Christmas at Black Cherry Retreat

Favorite Quotes: ‘Mama’s orders, honey. It’s more than my life’s worth to argue.’ ‘Are you a man or a mouse?’ she hissed. He shuffled from one foot to the other. ‘Mouse when it comes to my mother. Sorry.’ Like so many men he wanted things both ways: to mean something to a woman without meaning too muc......more

Oh I do love a Southern American drawl on a sexy man in a book, and Tom Chambers has that and the typical good manners too in spades. I warmed to him almost instantly. Fee on the other hand although I felt for her, I really was unsure about her at the start, but as the book progresses and she starts......more

I have to give the author credit as the story is mainly set in Tennesse and when it's a British writer, sometimes the authenticity of the setting doesn't always feel right and it can feel like the author is trying to hard. With this novel though, for me, it felt right. You have got to love secluded s......more

I do like a book by Angela purely because she is British with a fabulous American twang image that can only be achieved by living there in my opinion. So in my head the characters are able to speak with the desired accent .. crazy theory maybe but it works for me! Black Cherry Retreat rustles up thou......more

I really enjoy Angela Britnell’s novels and Christmas at the Black Cherry Retreat is yet another I can chalk up as a five star read. Tom Chambers and Fee Winter’s characters are brilliantly written. They both have painful pasts and take their time coming together. Tom is kind, gentle and means well......more