The Honeymoon Hotel by Hester Browne

The Bonneville Hotel is the best-kept secret in Mayfair: its art deco suites and glittering ballrooms a former home-away-from-home for royalty and movie stars alike. Recent years haven’t been kind, but thanks to events manager Rosie, the Bonneville is reclaiming some of its old cachet as a chic retro-glam wedding venue. While Rosie’s weddings are the ultimate in romance, Rosie herself isn’t; she’s focused on the details, not the dramas. But when the hotel owner appoints his eccentric son Joe to the Bonneville staff, Rosie finds herself up against an unprecedented challenge: a rival whose predilection for the unconventional could derail not only Rosie’s own career, but the most elaborate, high-profile wedding the Bonneville has ever seen.



I recently discovered author Hester Browne when I read The Vintage Girl which I loved I was pleased to find a new great author and I couldn't wait to read her new release The Honeymoon Hotel after not long being back from our Honeymoon ourselves!

Ambitious Rosie is the events manager at The Bonneville Hotel in Mayfair, she is so passionate about her weddings that she arranges but she is determined to be appointed manager of the hotel which she rightfully deserves but there is something or rather someone in her way, the hotel owners son!

This book was a complete joy to read. It was a great mix of romance, humour and drama and bridezilla's!! I was a little surprised by the storyline as I thought it would be more about brides and grooms on their honeymoons rather than the actual weddings but I loved the storyline none the less.

I loved Rosie's character she is very determined, ambitious, and is a perfectionist that also has been unlucky in love and I couldn't help but hope that she got where she wanted to be. The Bonneville Hotel sounded like a fun place to work with a great bunch of workers and the hotel itself sounded very grand and inviting. Yes the storyline was predictable but this didn't matter as it was fun to watch the events unfold.

This was a charming, delightful read that I thoroughly enjoyed.

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The Vintage Girl by Hester Browne

When Evie Nicholson is asked to visit Kettlesheer Castle in Scotland to archive the family heirlooms, she jumps at the chance. Evie's passion for antiques means that, for her, the castle is a treasure trove of mysteries just waiting to be uncovered. But in each heirloom lies a story, and in the course of her investigations Evie stumbles upon some long-buried family secrets. 

Add handsome, gloomy heir Robert McAndrew and a traditional candlelit gala to the mix, and Evie's heart is sent reeling with an enthusiasm that may just extend beyond the Kettlesheer silver...

The Vintage Girl is the first booked I have ever read by Hester Browne and it was the cover that won me over with this book! I was struggling with another book and this one seemed to keep catching the corner of my eye, I am sure you all agree that this is a beautiful vintage cover and so I had to start this straight away!

Evie has a love of antiques and when she is asked to go to Kettlesheer Castle in Scotland to search for family heirlooms that may be able to help the family out financially she cannot wait. What she doesn’t expect to fins is some hidden family secrets and a gorgeous heir in Robert this is looking to be a perfect job for Evie she is in her element!

I really enjoyed this book. It is a great light, easy read that has a perfect writing style that envelopes you into the storyline from the first chapter. Evie is a wonderful main character she seems very dreamy and loving and she is certainly someone I would love to have as a friend. Her enthusiasm for all of the antiques she finds literally pours out through the pages. The descriptive writing when describing not only the antiques but also the castle and surrounds in Scotland was fantastic I actually felt like I was transported there and could visualise it all clearly in my mind.

The author has quite clearly done her research when it comes to Scottish reeling, I take my hat off to Evie because it confused the life out of me! Yes this book was predictable but it really didn’t affect my love of the book it was the perfect easy read that I needed. I will definitely be on the look out for more books by this author.

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