First, is there any cuter name than Florrie Appleton?! Our main character, Florrie, lives in a world we all we did. And has a community we all wish we did. Genuine caring for those around you, true friendship, a soft place to fall when things get hard. This sweet story achieves all those, making us feel part of that world while not being overly corny or nonsensical.

This series, this book especially, explores themes of friendships, family and loss, with a very relevant message underneath. Whatever the topic, everything is always dealt with in a kind and empathetic way, and even the most sorrowful of stories leaves us with a sense of hope and positivity that just radiates from the books, as does the author's love for her village and her characters. I'm sad that the series has come to an end, but I also can't wait to see what Christie Barlow comes up with next!

Absolutely love this series! I have read all of these books so was super happy to be able to get this one via NetGalley - really enjoyed every part of it.

Love Heart Lane is my go-to series when I need to escape reality, smile, read something positive and heartwarming.
This one didn't disappoint and I loved it
Highly recommended.
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

Such a stunning book! I absolutely adore this series and I couldn’t put this book down! I’m sad that this is the last book in the series but they are all amazing. I would highly recommend reading them all!

I would like to thank One More Chapter and NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book early, thank you so much!

This is the final story in the Love Heart Lane series. The story can be read as a. stand alone but is even better having read the previous 13 novels in the series as you get to know the cast of characters and their back stories. Florrie is mourning the loss of her Aunt Ada. Florrie is a florist, just like her aunt. Her has lived in Rose Cottage for the past 60 years. She has tended the garden and cultivated the flowers to use in her floristry business. Ada's Vintage Flower Van, parked outside the cottage is much loved by the village and is loved by tourists. Florrie has her own flower business in the village and is set on moving into her Aunt's cottage and ensuring the future of the Flower Van. However, following the funeral she is shocked to find out that the cottage and the van were rented and she will be unable to takeover the lease. There is worse news to follow. The story is a lovely ending to this much loved series. Love Heart Lane and its residents will be much missed by all its fans. Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for the ARC. All views are very much my own.

Florrie Appleton is a florist, following in the footsteps of her Great Aunt Ada, who, as the book opens, is dead. This isn't a murder mystery, though - this is a cozy romance full of misunderstandings and serendipitous happenstance. Aunt Ada had been operating her own floristy business from a vintage van on the site of her gardens, but after her death Florrie, who had planned to take over, is served eviction notices by a developer who plans to bulldoze the lot.

And the developer, is, of course, linked to a one-time flame of Florrie's, and so we have a series of misunderstandings and miscommunications as Florrie takes to social media to save her home.

I found this book to be a slow read compared to another I have read in the Loveheart Lane series, and didn't enjoy it as much as I could have. To me, the opening at a funeral was offputting, and Florrie was downright annoying the way she jumped to conclusions and didn't listen. The book did get better, though after a rocky start, and I enjoyed the secondary plotline with resident superstar Dolores.

This book was the 14th and final book in the Loveheart Lane series, and while it does work as a standalone, there are references to earlier happenings, particularly in the epilogue. It's a charming series in a picturesque setting (the author does know how to paint her scenes well!), that focuses on kindness and community spirit.

~Many thanks to NetGalley for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review~

What an ending to the fabulous Love Heart Lane series, such a shame it had to come to an end! Absolutely amazing series of books although you could read this as a stand alone.
Florrie is at her Aunt Ada's funeral and about to take over her flower van and cottage. Unfortunately, there's a spanner in the works and it looks like everything Florrie promised Ada is about to come crashing down.... That is until the Heartcross community all come together and show what can be done when people/communities work together.
Highly recommend this and will be telling everyone I know about it.

A fun sweet read! Highly recommend.

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for my ARC.

Florrie Appleton is attending her beloved Aunt Ava’s funeral. The woman died at age 84 having lived a full life as a dedicated florist and grower of all types of flowers. She lived in Rose Cottage with the grounds full of many flowers, vegetables, and herbs. Florrie had lived with her aunt for many years and is herself also an accomplished florist and owner of Buttercup Barn.

Florrie assumed that Ava would bequeath her home and her infamous Vintage Flower Van that is beautifully painted and decorated and from which Ava sold her flowers. However, Florrie receives a notice from a solicitor saying that the cottage had only been rented and now that Ava has passed, she must vacate the cottage at the end of the month and the Van is the property of the owner.

