It is my pleasure to be on the Bookouture books on tour for this read.
Matchmaking the plot:
Katie Collins has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, surrounded by glistening lakes and perfectly mysterious forests, it’s a place of peaceful beauty.
Or it was peaceful. Until Callum Dempsey turned up. Part of a hot-shot (and, Katie has to admit, hot is annoyingly apt for him…) development team with zero eye for beauty or charm, he’s not only building a hideous hotel just outside the village, he’s also just announced a plan to knock down Ennisbawn’s only remaining pub. To make way for a view from the golf course.
It’s the final blow to the village and the last straw for Katie, who refuses to let her home-from-home disappear. The pub is her life – her job, but also her last connection to her parents, who had met at Ennisbawn’s once-famous matchmaking festival that was held in the grounds.
But, after being laughed off the building site in her best flannel pyjamas for demanding the builders leave, Katie decides enough is enough and hatches a plan. She’s going to revive the matchmaking festival, save the pub, and single-handedly bring the town back to life again.
She might even help her two best friends find love as well. Since, heck, what’s another project when you’re taking on the world’s hottest, evilest man?
But what Ireland’s newest matchmaker doesn’t know is that even when someone’s really not your type on paper, love might be a little bit more than just a formula…
Bobs and Books honest review:
The opening chapter had me giggling away and I loved Katie from the off.
Lots of fun, and a good way to have an enemies relationship between a few characters.
I'm not sure why this is called the matchmaker as I didn't feel that played quite such a big part as i was expecting- that feels a tad misleading to me.
But, I loved the story, two great leads, and a warm village and community spirit at the heart of it.
Just gorgeous.
About the author:
Catherine Walsh was born and raised in Ireland. She has a degree in Popular Literature and the only prize she ever won for writing was at the age of 14 in school (but she still cherishes it.) She lived in London for a few years where she worked in Publishing and the non-profit sector before returning to Dublin where she now lives between the mountains and the sea. When not writing she is trying and failing to not kill her houseplants. https://twitter.com/CatWalshWriter https://www.instagram.com/catwalshwriter/ https://catherinewalshbooks.com/ Sign up to be the first to hear about new releases from Catherine Walsh here: https://www.bookouture.com/catherine-walsh
Out now. Amazon: https://geni.us/B0BPJG3845social
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