Two stories in one are intertwined - so lovely, a feel good story.  Mother and daughter are close but both are alone.  There is a  brother Martin who is not close to both his mother and sister but they do tolerate each other.  Martin and his wife are keen for Gilly (the mother) to sell her B&B business to inject some cash in their fanciful ideas.  She is torn between helping her children and loving her home.  She meets Leo along the way but that turns out a disaster but leads to a much better love interest. Helena (daughter and sister) has more of her mother’s character in her and does not like the way her brother is behaving.  Helena meets Jago and the story for her becomes interesting.  She finds out some things about him which she finds disturbing but it all works out in the end.   I could wax lyrical about this book forever but feel I will give too much away.  I loved this book and highly recommend it to everyone

I am never disappointed with Katie Ffordes books, and this one is no exception. A lovely engaging uplifting story.

There were two generations of romance stories going on in this with the twenty-something daughter and her divorce, b&b landlady mum both finding romance with, what I'm afraid to say were rather 'meh' chaps.

I miss the cantankerous, taciturn, alpha heroes this author used to write (Stately Pursuits and Highland Fling were my faves) but in her last few books the heroes have been a bit, well, wet. They are sweet enough but a bit ordinary.

There's actually quite a few sub plots all happening at once in this including whether it's possible to make enough stock for a craft show (the jeopardy) and trying to get Mrs B&B pensioned off and into a granny annexe all of which rather absorbed me and helped distract me from the fact that neither romance generated much in the way of romantic feels.

I also struggled with Helena the younger character. She spoke, behaved and thought like a middle-aged woman and yet was 27; I'm afraid I wasn't buying it. Her mum, Gilly was a much more believable character, albeit I could have done with hearing about her shortbread a little less. Despite that, I feel like I've spent time with a friend and I enjoyed reading about her.

This book is not my favourite from this author, but an absorbing enough read if you're not fussed about a lack of romance.

Complete story. Thanks to the publisher via netgalley for the arc.

I just loved A Springtime Affair, another great book by Katie Fforde. A lovely read from start to finish, just what I needed in this current climate. I struggled to put this book down.

What a lovely warm-hearted book; I loved it! 
Katie Fforde writes such readable books featuring people I would happily have as frIends.  Gilly and Helena are two such people. They are mother and daughter with a close relationship. Gilly is divorced and runs a very successful B&B in her family home. Helena is a weaver who needs a new home because her landlord is not renewing her tenancy. Neither are looking for love but it finds them anyway.

A lovely story about Gilly and Helena, a mother and daughter both at somewhat of a crossroads in their lives with romantic complications in the way. 

Somewhat predictable but that is what makes it so comforting, everyone needs these kind of books from time to time. A sweet, enjoyable read. 

Thank you to Netgalley in exchange for this Free copy in exchange for an honest review.

This is a light romance running a parallel storyline on a mother and daughter's love life.  Having been in an abusive marriage and having had to build up her life again, Gilly is not stupid. Neither is she naive...

A lovely read with gentle twists

 I had never read any of Katie Fforde's books, this was a debut read for me. It was quite a light read, perfect for this time of lockdown. Utterly enjoyed it and thoroughly recommend it.

Thank you #netgalley and #katiefforde

A lighthearted uplifting read! As always a great book from Katie. Loved the plot and settings. Highly recommended

Another superb gem from Katie. I loved it and found it a real page turner. Gilly and her daughter Helena were discovering what they both wanted out of life-especially as regards the opposite sex.

Due to what is happening world wide , i lost my reading mojo  until i i read A springtime  affair . A Loved the characters it was a light uplifting read

Gilly runs her home as a B&B and her daughter Helena is a talented weaver. It looks as though both their love lives are looking up when Gilly meets estate agent Leo and Helena gets close to her landlord Jago.

I eagerly followed both Gilly and Helena on their romantic journey and felt for each of them when secrets were laid bare and skulduggery came into play. I must admit I too fell a little in love with Jago.

A wonderful get away from it all novel that will have you looking for your next Katie Fforde read.

Another sweet saga from the pen of Katie Fforde. Fans will not be disappointed, there is more than one thread running through this book and the usual satisfying ending for all. I really enjoyed it, and it’s a good book to buy if you are new to this author as it’ll certainly entice you to buy others!

