Today it's Happy Publication Day for The Last Charm by Ella Allbright and my turn on the BlogTour.
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A self-confessed reading addict, Ella Allbright writes commercial women’s fiction set in her beautiful home county of Dorset. Her first novel in this genre, The Charm Bracelet will be published in August 2020 by One More Chapter, an imprint of HarperCollins, and she’s currently hard at work on her next book. Ella is represented by agent Hattie Grünewald at The Blair Partnership, who represent J.K. Rowling.
Ella also writes as Nikki Moore, the author of the popular #LoveLondon romance series. A number of the novellas featured in the Top 100 short story charts on Kobo and the Top 20 in the Amazon UK bestsellers Holiday chart, and in 2018 the collection was released in Italy. Her first published work was the short story A Night to Remember in the best selling Mills & Boon / RNA anthology Truly, Madly, Deeply. Her debut romance Crazy, Undercover, Love was shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award 2015.
When not writing or reading, she can be found working in her HR day job, walking the family’s cute beagle puppy or watching a Netflix series!
Follow @NikkiMoore_Auth on Twitter, on Facebook, on Amazon and on Amazon as Ella, She also vlogs about how to get published as ‘Author By The Sea’ on her YouTube channel - on Youtube, Ella on Goodreads as Nikki on Goodreads, Visit nikkimooreauthor.wordpress.com, Buy The Last Charm
About the book
Leila’s charm bracelet tells a story of love, a story of loss, a story of hope. This is the story of her … and the story of Jake.
When Leila Jones loses her precious charm bracelet and a stranger finds it, she has to tell the story of how she got the charms to prove she’s the owner. Each and every one is a precious memory of her life with Jake.
So Leila starts at the beginning, recounting the charms and experiences that have led her to the present. A present she never could have expected when she met Jake nearly twenty years ago…
When Leila and Jake meet one of them is being dragged from the home she adores and the other has moved into it. Jake is fascinated by her creativity and feels sorry for her, despite the fact he lives a troubled and unhappy life himself.
The bracelet and the charms become a source of comfort and validation for Leila. A sign every year that someone hasn't forgotten her and loves her. Each charm has an important significance to Leila, so when she loses the bracelet she makes a public appeal in the hopes someone will return her precious item and memories.
Leila tells the story of how she met Jake. A unlikely friendship is forged and as their lives intersect many times during the years they are often like two ships passing in the night. Never the right time or place and often their interactions are burdened by misconceptions and the emotional baggage.
Jake is a young boy who will become a man influenced by the neglect, abuse and lack of love he experienced for many years. Leila is a young girl who will become a woman scared of abandonment and afraid of commitment.
Given the charming title and cover you wouldn't be remiss in thinking that this is a light-hearted romance or rom-com, but it actually veers into more of a contemporary read with plenty of depth. A story of love, support, loyalty and friendship. A tale of loss, which isn't quite realised or understood until it is too late and so many opportunities have passed them both by.
It's a tender read, which is strangely uplifting at times because Allbright infuses it with a sense of hope. With the thought that happiness is there within our grasp if we just open our eyes, soul and hearts to it.
Buy The Last Charm at Amazon Uk or go to Goodreads for any other retailer. Publisher: One More Chapter; pub date 21 Aug. 2020. Buy at Amazon com.
Giveaway to Win Dorset and Reading themed goodies to celebrate The Last Charm by Ella Allbright (UK Only)
First Prize Books Make Me Happy/TLC Branded Mug
Keepsake Bracelet for Readers
Lulworth Chocolate Bar
Mermaid metal bookmark
TLC Postcards
PLUS mystery prize
Lulworth Chocolate Bar
I love Durdle Door chocolate lollipop
Sunshine metal bookmark
TLC Postcards
PLUS mystery prize
Lulworth Chocolate Bar
I love Lulworth chocolate lollipop
Starry Sky metal bookmark
TLC Postcards
PLUS mystery prize
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I liked the premise of this one a lot! I liked Jake. Found Leila a bit harder to like though.
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