What can be better than winning a holiday of a lifetime?

Synopsis

Natalie Jackson might keep up appearances on Instagram, but in reality her fiancé has just jilted her after the birth of their baby and she’s moved back in with her mum. Life isn’t exactly going to plan!

So when she enters the village raffle for the holiday of a lifetime, she thinks she has no chance of winning. But her name is pulled out – and, as luck would have it, so is a ticket bought by her childhood nemesis: Will Brimble.

Surely a romantic holiday for two is the worst idea ever…right?

My review

Natalie Jackson is trying to get her life back on tracks… Her fiancé left her right after the birth of their baby so she moved back to live with her mother.

Under some persuasion, she participates in a village raffle and big is her surprise when she wins the grand prize, a holiday to Marrakech!
But a not so pleasant surprize is when there is some confusion and a second name is also being pulled.
So now she has to share her prize with Will Brimble!

It would not be such a big deal if Will didn’t break her heart when they were teenagers… The idea of spending a romantic holiday with Will now isn’t so alluring anymore…

As usual Zoe May wrote a book that ticked all the boxes I needed at that specific moment!

Natalie is a young woman who had it all, and lost it all. Her only joy in life at the moment is her little girl. After being cheated by her fiancé, her main focus is her daughter.
It makes sense that Natalie doesn’t want to date anymore, being afraid of having not only having her heart broken again, but also her daughter will be a victim…

Yet in her most difficult moments, there were situations that made me laugh out loud (like the outfit she is wearing after a baby-incident!).
Despite her insecurities, Natalie shows she is also a strong woman. Taking care of a baby all by yourself cannot be an easy task.
And she has her heart on the right place. Her focus is her baby and getting her life back on track, nothing more…

And Will, well, okay he broke Natalie’s heart so many years ago. But he also hadn’t had the easiest life. He is now divorced and when we get to know the details of his marriage, I pitied him. Also losing his beloved father was a hard pill to swallow.

The holiday itself made me sometimes wish I was there myself, and other times I was glad it was just a book.
The hotel and its owners are real treasures, and even if Natalie and Will are telling a few lies, I felt the caring of the hotel owners. They are the perfect example how a hotel should be run.

But some moments I understood Natalie’s fear (those monkeys!).
Yet those moments were also the reasons I had to have a laugh! They were sometimes so absurd, there was no other option than laughing!

I loved how Natalie and Will are trying to make the best of an absurd situation. And this holiday was the perfect occasion of coming clean about the past.
And it was so lovely to see how those two people would get closer yet also being a bit afraid of what the future would bring.

Again Zoe May made me forget all my surroundings with this funny romance, with real people that are so recognizable and loveable!