When the townspeople learn this, there is a huge uproar and people are at arms to not allow the owner, a property developer, to tear down the cottage, tear out the flowers and build little houses on the land.

Florrie soon learns that the developer is the wealthy Tom Houston with whom she had a two-week love affair in college. Afterward, he left and they had no contact. She is still angry with him and is surprised to find him in town. Is he the one totally behind this and if so, what can she and the town do to prevent this travesty from happening?

This is the last of 14 books written in this community. I’ve only read a handful of them, but of that number I have each and every one of them including this one. The author shows the true meaning of friendships and caring for others. A total delight. Enjoy!

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

A great read for romantics, especially if you are a flower lover.********************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************************

The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane was such a heartwarming story focusing on family, community, friendship and doing the right thing. This was the last in the series, but I've only read the last 3 but felt like this worked fine as a stand alone, except for the epilogue. The epilogue rounded out the series well but this wasn't as meaningful to me as I didn't know all the characters. I can see how this would have been wonderful to those who had read the whole series.

Starting at Ada's funeral, the story takes us on a wonderful, floral journey of Florrie's, Ada's niece, quest to save The Vintage Flower Van. Unbeknown to Florrie, Ada didn't own the flower van or the cottage where the flowers were grown, and the company who owns it wants to demolish it all. Florrie is heartbroken as she promised Aunt Ada she would keep the Flower Van going. To complicate things, the company is owned by Tom Houston's family, a blast from the past, which didn't end as Florrie had hoped. There were plenty of miscommunications and secrets happening. Something shady seemed to be going down with Tom, but he wasn't being open. I found the mystery exciting and wanted to know what Tom was hiding. I loved the relationships Florrie had with her friends and family. Her grandparent's story was very sweet and Florrie made the most of htis to try and get the Vintage Flower Van known out in the community. I really enjoyed Tom and Florrie's story and liked how it flicked back in time to when Florrie and Tom were at university.

Overall it was an emotional, feel good story with a some added drama. Worth the read.

This is a good palette cleanser and the perfect escape from real life as is all books by this author. It is the 14th book in the Heartcross series and like its predecessors can be read as a standalone.

It follows the story of Florrie, a florist, who is trying to save her business from the man who broke her heart eight years ago.

This is easy and immersive. You will want to see Rose Cottage and its garden and flowers. The author takes you on a journey of grief, love, friendship and discovery.

In this book the cycle of life is celebrated and we see the strength and power of both community and social media.

There is the revisit/mention of characters from previous books and it was fun catching up and that reminiscing epilogue as this is the last book in the series.

If you are looking for a summer read which will deliver on all the emotions then you should consider this.

I received an advanced copy and the review is mine and voluntary.

The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane is the fourteenth and final book in the Love Heart Lane series by Christie Barlow. If you’ve been here for a while you will know how much I love this series and a tear was definitely shed when I got to the end.

Florrie’s Great Aunt Ada has died and left her Vintage Flower Van business and her cottage with its gardens behind and a promise from Florrie to continue her business. But Florrie is soon handed an eviction notice for Rose Cottage, with the developers threatening to demolish all that Ada had built. It hits harder when Florrie discovers it was the boy who broke her heart at uni, Tom, who is now in charge of the property developers dealing with this. Can Florrie and Heartcross win the battle to keep Ada’s legacy alive.

This final book feels like it has come full circle from the first in the series. The community of Heartcross come together to face this adversity.

Florrie and Ada’s stories are lovely and the addition of the Vintage Flower Van and floristry business felt really wholesome, something that certainly fits within the Love Heart Lane books.

As with all the series we see all the wonderful characters we have visited in the past come together and it is great to see them come together to fight for the Vintage Flower Van and Rose Cottage. And it was great to find out a bit more from residents that have featured in the past, Dolores sounds like a blast!

Christie rounds the series off in such a beautiful epilogue.

Completing this series does feel like I am going to be leaving my friends behind. It has brought me so much joy and I have felt like I have been a part of them. If I could move to Heartcross then I absolutely would!

Heart-warming and feel good this is a beautiful end to a wonderful series.

Loved this book and the whole series, well written with some twists and turns and a big secret. It just flows and I didn’t want the story to end. Grab a coffee, relax and escape into the Scottish village of Heartcross.

I didn’t want to start this book and that’s because I knew that it was the last in what has been an incredibly wonderful series that has caught the attention of so many readers and for very good reason. But another part of me couldn’t wait to get stuck into the story as I have adored this series from book one and have followed it religiously always excited for each new book. I know that I am always in for a read filled with charm, friendship and community spirit.

