Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for an ARC in return for an honest review.

This seems to be a debut novel as I can find no other title for this author. I can barely believe that as it's an incredibly accomplished book.

The story is taking place on
Potamia, a little village on the Greek island of Naxos. Jory is an American tourist who becomes Cressida's first guest in her little guesthouse and taverna. Cress's husband died last year and she is struggling with paying the mortgage but has lost confidence in dealing with the business on her own. Jory decides to stay and with the help of elderly neighbour Mago they open the taverna - but it might not be enough to stay afloat.

Now what we need to know is that there is a spring that gives the women who drink from it special powers - Mago can create clothes from images in her mind and Cressida can bake her feelings into bread, like making bread into an aphrodisiac. Jory also has a special gift - to make a home and make others feel at home wherever her wanderlust takes her.

Then there is Shane, the bartender who Jory falls head over heels in love with - but is he too good to be true?

This book seems to have magic sprinkled all over it. It is choc full of quirky, lovable characters, romance, great friendships between strong women, and food - so much mouth-watering Greek food.
A delightfully charming, well-paced summer read with a gorgeous cover.

4.5 stars

This is a good read but hard to review. Takes a bit of getting into. Jody loves to travel and she ends up on a Greek island where weird things happen with the woman who drink from the spring . She has two ace friends in America. She goes on a journey of discovery and falls in love. She helps out a widow with following her dream that her and her deceased husband had in pending a Greek tavern . Lots of yummy food descriptions . Read it

Jory is always on the move and somehow finds herself on Naxos as the only guest of Cressida
. She hasn't opened the taverna or guesthouse since her husband Leo died the year before. Definitely different and lovely details of Naxos

A beautiful novel set on the idyllic Greek island of Naxos. Filled with love, joy, friendship and a little bit of magic. The novel was well written and had great characters and a gorgeous plot line that drew me in. Thank you to NetGalley, Headline and the author for the chance to review.