Love comes in all shapes and forms

Synopsis

Fly to France for the perfect summer getaway –without leaving your house! This a heartwarming, feel good read perfect for fans of Lucy Coleman and Jo Thomas.

Escape to heaven…

Daisy has never been lucky in love, and when her love life implodes—again—she flees to France. A summer in the sun helping out at her friend Poppy’s guesthouse is the perfect way to put unsuitable men behind her!

When Daisy finds herself dog sitting for two loveable rescues they quickly wind their way into Daisy’s heart. The trouble is so does their owner – enigmatic widower and bookseller Anton! But she didn’t come to France fall for another unattainable man…

Can they honour the past and take a chance on the future?

My review

After another fiasco in her love life, Daisy decides to escape to France and help her friend Poppy with the guesthouse.
Spending the summer in the south of France is the perfect opportunity for Daisy to rethink about her life and her future.
However, Daisy is not the kind of person to just sit back and do nothing, so she quickly finds herself a job as a dog sitter for the two loveliest dogs. The dogs quickly steal her heart, but so does their owner, widower Anton.
No matter how hard sparks fly, Daisy is not going to fall for another unattainable man and Anton himself is also not ready to let go of the past.
However, how long can they keep their distance? And are they both willing to accept each other just the way they are, even with unexplainable gifts? 

I always enjoy a story where the author takes us to a wonderful setting. And having read the previous parts of this series already, I knew I just had to read this book!
I truly enjoyed returning to the guesthouse, meet my old friends (without and with fur) again and discover how they are doing.
And I was willing to accept a new entry with whole my heart! 

It’s obvious that Daisy is a great character even if she is not that lucky what concerns love. Having another disappointment, she decides bravely to get away from everything, and take some time to reset her focus.
I admired her for that, as it cannot be easy to take that step and just step away from everything. 

We see her struggling, trying to find her feet again and decide what her future will look like. But the more I was reading, the more I truly liked Daisy.
I honestly believe that animals are a good judge of character, and seeing how Daisy takes care of Pickle and Squeaker warmed my heart. 

While Daisy and her patience and love for the dogs warmed my heart, their story, and that of their owner Anton broke my heart…
We often forget that animals also have feelings and that they can also grieve when losing someone they love. So seeing how grieve changed the dogs, broke my heart.
On the other hand, seeing the sibling love between the two dogs was again heart – warming. 

I could understand why Anton kept to himself, and tried to stay as far as possible from Daisy, but at some point, you have to let go of the past for your own happiness.
And seeing Daisy and Anton growing closer, yet having the respect of the past, was in my eyes the perfect balance of letting go and yet treasuring the past. 

What I loved even more about these two main characters, is how they accept each other for who they are.
I admit, I found Daisy and her ‘special gift’ difficult to comprehend, but that’s me just being me, not truly believing in these things. But I also saw how it was an ‘extra’ in this story, adding an additional layer.
And seeing how eager Daisy was to listen to Anton and his own passion, showed me that there is always someone who matches perfectly to you, even with all your ‘nerdy’ passions. 

This was a lovely next chapter in the series, showing the importance of acceptance and unconditional love. Sometimes getting away from a familiar place is the best thing to do to find a place to call home.
And taking a fearful step in the unknown will sometimes make you find happiness and love even when you’re not looking for it.