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Beautiful, Bold and Brilliant: Forget Tchaikovsky, Swan Lake is Bourne’s Ballet

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

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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…

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‘Summer In The Orchard’ (Little Somersby book 3) by Fay Keenan

A truly gorgeous review…thank you so much, Amanda xxx

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Summer in the Orchard (Little Somerby Book 3) by [Keenan, Fay]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?

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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

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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 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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#BlogTour #Extract for Summer in The Orchard by Fay Keenan @faykeenan @aria_fiction #SummerintheOrchard

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

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Blog Tour poster - Summer in the Orchard.pngSophie 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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#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

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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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