A Scottish Highland Surprise
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4.0 • 28 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Discover the secrets and surprises that the scenic Scottish town of Briar Glen has to offer…
‘A warm beautiful read’ ★★★★★
NetGalley Reviewer
‘A great story . . . a happy feel good read’ ★★★★★
NetGalley Reviewer
The feel-good Scottish romance from the bestselling author of A Secret Scottish Escape
When wedding planner Sophie Harkness refuses to move a friend’s wedding to accommodate a spoilt bridezilla, she finds herself out of a job. That is until she discovers her late grandma has purchased a local shop for her in the pretty Scottish town of Briar Glen.
Surprised and delighted, Sophie opens her own porcelain shop in honour of her grandmother. But when an unusual tea set is left with Sophie, along with a mysterious letter, she can’t help but be intrigued by the story behind the antique.
And when the handsome but aloof art critic Xander North comes knocking on her door, Sophie is about to find out the true colourful past of her latest treasure.
The perfect feel-good romance for fans of Jo Thomas, Katie Fforde and Trisha Ashley.
NetGalley readers are falling for A Scottish Highland Surprise
‘[I] adored this feel good, fun, emotional and life affirming book’ ★★★★★
‘A great read… highly recommend’ ★★★★★
‘A great holiday read’ ★★★★★
‘Charming characters, mystery and romance’ ★★★★
‘An easy and lovely read’ ★★★★★
‘Uplifting’ ★★★★
‘Well written with a cute and funny storyline and well developed characters’ ★★★★★
‘Uplifting and enjoyable’ ★★★★★
‘This author is amazing, she knows how to get you hooked straight away’ ★★★★★
‘A great story and a perfect ending’ ★★★★★
About the author
Julie Shackman is a feel-good romance author, freelance writer and former journalist. She has two sons, a rescue pup called Cooper and lives in Scotland.
Customer Reviews
An entertaining easy read
Event planner at Castle Marrian, Sophie Harkness, immediately resigns her job when her head of HR insists she accepts a self-centred bride's demand that her wedding is held on Christmas Eve and the pre-booked wedding be pushed aside.
She's now able to pursue her late grandmother's wish for Sophie to open a porcelain shop in town, initially financed by the sale of her grandmother's valuable fine china collection. With no retail experience but an enthusiastic love of ceramics passed on to her from her grandmother, Sophie prepares to open the shop when a woman gives her a box containing a beautiful antique tea set and a letter dated 1900.
Attempting to reveal the history of this antique tea set, Sophie requests professional help from Xander North, a Fine Art and Ceramic expert, in the search for the truth they constantly misunderstand each other.
Billed as a romance, this is really a mystery with a touch of romance at the end.
Fanciful
Pleasant escapism but often implausible. Rather a mystery book than a romance - the main protagonists seem to come together at the end with little effort and no real passion which is a little disappointing. Some of the description and adjectives are awkward too. Found myself getting frustrated. Bit of a laboured read.
Love the characters, it’s was book I couldn’t put it down, want to carry on, highly recommended
Will be getting the series of this book.