Love Beyond Lindisfarne by Kimberley Adams
About the Book:
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.
Excerpt
Hi there!
Lead character Ellie’s
inner circle friendship group arrive on the island from London for a holiday.
The girls are catching up. Tara is six months pregnant; her husband Toby is a
serious (but lovely) historian and they are discussing potential names he has
chosen for the baby currently known as Bee Dee after their surnames Butler
Dunne…
‘And there goes baby Bee Dee. I seriously think it’s a boy –
he kicks so well. He can’t have got that from Toby as he wouldn’t know one end
of a football from the other, although I suppose Jill Scott could throw a few
good kicks too, so bang goes that theory.’
‘You chosen any potential names yet?’
‘Well, let’s just say that it’s a work in progress, Ellie. I
haven’t really thought of any names that I’m fully sure of. It’s difficult, not
knowing what name will suit Bee Dee. But Toby, oh my God!’ She picked up a
cushion and hid her face behind it. ‘You will not believe his choices, and he
really isn’t joking.’
‘Tara. Come out from behind that cushion and tell us NOW,’ I
said grinning.
‘Well,’ she said, sheepishly lowering the cushion and
clutching it to her bump like a shield. ‘Please don’t shoot the messenger – if
it’s a girl he wants to call her… erm… I can’t believe I’m telling you both
this… Boudica!’
Sophie, at this point, just about choked on her wine with
laughter, tears running down her face.
‘Boudica? Oh babes, that’s so Toby.’ She continued sliding
down her chair, giggling.
‘Boudica Butler Dunne has a bit of a ring to it,’ I said,
trying to put a positive spin on things. ‘At least she will be unique.’
Which started Sophie off again.
‘And if it’s a boy?’ She eventually squeaked.
The cushion went back up.
‘Oh God, what next? Julius or Caesar perhaps?’
‘It can’t be worse Tara…can it?’ I asked, trying to hold my
laugh in.
‘I’m not sure I can even say it,’ she mumbled.
I pulled the cushion away.
‘Big girl pants
now. Just spit it out…’
‘H…Ho…Horatio,’ she blurted out, and then burst into peals
of laughter. ‘Horatio Butler Dunne!’
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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