Published: 17th June 2014
Publisher: Carina UK
Available on Kindle
Blurb
Who said that only real heroes could be found in fiction?
Sarah Smith had an addiction – she was addicted to romance novels. The meet-cute, the passion, the drama and the gorgeous men! Now this wouldn’t have been such an issue if she hadn’t been the owner of the only bookshop in Ashford, Connecticut.
Ever since her close friend Lil, from The Gingerbread Café, had become engaged she had been yearning for a little love to turn up in her life. Except Sarah knew a good man was hard to find – especially in a tiny town like Ashford. That was until New York journalist, Ridge Warner stepped into her bookshop…
Love could be just around the corner for Sarah, but will she be able to truly believe that happy-ever-after can happen in real-life too!
Sarah Smith had an addiction – she was addicted to romance novels. The meet-cute, the passion, the drama and the gorgeous men! Now this wouldn’t have been such an issue if she hadn’t been the owner of the only bookshop in Ashford, Connecticut.
Ever since her close friend Lil, from The Gingerbread Café, had become engaged she had been yearning for a little love to turn up in her life. Except Sarah knew a good man was hard to find – especially in a tiny town like Ashford. That was until New York journalist, Ridge Warner stepped into her bookshop…
Love could be just around the corner for Sarah, but will she be able to truly believe that happy-ever-after can happen in real-life too!
Review
The Bookshop on the Corner is another perfect little novella
by Rebecca Raisin. In this book we get to find out more about bookshop owner Sarah
Smith who has been briefly mentioned in the Gingerbread Café books.
Sarah Smith is probably a character that many of us book
bloggers can relate too. She’s slightly introverted and perhaps a little messy,
preferring to spend every free minute lost in the pages of her latest book
rather than tidy up. I instantly connected with her the way she sheltered
herself from conflict and change by burrowing herself in books. Even though she
feels she might be missing out of life a little by not having a boyfriend and
rushing off to get married, she won’t settle for just anyone. Sarah’s looking
for that perfect boyfriend who lives up to the dashing heroes in her romances
novels. She wants him to be extremely hot but also kind and caring and someone
who will not try and compete with her love of books. Sarah believes she’ll
never find him but then one day her dream man walks straight into her bookshop
and he seems to be quite keen on her too. Is he too good to be true, Sarah needs
to take a risk to find out?
I read this as an introduction to The Little Bookshop on the
Seine which is out October 16th as a way of getting to know Sarah more.
I adored The Bookshop Shop on the Corner and devoured it in one afternoon. It’s
the perfect little romance story with the adorable Sarah and smoking hot Ridge
and it was lovely to read about her letting him into her life and taking a
risk.
As with previous books by Rebecca, The Bookshop on the
Corner is set in Ashford and I find it so comforting to read about somewhere
which is becoming very familiar to me. I also loved that previous characters
CeeCee, Lil and Missy are mentioned as it just adds to that cosy feeling
Rebecca’s writing seems to bring out in me. I have to give this book 5/5 as
everything is just perfect and seamlessly written. Thank you Rebecca for
bringing us another lovely read.
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