Elle Cooper works at the library in an area called The Heart of a Village on the grounds of Foxglove Farms in Heartcross. Soon, she will celebrating her 30th birthday and has decided that she will start searching for her biological mother. She grew up in foster care with Irene being the last foster mother she had and they have been together for a long time. She loves her dearly. Her co-worker and good friend, Pippa, is going to move in with her so they can share expenses.

Christy loves the novels of an author named Sam Stone. He is very popular and all the members of her book club love his books. She also loves the novels of author Noah Jones, who once did a signing at her library. That day ended with them sharing a kiss. Now, she cannot stop thinking about him and when she learns he will soon return to her library for another book signing, she is overjoyed.

This is a sweet book that tells the story of Elle’s sad childhood that turned out to be a good life for her. The supporting characters are many yet each of them has a story as well and all of it comes together to show the strength of close friendships. I enjoyed the book and hope that other readers will too.

Copy provided by NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

Elle is hitting a landmark birthday and making some life changing decisions! Go Elle!!! She’s wanting to make the most of her thirtieth year in life starting with locating her mother. But this is just the start, this one not-so-small decision is just the start and life starts to become very interesting for Elle.

I loved how Elle was bold in making some pretty major decisions in life. I wish I could be as brave at times. She didn’t always take life by the scruff of the neck which I could see she regretted to an extent but life in Heartcross always seems to find of working itself out for the better in a strange kind of way. It is such a magical place to live!

I read Evie’s Year Of Taking Chances 6 years ago and from what I remember, I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Barlow has taken Evie, transformed her in to Elle and relocated her to the gorgeous location of Heartcross. It felt a different book if I didn’t know better!

Going to The Library On Love Heart Lane is a wonderfully heartwarming way to end the year. It may be a standalone in the Love Heart Lane series but it fits perfectly into the fold. I encountered some of my favourite characters from the Scottish town as well as meeting some new ones which I hope (hint hint Christie) will reappear in the later books.

The latest in the brilliant series. I loved it.
Absolutely fab.
I adore this series of books. I want to live there, be struck by the Heartcross curse!
This is my favourite so far, but I say that after each book.
Thanks to the publisher for the early copy, I give my honest opinion.
Highly recommended.

I have read and enjoyed all the Love Heart Lane series and while connected by place and some characters they can be read as standalone novels. This book feels somewhat different to its predecessors with less depth and sudden plot twists. It seems that it is an earlier story rewritten for this series. It’s not the best in the series but a library is a welcome addition to the Love Heart Lane community.

A book from a favourite author that is about books, is a reader’s dream. With mentions of the classics and a few contemporary publications, the story focuses on two authors, Noah Jones, and Sam Stone. Noah had shared a brief moment and a kiss with Elle, while Sam is an elusive yet celebrated writer.
Elle is fiercely loyal to Irene, a mother to her in all manners except biology. Irene has recently retired from the library and is finding joy in her newfound freedom, but still misses the daily life in The Heart of the Village, the popular shopping area on Foxglove Farm. Elle is missing Irene but loving her relationship with her best friend, Pippa. Newcomer Aiden is a welcome addition to the library, and he perfectly fits the gap left by Irene’s departure.
Despite her relationship with Irene, Elle has sent a letter that may rock her world. Nursing a desire to discover more about her past, she has approached a service to help locate her birth mother. Although she has done this with Irene’s blessing, she is nervous about what she may discover. Thankfully, there’s plenty of activity at the library to prevent her from dwelling on her actions.
Christie Barlow has a talent for creating characters who are relatable, with a certain warmth that she brings to each of her books. I have loved them all but will revisit them over time.
This book really does have everything to offer the reader, and if you’ve visited Heartcross before, you’ll recognise some of the wonderful characters that we’ve met in earlier books. However, if this is your first visit, you’ll fit right in, but no doubt you’ll be dipping into the wonderful back catalogue to learn more about this enchanting location and the many wonderful characters that live there.

Really enjoyed this book and like this author a lot. Great characters and also references to characters from previous books. Would recommend this title and author.

