On the beautiful
French coast lies the Café Belle Vie, a peaceful haven offering a warm welcome and delicious pains au chocolat – and where Natalie’s quiet life is about to be turned upside down…When thirty-one-year-old Natalie Bright’s boyfriend dumps her and immediately gets engaged to his ex-girlfriend, she escapes her heartbreak and moves to the charming village of Chamillon on the Île de Ré.
She’s determined to build a new life there: writing about farmer’s markets for a local magazine, exploring the local vineyards on her bike, and taking advantage of the sunshine. And in the Café Belle Vie she finds a bustling community – including new best friend Charlie – and a near-constant supply of cakes.
All in all, things are looking pretty good.
So when a blast from the past – her teenage crush Jay Merino – suddenly turns up in Chamillon, Natalie’s thrown. She’s sworn off men ever since she moved to France, but she and Jay have a connection that stretches back years.
But could taking a chance on an old flame complete her new life – or ruin everything she’s worked so hard for?
A gorgeous rom com full of sunshine, croissants and sparkling romance! Perfect for fans of Debbie Johnson, Zara Stoneley and Debbie Macomber.
I really enjoy Karen Clarke's books. Karen has written a number of trilogies which are based in a fictional village or area and Karen gives us the opportunity to meet a number of the residents and feel part of the community.
Escape to the French Café is another great read by Karen Clarke. it is set in France and the setting sounds idyllic, a place I would love to visit! The cast of characters all sound great and by the end of the book I felt like part of the community within Café Belle Vie!
In this book the reader meets Natalie Bright, who has escaped to Chamillon following the break down of her relationship with her boyfriend when he gets engaged to his ex girlfriend! Chamillon sounds like the ideal place to get over a break up and she looses herself in her new life. All is going well until her teenage crush also crashes into her new life - this is a slow burning romance and one which I enjoyed reading about, watching from afar as their relationship blooms.
As ever Karen includes great humour within her writing and in parts I was giggling and chuckling while reading and I just had to keep reading!
I really hope that Karen will be returning to Chamillon soon, there are some fantastic cast characters who I would love to find out more about.
This is the perfect book to load onto your kindle to read while relaxing over a long weekend, or to read while travelling away to sunnier climbs.
Thank you to Bookouture for inviting me to take part in the Books on Tour to celebrate the publication of Escape to the Little French Café and a copy of the book in return for an honest review.
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