A warm hug of a romantic story about second chances and new beginnings. Its also about finding comfort in the realization that the past can shape a future better than imagined. I enjoyed the seaside setting and the characters. Fans of the series are sure to enjoy but this is the first I've read and didn't feel lost. Helen Duff's narration was fine. Her silky-smooth delivery made listening easy.
Thanks to Saga Egmont Audio and NetGalley for allowing me to listen to the audiobook.

Something New at the Borrow a Bookshop was a very enjoyable read. Of course it is a gentle, happy read but sometimes that's just what we want in a book. The narrator, Helen Duff, has a voice that is the equivalent of a cat's purr. The beach-side setting was beautiful to imagine, the village was quaint, and the characters a "warm fuzzy" notion of how caring people in real community might behave without quite become caricatures. I liked having family dynamics brought into the story which added complexity to a fairly by-the-books romantic plot (the main character, Joy, hops from place to place with her six year old, Radia, in tow trying to ensure that a past traumatic relationship with Radia's father can never catch up to her until one day she lands at Clove Lore and falls not just for the place but for a handsome local). At times I thought that Joy's reactions were a little over-wrought and her handsome local, Monty, a little too good to be true, but overall a very nice read.

I thoroughly enjoyed this fun, easy to read women's fiction/romance book.

Joy Foley and her daughter Radia Pearl arrive in Clove Lore to rent the Borrow-a-Bookshop, and help it recover from the winter flood. Monty Bickleigh helps Joy to settle in, and they get on well together, forming a friendship, and perhaps a bit more.

This is a lovely, uplifting read, and I loved the settings, the characters, and the bookshop, as well as the beautiful cover. I also loved the audiobook narrator Helen, who brought the book to life magnificently, with her beautiful voice.

This is book 3 in a series, all of which are wonderful, and highly recommended!

Many thanks to the author, narrator, publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this book.