Lovely comfort reading from a Queen of the romantic novel!  Perfect reading matter to escape the turbulent times we live in.  An interesting heroine (loved the weaving detail) in Helena, and , I guess a second in Gilly, her mother.  Add in the weak brother and dominating sister-in-law and a brooding hero with a secret and you have a great book.  Oh yes, two happy endings complete the treat!   My only teeny criticism - why do accountants are always expected to be boring?   I hope I am the more exciting sort, just like William!

Thoroughly recommended if you need an escape at the moment.  

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this review copy.

I do love a good romance novel. If it’s a funny story, even better.  I immediately judged this book on its cover (eeek, we are constantly reminded not to do this in life!) it looked too flowery and airy-fairy for me. However, I like the author and decided to give it a go.

The storylines are good, the characters are likeable and plot easy to follow. However, I just felt it was lacking something. I’m not sure what...tension, drama, heat? It just wasn’t completely there for me.

It was a light, easy read. Not gripping, but still enjoyable.

Thank you NetGalley for my advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review 📚

I chose this book as it sounded like a gentle read, perfect for calming the mind in the current pandemic.  I was not disappointed, and enjoyed reading it over the course of a sunny weekend.

The book follows a tried and trusted recipe for a relaxing novel - a blend of family, relationships, cooking, romance, and a few "entangulations" that threaten the happiness of the nicest characters. 

I really warmed to some of the characters - particularly Gilly, William, Helena and Jago - and really disliked some of the others, a sure sign of well crafted writing.

I look forward to reading more by Katie Fforde.

My thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an ARC. All opinions my own.

I really enjoyed this book from Katie. I usually enjoy all her books, but some are amazing and some are just okay,I think they divide into three categories. Those I would happily pay full price for, those I would definitely buy if I saw the price was reduced to £3, and those that I would pick up in a charity shop. The stories and characters vary in quality from book to book.
This book however falls into the first category, I would be willing to pay full price for it. I love the mother and daughter’s storylines. They are both enjoyable, and though predictable, I think that is where the pleasure lies. The son/brother is perhaps just a tad unbelievably awful at times, but I think it just about gets away with it.
Definitely a fun book to read this spring.

I’ve been a Katie Fforde fan for many years now, so I was very pleased to be given a copy of A Springtime Affair by NetGalley. I wasn’t disappointed!

I loved this book, it was the perfect spring romance (or, in fact, two romances). It was gentle and relaxing to read, and very well written. I enjoyed the slow pace, the characters were (apart from the villains, of course) lovely, and of course, a happy ending. Everything one expects from a Katie Fforde.

I’d recommend this book to anyone looking for a fun and relaxing romance.

I was given a free copy of this book. My opinions are my own.

I do love Katie Fforde, you know what you are getting before you read each of her books. This was an easy read with the obligatory happy ending. I liked the main characters and the storyline. However I would say this isn’t one of my favourites simply because it seemed a little too simplistically wrapped up at the end. The baddies in this were really bad, a little over the top so. And at times the relationships felt rushed and not complex enough. This won’t stop me reading more of Fforde’s books, but I wouldn’t read this again. 
Thank you so much to netgalley, the author and publishers for gifting me this book in exchange for an honest review.

Well, what a joy to read, especially at this incredibly awful time!! It really cheered me up I can tell you!! Such a feel good story, that you want to know more about ALL the characters futures!! Even the 'oh no' moments, got my blood rushing so much, I couldn't put the book down!! Loved it!! Thank you!!

Unfortunately, this followed the recent pattern of Fforde novels of having too much plot, not enough character development and just generally not feeling very real. Helena and her mum Gilly are both quite wet and all the men are high-handed and a little bit irritating. You never really understand what Helena sees in Jago beyond him being attractive. Gilly is incapable of standing up for herself in the face of a string of awful men, and even the one she ends up with has his moments, despite being mostly nice. The awful men mean it's really hard to see a satisfactory resolution for Gilly's part of the story, and as far as Helena goes, although she gets her man, and with it somewhere to put her loom, because there is so much plot her business seems to fall by the wayside somewhere in the book, meaning it feels like her personality has been subsumed by Jago.

All of which made me quite sad - I've been reading Katie Fforde for 15 years, after discovering her in my final year at uni and reading all of her back catalogue to help me get through the stress of finals, and she was an auto-buy author for me for years and years, but recently something seems to have changed. As Fforde has got older she's had trouble writing younger heroines - they never sound real, but there's more than that going on here. Contrast this novel with Stately Pursuits, which has another mysterious hero, or any of the novels where the heroines have a career and they manage to find love *and* get some progress in their chosen field. They also have one main plot alongside the romance, and not eleventy billion little ones.