I am so happy to be sharing my thoughts today on Coming Home to Ottercombe Bay by Bella Osborne, this is a four part serial I had on kindle but hadn’t got around to reading. When I saw that Avon Books was running a giveaway on Facebook for book I couldn’t resist entering……… and what do you know? I won a copy!!!! So my huge thanks to Avon Books xx

You can buy this book from AMAZON UK

Synopsis:

Ottercombe Bay was originally published as a four-part serial. This is the complete story in one package.

Daisy Wickens has returned to Ottercombe Bay, the picturesque Devon town where her mother died when she was a girl. She plans to leave as soon as her great uncle’s funeral is over, but Great Uncle Reg had other ideas. He’s left Daisy a significant inheritance – an old building in a state of disrepair, which could offer exciting possibilities, but to get it she must stay in Ottercombe Bay for twelve whole months.

With the help of a cast of quirky locals, a few gin cocktails and a black pug with plenty of attitude, Daisy might just turn this into something special. But can she ever hope to be happy among the ghosts of her past?

My Thoughts:

Daisy returns to Ottercombe Bay to attend her Great Uncle Reg’s funeral. Daisy has been working and travelling around Europe over the past few years and has kept in touch with the family but not visited for a long time. Uncle Reg has left her something in his will, and a stipulation that she remain for 1 year in Ottercombe Bay before she can officially take full possession of her inheritance.

This is a cracking read and my first experience of this author and I was definitley not disappointed. The author creates some lovely imagery for the setting and made it so easy for me to imagine Ottercombe Bay. Add into this a rather unusual and brilliant sounding inheritance that Daisy has been left, with the various conditions. Also add in her old friends and a curious and difficult family incident many years ago and I soon realised I was in for an outstanding read. There is definitely a lot more to this story than the synopsis gives away.

The inheritance is definitely something different and made me think about what sort of thing I would do if I were to be left it. Though I wouldn’t go down the route Daisy did, I none the less felt myself willing her on to stay the year and be successful. But more importantly I really wanted her to deal with an incident in her past and come to terms with her future potential. Yes I know this is another vague review about the plot of the story, but I am not going to spoil it for anyone else.

The author managed to instil a wonderful sense of community spirit, friendship and support in this story. Getting to know some of Daisy’s old friends was definitely interesting. The truly random Tammy, geeky Jason and the attitude of Max all had their way of helping Daisy along the way.

This is a wonderful read that transported me to an idyllic Devon village setting, it is a county I visit often for holidays so I found myself reminiscing, I love it when a book can transport me to old memories.

This is one I would definitely recommend to readers who like light romance, old family secrets, truth finding and a general all round feel good read. I loved it xx

About the Author:

Bella has been jotting down stories as far back as she can remember but decided that 2013 would be the year that she finished a full length novel.
In 2016, her debut novel, ‘It Started At Sunset Cottage’, was shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year and RNA Joan Hessayon New Writers Award.
Bella’s stories are about friendship, love and coping with what life throws at you. She likes to find the humour in the darker moments of life and weaves these into her stories. Bella believes that writing your own story really is the best fun ever, closely followed by talking, eating chocolate, drinking fizz and planning holidays.
She lives in The Midlands, UK with her lovely husband and wonderful daughter, who thankfully, both accept her as she is (with mad morning hair and a penchant for skipping).
For more about Bella, visit her Website or follow her on Twitter
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