I am so excited about today's post since I have been a fan of Nicola May for many many years! Not only do I have a cover reveal for you today, but Nicola May has also been kind enough to share the Prologue of The Corner Shop in Cockleberry Bay with us so you have a sneak peak!
Here's what the book is all about, buy links and author info is also available further down the page:
Rosa Larkin is down
on her luck in London, so when she inherits a near-derelict corner shop in a
quaint Devon village, her first thought is to sell it for cash and sort out her
life. But nothing is straightforward about this legacy. While the identity of her
benefactor remains a mystery, he - or she - has left one important legal proviso:
that the shop cannot be sold, only passed on to somebody who really deserves it.
Rosa makes up her
mind to give it a go: to put everything she has into getting the shop up and
running again in the small seaside community of Cockleberry Bay. But can she do
it all on her own? And if not, who will help her succeed - and who among the
following will work secretly to see her fail?
There is a handsome
rugby player, a sexy plumber, a charlatan reporter and a selection of meddling
locals. Add in a hit and run incident and the disappearance of a valuable
engraved necklace – and what you get is a journey of self-discovery and
unpredictable events.
With
surprising and heartfelt results, Rosa, accompanied at all times by her little
sausage dog Hot, will slowly unravel the shadowy secrets of the inheritance, and
also bring her own, long-hidden heritage into the light.
And here's the cover.....
Isn't it gorgeous? I'm so looking forward to jumping into this world!
PROLOGUE
‘Are you sure you’ve got the right person?’
Rosa took off her bright red
woolly hat and scratched the back of her head furiously, causing her dark brown
curly hair to become even more unruly.
The
tall, pinched-faced solicitor nodded. ‘Yes, of course we have. Evans, Donald
and Simpson do not make mistakes. You, Miss Larkin, are now the official owner
of the corner shop in Cockleberry Bay.’
He
handed the bewildered twenty-five-year-old a battered leather briefcase and
pointed to a small combination padlock on its brass clasp.
‘Here. The will stated that you -
and only you - can open this, using your date of birth.’
‘This
is all very strange,’ Rosa said.
‘And where exactly is this
Cockleberry Bay?’
‘Devon,
dear, Devon.’ The solicitor looked
under his rimless glasses. ‘I take it you know where that is?’
‘I may have a cockney accent, Mr
Donald, but I’m not stupid.’
‘Well,
open it then.’ The solicitor was shifting from foot to foot in anticipation. He
confided, ‘We’ve been wanting to know what’s in there for days.’
Showing
no emotion, Rosa gazed at him with her striking green eyes and asked coolly:
‘Is there anything else I need?’
‘Er, no
- but are you not going to . . .?’
‘I need
to get to work.’ Rosa put her hat and scarf back on, zipped up her fur-lined
bomber jacket and headed for the door. ‘Thank you so much for your help.’
And
she was gone.
‘Rude!’
The solicitor peered crossly out
of the window of the offices in Staple Inn and watched as the young woman, the
briefcase in her arms, strode across the frosty cobbled courtyard and out into
the bustle of London’s ancient legal quarter.
About Nicola May
Award winning author Nicola May lives in Ascot in Berkshire with her rescue cat Stanley. Her hobbies include watching films that involve a lot of swooning, crabbing in South Devon, eating flapjacks and enjoying a flutter on the horses. Inspired by her favourite authors Milly Johnson and Carole Matthews, Nicola writes what she describes as chicklit with a kick.
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