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The Homecoming
(2018)(The first book in the Havenbury series)
A novel by Rosie Howard (Poppy Alexander)
Poppy Alexander, author of The Littlest Library, writing as Rosie Howard:
Maddy fled the idyllic market town of Havenbury Magna three years ago...
When her godfather Patrick has a heart attack, she returns to save his beloved pub from disaster, but she is paying an unbearable price for returning to the scene of her mysterious trauma...
Ex-army officer Ben might be the only one who can save her, but he is devastated when a family secret seems set to destroy their future together before it's even begun...
Meanwhile, Patrick is paying his own price for the sins of the past and Maddy's new friends Giles and Serena also risk letting the past overwhelm future joy...
Can Maddy heal her old wounds and make a new life amongst the people she loves? Or is history set to repeat itself?
Tropes:
Maddy fled the idyllic market town of Havenbury Magna three years ago...
When her godfather Patrick has a heart attack, she returns to save his beloved pub from disaster, but she is paying an unbearable price for returning to the scene of her mysterious trauma...
Ex-army officer Ben might be the only one who can save her, but he is devastated when a family secret seems set to destroy their future together before it's even begun...
Meanwhile, Patrick is paying his own price for the sins of the past and Maddy's new friends Giles and Serena also risk letting the past overwhelm future joy...
Can Maddy heal her old wounds and make a new life amongst the people she loves? Or is history set to repeat itself?
Tropes:
- Friends to lovers
Small town
Ex-soldier romance
He falls first
Readers LOVE the Havenbury Series (each book can be read as a standalone):
‘A pitch perfect story’ – Linda’s Book Bag
‘delightful depiction of English village life’ – Jaffa Reads Too
‘One of the best novels I've read in a very long time. 5 stars’ - Goodreads
‘An entertaining read that deals with romance, friendship, secrets and community spirit. I look forward to returning to Havenbury’ - Goodreads
‘A fabulous, heartwarming story’ – Amazon review
‘I enjoyed this from start to finish… I need more!’ – Amazon review
‘I couldn’t put this book down!’ – Amazon review
‘Great romantic novel, well-written, and with engaging characters’ – Amazon review
‘a first-class example of intelligent, contemporary and credible romantic fiction’ - Put it in Writing
Genre: Romance
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