The Cosy Cottage in Ireland

The Cosy Cottage in Ireland - Julie Caplin

Description

The new standalone book in the internationally bestselling series!

Snuggle up in your favourite armchair and take a trip across the Irish sea for comfort food, cosy cottage nights and a heartwarming romance…

Talented lawyer Hannah Campbell is after a change in her workaholic Manchester life – so on an uncharacteristic whim she books herself a place at the world-renowned Killorgally Cookery School in County Kerry. But on her first night In Ireland, sampling the delights of Dublin, Hannah can’t resist falling for the charms of handsome stranger Conor. It’s only when Hannah arrives at her postcard-pretty home at Killorgally for the next six weeks that she discovers what happens in Dublin doesn’t quite stay in Dublin…

Nestled amongst rolling green hills and breathtaking countryside, the cookery school throws Hannah and Conor together again–for better or worse.

Review

I love this series of books and was delighted to find there was a new one. It can be read as a standalone read too. We don't get to meet any of the characters from previous books, except for Hannah's sister Mina, but she is in Switzerland (from the last book).

A lovely escapist read set in beautiful Ireland. It really made me hanker after Ireland and the beautiful scenery which is so well described. Lucky Hannah Campbell is a lawyer from Manchester who has enrolled on a six week cookery course there.

Before heading for County Kerry she stops off in Dublin where she decides to be a different Hannah for a change and leave the sensible lawyer behind. Once she heads to County Kerry she thinks she's left it all behind, only to discover the man she met in Dublin lives there too.

The description of the cookery school and the lessons was wonderful. It was just like being in the GBBO tent at times. I loved all the back stories of the students and the family that run the school. One of the things that is so great in Julie's books is the scene setting and this one was no exception. With the details of the beautiful cosy cottage and the food, also a coffee stout which sounded divine. I just wanted to be there.

There's a little bit of a mystery and some intrigue thrown into the mix, and of course there is a reason that the character of Hannah is a lawyer, which will come into play. As always there's a romance and it's a steamy one too.

I'm giving this book 5 out of 5 stars. My thanks to netgalley for the ARC to review.

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