma expected. Soon her dreams are in tatters and, broken-hearted, she must start over yet again.

When Oliver, Rosie and the team at Willowdale Hall welcome Emma with open arms, she can’t believe her luck. But starting a new business in a new place is a daunting prospect, especially when it comes with unexpected obstacles. With a reserved, prickly groundskeeper as a partner, rapidly changing family dynamics to contend with, and time running out to get her new career off the ground, Emma may have bitten off more than she can chew.

But even though things are not going to plan just yet, the best is yet to come for Emma, if she can just take a leap of faith and follow her heart…

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The book follows Emma, who is starting over in life after leaving her teaching career to work with her fiancé, Grayson, on his farm. However, things don’t go as planned, leading Emma to start over once again, this time on her own. The story highlights Emma’s journey through disappointment and resilience as she pursues her dream of caring for alpacas with the support of her friends and family. The novel captures the importance of strong relationships and shows how unexpected challenges can lead to personal growth and fulfillment. It’s a heartwarming, feel-good story with well-crafted characters that readers will connect with deeply.

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Review Card & Book Review – The Little Irish Farm By Michelle Vernal

Pursuing her dream life in Ireland, twenty-something Dublin newspaper columnist Jess is now half a world away from her family and feeling pretty lonely. At least she has her childhood collection of antique fairy tales. But she longs to be out exploring all the old stories Ireland is famed for.

So when she finds a heart-breaking dedication to a little girl in a new addition to her collection, Jess knows that the story behind it would be perfect for her next column. And, when her research takes her to a tumbledown farmhouse in a tiny Irish village, she can barely contain her joy. The endless rolling hills surrounding the small cottage are just like the scenes in Jess’s favourite novels.

She even warms to the dark and brooding farmer hosting her, Owen. He may come off a little grumpy, but it doesn’t take long for Jess to be swept up by his dark eyes and quiet charms as they walk together across the fresh green fields of the farm. And Jess’s heart melts when she discovers he is hiding a tragic secret…

One wrapped up in the history of the farm, and very same little girl Jess is here to research. But, with the demands of her job calling her back to the home she hates, she must decide: does their story end here at the farm? Or could following her heart heal the wounds of a devastating past, and set her and Owen on the path to happily ever after?

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Jess Baré, a Dublin journalist, moves from New Zealand to escape her mother’s matchmaking. She enjoys writing, spending time with friends, and collecting vintage children’s books. After discovering an inscription in one book, Jess investigates its original owner, leading her to Owen Aherne and the tragic story of his sister, Amy. Despite Owen’s moodiness, a romance develops between them. The novel also highlights Jess’s strong friendships and her evolving relationship with her mother. While the romance could have been more developed, the story balances humor with emotional depth, making it a touching small-town romance.

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