One can't help but sing this book title, or at least I certainly can't, thanks to certain song named the same, but once you've read the story within, you'll be singing it for a different reason...to celebrate the tale within! Ladies and gents, we're about to get between the epages of today's Rachel's Random Resources blog tour guest, and ebook of choice...
Don’t Stop Believing
by
Freya Kennedy
Boldwood Books
About the books...
It’s time to return to Ivy Lane, where hopes and dreams become happy-ever-afters.
Erin Donohue would describe herself as happy. Well, maybe not exactly happy… but not unhappy either.
For the most part she loves her job as Head Chef at The Ivy Inn, working alongside bestfriend, Jo and making a home with boyfriend Aaron. Things are going just fine. Or so she thinks...
After a tough shift, Erin returns home to be greeted by silence. There is no trace of Aaron or his belongings. In that split second her whole life and world are turned upside down. It seems Aaron has exited the building and her life.
After a small pity party, Erin pulls herself together and starts to re-evaluate her life. Her friends seem to be chasing their dreams while she’s been left single and wondering what on earth her next move will be. But then fate throws her a sign.
Can she find the courage to build the life she always dreamed of but believed was out of her reach?
And can her bravery inspire other residents of Ivy Lane to take a chance on finding their own happy ending
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This was a sweet tale that whisks you right back to Ivy Lane where we meet all our old friends, and make some new ones...or at least get to know them a bit better this go round.
My heart felt for Erin. She was blindsided by an awful situation, and, seriously, if I ever saw this Aaron character...let's just say I'd have a few choice words for him. *hmpf* Anywho, Erin leaned on one friend, while hiding the change in status from the others, but secrets have a way of coming out eventually, just like the one thing you can always count on is change, and it often comes at the most unexpected of moments. Sometimes for better...in the long run...and sometimes for worse...at least seemingly in the short term. Same goes for Erin, but destiny, or whatever you want to call it, had another plan for her, and it came in the form of her following a long held dream she didn't even fully realize until the right moment, the right opportunity came along.
Watching Erin take those next steps in her life was inspiring, and her circle of friends just added to the overall heartwarming tale. It made you believe in the possibilities, if only we're strong enough, brave enough, have faith enough to give something new a chance. Dreams can't come true if you don't help them along. New opportunities don't become realities without some effort on our part. Letting life happen to us and being a passive bystander is not the recipe for a happy, and fulfilling life. Sure there are times when what we want and what we have may be two different things, but that doesn't mean they won't align one day. For Erin they did...same for Jo and Lorcan, Flora and Henry, and all the residents of this charming little Lane...which adds up to a wonderful story filled with friends that welcome you back time and again.
A great pick for Women's Fiction fans, and the perfect addition to this growing series.
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About the author...
Freya Kennedy is the brand new alter ego for bestselling thriller author Claire Allan. A former journalist from Derry, Northern Ireland Claire has published eleven novels. Now, as Freya, she is writing warm, funny women’s fiction for Boldwood.
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Special thanks to Rachel at Rachel's Random Resources for the chance to bring this tour to you. (THANKS!) For more information on this title, the author, this promotion, or those on the horizon, feel free to click through the links provided above. This title is available now, so click on over to your favorite online retailer to snag your copy today and be sure to check out the rest of the tour for more bookish fun!
Until next time, remember...if it looks good, READ IT!
