Is there no stopping Sarah? This is another wonderful book in the New York series, although we are treated to a beach escape in the Hamptons. And this is what Fliss planned when she saw her ex in NYC. But life has a funny way of twisting and guess who turns up in the Hamptons? Yes, that's right, Seth, her ex.
Fliss, with her twin sister Harriet, runs a petsitting business in NY and she slowly starts doing the same by the beach. But her confusion over her ex makes life very difficult for her. Seth has no confusion and goes all out to regain her trust and love.
I love Sarah's books - they are fun, very easy to read and her characters have substantial depth and baggage.
Looking forward to Harriet's story!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is very sweet and romantic, with no surprises but is a comforting read about love and friendship. Very undemanding switch-off reading, enjoyable froth.

I tried to get into this book, but wasn't able to.

*Book provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review*

Back with Sarah Morgan, back with the From Manhattan With Love series, yay!!! This is book five of the series, but I can easily be read as a standalone as well.

This story follows Fliss Knight, who is a professional dog-walker in New York. She runs her dog walking company together with her twin sister Harriet. Their brother Daniel played a really important role in the previous From Manhattan With Love book, go read it, if you haven’t already ;).

Well, in New York she sees her ex-husband Seth Carlyle again after ten years. He is a vet now and Fliss assumes that he works in the city. That’s why she wants to get away as soon as possible. When her grandmother calls for help, she agrees to look after her in the Hamptons, even if she has to lie for it.

Of course they bump into each other again in the Hamptons, because he was actually only helping out in new York. Fliss starts their encounter with a big lie. Seth figures it out pretty fast and we all start the journey of finding out what happened between them ten years ago. It’s full of intense drama, family issues, love and much more. Fliss is scared to commit to a relationship now. Seth knows that his feelings haven’t changed and he wants to spend time with her. He wants to take it slower this time, but it proves to be really hard.

I loved reading about both Fliss and Harriet, because they are really different. I also really loved their grandmother, who added some funny sparks to the story.

The setting of these lovely beaches in the Hamptons is fabulous, Sarah Morgan really knows how to keep you in the story. Her writing is fascinating, engaging, funny, romantic and very special. Reading the scenes between Seth and Fliss was wonderful, because their spark is unique and Sarah Morgan captured it beautifully. There was never a dull moment in this story and the storyline has a great flow.

It was lovely to bump into some familiar characters and catching up with them. And the dogs, as well as some new characters, were cute and sweet.

So here is another fabulous Sarah Morgan book! She is such a talented author, who always finds new and unique storylines and creates a wonderful atmosphere around them. Can’t wait for her next book.

I always look forward to a new book from Sarah Morgan and yet again I managed to devour the whole thing in one sitting, they are just sooo addictive. Absolutely perfect when you want to lose yourself for a little while.

This is the 5th book in the author’s From Manhattan with Love series but could easily be read as a standalone as, while there are some mild spoilers for previous books, there doesn’t tend to be too much of an overlap.

This time the story follows Felicity (Fliss), sister of Daniel who was the MC in the previous book New York, Actually, who as the story begins is trying to avoid ex husband Seth. They married when they were teenagers but it was a short marriage that left them both a bit broken. Unwilling to face him when he starts working in Manhattan, Fliss flees to the Hamptons to stay with her Grandmother but her plan fails spectacularly when she bumps into him within an hour of arriving and finds he lives in the area.

Seth however has never gotten over Fliss and is determined to win her back no matter what lengths she goes to to avoid him. But with all of the history between them, can you ever really go back?

Essentially it’s a story about dealing with and learning from past mistakes and maybe trying again and I really loved it. Felicity is probably one of my favorite Sarah Morgan characters, or at least the one I can relate to the most. She’s not a gushy romantic who wants to talk about her feelings. She’d much rather bottle everything up and channel all of her energy into her work. It’s not necessarily that healthy but I loved how independent and determined she was. She’s terrified of being hurt or showing how she feels in case it’s used against her but in many way’s she’s incredibly strong and fiercely protective of her twin sister Harriet.

Seth *swoons* is probably my idea of the perfect romantic interest. I’m an animal lover and he’s a vet so I was always going to crush on him (I’ve had a crush on just about every vet I’ve met in real life). What makes him better though is that he’s just so sweet and caring *swoons again*.

The relationship between them is definitely interesting and they balance each other out nicely. There was possibly a bit less of a spark than I would have liked but there is just enough chemistry that you want them to get together.

