This is the third part of four in the series. This part was full of antics that made me laugh. The pets that Emma looks after in this part are some real characters.

It was good to see Emma start to open up to Matt in this part as she had so many walls up and her past was really affecting her.

Sheila’s writing style is very easy to read and she writes some of the most beautiful settings. Crinkleford is a lovely little village that would be perfect on a postcard.

This book is the perfect length to read over an afternoon or a weekend and for those who love a romcom book.

Jumping back in with my thoughts straight away!
Absolutely found it hilarious when Emma's family completely misunderstood the line of work she was in, but reading it from their perspective, with no context, I can totally see how that came about haha!

Although a beautiful moment for a first kiss, I must say it felt rather sudden, what with the two love interest constantly having explosive arguments. Then again, maybe it was fuled by passion.

I'm going to now mention some stuff that could be triggering in the spoiler section:
This part can be found on my Goodreads review.

The actual twist about Emma's history wasn't as interesting as I was hoping. Although I feel like she kind of got her karma for telling a pack of lies, I was really disappointed and shocked by the way Matt reacted. To me, it felt completely out his character.

One random, but fun thing, I love how the months are matching up with real life. The first sentence of the extract for part 4 is "as August turned into September", which is actually happening now! The last part of the extract would have made a nice ending actually, but I'm excited to get onto part 4 to see how this whole story wraps up.

I read this serialised book all in one go in the end and I really enjoyed this light hearted read. Is great for fans of Cathy Woodman and Cathy Bramley. I liked following Emma's story and seeing all of the revaluations around her past and how she overcame them in the end.

Lovely and enjoyable as usual. A really good and heart warming read.
Cannot wait for the last instalment.
Many thanks to Netgalley and Penguin Random House UK

So now we reach part three in Sheila Norton's Pets at Primrose Cottage series with the arrival of Trust Your Heart, which is something our main character Emma certainly needs to do. I am glad I have been able to read all parts so far in quick succession as the storylines and characters has remained fresh in my mind. As part two left us on a cliffhanger, the opening to part three sees some sort of resolution to what left readers on tender hooks. Local journalist Matt comes to the rescue when Emma finds herself in what could potentially become a disastrously, dangerous situation. Emma is grateful for Matt's help but as we have being reading so far she is still very resolutely a closed book. A person keeping everything very much close to her chest, never allowing a scrap of her recent past and the reason for her arrival in Crickleford to come to light.

I'm still in two minds over Emma as I can't believe that all her actions so far in terms of the amount of lies she has told so far can ever be justifiable, in fact the lies are only ever increasing. She gets herself into knots which are unnecessary in my view when surely admitting the truth and the reasons for leaving her ex Shane back in America would make more sense and ultimately relieve the burden she is carrying on. She can't move forward unless she does this and the spark that the reader can see between herself and Matt will never be ignited if she carries on the way she is.

Emma feels she can't even be friends with Matt as he wants to write stories about her. I felt Matt was genuine and he wasn't like a tabloid hack out to get the big scoop which would bring him money and fame. No he had a kind heart and there was nothing vindictive behind his reasons for wanting to write a story, it's just a pity that Emma couldn't see that. I understand Emma has been deeply hurt and, combined with the fact her own family don't want that much to do with her, she feels the need to keep everyone on the long finger. Her trusts issues with men are very apparent and she feels no good can ever come with any association with a member of the opposite sex. Surely her attitude needs to change if she wants to move on and make a better life for herself?

I enjoyed how we still don't know the exact reasons for Emma leaving Shane. There has to be that element of mystery throughout to make the reader keep reading, I'm hoping the big reveal in part four will be worth the wait. Although I do think Shane himself needs to make an appearance at some stage otherwise things could fall a bit flat. The one thing I would say is that despite all the people Emma meets through her newly developing pet sitting service is that there is a distinct lack of a female that she can turn to for advice and support. I know her landlady Lauren is there but Emma has only known her for a few months, a long time/childhood friend would have been a nice addition. Even just someone she could call on the phone for a chat. But then if one thinks about it maybe Emma has shut herself off from everyone and if she had the suggested friend/ally she wouldn't call on them in times of need.