Love Heart Lane is the perfect antidote to everything going on in the world today as you are guaranteed pure escapism and a pleasurable number of hours reading time. This may be book fourteen but it’s like an homage to all the books that have gone before it and you will be easily be able to follow along. It was wonderful to see all the old characters make an reappearance as well as some new faces and it felt familiar and comforting to return to a setting and a community in which Christie Barlow has once again created a story that had me in it’s thrall from the very first word.

The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane opens with a sad occasion as the residents of this very special village have gathered for the funeral of Ada Jones. Ada’s vintage flower van which stood outside Rose Cottage for so many years had been a focal point for everyone and held a special place in the hearts of many. For as long as anyone can remember the gardens have been filled with fabulous flowers and colour and subsequently sold in the van and all lovingly cared for and tended to by Ada. But now she is gone and her great niece Florrie, herself a florist, hopes to continue on the many traditions established by Ada. At the funeral Florrie lays eyes on someone that she hasn’t seen in 8 years and instantly many uncomfortable memories are stirred up. Images and memories that she has done her best to quash? Just why has Tom Houston shown up at Ada’s funeral especially as the last time she saw him, he had completely humiliated her and ruined her life. He left her broken hearted, hurt and confused and she still seethes with the anger created by his betrayal. Why all of a sudden has he appeared in Heartcross and at a time when she is extremely vulnerable due to the death of Ada? Really, she is not ready to deal with him at this point but it seems things are about to get a lot more complicated than she had bargained for.

Florrie had made a promise to Ada that she would always keep the flower van in business. Ada had been such a huge inspiration in Florrie’s life so much so that she became a florist herself and now has her own shop at Buttercup Barn which in it’s own right is very successful. Keeping both businesses running will be a juggle but Florrie is more than up for the challenge and wants to keep Ada’s memory alive. But when an eviction notice arrives at Rose Cottage giving her a month to pack everything up and vacate the premises and to leave the flower van where it is Florrie’s whole world is thrown into chaos. It seems the property and van had only been rented by Ada for all those years but Florrie had never known any of this and she is even more shocked to discover that Tom’s construction company is behind it all. It seems the past is coming back to haunt her in more ways than one and right from the outset the reader can’t help but be on Florrie’s side and have an intense dislike for Tom and his actions. The lease can’t be transferred and if the property doesn’t stay in the family it will have an affect on business as the flowers are grown in the gardens.

From this point on, the reader sees an incredible fire ignite in Florrie. She is determined not to go down without a fight as there is a beautiful love story and lots of history associated with Ada, Rose Cottage and the Vintage Flower Van. Having this story of the past link in with the present was wonderful and only added to the charm of the story. Sixty years of passion and devotion to flowers and nature can’t go down the drain and Florrie rallies the troops and starts a campaign to keep the van open. She knows she is facing stiff opposition against a company the size of Tom’s but things are getting personal and even though she doesn’t wish to have any interactions with him or to rake up the past she soon comes to learn that she needs to face things head on. Heartcross is a community which doesn’t stand for wrong doing or unfairness and that’s exactly what is happening to Florrie. I loved how the troops rallied around her and the publicity campaign swung into action gathering lots of attention on social media. At a time of need the villagers stick together and this is shown here with every turn of the page and I adored it all as it just gave me that warm fuzzy feeling inside. I felt it was the best of the characters and the setting coming to the fore once again as it has so many times before and I never grow bored of it at all.

Florrie wasn’t going to take things lying down and she threw her heart and soul into everything. She is hell bent on winning the Flowers in Bloom competition one last time which Ada has won for countless years and everything that Ada had worked so hard for well she wasn’t going to let it be demolished to make way for modern housing. The van soon becomes iconic and a tourist attraction in itself and Florrie thinks maybe Tom and his company may very well change their minds but it seems they too are hell bent on destroying something that is valued by so many in the community.

Tom was someone who I think was trying to say something to Florrie at several points when they did meet and that chemistry between them still existed but Florrie was so angry that she didn’t give him a chance to explain things. Slowly, my initial opinion of him started to change but there were points where I thought oh come on please just be honest with her. Don’t be beating around the bush and also do the right thing and save the cottage and van. But really I should have trusted the process and realised that Christie had everything carefully plotted out and had plenty of twists and turns to come which had me reading all the more quicker to see how things would pan out.

