Stirred With Love by Marcie Steele
Published: 3rd September 2015
Publisher: Bookouture
Pages:300
Available in Paperback and on Kindle
Blurb
Sometimes the best friends can be found where you least expect them …
Still grieving after the loss of her beloved husband, Lily Mortimer is determined to do something with the time she has left.
After the end of her fairytale marriage, thirty-something Kate is trying hard to mend her broken heart.
Chloe, a young woman with the world at her feet, is struggling to know what to do with her life.
When Lily embarks on a new venture in the picturesque town of Somerley, the three women come together to open The Coffee Stop, the most charming café for miles around.
But opening a coffee shop is never as simple as it seems, especially when you add neighbouring competition, local heart throbs and heartbreak to the mix.
When tragedy strikes, can the three women pull together to make the new business fly, or will Lily’s last chance disappear down the drain along with yesterday’s coffee grinds?
Still grieving after the loss of her beloved husband, Lily Mortimer is determined to do something with the time she has left.
After the end of her fairytale marriage, thirty-something Kate is trying hard to mend her broken heart.
Chloe, a young woman with the world at her feet, is struggling to know what to do with her life.
When Lily embarks on a new venture in the picturesque town of Somerley, the three women come together to open The Coffee Stop, the most charming café for miles around.
But opening a coffee shop is never as simple as it seems, especially when you add neighbouring competition, local heart throbs and heartbreak to the mix.
When tragedy strikes, can the three women pull together to make the new business fly, or will Lily’s last chance disappear down the drain along with yesterday’s coffee grinds?
Review
Stirred With Love by Marcie Steele (aka Mel Sherratt of
crime fiction fame) is the story of three very different women coming together
at crucial points in their lives, and reopening a coffee shop.
Lily the shop owner
has just lost her husband and is looking to revamp her coffee shop for a newer
market so advertises for staff to help her run the place, with the promise of
good prospects for the right candidate. First comes Kate, a thirty-two year old
who’s just split up with her husband and looking for a fresh start in a new
town. Then there is Chloe an eighteen year old diva looking for some fun before
her A-level results come out and she finally has to decide what to do about her
future. This unlikely trio soon find they have formed a strong bond both with
each other but also with The Coffee Stop itself, which soon becomes home for
them all.
I really enjoyed reading about each of the women’s journeys
as they each experienced some highs and lows. I did feel that some of the
relationships with Jake and Will particularly were a little rushed and I would
have liked a little bit more time to digest what was happening. My favourite
character was Lily as she seemed the consistent with her views. Kate was initially
wanting to leave her husband and then became upset when he left her which I
didn’t understand. Chloe wanted to be treated like a grown up but I felt she
showed her immaturity on many occasions.
I did feel that although Stirred With Love has some moments
which made me laugh and cry, which I enjoyed, it was just another coffee shop
story which I have read many times before and nothing stood out to make this
different.
Stirred With Love is an easy read and one which I read over
a couple of evenings, it’s a story of friendships, new beginnings and having
the confidence to believe you can do what you want.
I would like to thank Bookouture and Netgalley for my review
copy and I rate this book 3 out of 5 stars.
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