One of the highlights of this book however was the animals. Seth is a vet and Fliss runs a dog walking business with her sister so dogs feature a lot and Morgan gives them such great characters that I wanted to rush out and get one (possibly Hero). They definitely add a lot of light relief which is occasionally needed in this story.

I also loved how Matilda, a very minor character from the first book in the series got to play a much more significant role this time around. She’s now a happily married and successful romance writer and the source of some brilliant insights into relationships (and hilariously funny at times). I would actually be quite interested in getting to read her story at some point as I think I’d enjoy it.

I did love the story in this one, I like a good second time around romance and while you know how it’ll no doubt end it’s an enjoyable ride with a bit more depth than you would expect from this type of read. There are quite a few secrets revealed throughout and some surprises that definitely keep you reading even when you should be doing something much less fun (cleaning, cooking, sleeping).

Overall, yet another great read from Morgan and now I’m looking forward to book 6 which I suspect will be Harriet’s story.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC. As always all views are my own.

An easy light summer read with a totally predictable storyline but nevertheless enjoyable

This is an excellent book for holidays and sitting by the pool. I read it over two days and couldn’t wait to complete it. It is the story of an abusive father and the effect on his twin daughters and their relationship with each other and their grandmother.
Felicity was briefly married 10 years previously but lost her baby. This caused the marriage to breakdown and she then rebuilt her life. Her ex then came to work near her so she escaped to look after her Grandmother in the Hamptons. Unknown to her, her ex had a veterinary practice nearby and returned to the area.
They realise they still have feelings for each other but they have a lot of baggage to sort out before the story reaches its ending.
This is beautifully written dealing with a delicate situation and how it affects both people in a marriage.

I previously read and reviewed Sleepless in Manhattan which is also part of this series of books by Sarah Morgan. I really enjoyed the author's writing style so I was looking forward to getting stuck in.

Felicity's life in New York was thrown all out of sync when her ex husband moved to the city, there was a real sense of panic about her and this made me keen to find out what had happened between them. They seemed so good together at the beginning of the book so where did it go wrong?

If you've ever read any of my book reviews on Me, My Books and I then you might already know how much I love a dual narrative. I just love knowing things that the other character doesn't - inside information is always the best.

Felicity was such an instinctual character, her actions were so entertaining especially her comebacks! It took a little while for me to figure Seth out as he was quite a calm character to begin with. Something that was obvious, however, was the fact that he had unfinished business with Felicity.

A big part of the storyline centered around family and what I liked most about this was how it highlighted the differences between Felicity's and Seth's families.

This was a lovely read - romantic and impulsive, it warmed me up for summer nicely.

Fliss runs from Manhattan to the Hamptons; her excuse is that her grandmother has had a fall and needs care for a couple of weeks but in actuality she can't face bumping into Seth, the man whose life she ruined when she married him 10 years earlier. Fliss and her siblings have all been affected by their childhood and their bullying father. Fliss has always protected herself by hiding (and certainly never talking about) her emotions; if someone doesn't know they have hurt you, they can't exploit that weakness. Whilst that might work with the bullies of this world, it also shuts out those people who love you. Fliss doesn't expect to find that Seth had only been temporarily in Manhattan and that he is living in the one place she has fled to. She panics and claims to be her twin; whilst Seth very quickly realises that this is not the case, it proves to him that Fliss is not indifferent to him and he embarks on a quest to win her back. Fliss goes on an emotional journey, finding out that her distorted view of herself as worthless, no good and stupid (her father's words) is not how others view her. Recommended read.
I received a complimentary copy of this book from NetGalley. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

I really enjoyed reading this (even though I don't know anything about dogs!) Loved the relationships between the heroine, her sister and her grandmother. I also enjoy when characters pop up from other books I have read, just enough to make you want to re-read the set. Sarah Morgan does not disappoint as she paints a picture of a community of people you want to get to know more.

Absolutely loved this tale of Fliss and her escape from Manhattan and her ex husband Seth. As ever with this series from the talented Sarah Morgan, there's more to the tale than initially meets the eye. Deep hurt and layers of complexity are explored with the backdrop of Fliss and Harriet's relationships as twins and with their grandma.

Sarah Morgan's writing never fails to provide a mix of humour, sadness, romance, empathy and belief in the power of friendships and family ties.

