I loved this book! The book is a well written heart warming romance with a good plot and characters. I loved the setting of Salt Bay. A new to me author and I enjoyed the style of writing.

A lovely, cosy, comfort-read, recommended not only for the beach, but for any place in any weather.

The plot very much reminded me of romantic comedies (especially the film "New in Town" with Rene Zellweger) where posh city girl goes to the middle of nowhere, clashes almost right away with handsome, but belligerent local-yokel, thinks she can hardly wait to get away, but destiny has something altogether different in store, as you can guess.

And while this book, does not hold any surprises story-wise, it has still struck deeper chords with me than what this genre usually has to offer.

The MC, Annie Trebarwith is not someone to tie herself to family, relationships or jobs. She is not very keen on the idea to leave London even for a short while and call on an ailing great-aunt, she did not even know existed, living in the back of beyond, in a tiny Cornish village. However, curiosity gets the better of her and she decides to pay a fleeting visit, but finds herself agreeing to stay on and take care of Alice until a permanent solution is found and she can go back to civilisation with proper phone signals and wifi. She is in for some surprises though as skeletons start falling out of the family closet, she meets a rather attractive local man (holding city-dwellers, but especially Londoners in contempt) and finds a new vocation of re-organising a once famous choir that dissolved 15 years ago due to a tragedy that concerned the whole village.

Annie is a truly likeable and relatable heroine & her background story of why she became such a drifter is well-explained and credible. We also get to know the village and its inhabitants whose diversity is refreshing and entertaining. My only complaint -hence the minus 1 star- is that we do not get enough detail about the choir and its doings. Once it is set up and the first / second rehearsal is described in detail, further progress gets totally glossed over and only mentioned as an afterthought sometimes. I wouldn't have minded, if the book were a bit longer and we had been offered an insight into the development of the choir, how the most unlikely people grew into a community.
However, I was glad to learn that the author, Liz Eeles, is planning a new installment to continue with the story. I will most definitely check it out.

he Trebarwith family have been part of Salt Bay in Cornwall for quite a time and a member of the family is about to come home to this place she has never been. Annie Trebarwith receives a letter from her great -aunt offering a business proposition, a great aunt that she didn't know existed because Annie's mother left Salt Bay many years before when she became a pregnant teenager. At a loose end having just finished another contract position as a P.A, Annie travels to what she feels is the end of the earth but soon discovers that there is more then meets the eye in Salt Bay.

Annie soon meets the fabulous Kayla, an Aussie earning her keep in the local pub, as well as Josh, a dark brooding teacher, who is no fan of the Trebarwith family. She also finds out that she has another relation in the form of a third cousin, Toby, who does not appear to be overly pleased that Annie may be staying awhile with Great Aunt Alice, who is not in the best of health. It is not long before Annie is finding her feet even becoming involved in putting back together the Salt Bay Choir which was disbanded many years before after a tragedy stole the lives of the seven of the members.

This is a delightful story with a wonderful group of characters that you become quite attached to as you travel with Annie through her days in Salt Bay. I absolutely wanted to walk the streets and have a drink in the pub served by Kayla. Great Aunt Alice was an interesting soul who really tried to rebuild a relationship with Annie and welcome her home. The romance (yes, with Josh) was quite believable and that first kiss was just right. It was actually some of the other relationships that develop as the choir is rebuilt and the town comes together that really captured my attention. I can't wait to go back and visit again as the author has promised another tale for Annie and her friends.

Thanks Netgalley. Absolutely loved this book, loved the characters. Feel good read

I absolutely adored this book and I definitely feel it is now one of my favourites of all time. So thank you to the Bookouture, Liz Eeles and to NetGalley for giving me the chance to read it in return of an honest review.

First of all, can we please appreciate how beautiful this cover is? Everything works well together, the colours, the location, everything draws you in and makes you want to read it (well, I know this cover done this to me anyway!) I thought it was brilliant from start to finish. There was just enough humour and seriousness to balance the book perfectly and I think Liz is an amazing author if this book is anything to go by!

It follows Annie, a lone wolf, who breaks up with boyfriend Stuart and finds out she has a great-aunt who she's never met before that lives in Cornwall (described as a beautiful place and I'm now itching to go there!). Annie, who's used to being on her own, is reluctant to go at first, but after finishing with her job, decides that she'll give it a go.

When Annie arrives in Cornwall, she has a run in with moody Josh Pasco and it sets the spirits high with what she expects for the rest of her trip visiting her great-aunt. Whilst meeting new friends along the way and experiencing new things, Annie sets up a choir but little does she know that this short trip is going to change her outlook on life forever and not even Annie is expecting the outcome!

This book is heartwarming and makes you feel warm and fuzzy. I never really thought that I would really enjoy a book about a choir but I really did! I'm so pleased that I got the chance to read this book because it honestly is so good. It's funny and lighthearted and exactly what I look for in a Chick Lit book.

Whilst not the fastest paced book in the world, I still really enjoyed it. Past meets present and demons are dealt with in the beautiful Cornish countryside.

The line 'channel your inner Gareth Malone' really made me laugh.

A joy.

I absolutely ADORED this beautiful book! Loved Annie and all the colourful characters. By the end of the book, I felt I knew them all, having lived in Annie's shoes for the duration of the book. The author transports you and by the end you are transformed in some way, feeling warm and happy, a smile on your face. Salt Bay comes alive in this book and I wanted to move there, be part of the community. I loved this beautiful story and I absolutely cannot wait to read more by this author. Would highly recommend it to everyone.

This is exactly the kind of book that I love to read. It is set in a cute little town with lots of quirky townspeople and tells a heart warming story of a woman who learns to put down roots and become involved with family and community.

I loved reading about Annie, she is kind and caring but has some serious commitment issues. Her back story really made me care about her from the very beginning and I loved to watch her change and grow throughout the book.

Josh, Annie's love interest, is great and the two of them have great chemistry. The author really took the time to build there relationship slowly and by the end you are really hoping these two work it out.

I would highly recommend this cute book. It has an interesting story, wonderful characters, and a feel good ending that I loved.

I thought this book was fabulous. I loved Annies story of how she went from being on her own in busy London to finding lost family in lovely Cornwall.

Annie is a kind and caring person, the way she adjusts to life in Cornwall is so natural. She finds out about the old choir and sets it upon herself to revive it and give the village something to enjoy.

Annie struggles throughout this book on whether to remain in Cornwall or return to London and you are left guessing until the end on what she decides to do.

This was such a beautiful heartwarming story. 5 Stars!

Annie walked in on her boyfriend shagging another woman, to add insult to injury, he’s not even that sorry. With no job, no boyfriend and no family, she reluctantly agrees to travel to Cornwall to visit the great-aunt she never knew existed. The village is lovely, and her family’s home turns out to be a lot more grand than Annie could have ever imagined. True, she’s nearly run down by a surly motorist her first day there, and there’s no cell service, but her aunt’s poor health forces Annie to stay out of a sense of family duty. To occupy her time she tries to restart the local choral group and soon finds that the village, her aunt, and the guy who almost ran her over, have won her heart. Sweet, funny, and delightfully snarky, I can’t wait to read the next installment

This book was a pleasure to read , it is a lovely story that is beautifully written to the point in could taste the sea air and would love to visit the little town. I know the author mentions writing a follow-up and I for one will be waiting to read it
this book is exactly what it says on cover a romance but one written in today's world and so you can easily identify with the characters.
Has some twists and turns that had me shouting at the books main character Annie ,who I felt I knew . Thoroughly enjoyed