Following on from New York Actually (Daniel and Molly's story) this continues the story of Fliss (one of Daniel's younger twin sisters)
When she was 18 Fliss married Seth and shortly after they were divorced....now 10yrs later Seth has turned up in Manhattan in Fliss's neighbourhood afraid of confronting the past Fliss jumps at an opportunity to visit her grandma in the Hamptons where they used to holiday as children/teenagers little does she know Seth's new home is also in the Hamptons
I love the way the story is written piecing the past relationship together bit by bit while also fixing the present relationship into place.
It was nice to see characters from previous books pop into this story

Holiday in the Hampton's is a really good read. Fliss and Seth were lovers in the past when Fliss was only 18. Due to Fliss, her twin sister and brother being treated so badly by their father Fliss has always felt she was the bad twin and worthless so can't believe anyone could love her. Reenter Seth after 10 years determined this time he is not going to loose Fliss again.
So begins a great tale of angst, previous heartbreak but above all love that survives.
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and was cheering both Seth and Fliss on.
Thanks to net galley and publisher for opportunity to review this book

I loved reading this book! It seemed to start off as a bit of a slow burner and while okay to read, just wasn't gripping me that much. But then it suddenly started to get better and I was gripped right to the very end. Great characters and a great storyline.

I've read and enjoyed quite a few of Sarah Morgan's books, but this was one of my favourites. I loved the Hamptons setting, slightly quirky characters and twist on the usual boy meets girl story. There are plenty of themes to think about as well as the obvious romance, and Morgan manages to make this a happy ever after story which isn't as cliched as some of her other work.

I really enjoyed this thoroughly lovely book! Yes - it was fairly predictable with its fairy tale ending but who doesn't want a happy ending for these two equally endearing main characters! Entrepreneur and professional dog-walker Felicity Knight loves everything about her life in New York…until her ex-husband starts working at her local vet clinic. She hasn’t seen Seth Carlyle in over ten years and after one chance glimpse of him in New York – she grabs the opportunity of returning to her happy holiday place 'the Hamptons' to look after her grandmother who is recovering from a fall.

There are some lovely background elements to this book and I really felt that the author vocalised the importance of instilling confidence in your children while they are young as this will really shape them as a person when they are older. Fliss is undoubtedly a complex character, shaped by constant put downs from her father, but as the story unfolds, Fliss learns to have faith in herself and her feelings. I loved the strength of her character, but did feel that I could not visualise her in my mind - something that is really important to me with a strong herione!

Without divulging the entire story, there is a happy ending and i would highly recommend this lovely book - a great holiday read for sure!

4.5 stars!

If Holiday In The Hamptons was a big family-sized bar of chocolate I would have gobbled the entire thing on my own in one sitting, with not even a tiny bit of remorse.
Luckily, it's a book and not chocolate – which means all of the enjoyment and none of the calories. Win. Win.
At the end of each of Sarah Morgan’s novels I always rush to her website to try and find out when the next one will be available as I’m always desperate to read it.
Summer in the Hamptons, teased in New York, Actually (five stars from me) was no exception.
This time we follow the story of Fliss and Seth, who have unfinished business.

Here’s the blurb:
The perfect summer escape…?
Professional dog-walker Felicity Knight loves everything about New York…until her ex-husband starts working at her local vet clinic. She hasn’t seen Seth Carlyle in 10 years, but one glimpse of him – too gorgeous, and still too good for her – and Fliss’s heart hurts like their whirlwind marriage ended yesterday. So when her grandmother in The Hamptons needs help for the summer, it seems the perfect way to escape her past…
Their relationship might only have lasted a few scorching months, but vet Seth knows Fliss – if she’s run away to The Hamptons, it’s because she still feels their connection and it terrifies her. He let her go once before, when he didn’t know any better, but not this summer! With the help of his adorable dog Lulu, and a sprinkling of beachside magic, Seth is determined to make Fliss see that he’s never stopped loving her…

By the way Fliss reacts to even the thought of seeing Seth again, we know there is more to the story than meets the eye, and the gradual unraveling of exactly what happened makes for compelling reading.
It’s an emotive tale and loyal, brave, troubled Fliss is such an interesting character, it was lovely to see her gradually open up.
She’s not the only one though, Seth is the perfect hero and Fliss’s grandmother and her friends provide some genuinely laugh out load moments.
This story is number five in the From Manhattan With Love series but works as a standalone too.
While I didn’t feel quite as invested in these two as I have other characters in the series, it was still a great read - absolutely perfect for the beach, I would say.
Now I’m off to the website to find out when I can read the story of Fliss’s twin, Harriet (I hope it’s soon).

Format: Kindle.
Price: £4.99.
My rating: Four and a half stars.

Thank you to HQ (via NetGalley) for the ARC in return for an honest review.

I can never get enough of Sarah's books I'm always hooked from the start a great summer read

I absolutely loved this book. I have read many of Sarah's other books so i was very familiar with her style.

Fliss and her twin sister Harriet are professional dog walkers in New York. Her older brother Daniel and his girlfriend Molly take their dog to a vets and bump into Seth Carlyle, the ex husband of Fliss who is still very much in love with her.

Fliss still has feelings for Seth and in sheer panic that she is going to bump into him, goes to the Hamptons as her Grandmother is sick and needs looking after. Unfortunately for Fliss Seth lives in the Hamptons and so she pretends to be her twin sister Harriet to avoid having any form of meaningful conversation with him. And of course Seth isnt fooled and decides that he is going to let it play out.

I loved loved loved this book, i was incapable of putting it down and read it in 3 hours. Fliss was a deeply flawed and troubled woman, but she has a past, a dark past, and Seth was gallant and understanding and the entire time you are rooting for them to get back together.

I liked that Sarah linked her Snow Crystal trilogy into this book briefly, and i think that it would be nice to expand that link some more as i loved the Snow Crystal trilogy and if you havent read it yet, then you should.

I would of reviewed this on Amazon but im not able too yet. You cannot go wrong with this book, its escapist, a great setting, and very romantic. I hope that Sarah writes Harriet story next.

I found this book quite slow to start. Seth and Fliss had got married at 18 but it only lasted 3 months and they haven't seen each other for 10 years. Apart from the first time they kiss in the prologue, we don't read about their marriage together, we're just 'told' a few things.

The book picked up around 40%. Fliss didn't have a great childhood and she didn't have a good relationship with her father. She's a twin and she grew up believing she was the bad twin. From the minute Seth and Fliss meet again, it's obvious they still have feelings for one another. I liked Seth and Fliss although Fliss was a bit annoying at times when it was obvious that Seth wanted to be with her. Their first time together when they were 18, they had rushed into the sexual side of their relationship so this time Seth wants to take that side of things slowly (and he did, the sex scene is tame and doesn't happen until two thirds of the way through the story). He wants to get to know more about Fliss. She keeps a wall up and he wants to knock it down.

I did feel the connection between them and the emotion. It was quite a sweet story and rather predictable but I enjoyed it in the end. I presume Fliss' twin sister Harriet will be getting her own story?