History teacher Freya bumps into her old childhood friend, Charlie, and with neither of them able to afford a place of their own, they decide to pitch in together to buy a home.
The plan is to renovate and make enough profit to enable them to take the next step on the property ladder separately. And Charlie knows the perfect property – the ramshackled Oak Tree Cottage.
Having to live in forced proximity as they fix up the property, Freya starts to develop feelings for Charlie, even though her rules specified no getting involved.
This was a perfectly pleasant read which sweeps us into the nitty-gritty of trying to make their new abode habitable – from dust, draughts and debris to cold showers and camp cooking.
A hungover Lydia is heading home from a girls’ holiday in Kefalonia when she realises she has no memory of getting the tattoo on her back that says ‘Awesome Andreas’. And she has no idea who Andreas is either.
So Lydia makes the rash decision to return to the Greek isle to track down the mystery man.
This was a fun and breezy holiday read with an endearing heroine, vivid setting, and delightful love interest. Well worth taking a chance on this new author.
