I have been reading a few of the shorter books on offer lately as I fell I need a break from long drawn out stories and this is just what I needed.

A book where you can escape to your world for a time and enjoy a story of giving life and love another go is a perfect way to escape into a good book.

I loved Sara, loved her courage, loved the settings and found this an enjoyable book to read. Not too heavy, not too light!

A really enjoyable read by Fiona Valpy. Based in lovely France, I felt like I was there through the pages. A fun, romantic read!

This is another great book by Fiona Valpy. It is a rollercoaster of emotions and delights. The Setting in France of these books really make you feel like travelling there. This is a throughly enjoyable book.

The Season of Dreams, book number two in the Escape to France collection was great! A dreamy location and romantic chateau in a French wine country turned wedding venue, this book has it all. But will there be a happy ending? I enjoyed the wedding descriptions and romance. All of the characters were very relatable. Great read!

I enjoyed the story. This is definitely one for the beach and something I'd consider a light read. The author has a way of placing you in the setting and making you feel as if you are there. Would I recommend it? Yes.

I have read and enjoyed Fiona Valpy before. While I think this new series is a little more frothy with a little less substance than her previous books, I did enjoy them very much! Perfect beach read,

I read this book first not realizing it was a series. I loved the secondary characters in this book and can’t wait to read their stories in Book 1 & 3. A perfect beach read!

Sara is co-owner of a French chateau with her fiance, which whom she runs a wedding venue business. But she catches him cheating on her with a wedding guest, and is left broken-hearted in the chateau she sunk her savings into, with a season of weddings to host. She will take all the help she can get, including from Thomas, the wine salesman moonlighting as her DJ.

Previously published as The French for Always, this is part of the Escape to France series, although I think it is one of the weaker books in the trio. The prose is… a lot. It felt like it needed another editing pass, because there were too many words for what it was trying to say, and it left the book a bit bloated, considering it is quite a short story.

The tone is light and fun, and I think this could be the perfect book if you want a slice of idealised life in rural France, with a sugary romance and buckets of sentimentality. But it lacked the depth of Valpy’s other books, and left me unenthused.

“The Season of Dreams” is a republished book by Fiona Valpy and the second book in a series. This book, however, can be read as a stand-alone book. Here’s what I liked about the book - it’s a quick read. Ms. Valpy lived in France for a number of years and her description of the countryside read as being authentic. I liked how this book began - a booked wedding venue with the owners (engaged) breaking up. One wants to keep the venue, the other immediately sell. I liked the tension this set for the remainder of the book. This book had a lot of optimism that I found enjoyable. I also like how, for a middle of a series book, this book didn’t feel like a “middle book” - no cliff-hanger no strong hints to another book in the series. A quick read with an enjoyable cast.

Sara and Gavin run the Chateau Bellevue providing beautiful weddings in the French Countryside, until she discovers Gavin with one of the bridesmaids. With her dreams of her own fairytale wedding in shatters Sara has to regroup and try and salvage the rest of the years bookings whilst trying to find a way to hold onto the chateau. Will she get her own Happy Ever After?
A delightful read with lovely descriptions of all the weddings. Relatable characters and links to other books by Fiona. Perfect summer read

I realised too late this book is part of a set but it does not matter. A lovely story of weddings, a beautiful chateau , unfaithful partners, finding true love. Learning to trust again. The wedding descriptions were lovely. I loved it

Thank you NetGalley and Amazon Publishing UK Lake Union Publishing for the eARC.
Sara and Gavin have bought and refurbished a chateau in the wine country of Bordeaux and turned it into a wedding venue. But when Sara discovers Gavin in a compromising situation with one of the guests, her world practically collapses.
How she turns around the situation and finds love again is a wonderful story, told with much sensitivity and optimism. It's a lovely read, especially in these difficult times in the world, Definitely recommended!

This is another fun book with great characters. I wish I was friends with everyone in this book. I only wish I was in France drinking a fabulous glass of wine at a cafe while reading this charming story.

From the title to the ending, this is a fun quick read. The author brings the characters to life on the pages in a cannot out down book. It was sent to me by Netgalley for review. I enjoyed this book.