Publisher: Embla Books
Publication Date: 11th February 2025
Genre: Romance
Summary:
He's the one she shouldn't want . . .
Ingrid has spent her life being everything to everyone: the dependable daughter, the supportive wife, the one who never steps out of line. But when her husband returns from a sabbatical abroad with divorce papers in hand, her carefully planned life unravels.
Needing to reclaim control, she books a week's stay in the Lake District to escape it all. Though a muddy hiking mishap lands her straight into the arms of a charming stranger who reignites a spark she hasn't felt in years. A little holiday flirtation seems harmless enough - until she returns home and discovers Jacob is the new consultant on her work project.
Juggling a messy divorce, a demanding job, and her daughter's needs, Ingrid knows getting involved with Jacob is a bad idea. He's younger, her colleague, and everything she's been taught to avoid.
Will Ingrid dare to risk it all for love or retreat to the safety of the life she's always known?
Review:
Firstly thank you to Insta book tours, Embla books and Ronail Collings for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book.
I have to say i was really looking forward to diving into this book, it seemed like the perfect book to dive into between a couple of non-fictions i was reading. And i really love reading romances that aren't all young woman in their 20s , its nice to have a more mature woman finding romance. Ingrid felt so much more rounded and real to me because of all the things she was juggling whilst trying to sort her divorce and then happening to find romance on top of her jugging act, with all the additional stress and joy it brought with it. I found it a really well written book, the characters were all so well crafted that i think you could probably find people like them if you looked around you. The family dynamic i loved! The way the sisters supported each other and had code red made me smile. I hated Matt from the first moment he appeared on the page. He was such a self centred waste of space, and how he treated Ingrid was infuriating. I did often though get angry at Ingrid for not standing up for herself and i was cheering every time she took a step forward in doing that, it was really nice to see her growing in herself alongside her new relationship.
I loved the teasing banter between Jacob and Ingrid, it was lovely to read, as was him pushing her outside of her comfort zone but not forcing her out of it. The climbing activity is a really good example of this, he didn't push her when she expressed her fear he just stayed with her and put no pressure on her. I found the writing style easy to slip into, stepping into the book and walking alongside Ingrid was effortless and i enjoyed how it flowed.
I really enjoyed this book and i would happily pick up another book by Ronali Collings in the future.
Firstly thank you to Insta book tours, Embla books and Ronail Collings for having me on this tour and sending me a copy of the book.
I have to say i was really looking forward to diving into this book, it seemed like the perfect book to dive into between a couple of non-fictions i was reading. And i really love reading romances that aren't all young woman in their 20s , its nice to have a more mature woman finding romance. Ingrid felt so much more rounded and real to me because of all the things she was juggling whilst trying to sort her divorce and then happening to find romance on top of her jugging act, with all the additional stress and joy it brought with it. I found it a really well written book, the characters were all so well crafted that i think you could probably find people like them if you looked around you. The family dynamic i loved! The way the sisters supported each other and had code red made me smile. I hated Matt from the first moment he appeared on the page. He was such a self centred waste of space, and how he treated Ingrid was infuriating. I did often though get angry at Ingrid for not standing up for herself and i was cheering every time she took a step forward in doing that, it was really nice to see her growing in herself alongside her new relationship.
I loved the teasing banter between Jacob and Ingrid, it was lovely to read, as was him pushing her outside of her comfort zone but not forcing her out of it. The climbing activity is a really good example of this, he didn't push her when she expressed her fear he just stayed with her and put no pressure on her. I found the writing style easy to slip into, stepping into the book and walking alongside Ingrid was effortless and i enjoyed how it flowed.
I really enjoyed this book and i would happily pick up another book by Ronali Collings in the future.
Krystina xx
