This book encompasses some real life talk, such as love, loss, friendship and personal growth. It is a very good premise and I really liked the setting.

Aria lives on the go, she has bookstore on wheels, traveling with her best-friend Rosie. Aria lost her husband to cancer not long ago and her journey is one of healing.

All sounds good, but I must say I was ultimately very bored. Aria’s personality is the same as everyone in the book. All the characters feel very similar, very grey.

Aria and Rosie should ditch everyone and become lesbians, there’s sooooo much focus on Rosie, what she’s feeling, her achievements, her wants and needs. It's so annoying.

I felt there was a lack of focus on Jonathan, he is what I wanted to read about, and he only made an important appearance halfway through the book. Why?

This is a very peaceful sort of read, and I believe some people will enjoy it. Just not me.

I LOVED this book! If you need an adorable romance to take you out of this anxiety filled world, please pick this one up! It does deal with a few tough issues (cancer), but it is so brilliantly done that you should still pick it up and buy it. Just such a beautiful story and a perfect escape. It has a bit of a slow start, but stick with it and you will be rewarded with a wonderful and wholesome romance. Also, this is a very clean romance, so if sex scenes make you uncomfortable, you can safely pick this one up! Again, overall, just a fabulous book!

I enjoyed the book. I loved hoe Rosie planned every thing and made lists. Reading in these difficult times it is lovely to read about France . I loved the extract of the diary.I was pleased Aria and her mother in law made it up. A good feel good book. I do hope there will be a third one

It's not bad, but it's slow to get into, which right now is not ideal. I want a happy ending, and I can't get into the book enough to see if there is one. I will persevere though, and finish this book!

This is the first Rebecca Raisin book I've read but it definitely won't be the last. A beautiful story in an equally beautiful setting. I could picture all the places even though I'd never been there. I fell in love with the characters but even more with Rosie even though she wasn't the main character. A fabulous feel good factor book that definitely lifts the moods from beginning to end.

Aria is a free-spirited nomad on the outside, grieving widow on the inside. Off to travel France in her traveling romance book shop with her friends Rosie & Max, Aria begins to feel the loneliness of the life that she's settled into after her husband died. On the road, she finds herself running into handsome and kind author Jonathan and can't help but feel a connection, but before she can pursue a relationship with him she needs to give herself permission to move on past her grief.

Another cute read from Rebecca Raisin! After reading Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop and getting to know free-spirited Aria I was really excited to have a story from her POV. These books are light and breezy, have a touch of romance, but are also very much about friendship.

It was nice to get the characters out of their comfort zone - away from the UK and into France. I thought this book was much more travel-heavy - I truly felt like I was wandering the French countryside with our little group of nomads.

Aria's journey with her grief was very compelling. We learn in the previous book that she is a widow, but this story is very much about her coming to terms with her life now and giving her self permission to continue living fully.

My biggest qualm with this story is that we don't really have a great foundation for Aria and her love interest, Jonathan. We know they spent one day together, (but we didn't see it), they made out at a bar, and its nearly halfway through this book that we get a true interaction. I wanted Aria to pursue a relationship, but I didn't necessarily feel like as a reader I felt the draw of Jonathan for a while. Once we really saw the two interact though, I loved the pair together.

Thank you to NetGalley and HQ Digital for the chance to read this book in exchange for an honest review!

I had read and enjoyed the first book in this series, Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop, and I was thrilled to hear that there was another book in the series. This could easily be read as a standalone novel. I was delighted to receive an early preview copy of the book from Netgalley and the Publisher.
This book features Aria and her bookshop, as her and the other Nomads travel to France for the Festivals. Rosie and Max from the previous books also feature heavily.
This is a lovely uplifting and heartwarming read. There are plenty of funny moments, as well as gentle romance. It is a perfect holiday read, and the glamorous locations in France are a perfect Summery setting.
I adored reading about Aria's bookshop, as I like reading stories about books and bookshops. It was interesting to read about the literary references, as well as Rosie's delicious sounding teas.
This is a lovely easygoing book, which I really enjoyed reading.