The Library on Love Heart Lane by Christie Barlow

Ellie is local librarian and has grown up in foster care for life . She is settled in her job and happy with her life and job but just feels somethings missing and as she’s approaching thirty decides it’s time to search for her birth mother then her life starts to turn upside down.

A well written book in the love heart lane series but it is very predictable and rather repetitive in parts. It does cover some sensitive issues very well and excels with her quirky characters and descriptions of scenery and all round warmth the book gives in spades . A very good book but not her best but still a good enjoyable read. Can be read as a stand alone book.

What a lovely comforting cosy romance! I read it in one go! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book.

Great to be back in Heartcross & Loveheart Lane. This time following the ups & downs of librarians Elle and Pippa, although some familiar names pop up occasionally.
Although part of a series this book can easily be enjoyed as a stand alone.
I enjoyed this story, although some of the plot was rather predictable this didn’t detract from my enjoyment.
Full of likeable & fully-formed characters the story held my interest from beginning to end. All in all another lovely heartwarming story story from the residents of Heartcross & Loveheart Lane.

Thanks so much for the review copy of this book. As its the 13th book in a series (and I haven't read the other ones), I came into the town and story without any background. While I did enjoy the setting and many of the characters, the overall story lacked the bit of sparkle that I look for in a book like this. I guess it just wasn't super memorable for me, but it was a nice, sweet story! I think readers who are already fans of the series will really enjoy it, and wish everyone luck on its upcoming release!

I requested this book as soon as I saw that the new Christie Barlow was available! I couldn't believe that we've had so many adventures in Heartcross already!

Elle's story started a little too slow for me. As a librarian, she was a character I knew I was sure to love. Boy, was I right. I loved her and her fondness for books and the place she calls a home. Sadly, for me, it all took a little too long for the exciting things to start happening. There were several times where I felt a bit bored and was tempted to put the book away. Fortunately, I was hooked around halfway through the story and I finished the book in one sitting!

However much I love reading books set in Heartcross, there's always an element to them that makes them feel just a little bit unbelievable. For everything -- and I mean, everything -- to be happening to Elle at once now that she's turned thirty, felt a little tóó much for me. As much as I'd like her to get everything she wants-- this all felt a little too beautiful.

All together, this book was a lovely read during the inbetween time of Christmas and New Years and I'll definitely be looking forward to any other new Christie Barlow books.

Christie Barlow does it again! A delightful addition to the Love Heart Lane series! Started a little slow, but was unable to put it down by the end.

The latest in the Love Heart Lane series. This book sees the reader visit the library in Heartcross, and is about librarian Elle. She is turning 30, and wants to find her birth mother. The story follows her journey, and shows that the world can indeed be very small.

I liked the character of Aiden a lot, although I found Pippa a bit over the top at times. I did also think a number of the "twists" were quite obvious!

Not my favourite in the series, but it was lovely to resist the characters and locations of previous books.

Thank you to NetGalley, HarperCollins/OneMoreChapter, and the author for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.
This was a pleasant story of the librarians on Love Heart Lane and finding love and themselves, primarily Elle. After a challenging upbringing, she found love and safety and lived a good life, but always felt pieces were missing. She decided to find those pieces on her 30th birthday. This story follows that journey as well as reconnecting with someone she shared a moment with the previous year. The story also follows her best friend and mom and their love journeys. At the end, the story really shows what a small world it truly is. This was a no-spice book, although a couple of closed-door moments are mentioned in passing. This book is part of a series, but having not read any of the other books, I didn’t feel like I was missing anything.

Thank you to Netgalley for a pre publication copy. In return for an honest review! #thelibraryonloveheartlane #netgalley

Elle is the librarian in love heart Lane and decides on her 30th birthday she wants to find her biological family with the help of her Foster mum Irene. Will she find out about her past? Will her past bring her everything she wants? Can she get her love life back on track?

After reading book 2 in the series "Foxglove Farm." I have been following the author. Knowing I wanted to read all the books in the Love heart Lane series. So far I have read all the books after and including book 2.

