Summer with the Country Village Vet

Summer with the Country Village Vet
Zara Stoneley

‘All the ingredients for a perfect, summery read…it really captured my heart’ Cressida McLaughlin‘Sprinkled with oodles of charm…I simply adored this book’ Christie BarlowFall in love with a brand new cosy romance series from bestselling author Zara StoneleyWhen Lucy Jacobs is made redundant from her inner-city teaching job she fears her career is over. Teaching is all Lucy knows and she's determined to get back in the classroom as fast as she can.Except the only job on offer is at an idyllic village school in the middle of nowhere – Lucy's idea of hell. Where are the disadvantaged kids who need saving, where is the challenge?But as Lucy finds herself welcomed into the warm-hearted community of Langtry Meadows, she begins to realise new challenges await – like frogs in the classroom, a rather difficult donkey, and a very brooding local vet…Local boy Charlie Davenport has his own issues about living in the close-knit village of Langtry Meadows. His private life is already fuel for the well-meaning gossips and the very last thing he needs is to get close to the new school teacher…no matter how lovely she is.But as summer days drift away Langtry Meadows weaves its magic, Charlie and Lucy both get the chance to turn over a new leaf and start anew…maybe with each other?A fun, romantic story to make you smile and long for your own country escape.Praise for Summer with the Country Village Vet:‘Like a summer breeze, gently warming your heart…be prepared for love, laughter and escapism’ My Chestnut Reading Tree ‘A zingy, romantic and fabulously heartwarming book … My ultimate summer read’ Petra Pippa Q

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Table of Contents

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Title Page (#u82332d8b-b145-51ed-a1e2-5c63d027b419)

Copyright (#ubbe79b8a-2414-5ecb-bcb4-d5ac122b16e9)

Dedication (#u56aa1234-3eed-5012-b6ba-9a276d29b237)

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Prologue (#uf20c7d31-1977-5514-8d18-7ef1ed3f7ed3)

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Chapter 4 (#u65cd705d-dd47-5fed-9d06-27bd7b95d602)