Fixing a Broken Heart at the Highland Repair Shop is a wonderful tale of community, family and romance. I found myself completely immersed in the community spirit of Cairn Duh.

The two main characters Ally and Jamie, are both struggling to find peace, one with a recently broken heart and the other a lost soul looking to find the comfort of the past in the peaceful surroundings. Within the first few chapters I was in floods of tears as the emotions suppressed by Jamie after the loss of his Mother as a child, come to the surface, subtly but seen and understood by Ally. Their characters are so well written, both seemingly happy moving on in life with a keen drive to support others but hiding their deeper thoughts and needs from those who love them.

At the root of the story is the repair shop, the concept of mending what was forgotten or broken and repurposing or fixing it to be loved once again. The environmental and charitable messages of the book are very clear and encourage thoughts of change all round.

I look forward to reading more in this series, escaping to the idyllic Highland setting and visiting the Repair Shop again, to meet the kind, gentle and eccentric souls that run it and see how their community project expansion has developed.

This was such a warm and cozy book that draws you right in. The imagery was so vivid, I could actually picture how beautiful it was and wanted to be there myself. The love story between Jamie and Ally felt sweet and so loving. I loved all the characters at the repair shop and how close the whole community was. I look forward to more books in this series

A warm, hopeful story set in the cozy Scottish Highlands. I loved Ally’s growth as she rebuilt her life and confidence, and Jamie was such a genuinely good man with quiet depth 🛠️💞🏡 The focus on community, healing, and how hard it can be to ask for help really stood out. Heartfelt, comforting, and perfect for readers who enjoy personal journeys with a sprinkle of romance 🌿✨
Thank you Netgalley and Boldwood books for a free ARC of this book to read!

This was such a lovely, heartwarming and just delightful read, if you’re a fan of The Repair Shop on TV then you will absolutely love this even more but even if not I would highly recommend this.

I binge read this in a few sittings and found myself reaching for it during the day while I was working as I just wanted to read a little bit more. It’s absolutely kickstarted me back into the world of feel good romance and I love it!

All of the characters are so well written that it’s hard to pick a favourite! Obviously Jamie and Ally are very high up there but I want to know more about everyone and I’m so glad that this is going to be a new series! Please can we get Murray’s story soon! 🤞🏼

Community spirit is massive in this and I think that aids the character development so much because you feel like everyone is as much part of the story as everyone else, from Willie and Peaches, Jo, Brodie and Mhairi, Sachin, Cary and Senga and Rhona the book wouldn’t be the same without them.

Kiley just had a knack for creating these flowing, heart filled and lightweight books that leave you feeling part of a community and wanting to know more about each and every character you meet along the way! I can’t wait for more adventures in the Cairngorms

I absolutely love a book set in Scotland and where can be anymore perfect than the Cairngorns. If you havent been get that trip planned.

This is the second book I have read by the author and she weaves the perfect blend of friendship, community spirit and love. I loved the relationship between Ally and Jamie although at times I feel like this could have defintely been developed and built on. And am really glad Ally got a happy every after as she needed one after her bad luck.

In this book I really like the concept of the repair shop, that everything has its place and at some point a certain forgotten item can be reused and repurposed. When I was a young girl we had a neighbour on the street who had a garage full of everything a bit like Charlie McIntyre, if you had a puncture of your bike or your bell stopped working you would go and see Walter and he would have just what you needed. Reading the book brought back some wonderful memories.

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for this lovely book in echange for an honest review.

Another beautiful highland romance story from Kiley Dunbar that was the perfect anecdote to the world. I loved the concept of the repair shop, being the heartbeat of the rural community and all the best characters that pass through there from volunteers to customers. It is a wonderful way to escape for a few hours, enjoy!

True to the prior books I have read by this author , the community spirit and the love story is very good. But it did not wow me like her other books. Thank you to netgalley for letting me read this e arc in exchange for an honest opinion

ive been wishing for more from Kiley Dunbar since i read her last Borrow a Bookshop instalment. so when this one came up i was fingers and toes crossing that i might get to read it. she is such a gifted and magic fingered writer. her books are top notch want to read them all right now kind of books. you fall for her plot and her characters.she creates worlds you just FEEL with your whole heart, world you feel part of or ache to be part of.
when i saw this was part of another series from the wonderful mind of Kiley i was beyond thrilled. although now it means i need to re-worry(common theme) about whether the privilege of reading each instalment will come my way.
and after reading this book things are once again crossed that i get then chance because this book took me to a better place, a comforting and heart lifting place. once again a stunning book from a stunning author.
this book was set in the highlands and Kiley made it so that i could picture her scenes and settings vividly. i could see the colours and feel the feeling surrounding our characters.
Ally had won me over and was rooting for her so much. shed been treated so badly and she deserved the choice and future to be all she wanted it to be.
i like how the book spoke to me with the Repair shop theme too. there are many ways the reader can take in their own personal ways. but it added another element of thoughtfulness to this book. the details again were all the and thought through.
we got to meet a fair few characters and im sat wondering even now who i want Kiley to cover or cover next. there are some definite i pray get to have stories of their own. the community feel around the Repair Shop was just a delight to get to know. and once again i want to move here please. or okay, okay i might settle for being adopted into the community whenever i need it.
Ally's stage in life and the things she was contending with and having to think over felt very real and relatable. i really felt for her and understood all her swirling mind chatters and future what ifs or what to do's. Jamie was such a supportive and kind person that stepped in to her life. and the way he entered it was so endearing. and from the moment you meet him you are rooting for him as an individual but also this connection with Ally.
the balance between learning of our main characters but also of those around them was just right. you come to love both Ally and Jamie but also the other members of the community and those who know them too.
i could quite happily dip into Ally and Jamie all over again and id love to see more from them some day or at least they are part of others in the series. i got really invested in them.
another wonderful book. i feel so lucky getting to read this book.

Ally McIntyre’s life shatters spectacularly when she gets dumped at the tv recording if the repair shop she runs with her family she’s humiliated and depressed. Where does she go from here?
Jamie Beaton is a special constable on a transfer but there’s more to him being in the Cairngorms than just a job. He crosses paths with Ally when a scandal threatens the repair shop and feels he owes it to her to fix what has happened.
Brilliantly written book by Kiley loved it. Highly recommended read.

How wonderful to be starting a new fiction series by the great Kiley Dunbar.
This book had me turning the pages from start to finish. A brilliant uplifting storyline. I cannot wait for the next one.
Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC in return for an honest review.

This is the first book I have read by Kiley and was happy to receive an advance copy. I always love a book set in Scotland. Ally’s dad runs a repair shop and they have a lot of helpers from the village. Ally has just split up from her boyfriend who was dating a friend at the same time. Jamie who is from Edinburgh is working at the local police station as a special constable and is hoping to join the force. Sparks fly when he meets Ally but she knows he is only staying for a few months. Ally is stuck in a rut with her job,she works from home on her computer in the morning and helps in the repair shop in the afternoon. Her twin brother travels the world so she is envious of him. I loved the book,the interaction between all the characters and especially Ally and Jamie. It’s definitely worth a read to find out what happens with Ally and Jamie,the repair shop and all who help there.

I’ve been a fan of Kiley Dunbar’s Borrow a Bookshop series for a while, so I was really looking forward to this as the start of a new series. While it is a romance, there’s also a strong environmental theme running through the story, which was an interesting addition. That said, the tone of the book felt quite low, and I struggled to connect with the characters. Unfortunately, the ending felt rushed and left me a little unsatisfied overall.

This was such a good book. I loved the story and the writing so much. The characters were great and the story flowed smoothly. Will definitely read more books by this author in the future.

I was so excited to hear Kiley Dunbar was starting a new series and this one did not disappoint, already I can't wait to see who the next book will be based on (there's a few characters I'd love to see more of) this one however was focused on Ally McIntyre and Jamie Beaton.

