I’m delighted today to be joining the blog tour for the latest book from Leonie Mack, A Wedding in the Sun, and sharing my review. Published by Boldwood Books on 17th May, it’s now available as an e-book (free via Kindle Unlimited), in paperback, and as an audiobook too. Many thanks to Rachel at Rachel’s Random Resources for the tour invitation and the support, and to publishers Boldwood for my advance reading e-copy (provided via netgalley).
Just this once, I’m not going to run through every book I’ve loved from Leonie, who most certainly deserves her place in my list of favourite authors. She first won my heart with My Christmas Number One back in September 2020 (you’ll find my review again here) – and, since then, I’ve loved every one, with their really original plots, perfect locations and the most extraordinary chemistry between her couples. Just pop her name into my search bar and you’ll find all my many reviews. But I will just mention her last book, Snow Days With You, because I loved it so very much – compelling and exciting, extremely moving, characters with real depth and development, a romance I really believed in, a setting brought vividly to life, and a mystery to explore that kept its secrets until the very end. But she gets better and better with every book – and her latest was one I was really looking forward to…
Four exes and a wedding. And a road trip no one expected…
Jo Watters would rather do anything than go to her ex-husband Ben’s wedding to perfect Monica, and if it wasn’t for her beloved children she would already be far, far away. But having promised to be civilised for the sake of their soon-to-be-blended family she is headed to Spain with a fixed smile and hoping for a very fixed drink!
But when Jo realises that she’s on the same plane as Monica’s ex-husband, the devastatingly handsome but equally cantankerous Adrián, she thinks her trip can’t get any worse… she’s wrong. When bad weather forces the plane to land the wrong side of the Pyrenees, and the hotel they’re sent to only has one double room available Jo begins to wish she was anywhere – anywhere – but here…
Determined to get to the wedding however they can, Jo and Adrián make an unlikely team, but as their disastrous trip continues, Jo starts to wonder if fate has other ideas for her and Adrián, especially when he seems to be getting more handsome by the day…maybe this trip won’t be so terrible after all?
As if needing to be a guest at your ex-husband’s Spanish wedding wasn’t bad enough – but Jo really does need to be there, to support her children – she finds she’s on the plane with the new bride’s ex-husband Adrián. They have an unfortunate history with bitter clashes at PTA meetings, and she really finds him quite obnoxious – and he’s already drawing attention to himself with a song and dance about how to transport his precious guitar. But when the flight doesn’t go as smoothly as expected and they find themselves marooned in the wrong country, they’re thrown into closer proximity than either of them wanted or expected – and needing to work together to make it to the wedding on time.
Their road trip descends into total chaos, as everything that could possibly go wrong most certainly does – and it’s laugh-out-loud funny at every turn, and quite wonderful to read. And through it all, their relationship slowly changes, the unlikely attraction between them growing – their sparky exchanges are an absolute joy. Adrián isn’t at all the uptight control freak she thought he was – he has a rather complex history, a passion for the music of the Spanish guitar, and his love for his young son (also waiting at the wedding…) really touches the heart. And he’s also the perfect person to have at your side when everything goes haywire – strong in a crisis, totally unflappable, calmly weighing up the options. And the chemistry between them both is something really special – theirs was a developing relationship I really felt and believed in.
And when they finally reach the castle in Valencia, against all the odds, there are more challenges to face – as well as the bizarre situation, there are undercurrents around the family relationships that add even more satisfying depth to the story. I really have to say that I loved every moment, caught up in the relationship between this lovely couple and really wanting them to have their happy ending – sheer entertainment from beginning to end, but with emotional content that really touched my heart.
My favourite from the author so far? Yes, I really think it might be – I thought it was wonderful, and couldn’t recommend it more highly.
About the author
Leonie Mack is an author of romantic comedies with great international locations and big feelings. She loves a happy ending and shares that love in every book she writes! Her titles take readers across Italy and as far as the Caribbean.
Leonie is a journalism graduate, a language nut and loves to travel, particularly on foot, by bike and by train. After growing up in Australia and living most of her adult life in London, she now lives in Germany, among the vineyards on the Main river.
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