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Starting Over at the Crafty Bee Barn Published by Leannan Press Also in this series: A Surprise Proposal in the Rose Garden
by Margaret Amatt
Series: The Glenbriar Series #7
Genres: Romance, Scottish
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ISBN: 1914575571
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From the sting of heartbreak to the buzz of love
Luckless Lilah Clarke needs a big break, but getting caught wrecking a stall at the Glenbriar Fair was not what she had in mind – especially when the man who catches her is as hot as a summer’s day and sends her heart racing.
Charity campaigner Aidan McBride has returned to Glenbriar after a long absence to discover the love of his life dating his cousin, his cottage in tatters, and his beloved bees gone. When he catches Lilah destroying his mum’s stall and discovers the reason, he sees something in her he can’t explain – or resist.
Feeling sorry for her, he offers her a job, and she reluctantly accepts. What other options does she have? Now, it isn’t just Aidan’s new bees that are buzzing. Lilah dreams of Aidan being hers, but for someone with a background like hers, he’s well out of her reach.
Still stung by the loss of his ex, Aidan struggles with his ever-growing attraction to Lilah. But if he doesn’t spit out exactly how he feels about her before her past catches up with her, he stands to lose the real love of his life.

This book was so much fun! I love the cozy romances like this! And if you’re worried that you haven’t read any of the others in this series and that you’ll be missing something–DON’T! I haven’t read any of them and I had no issues!

Right from the start, I pulled in to the lives of Lilah and Aidan. Each had their own struggles at the start, making it difficult for them both to open themselves up to love.

Aidan, having been jilted when his ex ended up with his cousin, is stuck between partially understanding–he WAS gone for quite a while–and feeling betrayed–understandably, so. It messes with his self-esteem a bit. In a quest to find happiness, he decides to focus on a love that has never failed him–his bees.

Aidan needs help cleaning up his cottage, however, since it fell a part a bit in his absence. Enter Liliah (LOVE her name, by the way!).

Lilah ALSO deals with low self-esteem. Hers is because she grew up exceptionally poor, which led her to being constantly made to feel less-than by others. Almost from the beginning, however, Aidan desires to help Lilah and give her a chance.

These are two characters that are deep-down just needing to be loved and cared for in very different ways. In each other, they find their match… Although, it’s not without its challenges.

This cozy, adorable, spring read was a delight! And I have every intention of backtracking to early books in the series in the hopes I can get to know some of the other characters mentioned.

I thoroughly enjoyed Amatt’s writing and the story she told. The characters were likeable and never annoying! Glenbriar has sucked me in to its charming atmosphere and relatable characters! Can’t wait to read more!

 

 

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