What if finding happiness was a race against time?
Grace Cavendish knows a thing or two about horses – but what she doesn’t know is that her husband, top horse racing trainer Charlie Carrisbrook, is having a literal ‘roll in the hay’ right under her nose.
When the painful truth is revealed Grace has no choice but to move in with her highly-strung grandmother Clara and cousin Hennie; a single mum who has renounced men (at least that’s what she says!)
Determined to start again, Grace takes a job at the local restaurant, Number Five. And whilst serving up coffee and cake is a far cry from the stables, she enjoys it – especially as she gets to work alongside the rather scrumptious Sam Whittaker.
But the past is racing to catch up with Grace. Can her life still be a romp to victory or will a devastating secret stop her dead in her tracks?
Stand Alone Title
Title: Meet Me at Number Five
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Author: Lisa Hill
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Published: June 20, 2017
Publisher: Choc Lit
My Rating: 4 stars
Karma. Such a fickle thing. But you’ll be waiting for karma to come along and bite one particular sleazy, no good jerk on the butt… and hope for painful teeth marks to be at the very least one result.
Grace and Charlie were trying for a baby, now through IVF. It was the weekend before the big day and Grace was full of nerves and excitement. Unfortunately her joy would soon turn to devastation when she’s told that Charlie already has a baby on the way… to another woman. How does one survive when the ground has been swept out from under your feet? If you’re Grace then it’s one day, one moment at a time. With the help of her determined, kick butt grandmother, Clara and her cousin Hennie who is living her life as a single parent now with two young children, Grace is about to get some lessons in life, surviving, and finding out that she’s made of much stronger stuff than she ever realized.
While, yes, Meet Me at Number Five is a romance it’s also a wonderful story of strong women and a family that anyone would be proud to be part of. There will be tears, and laughter and justice eventually. But for now Grace is learning how to live on her own two feet. She’ll discover that not every man is like her jerk of a husband and that there is life after one dream has ended. Hennie will find that she’s not totally “off of men” when one man can show her how a real confident man treats a woman. Clara will hold onto secrets and work toward helping her granddaughters to find happiness and bring one arrogant slime ball to his knees. We might have to wait for karma to bite – but it sure is sweet when it finally happens.
I enjoyed my time in this world. As a debt novel, Meet Me at Number Five is an excellent story and now I’m waiting to see what Ms Hill brings us next. I’d recommend this story for any Romance reader who enjoys strong characters, a compelling story… and watching the bad guy get exactly what he deserves.
*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*
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