Having read Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop, I was so eager to get my hands on the second installment of the talented author Rebecca Raisin. Her books really make my heart smile. They are light but deep, shadowed yet joyous and always filled with hope and love.

Aria loved TJ and he died 3 years ago. She had promised never to love again. Yet a hint of love came in the form of Jonathan. With her best friend Rosie and a long lost diary from TJ, she soon gave a second chance to life and love.

Having read many works of this talented author, I waited for the right day to read this book as I knew things about the world out would pull me down, then I would need an uplifter. It was today, and this was the book which brought me peace for a few hours.

Emotions made my heart tremble as I read Aria's story as she healed and found closure. The Rebecca's love for books was well reflected in Aria. Works of many great authors were mentioned in the prose. Friendships and relationships formed the core while forgiveness and acceptance were seen in the pages.

I was transported from my home to the land of France as the book camper van traveled to different places and found little gems of bookshops on the way. Love too returned with Jonathan, Rosie and her husband had a few surprises up their sleeves.

The book was everything I hoped and more. I was turbulent and angry, and it soothed me with its gentle words. What blessed peace from my thoughts for a few hours!!

A light easy read but quite predictable and repetitive in places. Fairly likeable characters but all a little over cosy and rose tinted for me but saying that, it is ideal for an escapism read especially at these troubled times. I did enjoy the French places visited but found the concept of English camper van vendors at local events somewhat far fetched especially a travelling English book shop and the amount of catering done from other vans. I've yet to come across a fete in France where these sort of vendors would be welcome let alone do well but I do tend to keep off the beaten track. I think it would have actually sat better with me set in this country but then I did love the escapism to sunny France. The only other thing that grated was for cash strapped Nomadic travellers, a helicopter trip and Uber Taxi were totally beyond belief. So probably a 3.5

Not read a book by this author before but enjoyed it, and will be reading more! Loved the fact this actually about a travelling bookshop, tea shops and all in a campervan. I liked it as it was uplifting and such an easy read.

I loved this novel from begin to end.

It’s really a great story about van lifers, but it’s also a lot more than that. Characters are well written, and even so the dialogs. The story is realistic and heavy theme’s like grief and forgiveness are neatly intwined in the story.

Aria is a widow and is still grieving of the loss of her husband. But there is no place for a new romance? Aria learns to live again, to forgive and to move on with the help of her friends and a nice writer. It seems like a usual love story, but it’s so much more than that. The characters show so much of themselves, they’re believable and realistic and the bonus is the love story at the end.

I loved the book theme and the many quotes about books.
“Having worlds to escape into that weren’t my own
”The beauty of literature: it’s allways there when people aren’t.”

Aria’s travelling book shops is on of the best romantic novels I read in ages!

Who doesn’t dream of running away, to another country or to a new way of living.

Aria has already done that. After the death of her husband, she has set up a book shop in her camper van and travels around the country with her best friend, Rosie, who runs a tea and cake shop from her van, and Rosie’s boyfriend Max, a clean living soul who sells freshly made juices and practices yoga. Despite being surrounded by couples, Aria has no intention of finding love because, although she is still young, she feels she has already found and lost her soul mate.

This is a typical romcom read, with plenty of humour and a very predictable, but enjoyable plot. A quick, easy to read novel that was a perfect palate cleanser, leaving me fulfilled and wanting more.

If you enjoy women’s light fiction, you will like this book.

What a lovely read! Despite not having read the first book in series (I do have it, just never managed to slot it in!) this is a fabulous stand-alone read.

Aria and her friend Rosie are about to travel with the Van Lifers, heading to France for the summer. If there's one thing Aria is certain of, it's that she's not looking for romance; she's had the one true love of her life and doesn't want another. Until she meets Jonathan and finds that her feelings seem to be thawing out . . .

