I popped my ballet cherry last night. Having never seen any live ballet (except years ago when a student danced beautifully en pointe in an English lesson as part of a presentation), I didn’t really know what to expect. Added to that, I was totally ignorant of the story, too. But, do you know what?… Continue reading Beautiful, Bold and Brilliant: Forget Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake is Bourne’s Ballet
Feeling the love for Valentine’s Day…
I was reminded of this post today and thought it was worth rebologging, just for the fabulous kissing scenes! I might do an updated version when I get the chance, although a lot of these still make the list! Which are your favourite film/TV kisses? Feel free to link me to them in the comments… Continue reading Feeling the love for Valentine’s Day…
‘Summer In The Orchard’ (Little Somersby book 3) by Fay Keenan
A truly gorgeous review…thank you so much, Amanda xxx
Synopsis
Sophie Henderson loves her job at Carter’s Cider in the picturesque Somerset village of Little Somerby, but with summer dawning before yet another picking and pressing season, and her boss David showing no signs of wanting to hang up his cider jug, perhaps it is time to move on.
She’s all set to hand in her notice when Alex Fraser, an intern from Vancouver, comes to Little Somerby to learn everything he can about the cider business. With Sophie as his mentor, attraction between them starts to grow alongside the apples.
For Alex, however, being in Little Somerby is about more than cider, and as the summer grows warmer, and his relationship with Sophie blossoms, can he find the courage to tell her the truth before it’s too late?
My Review
When I agreed to take part in the blog tour for ‘Summer In The Orchard’, I didn’t realise…
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Summer in the Orchard by Fay Keenan Blog Tour – Review
Another simply gorgeous review of’ ‘Summer in the Orchard’ – thank you so much for sticking with Little Somerby 🙂 xxx

Sophie Henderson loves her job at Carter’s Cider in the picturesque Somerset village of Little Somerby, but with summer dawning before yet another picking and pressing season, and her boss David showing no signs of wanting to hang up his cider jug, perhaps it is time to move on.
She’s all set to hand in her notice when Alex Fraser, an intern from Vancouver, comes to Little Somerby to learn everything he can about the cider business. With Sophie as his mentor, attraction between them starts to grow alongside the apples.
For Alex, however, being in Little Somerby is about more than cider, and as the summer grows warmer, and his relationship with Sophie blossoms, can he find the courage to tell her the truth before it’s too late?
Fay Keenan’s charming, funny and deliciously romantic Little Somerby novels are sure to delight all fans of Jilly Cooper, Fern Britton and Katie Fforde.
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A brilliant review of 'Summer in the Orchard' - thank you so much! I'm so glad you enjoyed it, and hope you enjoy the other books in the series, too 🙂 xx
Summer in the Orchard by Fay Keenan
Another fab review from Katherine of 'Summer in the Orchard' :). Thanks so much for being part of the blog tour! xx
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Here’s an extract from ‘Summer in the Orchard’, to whet your appetite! Quite literally, actually, as this part is all about cider making! Thanks so much to Donna for her stop on the blog tour today! xx
Sophie Henderson loves her job at Carter’s Cider in the picturesque Somerset village of Little Somerby, but with summer dawning before yet another picking and pressing season, and her boss David showing no signs of wanting to hang up his cider jug, perhaps it is time to move on.
She’s all set to hand in her notice when Alex Fraser, an intern from Vancouver, comes to Little Somerby to learn everything he can about the cider business. With Sophie as his mentor, attraction between them starts to grow alongside the apples.
For Alex, however, being in Little Somerby is about more than cider, and as the summer grows warmer, and his relationship with Sophie blossoms, can he find the courage to tell her the truth before it’s too late?
Fay Keenan’s charming, funny and deliciously romantic Little Somerby novels are sure to delight all fans of Jilly Cooper, Fern Britton…
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Blog Tour Guest Post: Summer In The Orchard by Fay Keenan
Here's a guest post from me - my 'day in the life of an author', hosted by Zoe as part of the 'Summer in the Orchard' blog tour. Thank you so much for having me, Zoe! xxx
#BlogTour #BookReview – Summer in the Orchard by Fay Keenan (@faykeenan) @Aria_fiction
Thanks so much for this lovely review, Bernadette, and for being part of the blog tour :). So glad you enjoyed the novel! xx
Today I’m thrilled to be part of the blog tour for Summer In The Orchard by Fay Keenan!

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Sophie Henderson loves her job at Carter’s Cider in the picturesque Somerset village of
Little Somerby, but with summer dawning before yet another picking and pressing season, and her boss David showing no signs of wanting to hang up his cider jug, perhaps it is time to move on.
She’s all set to hand in her notice when Alex Fraser, an intern from Vancouver, comes to
Little Somerby to learn everything he can about the cider business. With Sophie as his
mentor, attraction between them starts to grow alongside the apples.
For Alex, however, being in Little Somerby is about more than cider, and as the summer
grows warmer, and his relationship with Sophie blossoms, can he find the courage to tell…
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How Alex Fraser got his name…
Naming a character can be tricky; like naming a baby, I've found, only MUCH harder! After all, I only had to find names for two children, whereas characters...eek! And there are only so many times you can slip in the names of people you know before they start noticing. I've put my daughters' names in… Continue reading How Alex Fraser got his name…