Two-fer Tuesday : Moonlight & Snowflakes Over Muddleford Cove by Kim Nash (Tuesday Intros & Teaser Tuesday)

 

Title: Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove

Author: Kim Nash

Publication: 30 March 2021

Format: Kindle ebook

Amazon Description: 

When thirty-four-year-old Nellie Wagstaff loses her job and discovers her fiancé is a cheating scumbag, she feels like her world has come crashing down. And that’s before the solicitor’s letter, informing her of her Aunty Lil's death.

Heartbroken, Nellie escapes to the beautiful seaside town of Muddleford in Dorset, where she discovers she’s inherited her aunt’s beach house, along with a gorgeous beach hut just for starters and finally meets the mysterious Norman who stole her Aunty Lil's heart. Childhood memories of Muddleford come flooding back: long hot summers, the sea glistening beyond the sandy cove... and a stolen kiss with a boy called Jack.

Jack, now a devilishly handsome vet, has the local pet owners swooning over him, and as Nellie and he become close once more, and she gets used to gossiping with the locals and sipping wine at her beach hut with sand between her toes, she’s sure she can feel sparks flying once more. But just as she thinks she might be able to open her heart again, her newest frenemy, the glamorous Natalia, tells her a secret about Jack that changes everything.

Nellie will never know why her mother and aunt parted ways. She’ll sell the house, forget about Jack, and get back to real life. Because there’s nothing for her in Muddleford... is there?

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff

 

There were so many parts of Moonlight Over Muddleford Cove to love. I did have some difficulty with it due to so many things reflecting my own life a little too closely. Ugly crying was definitely a thing. I knew going into it that it probably would be thanks to the whole "heartwarming, uplifting, feel-good romantic comedy" bit on the cover. That's never a good sign. I needed the cry, though, and thankfully it all worked out better in the book than in real life so far. 

 

I probably should have known to stick to serial killers right now......

Of course, that theory died immediately and I jumped right in to Snowflakes Over Muddleford Cove instead. More tears needed to be shed and Kim didn't disappoint at all.

 

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Title: Snowflakes Over Muddleford Cove

Author: Kim Nash

Publication: 4 December 2022

Format: Kindle ebook

Amazon Description: 

Nellie is happily settled in her gorgeous clifftop home. Her favourite evenings are those spent at her beach hut, cozying up under a blanket with her fiancé. There’s nothing quite like spending time together under the twinkly stars - complete with a delicious hot chocolate and her dog Norman sprawled on their feet.

But she can’t help feeling that there’s still something missing.

When Nellie meets Esme, a mysterious visitor to Muddleford, the pair of them come up with a plan to raise money for the local animal shelter, leading to the grand finale - a Christmas Ball.

But Esme’s keeping a secret about Nellie’s past that promises to throw her whole world upside down.

Will this be Nellie’s perfect Christmas for the first time in forever? Or will it turn into her worst nightmare – one that she’ll never forget?

Ramble-y Teaserish Stuff

 

No serial killers, but Kim did almost kill me repeatedly .... and I love her for it .... and I am very much looking forward to returning to Muddleford Cove. Hopefully the next time it will be more for the feel-good and less for the "you'll need a bigger box of tissues."

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