The Village Cafe in the Loire – ARC Book Review

High-flyer Becky Thorne cannot believe what she’s being told. She doesn’t need to be signed off for burnout! Life has been a bit chaotic lately, that’s all. As if dealing with her enviable job and permanent meddling from her mother aren’t enough, she’s also inherited a café in the Loire from an estranged great-aunt, complete with sitting tenant who refuses to budge.

But nobody stands in Becky’s way! Ignoring her best friend Amber’s advice, she decides to storm over to France and sort the tenant out. Then she can finally get the café sold and jump back on the career ladder.

What she doesn’t count on is the tenant being Pascale, who is six feet of tall, dark, handsome and extremely grumpy about her plans for change. Not to mention the village and the secrets it holds about her past.

Becky’s path to success is all planned out. But the Loire has a magic she might not be able to resist…

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Becky Thorne is asked to take a leave from work when she had a burn out session. Not to mention she has an overbearing mother and that also, she inherited a cafe in France from an estranged aunt. Becky moves to France as she is forced to take leave from work and she wants to make changes in the cafe even though her best friend Amber warns her against it. But she meets Pascal, a brooding handsome Frenchman who is a tenant and working in the cafe and who refuses for the change. Becky normally gets done the work her way but it seems that she might not be able to get her way with this Pascal.

This was a cute read. Reading this book made me feel like I was in France. I found Becky character slightly annoying at first although I managed to like her towards the middle to the end as she becomes a better friend to Amber and then she actually grows herself. I also like how she got reunited with her aunt and is able to stand on her own, making her own decisions. This was a cozy read for me and I give this four stars.

Many thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the ARC. The review is based on my honest opinion only.