Ideal if read as part of the From Manhattan with Love series (giving you insights into the concierge company that led to the formation of Bark Rangers, Fliss and Harriet's company), but could be read as a standalone. Highly recommended 5*.

I'm not sure how many other ways I can describe a Sarah Morgan novel other than simply superb. I was hooked from the first to the last page, in the story of Felicity and Seth.

With this book there is just so much to love. As a huge fan of the author, let me first express my delight at the mention of characters or places from previous of her books that made their way into this one. If you haven't read any others then don't worry they aren't major for the story, but clearly inserted for fans to spot!

Equally this can easily be read as a standalone story, even as book 5th book in the From Manhattan With Love series, or second in the trilogy featuring the Knight siblings.

This book centres around Felicity and Seth, who were married incredibly young and haven't seen each other in 10 years. They are cautious around each other, to the extent that Fliss decides a summer in the Hamptons would be preferable to hanging around Manhattan where she believes Seth is now working.

I loved Fliss's relationship with her twin sister Harriet and also her grandmother. Learning about Felicity's background was very interesting and added a huge amount of depth and complexity to her character. I took to Seth almost instantly, he is a wonderful vet and clear animal lover, while its also clear that he is still interested in his ex-wife.

The dogs in this book were utterly adorable, I especially was enamoured with Hero, a large doberman who is no where near as scary as he sounds. Hero also led to one of the most drama packed scenes of the book, which led to him being one of my favourite four legged characters of the book.

Holiday in the Hamptons is a wonderful summery read, with a romance that felt quite a bit different to ones featured previously in this authors works. There was a clear chemistry but also a whole lot of emotional baggage to deal with, which just made the story even more compelling to my mind.

Thank you so much to Netgalley and HQ for this copy of the book which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.

Holiday in the Hamptons tells the story of Fliss and Seth. Fliss has had a hard up bringing with her father being a manipulative unkind man who has made Fliss feel worthless her whole life, where as Seth had a much more privileged and open up bringing.

Fliss and Seth fell in love and married young, unfortunately due to their emotional differences things didn't work out. They meet again ten years later both matured and try again.

A beautiful love story showing when you meet the one it always the one no matter age or time.

We all have our go to authors, those who we have a little crush over because they get it right for us so often, taking us to our happy place and Sarah Morgan is one of mine. So the fact that Holiday in the Hamptons failed on so many levels for me is a bit gutting.

"I feel like I’m never going to be able to smile again."

I don't even really want to go into it because I'm miserable enough over the fact that this didn't even feel like one of her books, and the 2 stars I have given? They're down to Chase and Matilda who I loved seeing again and who held it together for me because Fliss and Seth were lacking in character development, story detail and their romance was weak. This had the potential to sock an emotional punch yet it never materialised because important moments were told rather than shown. Bottom line: I've finished this book and feel completely flat--Sarah Morgan just didn't create the magic that she is so capable of.

But as I've said before, can't love everything and even by your faves can miss the mark on occasion. And she's still one of my faves, I'm simply drawing a line under this series hiccup and will be back later on on the year to see what Harriet's story brings.

Holiday In The Hamptons
Author: Sarah Morgan
Publisher: HQ
Page Count: 384pp
Release date: 15th June 2017
Reviewer: Theresa Derwin

