The story
This book follows on where the happily ever after ending of The Guesthouse at Lobster Bay ended off. Emma is running the guesthouse that she renovated with the help of her partner Aiden, Rhona as housekeeper and Peggy running the kitchen. She starts having a niggling feeling of restlessness, when Aiden and his sister Eve agree to open up the walls between the two houses to expand the guesthouse. But soon Aiden is off training elsewhere for two months while the renovations are underway, her friend Phil gets her a puppy and Emma is getting closer to one of the guests George. Soon things with Aiden are non-communicative and all around things seem to be falling apart.

My thoughts
I so enjoyed revisiting life in Lobster Bay at Emma’s guesthouse. It looks critically at the happily ever after myth and knocks it out. Reality isn’t a fairytale and we all have the potential to regret what we already have. I just loved George’s words of wisdom to Emma when she feels like giving it all up. There is also a good look at the hard work that goes on behind the scenes running a guesthouse. A lovely story visiting this small, seaside Scottish community.

I read an eARC copy courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher.