This is an interesting dual time line novel featuring two women. Frankly, the diary is more gripping than the present and that makes this a very good read.

I loved this!! Amazing book. Great placements! I could read this over and over!!

Where Dragonflies Hover by AnneMarie Brear is the story of two women connected through a diary. The story opens in 1945, Alexandria “Allie” Jameson, whose health is fading, is determined to finish the story of her and Daniel. Allie was a nurse in France during World War I when she meets Captain Daniel “Danny” Hollingsworth as she nursed him back to health after he was wounded in battle. Fast forward to 2010, Alexandria “Lexi” O’Connor is a successful solicitor and married to a successful doctor but something is missing. Hollingsworth House, an old estate, is up for sale and she is determined to have this house despite her husband, Dylan’s, objections. Her desire for the house intensifies when she find Allie’s diary. She buys the house and begins to fix up the house as she continues to read Allie’s diary. She and Dylan split when it seems they want different things in life. When an emergency seems to bring them back together, will they be able to reconnect and rediscover their love for each other? Will Allie and Danny have a happily ever after?
Where Dragonflies Hover is a wonderful story which blends past and present into a heart wrenching love story. One love during a terrible war and another during a war within themselves. I loved that Ms. Brear chose the backdrop of World War I for Allie and Danny’s story. So few books have stories set during the Great War or tell the story of the brave men who fought in the trenches and the women who were in the field hospitals who worked tirelessly to save their lives. I also loved Lexi and Dylan’s story which is such a modern story of trying to find the balance between one’s career and their heart’s desires. I highly recommend Where Dragonflies Hover!

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This is my first book by Annemarie Brear. I love historical fiction and it sounded fascinating so I decided to give it a chance. I am so glad I did. I was just blown away by this book.
Where Dragonflies Hover features a dual timeline. A World War I nurse, Allie is an Australian nurse working in France. Trying her best to help patients she is overwhelmed by the sheer volume of men needing taken care of. That doesn't stop her from doing her duty though. She falls in love with one of her patients,a Captain. They are unable to marry, his wife won't consent to a divorce. Allie and Daniel live together in the grand Georgian mansion in Yorkshire. The mansion is called Hollingsworth after Daniel's last name.
Modern times, Lexi is married to a surgeon but their ideals have changed since they first married and have drifted apart due to lack of time spent together and different interests now.
He wants to move to London to further his career. She has fallen in love with Hollingsworth, it's become an obsession with her. It has fallen into disrepair due to no one living there or maintaining the property. He gives her the ultimatum, the house or him. Due to her marriage troubles she chooses the house. Cleaning the gardening shed she finds the war diary of Allie and reads her backstory. I love books with big mansions and dual timelines are just fascinating. This book will bring out so many emotions in you. Lexi uses the diary to help her get through times of darkness and pain. I wanted to hate Lexi's husband but just couldn't. He did genuinely love his wife and want to be with her.
Pub Date 06 Jun 2017.
Thank you to NetGalley and Choc Lit for a review copy in exchange for my honest opinion.

I do love a good time slip story and this is an excellent one!

The story of Lexi, her house, and Dylan is very up to date and resonant of many marriages today. Life gets in the way and they start to follow different paths. I suspect it was Lexi's unhappiness that made her obsess about the house.

This contrasts beautifully with Allie & Danny's story, set in France and England during the Great War. Their behaviour was not common in those days - except for those involved in the actual fighting and care of the soldiers. They seized every opportunity to be happy, never knowing when they might meet again, or even if. The diary was a fascinating insight into the frontline hospitals of France and Belgium.

I loved that Allie's diary helped Dylan see things more clearly and understand Lexi a bit more.

What would be really nice is that this is the first of a series, following the women of the legal firm. They all have stories.

Overall, the feeling I got from the book was, "Follow your heart". Both Lexi and Allie did, and they both ultimately found happiness.

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I love dual time stories and loved both eras in this book.
Lexi is drawn to Hollingsworth house even though her husband has no interest in moving in. Whilst looking round she comes across a diary which makes her more determined to own the house. The diary provides the historical narrative.
There is such a lovely, easy writing style that draws you into both stories. You can imagine the house as it was and loved hearing Lexi's plans and the way her parents help her to achieve this.
There are some wonderful warm family moments, other relationships come under inspection and above all the house stands majestic promising hope for the future.
I will eagerly look out for more by Annemarie Brear.

Hollingsworth Hall stands neglected and unloved until Lexi O’Connor decides in a moment of despair to leave her crumbling marriage and renovate the Hall. Lexi discovers an old notebook in the boathouse written by Alexandria, lover of Daniel Hollingsworth and previous owner of the Hall.
Written in the alternate voices of Lexi and Alexandria this is the wonderful stories of two couples, separated by a century yet linked by the Hall.
I loved the way the stories entwined and left a sense of completion. A great relaxing read.
This novel had me hooked from the beginning and I look forward to reading more from Anne-Marie.

I received this ARC from netgalley.com in exchange for a review.

Allie (Alexandra) is a nurse during World War I and falls in love with Danny Hollingsworth, a married man who is a Captain in the British Army. She keeps a diary of their love and dies near the end of World War II.

Current day Lexi (Alexandra) is intrigued and romanced by Hollingsworth House which is in disrepair after decades of neglect.

Running dual time lines, this story offers romance, light mystery and history: emphasis on the romance. A good beach read or traveling book.

3☆

Solid writing and I love dual-timeline stories. Once again, I preferred the past story and felt the turmoil the medical staff went through in WW1. I didn't particularly care for any of the leads, but the modern ones were just awful for me. Whiny, pouty and plain bitchy - the lot of them. Do couples know how to communicate today? 3 stars because of the writing, the story was a little disappointing for me.

**Thank you to the publisher and Net Galley in exchange of an honest opinion.**

I’m a sucker for these dual-timeline stories that use a small connection to tell two stories, as each informs the other as they unfold. In present day there is Alexandria (Lexi) who has found refuge in her adoration of an old grand house in Yorkshire: refuge from her failing marriage, her struggles with redefining her life along a path that both interests her and allows her to work to save her marriage, and the innate sadness she had in watching the love she and her husband Dylan share just not be ‘enough’. Discovering Hollingsworth House as she is looking forward to a new home for a new start with her marriage, Lexi is instantly captivated: the run-down manor will need significant work, but the scene, setting and vibe all call to her.

Purchasing Hollingsworth signals the end of Lexi’s marriage, as Dylan is unwilling, or unable to support or understand her choice. Now faced with her own sorrow and memories, Lexi finds a diary from Alexandria (Allie) written in 1945 as the then pain-riddled woman, determined to tell her story, is spending time at the manor.

What emerges are two stories: one quietly harrowing as Lexi’s wistful memories of a love lost and Allie’s tales of nursing in France during WWI come to light. While Allie’s stories of nursing are evocative and often heartbreaking, her true purpose in this diary is to provide hope to anyone who may find it – and is in need of some reaffirmation that love, real love, exists.

There are so many moments in this story that are gently (and not so) tugging at your heart: from the clearly illustrated fracture in Lexi and Dylan’s marriage, to the sadness that I felt that neither was willing to grab and hold on – they both still love one another, but neither took the chance to declare it, demand change, or work to show it. Then we have Allie’s story – rich in history and detail, with a love thread that examines all of the ways to lose that love, and the memories: bittersweet and nostalgic, that she is bequeathing to the reader.

Wonderful detail, historic elements and fully developed characters without a single character to dislike. So often when a relationship dissolves, there are clear elements that make you dislike one or another of the characters: but this was not the case here. Everyone was, in some ways, a victim of circumstance and surety: sure that their love would be enough, sure that things would allow for that happily ever after, not realizing that like any large manor house or garden, relationships and love need tending and maintenance: often something we all tend to forget. Perfectly illustrating these moments through past and present while bringing the hope to the forefront – hope for Lexi as she learns from Allie and her story and a wonderful sense of healing and sharing shine through. A wonderfully evocative novel that is sure to please fans of historic fiction and romance alike.

I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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Wow, what an emotional powerhouse AnneMarie Brear has given us with Where Dragonflies Hover. The title caught my interest but the dual stories from past then the present held it. I was impressive by the delicate parallel was between Alexandria (Allie) Jamieson at a time of world turmoil and Alexandria (Lexi) O’Connor at a time of personal turmoil.

Certainly, there is love in this story but it is more of a blueprint of what to do to keep that love from fading. A marvelous though provoking story on relationships. Emotional stories, since it both Allie and Lexi’s, that made me smile and tear up. This is a novel for anyone who has ever fallen in love, then thought that they had fallen out of love too. Thank you, AnneMarie Brear and Choc Lit for this outstanding look at matters of the heart.

A great dual time-lined story rich in atmosphere and emotions! Lexi and Allie are two women who share the same first name, Alexandria, and are connected though time with the diary Allie wrote about her life and which Lexi reads during a time of turmoil for her. Allie's life laid out on the diary pages is cathartic for Lexi helps mend her fragile heart. It has romance, mystery, & history--who could ask for more? Great pacing and details!

**Many thanks to NetGalley and ChocLit for an e-galley to read and honestly review!**

SO GOOD! I have read a few books from Netgalley in the past 2 weeks and this one is going to be sticking with me for a long time. The story is haunting and heart wrenching~ AnneMarie Brear crafted quite a piece of art with this story and has great talent at gliding easily through the changes in time between the front and back story,

I loved this book. The book is well written with a good plot and setting.

I really enjoyed this book, part of it was set in West Yorkshire where I grew up, and the secondary plot was set at the time of the First World War which I also find very interesting, so a good fit for me.

The story involves two couples, Lexi and Dylan in the present day, and Allie and Danny in the time of the First World War. Lexi and Danny's marriage is going through a difficult patch, not helped by the fact that Lexi buys Hollingsworth House against his wishes. She finds an old diary there which belonged to Allie, and it is through this that Allie and Danny's story emerges. Hollingsworth House was Danny's family home.

The telling of the two stories in tandem was very well thought out, especially the diary extracts. It was interesting to be able to follow both stories as they gradually emerged, the switching between the two different time periods and relationship was very effective as I found it kept me reading further to see what happened next. I finished the book in a very short time.

A very good and enjoyable read, will look out for more from this author.
Thanks to Netgalley and Choc Lit for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Lexi has always been drawn to Hollingsworth House, since it’s come up for sale, all she can think about is buying it. Unfortunately her husband, Dylan has no interest, as a matter of fact, he’s told her, it’s either their marriage or the house. Knowing that her marriage has been faltering for a while now, Lexi sadly chooses the house. It’s in an old shed on the property that she comes across a diary written by a World War I nurse named Allie. Lexi becomes enthralled with Allie’s story, the terrible battlefield hospitals she worked in, and the married man that Allie falls in love with. As Lexi learns the connection between Allie and Hollingsworth House, she’s even more sure that she made the right decision to buy the house. But Lexi didn’t count on a surprise that will change everything. Alternating between the battlefields of WWI France and present day Yorkshire, this is a story of love that lasts beyond a lifetime