Summer at Lavender Bay: A fabulously feel-good summer romance perfect for taking on holiday!

Summer at Lavender Bay: A fabulously feel-good summer romance perfect for taking on holiday!
Sarah Bennett

‘Delightfully romantic and touching.’ Phillipa Ashley on Sunrise at Butterfly CoveLove happens when you least expect it…When Eliza Barnes said ‘I do’ to her husband all those years ago, she thought that they’d be together forever. Instead, he’s flown to Abu Dhabi to start a new life, and she’s returning to the little seaside town of Lavender Bay.It’s finally time to chase the dreams she’s put on hold for so long, whipping up luxury bath products and organic soaps using local ingredients. Of course, she didn’t expect to meet local farmer, Jack Gilbert, or for him to be quite so gorgeous!So when her husband turns up, she knows she must decide between the man she knows everything about and the man who makes her heart race in ways she’d never imagined – before it’s too late…Perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Rachael Lucas and Hilary Boyd.Book 1:Spring at Lavender BayBook 2:Summer at Lavender BayBook 3:Snowflakes at Lavender BayReaders love Sarah Bennett:“Summer At Lavender Bay by Sarah Bennett is a deliciously warm, welcoming, fun contemporary read and just perfect for a summer's day.”“Absolutely loved this book it has a great story line and the characters feel like great friends who you laugh with and cry with and really care about.”“Such a joy to read – I cannot recommend this book enough!”“Sarah Bennett always keeps me entertained from the very first page”“Five stars from me!”“This is a brilliant five star modern fiction story.”

Summer at Lavender Bay

SARAH BENNETT

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Sarah Bennett 2018

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This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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E-book Edition © July 2018 ISBN: 9780008281335

Version: 2018-06-25

Table of Contents

Cover (#u671c851e-509d-5794-8a83-cccf8e86dfd2)

Title Page (#ucc228f9c-4208-5867-95f6-7b859b50fc11)

Copyright (#u53a1b24b-cb16-5f9a-9315-c1b8ebee7085)

Dedication (#ucf946300-9619-5808-993f-c8f5ca20d41f)

Chapter One (#u07896f6a-97ca-514a-92c1-b04994807c67)

Chapter Two (#u3e93aaa6-cbb4-5053-9562-bd2a38347303)

Chapter Three (#u326abefa-64ee-559b-826c-1967c8dbd862)

Chapter Four (#u39e17288-2d6b-5d04-b789-aa7b2175cb7f)

Chapter Five (#u4c8c3c82-5d3e-5da8-a692-0324224b127d)

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Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eight (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nine (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Ten (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eleven (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twelve (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Thirteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fourteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Fifteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Sixteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Seventeen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Eighteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Nineteen (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty (#litres_trial_promo)

Chapter Twenty-One (#litres_trial_promo)

Extract (#litres_trial_promo)

Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)

About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)

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Coming Soon

About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)

It’s not the first love that counts – it’s the last. This one’s for M, my last and truest love

Chapter One (#uc7dfd10f-476d-5306-a71f-26d1c7f3fc8b)