This is book 12 however you would not know this when reading it. This book makes a great stand alone. Something I think this author has got down to a fine art.

The heart cross community are each loving and generous characters, each with their own secrets and hardships, who you totally feel yourself taking into your heart. They also show you the raw sides to remote village life as well as the emotions this brings.

Their are some emotional subjects included in this book such as adoption, death, drug addiction, homelessness and missing persons amongst other things. I do not feel this makes the book too heavy but has your heart growing fonder of the struggles each character faces. Whilst being thankful that Christie brings up and raises the profile of important and often taboo subjects in modern Britain.

This was not the best book in the series. The acknowledgements state this is a rewritten book from one of the authors first books that is not in this series and I wonder if that has anything to do with my below comments. I did find the first half was slow going with nothing really happening in it although there was a great opportunity that I really wanted this book to explore the actively looking part when looking for your biological family.

I normally love all of the love heart Lane characters but I really did not like Pippa. She was self absorbed, didn't listen to anyone and wanted everyone to be like her with very little character growth or understanding from her side of things.

Furthermore this book had way too many things going on which meant it was very 2 dimensional. At some points you began to scratch the surface and thought you were getting somewhere but then it'd revert back to being 2dimensional. I think it needed one plot line to allow that character chance to give their story snd back story in depth and this wpuld also have left open the option for other book ideas.

I would also say that I much prefer the titles like the other books of eg "Heartcross Castle." I feel changing it to the long title it now is 1, doesn't roll off of the tongue so easy and 2, isn't in keeping with the love heart Lane brand. This doesn't effect the book hence my review is no different but just a thought for the publishers and one I also said from book number 8 as well.

This is such a lovely story and the latest in the Love Heart Lane series. Elle Cooper never felt that she truly fitted in until she was fostered by Irene Cooper but even then she felt like a jigsaw with a piece missing. On her 30th birthday she decides to search for her birth mother With the love and support from Irene and best friend Pippa she waits for news. In the meantime librarian Elle’s life becomes a rollercoaster with new friends and colleagues plus supporting others in the community with their ups and downs. There’s also the matter of a certain author called Noah………… I think that the many topics covered, such as fostering and relationship issues, were done so with sensitivity and alongside some quite humorous moments. This flowed and was very easy to read and follow. I whizzed through it and loved the various twists that kept coming. It was also easy to follow how everyone was connected. Thank you to the publisher, HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and Netgalley for the ARC

Thanks Netgalley for allowing me to read this book. Elle takes us on a journey to learn more about her family. While doing this research she learns alit about herself. This was a quick read.

I received a free copy of, The Library on Love Heart Lane, by Christie Barlow, from the publisher and Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This is book 13 in The Love Hearts Lane series. This is a great series, I wish I lived on Love Heart Lane. Elle always knew she was adopted, this is the year she will find her birth parents. Elle is a great character, this whole town id full of great people.

This was a lovely story, it’s a series, but can be read as a single book.

Elle is the librarian in the library on Love Heart Lane and she’s just about to turn 30. On her 30th she wants to start looking for her biological mother. She has a lovely life in the wee village in Scotland where she has a 2 bedroomed house and her friend Libby who also works at the library moves in.

A lovely setting and a great storyline with some raw moments. All the characters were relevant to the storyline and it was easy to keep turning the page.

A book about friendship and romance.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

Welcome back to Love Heart Lane, a small village populated with some outsize characters that will give you a few "sigh" worthy stories. The Library is the 10th visit to Love Heart Lane. Each book revolves around a different business and or person so they can easily be read as stand alones. You will run into some familiar characters from previous books but it's like meeting your neighbors at the grocery store, always fun to find out how everyone is doing and what the newest gossip is.

Elle and Pippa are librarians. As Elle's 30th birthday approaches, she decides to search for her birth mother. As Elle and Pippa live the lives of single women looking for "the one" their everyday lives will keep readers entertained and rooting for the two of them. Their journey has a few hiccups but they get to their destinations at the end. A greatly engaging and entertaining chapter in the serial Love Heart Lane.