Welcome back to the blog to Georgina Troy for another in her Hollyhock Farm series. Love Blooms at Hollyhock Farm was published by Boldwood Books on April 19th and takes us back to beautiful Jersey.
Spring has sprung—and so have sparks at Hollyhock Farm!
After
an amazing year looking after Hollyhock Farm, on the beautiful island
of Jersey, pregnant Lettie needs to step back from farming. The problem
is, with her family overseas, there’s no one to take over.
But
then help comes from two places at once. Handsome fire-fighter Joe
needs to escape his small home since his mother and her new husband came
to stay; he offers to help run the farm in exchange for board in one of
the spare rooms. Then, adventurous newcomer Skye takes the other room,
excited to try her hand at farming in such an amazing place.
But
managing the farm together may be more than either of them bargained
for, especially as each of them drives the other crazy, in more ways
than one. Will the tension get too much for Joe and Skye, or could love
bloom with the Jersey flowers this spring?
My Thoughts
Beautiful Jersey shines out in this return to the island. Fate brings together Joe and Skye who have their own reasons for wanting to live on Hollyhock Farm and help Lettie out as she nears the end of her pregnancy. You feel a little that Joe is too nice for his own good as he allows his mother and her new partner to take over his home and plead poverty. Skye is on the lookout for her unknown father and with very little to go on, is hoping that she will be able to track him down over the coming months. They both find a measure of peace and purpose in looking after the farm animals.
Family is a large focus of the story and as events unfold, several characters have a lot to process, with family dynamics spun off the scale. Both Joe and Skye start off on the wrong foot with each other and are initially horrified to find out that they have to live at the farm and work alongside each other. With a ‘will they, won’t they?’ romance to follow, this makes for a very enjoyable summer read.
In short: can enemies become lovers?
About the Author
Georgina Troy writes contemporary romance series set on the
island of Jersey where she lives with her family and three rescue dogs near two
wild and wonderful beaches.
Her latest series is set on a fictional farm on the island.
Welcome to Hollyhock Farm and Second Chances at Hollyhock Farm are out now. Love
Blooms at Hollyhock Farm is out April 2025 with a fourth book out later this
year.
Georgina’s other series:
The Sunflower Cliffs series
The Golden Sands Bay series
The Sunshine Island series
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Thanks to Georgina Troy, Boldwood Books and Rachel of Rachel’s Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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