Synopsis: Love is in the air and the festive season is just around the corner at the seaside town of Muddleford.
Nellie is happily settled in her gorgeous clifftop home. Her favourite evenings are those spent at her beach hut, cozying up under a blanket with her fiancé.
There’s nothing quite like spending time together under the twinkly stars – complete with a delicious hot chocolate and her dog Norman sprawled on their feet.
But she can’t help feeling that there’s still something missing.
When Nellie meets Esme, a mysterious visitor to Muddleford, the pair of them come up with a plan to raise money for the local animal shelter, leading to the grand finale – a Christmas Ball.
But Esme’s keeping a secret about Nellie’s past that promises to throw her whole world upside down.
Will this be Nellie’s perfect Christmas for the first time in forever? Or will it turn into her worst nightmare – one that she’ll never forget?
Sometimes you have to go back to go forward.
Kat’s Rating: 5/5
Kat’s Review: I read Moonlight over Muddleford Cove and absolutely fell in love with the lead character Nellie along with other characters that lived in this beautiful place. When I saw that this was a follow on I made it a priority read and I am SO glad that I did. What I would say is that if you haven’t read the first book and want to then maybe don’t read the reviews for this book as they will unwillingly give away what has previously happened!
Nellie is now happily settled in Muddleford with her fiancé Jack and her dog Norman, so life is good. She is hoping that her and Jack can start a family but things don’t seem to be happening and this causes her a lot of stress. Luckily for Nellie she gets a visit from good friend Shivani and this certainly livens things up! Shivani is a character I absolutely love and think she needs her own bit of spotlight (maybe in the next book Kim???). The ladies at the WI also get a look in, along with the new young and sexy vicar Kenny so characters are again plentiful and I loved them all.
In addition a new girl Esme starts work at the dog animal shelter where Nellie works but it’s clear from the get go that Esme is hiding something. This book was even better than the first and I was once again a little heartbroken that it had finished. This book ticks all the boxes for me and I am desperately hoping this isn’t the last we see of Muddleford. I would highly recommend the first book as well as this one, you wont be disappointed!
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