Ally is sort of stuck in a rut, she has a job she doesn't feel fulfilled in, her boyfriend betrays her, she feels alone as she's lost touch with her friends over the last few years and her twin brother is living his best life in Switzerland. When she's least expecting it in walks Jamie Beaton and under the circumstances she pushes him away, but she can't stay away for long.

Jamie is temporarily living in Cairn Dhu for the summer gaining experience as a special constable, when he meets Ally during an investigation, sparks fly and he can't stop thinking about her, he tries to stay clear initially as he is only there for a few months and he also has other personal things on his mind which he needs to focus on but he is totally drawn to her.

This book has everything you want from a romance novel, the will they, won't they, the fabulous scene setting and character building and also a little bit of spice. What I really love about Kileys books are straight away you're transported to where the book is set, she builds fabulous worlds and you imagine you're there living amongst the characters. Each character is always unique too and has their own little quirks and you just want to know more about them all.

I loved the background stories within this book as well as the main storyline, it focuses on friendship, family and even grief but in a way which is so relatable. The way you think only you are experiencing something such as feeling alone or being left behind and then realise actually we are all going through our own battles we just don't talk about it very often or at all, this book is a comfort and makes you remember that you aren't alone and the way its written is perfect in my personal opinion

Thank you Kiley for another fabulous book and I can't wait to read the next installment

I really loved the Borrow a Bookshop series, which is why I had unreservedly requested this new novel by Kiley Dunbar.

As usual, Kiley Dunbar delights us with a truly polished atmosphere and setting.

However, I must admit that I didn't really get into this story, which is perhaps too scattered for a first book in a series (we sense a similar dynamic to that of Clove Lore, where we regularly encounter all the secondary characters throughout the volumes).

It's very cute, Ally and Jamie are good people, it's a slice of life in Scotland, with legends, a close-knit community (or one that's about to become so again), multiple characters we'll enjoy meeting again, and a new and unexpected twist: a MC working for the police force who could add a cosy mystery touch to the romance.

I'm waiting for book 2 to see if there is something in this series that bothers me or if it was just in this novel.

Thank you to Netgalley and Boldwood Books for providing an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

I. Enjoyed many aspects of this book, however I felt there could agvaebeen a bit ,more character development. Overall the book was full of hope and romance. Set in the Highlands at a repair shop, I loved the concept of this, it was extremely relatable and you could picture yourself being there, in the heart of a community. I enjoyed watching a romance blossom and old heartaches become fixed. Definitely a book for a cosy night with a blanket and a hot chocolate. I. Enjoyed many aspects of this book, however I felt there could agvaebeen a bit ,more character development. Overall the book was full of hope and romance. Set in the Highlands at a repair shop, I loved the concept of this, it was extremely relatable and you could picture yourself being there, in the heart of a community. I enjoyed watching a romance blossom and old heartaches become fixed. Definitely a book for a cosy night with a blanket and a hot chocolate.

Thanks to the publishers and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review.

I love The Repair Shop on TV so felt this was a perfect setting for the story which is like a warm hug from an old friend.

It was cute and fun, I like the writing style. Just seemed like a lot was going on and a lot of characters that distracted from the main plot

Oh how I would love to visit the highlands after reading this book! What an easy read, feel good romance that made me google a trip myself! (Would have loved more highland cows throughout though….)

I loved the relationship between Ally and Jamie although at times I felt this could have been developed further, especially the ending - although I loved the ending, I just wish we got a little more with it, to really finish off their story.

Ally definitely deserved happiness after her very public heartbreak and I’m glad she found this in her relationship but also within her work and what she did for the Repair Shop!

I need a story about Murray because there is so much to unpick with his character and he deserves the world after the rubbish he took with Andreas. Hopefully he also gets a HEA in an upcoming book!

Would recommend this for any romance lovers, feel good with a HEA, what more can you ask for?

Thank you to NetGalley and Boldwood books for the ARC of this book.

'Fixing a Broken Heart at the Highland Repair Shop' entranced me from the very first page. I loved the premise, the characters, the redemption opportunities and the overall love and sense of community. I want more, and I suspect there is set-up for a continuation of of Ally and Jamie's story.

I highly recommend it!

I received a complimentary copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.