Fliss' eighteenth birthday wasn't the joyful experience she expected; not with her father returning to their beach home in a storm of anger.
Every summer, their mom took her, her twin sister Harriet and brother Daniel (New York Actually) to their holiday home in the Hamptons, to escape the ire and tyranny of a bully; their father.
When her father follows them and turns up unexpectedly at her eighteenth birthday with his usual insults and degradation, young Fliss flees to the beach, where Seth, Daniel's friend, finds her.
Seth Carlyle, five years older than her, looks at her like she's a woman, treats her like a woman. The chemistry sizzles between them, until it ends. Then she sees him again, ten years later.
Seen in a series of flashbacks and memories, we discover that they marry young and divorce just as quickly.
Ten years later, when Fliss is buried in work at Bark Rangers (fans will know the dog walking service family from from the other 'Manhattan' books by Sarah Morgan),
she is a workaholic wanting to expand the business, hiding her constant hurt and loss in Bark Rangers. Where Fliss is vivacious, opinionated and hardly shy, twin Harry (Harriet) is the opposite (introverted and lacking in confidence despite her talents, having been bullied about her childhood stammer). Though there is a steel to a Harry that her twin Fliss doesn't realise exists.
Together the sisters own and run the business, Harry's natural affinity for animals being perfect for their success, whilst Fliss' no nonsense approach sortes the finances and the piles of paperwork.
When ex husband Seth turns up unexpectedly in Manhattan to do a stint at her local vets, Fliss flees to see her Grams in the Hamptons, taking on Harry's identity to look after her Grandmother whilst she recovers from a fall.
Then the worst thing she could possibly imagine happens.
Seth turns up in the Hamptons; where he actually lives.
In a panic, she continues her charade pretending to be her twin.
Of course, all Seth talks about to 'Harriet' is 'Fliss'. And her defences start to crumble just a little.
“Maybe she’ll be the first woman in history to break up with a guy because she’s jealous of herself.” friend and former Best Man Chase remarks.
So, in a funny, warm and romantic twist on The Parent Trap, Fliss and Seth find themselves spending lots of time together. And as the old adage says 'the truth will out'.
This book is about secrets, family, love, friendship; the things that matter. It also tackles the difficult subject of bullying.
As a child and teen, Harriet is the subject of bullying at school, whilst at home through their younger years, Harriet, Daniel, Fliss and their mother are all victims of bullying too.
Morgan deals with the issue sensitively, and whilst we later learn some of the reasons for the bullying, the behaviour is not excused.
Though we do learn to understand one important message; honesty is key to any relationship. Keeping things - emotions- bottled up inside will lead to an unfulfilled life.
There's a lot, as usual with a Sarah Morgan book, going on in this one. Emotional trauma, romance, social and human issues, humour and shock. But what I love most about this book, and the Manhattan series, is the use of animals, particularly dogs.
Each 'doggy character' is fully fledged and brings a smile to the readers' face, or a gasp when they are injured. Hero is awesome, a massive, friendly against stereotyping Doberman and he's adorable, whilst Lulu is hilarious. And also adorable.
The humans, and the animals, are living breathing characters in her skilled hands.
Reading Sarah Morgan is like being wrapped up in a warm blankie, candle lit, with chocolate cake being served by Ryan Reynolds; who puts on your fluffy cat slippers for you.
Sheer bliss, sheer delight, sheer comfort.

Unfortunately the book was not for me, no review was publicly posted on Amazon, B&N, Goodreads or Twitter etc, so no ratings were affected in relation to it

Harriet and Felicity Knight are identical twins but under their skin in their hearts and minds they are as different as chalk and cheese. They are associates of ‘Urban Genie’, the Manhattan concierge business set up and run by three friends (Paige, Frankie and Eva) from the ‘Manhattan in Love’ trilogy. Fliss and Harriet run the successful professional dog walking business ‘Bark Rangers’, recommended by the Urban Genie team to enhance their own company. They are also sisters of Daniel, another character in the ‘Manhattan’ series who also features in Sarah Morgan’s last novel ‘New York Actually’.
A decade earlier Fliss was married briefly, when she was only eighteen-years-old, to Seth Carlyle, her brother’s best friend from the seaside town of the Hamptons. Their family used to holiday there to be near their maternal grandmother, but on her 18th birthday Fliss and Seth became lovers and married shortly after their whirlwind romance started. The marriage quickly failed and both Seth and Fliss were deeply hurt by their parting. When Fliss sees Seth at her local veterinary practice in Manhattan her world is rocked. She had no idea that he now worked in the city and was very surprised that he had left the area in which he was so happy. She studiously avoids meeting him and soon the opportunity presents itself for her to take cover and return to the Hamptons when her Grandmother is hospitalised and she volunteers to look after her upon her discharge from hospital.
What Fliss did not know is that Seth is now back in the Hamptons. He was only doing a favour and covering for a friend of his in the short term, so she is completely taken back when she arrives at her Grandmother’s and bumps into Seth and his dog Lulu. There’s no doubt that they are both still enormously attracted to each other and Seth is determined to win Fliss back. They meet through the long summer days and nights and try to resolve their problems. Seth is patient and understanding but still Fliss is resistant and determined not to have her heart broken a second time. She cannot commit to him because of her past and decides that she must return to Harriet in Manhattan.
This heart warming novel is the story of their attempted reconciliation. It’s their second chance romance and makes a really lovely romantic story. Seth is full of insight this time around and well understands Fliss and her sad past. She has grown a metaphorical protective fence around her heart and it is impenetrable. Her self-image is poor and she believes with all her heart that she has already ruined Seth’s life once and will not let herself fall in love a second time. She is strong but also fragile and vulnerable, keeping secrets that she cannot bring herself to share, even with her twin Harriet. I love the way that Sarah Morgan interweaves several different story threads, adding a further dimension to her novel. I’m a firm believer that she is among the finest of all of the romantic novelists. She tells her story filled with tenderness, sparkle and compassion. I enjoyed this novel and would like to thank NetGalley and publisher HQ for my copy, sent to me in return for an honest review. It’s a 3.5 review from me.

