How to Find Love in a Bookshop by Veronica Henry
The only bad thing I have to say about reading this novel is that I couldn't sit down and read it all in one day. Instead, I had to fit it in a little bit each day for over a week, and it was frustrating because I just wanted to sit and enjoy it in one big gulp. Stacey Ballis and Jenny Colgan fans have a new author to love--Veronica Henry. She's got a pretty good backlist of novels, but they're not available in the U.S., which I hope changes soon. Emilia Nightingale returns to Peasebrook, a lovely little town in the English countryside, to take over her father's bookstore, Nightingale Books. Emilia's father was a beloved figure in town, and his death leaves not only Emilia lost and grieving, but quite a few of the townspeople, as well. Emilia plans on taking over the bookstore, but has a slimy businessman angling to buy the store so he can gain access to much needed parking space for an apartment building behind the shop. She also finds ou...