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Love Beyond Lindisfarne
Take a spring to summer trip to magical Northumberland and find love and laughter in this feel-good novel, which will transport you to the iconic island of Lindisfarne and beyond…
Ellie, and Zen with the coffee-bean eyes, met at Christmas when she came to Northumberland to look after rescue animals. They are taking their first tentative steps into a love-at-first-sight relationship and all in their spring garden should be wonderful.
When Lady Grace becomes ill, life at the castle changes overnight, and not for the better. The new custodian and his fiancée have plans, and the islanders are far from happy. When the filming of a reality show means the animals must move out of their yard due to the Queen of the Castle production company taking over, it’s the final straw.
Amongst all the drama, Love Beyond Lindisfarne is a story of love, intergenerational friendships, camaraderie, and oodles of the warmth and humour found in this very special corner of the world.
What readers said about Love Lindisfarne…
‘A fantastic read, both moving and hilarious, I wish I could give it more stars.’
‘Absolutely loved every word of this book, didn’t want it to end.’
‘A big warm Northumberland hug of a book.’
‘Can’t wait for the next one – it should be made into a film!’
*Love Lindisfarne featured as one of the highest-rated romcom books on Amazon*
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LOVE BEYOND LINDISFARNE
Hi there,
Firstly, thank you for reviewing my second book, the romantic comedy Love Beyond Lindisfarne. My debut Love Lindisfarne took me by surprise, gaining a lot of love and followers in the relatively short Christmas book window of opportunity and this follow on is a result of that!
I write fiction but chose to use a real place rather than make somewhere up. This is becoming more commonplace these days, especially with crime books, and people seem to like the cross over and reading about places they recognise.
To that end, as an author I feel that whilst the characters and the storyline is fiction, it is really important to try to present the actual place as true to reality as possible because otherwise someone will write in and tell you that you got it wrong. Of course, there is always going to be some literary licence!
The Holy Island of Lindisfarne is a tidal island off the coast of North Northumberland and steeped in history and spirituality. I couldn’t write about the place without mention of the history of the island, which was referred to in book one. When writing a rom-com it’s a fine line between giving factual information and presenting it in a way that doesn’t make it sound like you’ve lifted it straight from Wiki and slotted it in! So, my way around is to have the locals give snippets of information in exactly the way they would pass this on in the real world – but also ensuring that the facts are checked too! In Love Beyond Lindisfarne, we visit places off the island, like Vindolanda, a Roman site on the line of Hadrian’s Wall and Chillingham Castle, and I hope I get the balance right in the way some information is given across, in a light-hearted manner that hopefully fits in with a book of this genre.
Love Beyond Lindisfarne is a little escape from the anxieties in the real world. Light, funny, not to be taken too seriously, yet tells you a little about history and place, and hopefully will leave the reader feeling happy after a bookish visit to beautiful Northumberland!
About the Author –
Kimberley Adams released her debut novel, Love Lindisfarne in Autumn of last year. The book, a romantic comedy, is set in her beloved Northumberland and is a heartwarming tale of love and friendship on the small tidal island of Holy Island.
Kim was stunned by the way the book took off in the busy Christmas book market and it became one of the highest rated of its genre on Amazon and gained Kim a lot of new friends! Kim hadn’t thought about writing a sequel but demand was there and so Love Beyond Lindisfarne was born. The book features all the favourite characters but can be read as a standalone. Kim’s Lindisfarne books share a special feature as Kim engages with a local artist and between them, they create the covers to match a scene within the book.
Kim is also to be published traditionally by Farrago in April 24 in The Book of Witty Women. This was as a result of her being a finalist in the Comedy Women in Print Prize and her story, Go Your Own Way, is a comedy set on urban Tyneside and introduces two of her favourite characters, Donna and her nana Mary!
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| My thoughts |
An enjoyable 'cosy' romance novel with a nice touch of humour - and a great deal of evocatively descriptive scenery.
I haven't read the first novel, Love Lindisfarne, but this second excerpt seemed fine as a standalone. The lead characters were easy to get to know - and make friends with - and I liked the way that the author so easily managed to slot in little facts and tit-bits about Lindisfarne itself and the surrounding countryside of Northumberland.
It's many years (about 35!) that I visited Hadrian's Wall and Vindolanda to research my own post-Roman Arthurian trilogy, and while much has changed in the interim years, I could still vividly picture what the author was describing. Brought back a few good memories!
Love Beyond Lindisfarne would be highly suitable as a beach read, or to curl up with on a rainy Sunday afternoon, pot of tea and box of chocs to hand - ideal escapism for a few hours of romance and a giggle.
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