I loved seeing all the characters from previous books feature one again. I had enjoyed and devoured every one of their stories and it was brilliant to see the Heartcross family coming together once again when needed. There are too many characters to name here but suffice to say seeing their names mentioned one again did inspire happy memories of being with them on their journeys. Florrie’s story only added to what has been an extraordinary series and I was rooting for her from beginning to end. Whether it all works out for her or not you’ll have to read this delightful, entertaining and amazing story for yourself.

All good things must come to an end and I am truly gutted that Love Heart Lane has reached it’s conclusion. The only consolation is that Christie has a new series coming, Puffin Island, which will be published in September. If it is anything as brilliant as Love Heart Lane then readers are in for a real treat. Thank you Christie for such a fabulous series that has brought me endless hours of reading pleasure and will forever be one of my favourites. You did yourself proud with this last book and that ending was pure perfection bringing everything full circle and connecting so effortlessly back to book one. Readers will finish this book with a tear in their eye and also a smile on their face. It’s true what they say once you visit Love Heart Lane you will never want to leave and I didn’t. In years to come I know I will go back and read the series from beginning to end but for now I will let the characters take a step back and I will remember fondly the wonderful times I spent in their company. All I can say if you haven’t read any of these books is why on earth haven’t you? They never disappoint and The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane was everything I could have hoped for in the final book and much more.

Thanks to the Publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading this series, and can’t believe this will be the last time we visit Love Heart Lane.

Florrie loved her Aunt Ada, who has recently passed away and everyone that knew her is distraught.

But, the flowers still have to be prepared for the Vintage Flower Van. It was what Ada wanted, to keep the van going.

But, then she receives a letter informing her that the cottage, Rose Cottage and the van doesn’t belong to Ada and also that there’s been planning permission obtained for the land the cottage is in, which will be turned to ruin, Florrie is gutted.

When the residents of find out what is happening, they all get behind Florrie to do all they can to stop this.

When Tom turns up in the village, someone who she’s not seen for 8 years, she finds out that he is the person who’s company what to turn Ada’s home and gardens into something else.

But, is there more to this than what Florrie knows?

It’s true, once you visit Love Heart Lane you never want to leave. It would be lovely if we could revisit again.

I highly recommend this book:

It was fantastic to read a new book in the Love Heart Lane series by Christie Barlow. I felt like I was with family as I was reading it.
Florrie is the center of this book. She is crushed when her Aunt Ada passes away and to then find out that she nothing was as it seemed when she finds out she is being evicted and losing everything to a developer.
No one is happy about any of this happening so this means action needs to be taken to stop it all from happening.
I have adored and felt welcome every minute I was in Heart Cross and everyone in the series of books has become family to me.
There are not enough words to thank #Christie Barlow for giving us this series.
Thank you NetGalley, Christie Barlow and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the ARC of The Vintage Flower Van on Love Heart Lane. This is my personal review.

It's the end of an era, at least that is what it feels like, when a long running favourite series finishes.

But wow Christie Barlow is going out in style Let me just mention that if like me you have been reading every single one of these books, then you have to read the epilogue. It almost had me in tears on public transport and it was the perfect way to end the series.

But before that we get Florrie's story, which is also her aunt Ada's story, and is a timeless classic of fighting for what is right, in this instance to save her cottage and the Vintage Flower Van from developers.

Heartcross is all about of Community and once again they rally round, and Florrie's ideas are great. And it is true that once you have visited Heartcross you won't want to leave, which is why it feels so painful that this series is over, as the location is an absolute favourite.

This is such a heart warming hug in a book, that let's us get to know more about a few of the town's long standing residents.

And since Isla is Florrie's best friend I welcomed a proper catch up with her too. After all the residents all feel like friends or family to me by now.

I think this could almost certainly be read as a standalone but why deny yourself the pleasure of reading the whole series?

It's a joyous story that I couldn't read fast enough, while also really not wanting it to end.

I'm already looking forward to whatever this favourite author of mine writes next.

Thank you to One More Chapter and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

An enjoyable read which I think is the last in the Love Heart Lane series. Lots of past characters popping up and a good story.

I got a little bit irritated by the full company name on question being used all the time as I felt it would have been more natural in speech to shorten it, but that's possibly just me!

Loved the final chapter, a nice way to tie up the series!