The Little Guesthouse of New Beginnings by Donna AshcroftMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Madison is an orphan, following her parents' deaths she lived with her aunt and uncle on Sunflower Island but she has a fear of overstaying her welcome which has led her to a peripatetic life travelling the world working in bars and as a yoga instructor. But now she has decided to return to the one place that feels like home and family.
When Madison arrives on the island she runs straight into her childhood crush, Connor, as usual he seems to regard her with contempt even though he has been press-ganged into driving her from the ferry to her aunt's guesthouse the Sunshine Hideaway. When Madison arrives she finds her uncle and aunt have gone on a cruise, the hotel is a bit run down, there is only one guest and Connor has been employed to revamp the guesthouse, little does Madison know that her aunt and uncle are planning to sell the guesthouse.
Madison throws herself into various schemes to improve the guesthouse, including yoga classes and walking tours as she tries to get closer to Connor. But can a homebody like Connor and a free spirit like Madison ever overcome the spectre of their pasts and find true love?
I enjoyed this novel but I felt it dragged a little in the middle, too much minutiae of walks along the shore and pub quizzes and painting and not enough interactions between characters. Nevertheless, this was an enjoyable romance.
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