Sarah Morgan's books have always drawn me in and Holiday in the Hamptons was no exception, I devoured it with ease. This latest one in the series follows Fliss and her ex husband Seth who she hasn't seen for 10 years.

Fliss and her twin sister Harriet run a successful dog walking business in Manhattan far enough away from The Hamptons, where she met and fell in love with Seth when she was eighteen. Except she finds out that Seth is now working in Manhattan, so Fliss does the only thing she can, she runs, back to The Hamptons, the only place she's ever felt safe.

But escaping Seth isn't that easy, being back there stirs up everything that happened that fateful summer and makes her realise her feelings never went away, plus Seth still lives there. Can they salvage what they had and make it work a second time round, or will Fliss just keep running?

If you love a feel good romance then Sarah Morgan's books are a must. I can't wait for the next one. Thank you to Harlequin HQ for the approval, I will post my review on Goodreads now and on Amazon UK & US on publication day.

This is a great escapist read, full of Sarah Morgan's usual charm and wit. We have come across the characters in previous novels by the author. Fliss and Harriet are twin sisters, as different from each other as chalk and cheese. Harriet is the good twin, in Fliss's eyes, and she is the bad one, the two of them have built up a successful dog walking business, Bark Rangers. They live in Manhattan, and a driven Fliss is looking for opportunities to further establish themselves by growing the business. However, Fliss is feeling under pressure as the husband she married and divorced over a decade previously, is now a practicing vet at their favourite vet surgery. Fliss is feeling she really cannot handle meeting Seth Carlyle.

When Fliss rushes to look after her grandmother in the Hamptons after a accident, she is relieved that she can no longer run into Seth. After feeling shaken after narrowly avoiding hitting a dog, who does she bump into? Seth, of course. And in a muddled state of mind, she claims to be her twin sister. This ruse only works for a short while as her lies quickly find her out. Fliss's family history is pretty traumatic. Her father made things impossible for her, Harriet, Daniel and their mother. He was particularly vindictive towards Fliss, leaving her with lifelong issues, feeling she is never good enough, difficulties in trusting anyone and being unable to talk about her feelings. This has shaped her relationship with Seth, a man whose life she thinks she ruined. After being hit hard by the death of his father, Seth feels he needs to focus on the relationship that matters to him, because life is too short to do otherwise. He has never got over Fliss. Will the sun kissed beaches of the Hamptons have the magical ability to heal their relationship? Or will it all prove to be too far out of reach?

Sarah Morgan has a talent for creating entertaining novels for when you need a pick me up. They do not tax in the slightest and are feel good fare. The location of the Hamptons, with its beaches, sailing and caring small community is well depicted, you feel as if you are right there, with the sun, sand and sea breezes. With great characters like Fliss with her traumatic personal history and Seth, an all round good guy, the ingredients are all there for a good book. Many thanks to Harlequin for an ARC.

To my shame, this is the first Sarah Morgan novel I have read - but it most certainly won't be the last.

We've all done things when we're young and daft but few of us got married at speed and 'repented at leisure' as Fliss and Seth did. Toss into the mix two entirely different family backgrounds - one open and loving partner along with one closed-up and wary - and things don't work out quite as they thought it would. Now fast forward ten years and meet again .. and you get this compelling and satisfying read. Lots of side interests in this one too! A twin sister, elderly grandmother, interfering sibling,pregnant friend - not to mention the Poker Princesses! I loved the scene with Fliss and writer Matilda where the latter was explaining how she builds characters for her books - Sarah, your secrets are out!

This is a really warm read featuring true-to-life characters and situations in the most wonderful settings but in no way a 'shallow' read - this book has real depth to it. I actually went to sleep leaving the last few pages to read in the morning as I could hardly bear to finish it and leave the Hamptons behind!

I have no hesitation in recommending this novel to readers looking for a warm, fun, compassionate, witty and adorable read with charismatic characters and fabulous writing. An ideal summer novel.

I received an arc via Net Galley in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.