AUTHOR: Eva Scott GENRE: Rural Romance PAGES: 413 pages RELEASED: 2 August 2023 SYNOPSIS: It's been thirteen years since Lacey Kane escaped the small town of Whitton for the big city, and life couldn't be better. Or so she thought. When her seemingly perfect life is exposed in the worst way, on live television no less, she suddenly finds herself facing her worst returning to her parents' home on Echidna Lane in the small Tasmanian town of her childhood. It's a decision she's willing to make for the sake of her two young sons, but there's a reason she hasn't been back for the last decade. Except the longer she spends on Echidna Lane, the less clear that reason is becoming. Is small town life really as bad as her teenage self thought? Or is she merely being swayed by the handsome owner of the neighbouring walnut farm and his gorgeous daughter? Shane Morrisey has had a crush on Lacey Kane for as long as he can remember. After the death of his wife, it became a way of protecting his heart from ever getting hurt like that again. After all, who could be more unattainable than the beautiful, charismatic woman who hasn't stepped foot in Whitton since university? Except now she is back, as beautiful as ever, and suddenly not so out of reach. But Shane's place is on Echidna Lane, and he has no plans to uproot himself or his daughter. And Lacey doesn't seem to have any plans to stay ... This book was kindly sent to me by Harlequin in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own. When life give you walnuts, fall in love with the farmer and his daughter…
The one thing Lacey Kane wanted to do was get out of Whitton and Tasmania the moment she could. In the last thirteen years, with a husband and two kids under her belt, she’s never returned home once. Not until her “perfect” life turns upside down on live television and she’s suddenly returning home to the safety of her parents farm on Echidna Lane. As she soaks up the fresh country air and begins to re-evaluate her marriage and the last decade, she starts to wonder if running away and never looking back was such a good idea. Especially when she starts to reconnect with Shane Morrisey, a walnut farmer and her parent’s neighbour, who she used to go to school with. Both of them took different paths in life, and yet both have led them to being reunited in the place where it all started. Shane has always held a candle for Lacey, but having also had his heartbroken with the death of his wife, he’s not ready to jump into anything with Lacey if she’s not planning on sticking around Whitton. Eva can honestly do no wrong when it comes to rural romances! I’ve barely seen Tasmania, let alone set foot on a walnut farm, but I instantly felt like I was living in this stunning and picturesque landscape. I never gave much consideration to how walnuts are actually farmed so I really appreciated Eva going into detail about the entire process. I’m seriously considering hightailing it to Tasmania to track down my own walnut farmer with an adorable daughter! The romance was sweet and swoony and you can instantly feel the history and connection between Lacey and Shane. There’s something about reunited high school friends that you just can’t not love. Not to mention, their children are adorable - I loved the friendship between Shane’s daughter Matilda and Lacey’ youngest son Ollie, and I honestly feel like their adventures alone would be a blast to read about. In fact, the entire dynamic between the Kane and Morrisey families was filled with so much heart and soul, and everything that’s to love about living in a rural community. I think this is the essence that makes rural romances in general such a fantastic genre to read and Eva has absolutely excelled at being able to capture this in her books. One of the thing I’ve loved about Eva’s recent books is the inclusion of fun little details like newspaper articles, Facebook posts, or in this case, recipes. I really enjoyed seeing the walnut-based recipes for food mentioned in the story scattered throughout the book and you can bet that I’m going to try my hand at making them - the Walnut Brownies have my name written all over them! If you’re looking for a swoony rural escape with a gorgeous farmer, look no further than this romp on Echidna Lane! |
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