Kelsey Anderson is stuck in a rut so big, she’ll need a 4-wheel drive to get out. She’s just been made redundant from her dead-end job, and boyfriend Fran is so busy climbing up the career ladder that he’s forgotten how to have fun. She needs to change her life – and fast.Stumbling across an advert for tour guides in Stratford-Upon-Avon seems like the perfect way to bring the sunshine back. In an impulsive move, she moves from her small Scottish village to Shakespeare’s birthplace, armed only with a suitcase and her battered copy of Shakespeare’s Sonnets.
Kelsey quickly falls in love with the place, her job as a tourist guide allowing her to explore every inch of the picture-perfect town, from cosy cafes to the picturesque banks of the river.
But it’s not just the town that captures her heart, as she finds herself torn between the actors Will and Jonathan who both vie for her affections.
But will beautiful Peony, the lead actress at the Oklahoma theatre company where Jonathan is playing Oberon in A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream, play a role in keeping Kelsey and Jonathan apart?
Or will flirtatious, charming Will, the fellow tour guide who has set his sights on Kelsey, keep the star-crossed lovers from finding their happy ending?
A gorgeously uplifting, feel good romance that will captivate readers of Holly Martin, Cathy Bramley and Milly Johnson.
I really enjoyed 'One Summer's Night'. It is set in Stratford Upon Avon, a town that I visited many times, although surprisingly never done the Shakespeare touristy bits. Having Kelsey Anderson as a tour guide meant that the author, Kiley Dunbar, was able to show the beautiful Stratford Upon Avon setting at its very best.
The book features a great cast of characters and I really empathised with Kelsey who had a lot going on in her life. She is very down to earth and I think that it is this that makes her likeable.
I also really liked Kiley's writing style, very laid back , easy to read and had an almost chatty style to it. At times I felt like I was listening to a conversation between friends telling each other of events of their days. The storyline was believable and went at a steady pace.
I would recommend One Summer's Night to any of my blog readers who are looking for an easy to read, great story, set in a beautiful setting with a cast of characters that would be a great set of new friends.
Thank you to Hera Books and Tracy Fenton for inviting me to take part in the blog tour and for a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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