COMING HOME TO HOPE STREET - Marcie Steele
"Can Livvy convince her sister, and her new friends, that her intentions to return were good ones? Or will her dreams of settling down and being happy again become nothing but a closed book? "
Livvy has her tail between her legs and has returned to her childhood home of Hope Street
as she has nowhere else to go. Her and her daughter Pip have arrived on the doorstep of
her sister Hannah just as Hannah is starting her own new life after the death of their mother.
Each has a story to tell of the twenty years since they last saw each other- Livvy left leaving
Hannah to pick up the pieces and look after their mother and she has had her own fair share
of woe- something Hannah is keen to find out but not push too much. Livvy’s ex Keiran has
been in and out of her life and left her with more than a broken heart, Livvy having done
everything she could to pick up the pieces in order to keep a stable environment for her
beloved daughter. This time she hopes he won’t find her again. This is the second in the
series of Hope Street books and will stand alone however things will make more sense
if the first one has been read ( The Man Across the Street- another 5* from me). A book
of wonderful characters, each with their own strengths and way of caring.
A story to restore your faith in human nature. Of ups and downs and
getting through life with a friend at your side, even if you didn't know you had one.
Loved it.
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Book Description:
Step across the cobblestones, pull back the curtains and peek behind the doors in the second instalment of The Hope Street Series. Catch up with old friends and fall in love with new ones in a story of friendship, second chances and new beginnings.
Livvy has no choice but to return to Hope Street, the childhood home she left over twenty years ago. Along with her sixteen-year-old daughter, Pip, she turns up on the doorstep, hoping for forgiveness from her sister.
Hannah thought she’d never see Livvy again. She’s overwhelmed with emotion but locks away her real feelings. How could Livvy stay away without any contact? And why has she come back now?
It isn’t long before the charm of the market town of Somerley begins to work its magic. Hannah is opening a book shop in the square, adjoining The Coffee Stop, and Livvy’s offer to help out brings the sisters closer together.
But when someone from Livvy’s past arrives unannounced too, he threatens everything she’s built up since her return. Can Livvy convince her sister, and her new friends, that her intentions to return were good ones? Or will her dreams of settling down and being happy again become nothing but a closed book?
Author Bio:
Marcie Steele is the pen name of Mel Sherratt. For as long as she can remember, she’s been a meddler of words. Born and raised in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, she’s a romantic at heart and has always enjoyed writing about characters that fall in and out of love, have good friends to hang around with, and live in communities with great spirit.
She can often be found sitting in her favourite coffee shop, sipping a cappuccino and eating a chocolate chip cookie, either catching up with friends or writing on her laptop. Whether she writes crime or women’s fiction, she loves making up things for a living.
You can find more about Marcie Steele on Mel Sherratt’s website www.melsherratt.co.uk
Thanks so much for kicking off the blog tour today Nicki x
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