I love the thought of travelling around as Aria and Rosie do - although, in all honesty, I'd never do it myself.  It's a wonderful way to see the sights and make a living at the same time! Be prepared to have the tissues close to hand with this one though - there are a few teary moments in amongst the joy and laughter. A very touching novel, beautifully written and hitting all the right notes. I've really enjoyed this one and it is well worth four stars.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is - as always - my honest, original and unbiased review.

Thank you to @netgalley for the gifted ebook in exchange for an honest review.

I wasn’t sure how much I would enjoy this one as it normally bothers me not to have read the first book, as the context always helps. But I soon fell in to the world of Aria and Rosie, and loved their friendship. Unveiling the story of TJ was also written very tastefully, and revealed at the perfect point in the book.

It’s a very refreshing read, but not without references to life’s troubles either.

The only thing that bothered me was how many times Aria referred to being a nomad. It got a little repetitive but I do understand that it’s part of her lifestyle so it’s bound to be a big part of the story!

I re-read the previous book, Rosie's travelling tea shop, so that I could remember what happened first. Following on with Aria and her lovely bookshop was a delight. Some of the same characters, ie Max, appeared, some new ones.
So much of this book dwells on grief and loss, for Aria. Wondered at one point if there was a tiny bit too much emphaisis. But her realisation that life has to go on was very touching, as was a reconciliation.
A delightful book. Thank you NetGalley for a freview copy.

A light and lovely read. I thought this was well written, the characters and relationships were believable and the plot kept moving. Thoroughly enjoyable, I will read the first one!

I read the first book in this series a while ago and really enjoyed it so I was pleased to be sent a copy of this book to review. This story centres and Aria and her travelling book shop as she travels around France with the other van lifers and her friend Rosie from book 1. It was a lovely easy read to lose myself in, sad in some places and funny in others. I really enjoyed it and thankyou to netgalley for the review copy.

I absolutely loved Rosie's Travelling Tea Shop, and when I heard that Rebecca Raisin had written a sequel I was so excited to read it, and it certainly didn't disappoint. It felt like coming home to old friends and catching up on their lives.

Aria hasn't got over losing her husband, and love of her life TJ to cancer a few years before. Her mother in law, who was more like a mother to her resents her for 'taking away' TJ to the Lake District before he died (at his request). However she does send Aria his diary as per his request - only 3 years late!

Aria's best friend Rosie runs the tea shop van, and is forever making up delicious herbal infusions, and the most delicious cakes, and Aria I'd more than happy to try them for her. However, Rosie is no longer single, as she is dating Max who runs a van selling vegan juices. The three of them get on beautifully and pull together, however just occasionally Aria does feel lonely, and misses TJ terribly. In the time before TJ's death she promises him she won't be with anyone else, but he tells her he wants her to find love. However, the only live she can handle are inside the romance novels in her campervan.

When Aria gets tipsy, and joins in with Karaoke, she end up falling off the stage and into the arms of Jonathan, who stirs up feelings she thought were finished for her. When the opportunity arises for Aria, Rosie and Max to join the 'VanLifers' in a journey across France, they accept with enthusiasm, and Aria thinks that is the end for her and the mysterious Jonathan. Sometimes the universe has a mind of its own.

This book swallowed me whole from the moment I started reading, and sucked me into another world. Obviously as a bookworm from way back, I could relate to Aria, and I already loved Rosie from the previous book. This is not a book for those that like murder, gore, and fast paced action. If you like a beautiful story, great characterisation, and beautiful description then this is for you.

I haven't read much from this author before but the cover drew me in as well as the synopsis. It was so interesting and different to what I usually read with it's storyline about travelling bookshops, teashops and camper vans! It was a fun and easy read and at the end I felt uplifted. I really enjoyed reading this, and will look out for more by this author in the future.

OMG brilliant. Captured from page one!

Aria is living life on the road, in her mobile bookshop. Aria is grief filled and determined to follow the promise she made 3 years previously to her dying husband.

Can Aria follow the stages of grief to live her life again?

Well written and an easy read.

Praise for Rebecca Raisin.