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Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this book.

Was so excited to read this book. I love  Christie Barlow books. This one is so well written.

The setting is gorgeous and the characters are all engaging and beautifully developed.

I enjoyed the storyline. The familyband community all come together to save the flower shop. It is such a peaceful and calming book. It is a perfect getaway book. I enjoyed escaping into the pages.

Recomnend.

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I was itching to start reading this book as soon as it was downloaded, but had to control the urge and finish the book I was mid way through. As soon as I started the first paragraph, I was immersed back into the world of the Scottish village of Heartcross and their residents.

Florist, Florries life is in a spin, Aunt Ada has passed away. At the funeral service, the face of Tom, her teenage crush turns up and then she finds out what she thought was being left to her isn't!

Florrie has to call upon the community of Heartcross to help save "Rose Cottage Gardens" from being developed into new homes, she also has to fight to save the Vintage Flower Van too, which results in some surprising collaborations, and Toms face just keeps popping up!

I have totally enjoyed all the Love Hear Lane books and this one is no exception, it gets a big thumbs up from me.

The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane is available to pre-order on Amazon, with a release date of 23rd May 2024.

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Florrie's aunt Ida passes away and she is told to vacate Rose cottage and to close down her vintage flower van., but Florrie fights to save her home and business. she get the whole town behind her. very sweet story.

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DO NOT START THIS UNTIL YOU CLEAR YOUR SCHEDULES AS YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO PUT IT DOWN!!!!… I absolutely LOVED… Perfect read to lift your spirits and keep you hooked… Will keep you up late at night

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This was a very sweet book. It is joyously filled with flowers, and plants and bunches of glorious colours which form the heart of the story. Florrie opens the book at a funeral singing beautifully which leads on to the will reading and things all going wrong. Her original love interest appears back on the scene and there is something very underhand that runs under the romance, with a lack of trust explored. Florrie is cute and endearing, although the original bust up with Tom seems a little bit too much to kick off the story, and she doesn’t appear in the best light with a distinct lack of listening skills! It is definitely a happy book, with everything getting sorted out for the best, the baddies getting into trouble and love blossoming.

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A lovely sweet romance - lovers to enemies to lovers. I have enjoyed all the previous books in this series and this seems to be the last one which is a pity. An excellent book with characters that almost seem like friends as the series has progressed.

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A sweet final story in Heartcross in the highlands. I enjoyed this final story which in addition to the story of Florrie and Tom, wraps up the lives of the other residents. Despite that, it reads fine alone.

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Another fab read in the Love Heart Lane series, where the main focus is Florrie and the loss of her great aunt.

This a joyful read and I am absolutely devastated this is the last in the series I feel like I have lost a bunch of friends.

I have enjoyed and loved every single book and really think this would make a wonderful series.

The ending was just perfect I had tears rolling, happy tears, sad tears.

Heartcross always sounds wonderful with a great community, a place I would certainly love to visit if it was real

On the bright side I see a new series on Puffin Island which I cannot wait to dive into.

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I am so sorry this is the last in this series,have loved them all. It was also nice to see characters from previous books. Florrie who is a florist was devastated when her aunt died but then then she had challenges of her will. Heartcross draws you in and you just want to live there. I felt sorry for Tom when he didn’t really know what was going on. Florrie put up a good fight to keep her cottage and van. Just another feel good book and always love a happy ending.

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Thanks Netgalley and the Publishers. I really enjoyed this warm hearted story, loved the characters in the book, the location and most of all the storyline. Would recommend.

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Where friends are there for you no matter what. Because once you arrive in Heartcross, you never want to leave...
A very special series to me, and I am sad that this is the last one in that series.
I've loved each and every one, and I feel like I know the characters so well.
Thank you Christie Barlow, you are a superstar!
Many thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for the early copy.

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The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane
by Christie Barlow
An extremely well written story as any reader of the Love Heart Lane would come to expect.
A book fool of quirky characters good and not so good. Things are not always as they first appear. We follow the journey of Florrie as she is coping with death of her beloved great aunt Ada and the immediate eviction notice to vacate Rose Cottage Ada’s home and Florries when lived there in her youth and return the vintage flower van. Florrie and her friends are not prepared to go without a fight! Follow the journey to save Rose Cottage and Vintage flower van as they use all avenues at the disposal in the fight against the developers . Great read my only disappointment personally is the the epilogue made it all seem so final. Here’s hoping that there is still room for another peek in to the village of Heartcross in the future as for me it will be sorely missed new characters and old.

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If you want to read a series of books with a warm feel good factor , this is definitely the one. As with all of the other books, I read this non stop with a smile on my face. The little village in Scotland is somewhere I would love to live, having such a wonderful caring and thoughtful community. Wholeheartedly recommended.

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This is the latest in the Loveheart Lane series and as always it’s a pleasure to revisit the village of Heartcross. There were lots of familiar characters and references to past books but you could also read this as a stand alone story. It centres around Florrie who has just inherited a vintage flower van from her beloved aunt. However events from the past are threatening the future of the vintage flower van so Florrie and the residents of Heartcross hatch a plan to save it. There is also the added complication of the reappearance of Tom from Florries university days. What is his connection to the threat to the vintage flower van? This book has really likeable characters and you find yourself rooting for a happy ending to the story.

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Book 14 of Love Heart Lane series and in my opinion,absolutely one of the best series ever. Each book can be read as a standalone but I heartily recommend reading the others because they are a pure joy to read. Like previous books, we get to catch up with some of the residents which is delightful but this book focuses on the story of Florrie Appleton and her fight try and protect her home and busness, left to her by her late aunt, from property developers. The two things you need to know about Love Heart Lane..once you visit you never want to leave and friends are there for you no matter what, and that is absolutely true of this story. I raced through this book as I just couldn't put it down. Thank you so much to netgalley, publishers and most of all Christie Barlow for an advanced copy of the book for an honest review.

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A great end to the series with a campaign to fight and win just as there was in book one. Florrie's story is heartwarming, packed with friendship and flowers, and I was willing her to win back, not only the home and van but also the man she so obviously loved. I will miss Love Heart Lane and its many familiar characters but look forward to Christie's next venture with huge anticipation.

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Stunning and a fitting end to this beautiful series. I was a late finder to this series so I've got to go back to read the other books in the series but this one with Florrie and Tom is one full of twists and turns. I don't want to ruin the final book in the series but Florrie journey is an amazing one; boy does that girl have a fire in her belly. Chrisitie has written a fitting final ending to this well loved series, and I for one wanted Florrie to have her happy ever after to keep The Vintage Flower Van and Rose Cottage, There is a twist in the story that you just don't see coming and I didn't want it to end.

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This was a really wonderful read. Although starting a little sadly it certainly was a lovely story of love, friendship and romance. It was great to be back at Love Heart Lane and catch up with the characters again. Florrie was a wonderful character who loved being a florist and loved her aunt Ada's Rose cottage and the beautiful garden her aunt spent years creating. Once again the people of Heartcross came together to help each other.

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Another lovely lighthearted read from Christie set in her uniquely Scottish village. Charming characters pull together showing the strength of true relationships pulling together to oust the bad people. A love story that came adrift purely from misunderstandings is mended and culminates in a happy ending.

A relaxing, easy going read, with a cheery story line. What’s not to like especially when Tom and Florrie overcome the hurdles created up by Tom’s father Edward. My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers, HarperCollins One More Chapterfor this advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

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This is the perfect end to the perfect series - my favourite genre of writing done so very well. The characters are old friends that you enjoy hearing about and the setting is dreamy - just great fiction.

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