Lemon Drizzle Mondays at the Little Duck Pond Café
(Little Duck Pond Cafe #9)
by Rosie Green
Molly Hooper has a secret. It haunts her dreams and casts a dark shadow over life with her gorgeous three-year-old daughter, Eva. Arriving in Sunnybrook has given her a glimpse of sunshine.
The Little Duck Pond Cafe crew seems so welcoming and there’s even the chance of a new job. Baking delicious cakes have always taken Molly to a happy place, so the job – at the glorious Brambleberry Manor Cafe – might just be perfect for her. It would mean she and little Eva could finally put down some roots at last.
But is Sunnybrook the sanctuary Molly is searching for? Or will the past come back to haunt her, wherever she hides?
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
‘Married forty-two years. And we’ve never had an argument serious enough to consider divorce. Murder, yes. But divorce, never.’ Her face is completely deadpan.
Arlene picked on Lisa because she was shy and had long red hair. The nicknames wore her down – things like Garfield and Fire Crotch.
I suppose I must be sex-starved. One sniff of an attractive man and my heart starts racing as if I’m on the Dive Bomber ride at the fair.
Kindness is love made visible… That’s what my lovely granny used to say.
Honestly, you kids don’t know the half of it. Do you have any idea at all how traumatising it is to see the skin on the back of your hands waving about under a hot air hand dryer?
My Review:
This sweet series continues to introduce new and enticing characters with realistic concerns and situations that easily captivate and ensnare my interest as well as squeeze my heart. Ms. Green expertly peppers her engaging narratives with equal servings of perceptive insights and amusing slices of wry humor from a quirky and oddly interesting cast of new and familiar characters. My new favorite is Bertha – I adored her comedic deadpan humor and feistiness.
I scored big time with three fun new additions to my Brit List with plonker – a fool, servery -a counter or service hatch were food is served, and damp squib – a dud/failure/or something that doesn’t work as expected.
About the Author
Rosie has been scribbling stories ever since she was little.
Back then, they were rip-roaring adventure tales with a young heroine in perilous danger of falling off a cliff or being tied up by ‘the baddies’.
Thankfully, Rosie has moved on somewhat, and now much prefers to write romantic comedies that melt your heart and make you smile, with really not much perilous danger involved at all – unless you count the heroine losing her heart in love.
Rosie’s series of novellas is centered around life in a village cafe. The latest, ‘A Winter Wedding at the Little Duck Pond Cafe’, is out now.
Rosie has also written a full-length, standalone book, ‘Snowflakes over Moondance Cottage’, out now.
Follow Rosie on Twitter – https://twitter.com/Rosie_Green1988
I love the quote about being married forty two years. Quite hilarious.
You always find the cutest books.
The duckies are back…. Apparently this is perfect
Glad you loved it. I feel as if I were a plonker in these tough times
Hah!! That first quote made me laugh out loud after a pretty crappy day. Thanks so much for sharing.
I really need to get back in to this series. Great review.