Another lovely story from the team of a Cornish Hospital, this time nurse Amy is the center. Her first love, and musician Lijah returns after his mother's death has left him bereft. Overall a good story with themes around second chances and love. The side characters all appear to varying degrees, with retired nurse and group leader Gwen having a central role as well.

Absolutely brilliant . Loved being back with old and new characters . Does not make you like journalists or fame. I so felt for Gwen. I also got a bit annoyed with Amy but I got why. You have to read it and find out. The baby birth was moving , sad and exciting, You won’t want to stop reading. Takes a couple of chapters to draw you in. Two lovely old love stories . Read it

I love the Cornish Country Hospital Series. Jo Bartlett does it again in the latest installment. It was great!

Read and reviewed in exchange for a free copy from Netgalley. I love Jo Bartlett's books so was pleased to be granted an ARC of the latest in the Cornish Country Hospital series. I enjoyed learning more about Amy and checking in with the other characters from previous books in the series. As ever, the characters were likeable and their stories engaging. I was particularly invested in Gwen's storyline. She has been a supporting character since the start of the Cornish Midwives, so it was lovely to see her take a starring role, albeit a challenging one. One thing that did irk me, however, was once again (this also happened in book two), Bartlett's portrayal of personality disorders, which rely on outdated, stigmatising, and incorrect stereotypes about PDs and mental illness - why not depict Nathan as a bully without that? For someone who usually writes about sensitive issues so skillfully, I do not understand why Bartlett now repeatedly relies on offensive tropes about personality disorders for a storyline. As such, I have dropped a star unwillingly, given my enjoyment of the author's books more broadly.

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this book!!

Wow!! What a great book!! This one was a page turner! Had me hooked from the first page! This was a first for me by this author but will not be my last. I enjoyed the plot, characters and the writing style!!