The good a stay at Winfield Hall can do to a person…

Synopsis

What would you sacrifice to be with the person you love?

Summer has arrived and it’s over a year since strangers Abigail and Edward bought Winfield Hall at auction and restored it together. Now, two new tenants are about to join them at their beautiful Georgian home.

Workaholic Harry Freeman has forgotten what it is to relax so when he meets healer, Aura Arden, and learns to meditate with her, he can’t believe how good he feels and he soon finds himself falling for her. But, with her bare feet and crystal beads, Aura’s not a big hit with Harry’s old-fashioned parents, and he finds himself torn between the people he loves most in the world.

It isn’t just Harry and Aura finding love. Summer has woven its spell over Edward and his brother Oscar, and both are making a play for Abi. But Abi isn’t happy at having to choose between these two very different men and, when Oscar’s behavior spirals out of control, she realizes that some decisions can have devastating consequences.

High Blue Sky is the second novel in the heart-warming trilogy from the bestselling author of The Rose Girls and The Book Lovers series.

My review

After a year buying Winfield Hall, Abi and Edward are ready to welcome their two new tenants.
Harry Freeman is the perfect example of a workaholic. At work he gives his best, and even at home he finds it hard to switch his mind off and actually relax.
He couldn’t be more different from Aura Arden. She is a healer, and spends her time meditating, using crystals and helping people to relax.
The two tenants couldn’t be more different, yet they find each other.
But love is not only in store for Harry and Aura, but maybe even for Abi…
She sees herself feeling attracted not only to Edward, but also his brother Oscar is showing his interest.
Where will the summer and love take the inhabitants of Winfield Hall? And will it all run smoothly? Or will some decisions have devastating consequences?

Soooooooo… the first part of this series earned “only” four stars from me. And as you know if you have read my review, you know I’m used to give a standard of five stars to this author.
It’s with immense joy that now I can tell you that the fifth star has been distributed again!

The tale of Edward and Abi left me in the previous book a little bit unsatisfied, as it was so easy for the reader to see the potential between these two lovely, yet also a bit tormented, characters.
That made me a very eager reader when I finally could read this new chapter!

Even if Edward is a rather closed person, I like him more and more! He finds it difficult to express himself, and that makes him risking losing the girl.
But his kind heart also urges him to warn Abi, without becoming bitter and appearing like the man who cannot stand having lost his shot…

Even if Edward’s and Abi’s story is again unfinished business, and at a moment it looked like it took a turn for the worse, it was Harry’s and Aura’s tale that completely warmed my heart! The first is still an open book, with lots of potential and makes me hope for so much more, but the latter is a complete tale, and made me smile all the time!

Harry is a man of these times, working hard, even maybe overstressed and has no clue to truly relax. But it was refreshing and even relaxing for the reader, to see how Aura starts to work her ‘magic’ on her. She shows him how to meditate and what really relaxing means.
Even if crystals are not my cup of tea, I can understand how they can offer some comfort when needed.

It was sweet to see how Harry not only changes his opinions over Aura, but also how it changes his life. He starts to see that work and making money are not the most important things in life, but life is all about following your own passions and do what makes you happy, and if that means finding something else that follow your own beliefs, why not.

But Aura did not only change Harry, but after a terrible meeting with his parents, she shows how open and caring she is even when she was treated wrongfully…

I found this a wonderful, beautiful, amazing story, and it even made it possible for myself to follow some of Aura’s instructions and feel the most relaxed I did in times!

This next chapter shows us that being different doesn’t mean that we cannot find a common ground, and learn from each other.
And it shows us also, in the case of Edward and Abi, that sometimes we have to learn to see beyond what’s’ being presented to us. Because reality and the true characters will be shown at the right times. And in cases it can be an ugly discovery, but those with a kind heart will surprise us in the best way.

WHEN IS THE LAST PART COMING OUT???????