I love all of Jaimie Admans books but I think this has just become my favourite. The characters are lovable, the scenery sounds exquisite, the story beautifully told and the facts about bees interesting. I was so caught up in the story unfolding that the world around me ceased to exist.
Thank you Jaimie and Netgalley for giving me the chance to read this early ebook copy.

This book is just a wholesome feel-good story with a dash of cozy murder-mystery, which was an absolute joy to read! The whole setting of a small town with an abandoned manor house with beehives on the roof was really charming, and the main character Kayleigh is very relatable. Her thoughts and feelings towards the soul crushing reality of job hunting, and basically doing anything to feel like you’re in control of your own life again. Even if it means you’ll have to play it cool, while trying to fake it until you make it. It just hit really close to home. To be honest, I wouldn’t mind taking up the job as a beekeeper. Especially when there’s an absolute nature loving cutie like Carey living in the manor!

The story just struck a note with me, and made me feel really happy while reading the story. It has so much heart to it, and you just can’t help but to fall in love with both the manor and the characters. One little thing I also really enjoyed was how each chapter started with a bee fact. I now know a lot more about bees than I did before!

Another new author for me, loved the storyline and characters, the interesting story of the mystery bee and loved the twist at the end, I love a book that makes me laugh especially the bit about the wheelie bin, I could just picture the scenery as I read. Interesting about the history of beekeeping. So enjoyed this book and I can highly recommend it.
Thanks again to NetGalley and to HQ HQDigital for the early read

Something happens at Elderflower Grove that makes this whole book magical from start to finish. It is wonderful to immerse ones self in the house, the local villagers and Kayleigh and Carey's story, not to mention the surrounding mystery as it unfolds. I already love watching bees so I especially liked the quotes at the top of each chapter and how the story weaves everything together, including unexpected events, plus I have learnt so much about bees along the way. This is a book that you won't want to put down, it will have you turning the pages until late, it is quite simply Jaimie Adman's at her best and I can highly recommend it.

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Satisfying. The perfect book. With solid characters and clever plot. Genuine heroine who grows and learns.

Another fantastic read- possibly my favourite yet!
An atypical love story blossoming among the flowers and hives- perhaps more than once?
With a little bit of intrigue and a possible bad guy (or is he good, or a bit of both?) and a mystery to solve this is a lovely summery read- great for a beach or relaxing in the garden.

Oh my days!! Jaimie has done it again!
This book has brought on so many emotions in me, I've smiled, cringed, gasped, laughed, cried and much more. This has been such an absolute delight to read. I instantly fell in love with the 2 main characters in the book. Carey and Kayleigh. I loved the way Kayleigh kept changing her description of Careys aftershave, and I adored the way each chapter started with a bee fact.
I can honestly say that this is my favourite book of the year and I certainly wish I had a grandmother like Gracie.. she rocks!
The estate sounds idyllic and with Jamie's exceptional writing skills, I could picture everything, hear everything and smell everything. I was there. Such a perfect book.

This book certainly brought the sweetness of honey to us readers.
Thank you to netgalley and the publishers and the author Jaimie Admans for the opportunity to read this book for my honest opinion

My first book by this author. I really enjoyed the love plot and the characters in the book. Highly recommend!

Lovely storyline and brilliant characters, loved the story of the mystery bee and the twist at the end, had a few giggles along the way especially the rouge wheelie bin, descriptive and you could picture the layout and the scenery as you read, couldn't put it down, highly reccomend this book

This is a fun and I must add, educational read. It was very interesting I got to have information about beekeeping woven through this tale of mystery and romance. I thoroughly enjoyed this book

I loved this book! Another fab Jaimie Admans story, the perfect summer read. I loved the main characters and would absolutely love to live in their village but I really enjoyed the back story of Josie and Guilliame. Clear your diary for an afternoon or two in the garden and get reading - and I bet you look at bees in a different way after reading this and crave some honey 🍯🤣 thank you so much to Netgalley for an advanced copy

I fell in love with this book immediately! The characters are rich and enjoyable, and I really couldn't have liked them more. The dialogue was perfectly written, and I would totally want to live in this town myself. What a perfect summer read!

