The Country Escape by Jane Lovering

Release: 1 Sept. 2020
Format: Ebook
Publisher: Boldwood Books
Source: Rachel’s Random Resources
Find it at: Amazon

Welcome to the idyllic country retreat of Christmas Steepleton, and let Jane Lovering whisk you away with the romantic read of the year.
Leaving London and her ex-husband Luc behind, Katie and her 14-year-old daughter Poppy move into their very own. It is a very ramshackle cottage near the village of Christmas Steepleton on the Dorset coast.

Harvest Cottage has been unloved for many years, so the job of bringing it back to life is a slow and expensive one. So, with funds running low, Katie jumps at the chance when a film company asks to use the cottage as a location. Things are looking up, as harvest time passes . However as autumn chill starts to bite, the prospect of a cold winter in the country is daunting.

Some light relief comes from new friend Gabriel, so different from Katie’s exuberant but arrogant ex Luc. Will their friendship blossom into something more romantic? Will the reality of a tough country winter send her and Poppy scurrying back to the comforts of town?

Let Jane Lovering spirit you away to the perfect country escape, far away from the bustle of the city. Just right for fans of Emma Burstall, Fern Britton and Kate Forster.

About the Author:

Jane Lovering is the bestselling and award-winning romantic comedy writer who won the RNA Novel of the Year Award in 2012 with Please Don’t Stop the Music. She lives in Yorkshire and has a cat and a bonkers terrier, as well as five children who have now left home.

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The Country Escape Review:

This was such an adorable book and made me want to live in the country and get a pony.

The characters are the highlight! Gabriel was my favorite character in the story (and one of my favorite leads period). I loved that the author wrote him with flaws. He faces a lot health issues but that doesn’t stop him from living the life he wants. He is going blind, he was bullied, and he has unconventional hobbies like sewing and knitting. But, he is still charming, adorable, sexy and shares an endearing chemistry with Katie. Katie is also adorable with her sense of humor and awkwardness. The author wrote her character in a fun and breezy manner. I also loved the supporting characters like Granny Mary and Keenan. Even Patrick was adorable in the role for just being there.

The author also tells the story in such a whimsical way that you don’t know what Katie would experience. I loved the whole angle of how they could use her location for a serial killer shoot. The dialogues and banter between the characters were humorous and made me smile

Probably the only criticisms I had with the story was how over-descriptive it got at certain parts. The author tends to describe many scenes in detail (and few felt repetitious). Also, I didn’t really liked Poppy in the story. She comes across as rude and snobbish, more than the average teenage mood swings. I don’t think I would ever connect to someone who called their mother a cow.

But apart from that, I loved this story and thought it was the perfect contemporary romance. Overall, The Country Escape is one of those books that will make you feel good all over, and I really enjoyed it!