Kayleigh has moved back home. Her heart broken, she’s looking for a fresh start, and while the empty house isn’t exactly welcoming, it’s a place to stay. When an opening for a beekeeper at Ederflower Grove becomes available, Kayleigh jumps at the chance. The fact that she know nothing about bee keeping doesn’t deter her, the chance to examine the abandoned house and grounds is just too enticing to ignore. The handsome gardner living rough in the ruins is just the icing on the cake. A sweet, high spirited read

I actually enjoyed this one! The story is lovely with someone not knowing about bees and then become a keeper of them! Well written, a perfect beach read

This was a cute idea but the plot was a little too forced for me. Not my favorite Jaimie Admans book. Something about it just felt slightly off. The beekeeper plot was cute. I’m not sure how Kayleigh forgave Carey for what was revealed. It just seemed too out of character especially given what happened in her past.

Jaimie Admans books always manage to grab you from the first page, and this wonderful book is no exception. I was drawn in by the magical, otherworldly atmosphere of the story, and it’s main character - Elderflower Grove - a deserted Manor House, which was partially damaged by a fire and whose elderly owner was believed to have perished in the fire, although no trace of her has ever been found. On top of the house are sixty beehives, complete with bees, and when a beekeeper post is advertised to care for the hives, Kayleigh ( I now have the song of the same name by Marilliongoing round my head!) , applies and gets the post. There is only one problem, she lied and has never looked after bees in her life - and now she has 60 hives to look after and an expectation of supplying honey to the locals! While she is nosing around the deserted house, she finds Casey sleeping in the remains and together they strike up a friendship as they discover the house and grounds together. But the house, as well as Casey and Kayleigh, holds many secrets and as the house slowly reveals them things are about to change forever.
I love any storylines that have a magical feel to them and this has it in bucketloads. Wonderful characters, beautiful setting, ghostly sightings and a long kept secret. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Oh I really really enjoyed this! A classic romantic comedy with great characters and a wonderful romance or two.
The setting was absolutely beautiful and I’d absolutely love to go there. We definitely need a sequel to this one.
The bee facts throughout were such a great touch.

O wow Jaimie Admans has done it again. The beekeeper at Elderflower Grove is a must read. I couldn’t put it down 📖 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

So many twists and turns in the book, I loved it from the relationship between Kayleigh and Carey and under covering the truth behind The Nectar Inspectors and the Little Kettling villagers to who was the mystery man that left Josie devastated and desperately searching for him for years and presumed dead leaving behind her beloved bees.

I laughed, I cried whilst trying to work out the mysteries within the story. I can’t wait for Jaimies next book 📚

Kayleigh Harcourt needs a job. She’s back living with her mum after being betrayed by her boyfriend of 8 years. But it’s not easy, she’s not doing well on interviews and that’s why she goes for the job of beekeeper at Elderflower Grove. It’s a place she’s known and felt an affinity with since childhood. So what if she knows nothing about beekeeping- how hard can it bee?

I really enjoyed this book. It has everything you want in a good read - lovable characters, a great setting, romance, intrigue, dastardly deeds, Jane Austen and of course the bees. We all know how much we need the bees and I enjoyed the bee facts at the start of each chapter. The book is nicely paced, a few surprises and portrays a place that we’d all like to visit.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

If your in the mood for a book that will whisk you away to a place full of magic, beauty and wonder, look no further than this gem of a book by the wonderful Jaimie Admans. Honestly this book was exactly what I needed, without even knowing. The story follows Kayleigh, a newly single 36 year old, brokenhearted and back living with her mum, so desperate for a job that she's having an interview with a bee. Now if that doesn't grab your attention, nothing will! Kayleigh has always been drawn to Elderflower Grove, so much so she's willing to be the resident beekeeper, knowing less than nothing about Bees. Going behind the locked gates opens up opportunities she never would have imagined, including the secretive Carey! Together they start to realise that the big house has stories to tell and its chosen them to be its voice!

It's a beautifully written story, each character felt so real to me and I was happy to follow them through their journey. As always with Admans Books, there was plenty of bee puns, and the banter between the two had me in stitches.

Admans is one of my favourite authors. Her books are filled with love, laughter, a few tears and a story that will stay with you forever....You better BEElieve that this book is the must read book of the summer, and I'm BUZZING for everyone to get the chance to read it.
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