Of course the book had to have some light hearted scenes and that's where the pets of the title come into play in this case Jojo the hamster was the one who provided the light relief from Emma's travails. For something so small he caused plenty of mischief which ultimately led to a lovely reveal and also helped ease the reoccurring tension between Matt and Emma. Rob Montgomery rears his ugly head again and his actions are once again repulsive and despicable.

Things got very dramatic towards the end which was needed considering I felt part three had lacked this. At the same time there are still plenty of unanswered questions which will guarantee I will be returning for the conclusion of Emma's story when part four No Place Like Home is published in February before the full length edition arrives in March. To say I am intrigued to discover the eventual outcome is an under statement as Emma is a character who will frustrate and infuriate you in equal measure yet at the same time there is a soft centre waiting to emerge. It's like the ice queen is melting and to see her on this journey has been enjoyable to read of and I hope she gets the happy ending I am sure she deserves. Can Emma get close to another man? Can she leave the past behind? Part four should reveal all.

We pick up with Emma in part 3 of this series, she is still hiding herself away in the village of Crickleford and still getting herself into trouble with her pet sitting. She has also discovered that she might have feelings for Matt.
We still don’t know what happened to Emma in her previous life but hopefully as we catch up in part 4 we will discover what she is running from. Another good instalment, looking forward to the next.

Oh how good it is to be back in Crickleford with Emma and all the goings on while she looks after the. village's pets! I thoroughly enjoyed parts 1 and 2 of this serialised novel and cannot wait for part 4. The full book will be published in April 2018. I always whiz through anything Sheila Norton writes- the pace is brilliant.

And so The Pets at Primrose Cottage series continues with part 3, "Trust Your Heart". In this part, as opposed to two other ones, there is a lot happening, however it still doesn't explain much about Emma's previous situation and I'm afraid that the last part will feel too rushed as the author will have to wrap all the threads of the subplots neatly together. But let's wait and see.

I think this is also the funniest part yet, especially with the hamster adventures, and with the fish troubles. It of course brings back the characters that we've got to know but I only hope that the unappetizing Rob won't enter the scenes anymore, he's incredibly annoying and I am really not sure what's the point of his advances. Emma is promising to tell this all his wife but it's the same as with her lies - she promises to stop and it never happens. However, in this part she's plucks up the courage to open a little to Matt and I must admit that his reaction disappointed me - and let's be honest, were the stories that Emma told before so life - changing and significant? And well, hello, there was no talk about relationship before, so why to react so strongly? Probably because he has something to hide as well (oh boy. I fear that the fourth part is going to be longer as the three parts together, everything just accumulates). I also am not sure if I understand Emma's allegation's towards her family because when her sister visited her at Primrose Cottage, they were both so well around each other, they enjoyed each other's company and there was not a feeling that there is something wrong between them.

The story was flowing so very nicely and it made me smile and I enjoyed it. However, all the time I have a feeling that it would work much better as w full - length novel, not all books can be split into series and in my opinion this is such a book, and it just losing too much. But I, of course, will be reading the final instalment, I have to know all the answers. "Trust Your Heart" had some romance in it, some buried secrets and altogether it was enjoyable, quick read.

This is part three in the pets at Primrose Cottage and definitely does need to be read in order as this is one book to be released later split into 4 chunks resulting in mini books.
I have knocked a star off only because I do read a lot of books and the gap between 2 and 3 was a few weeks and in that time I had forgotten what had happened to the main character Emma and took me nearly the first chapter to fully remember and understand where we up to in this book.
I have to say I think part 3 has been the best part so far, a lot has happened in this book from escaping hamsters to hidden treasure and the truth starting to find its way out leaving me uncertain how this is going to finish. I can't wait to read the last instalment and hope I've got better remembering skills next time!!
I would like to thank netgalley and Ebury Publishing, Penguin Random House for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

I love this series! It’s so fun and exciting. From the minute I finished part 2 I couldn’t wait to get the next part to find out what happens next, it’s completely gripping! I just feel for Emma she is trying to make a fresh start and get away from her past but something always seems to happen and in part 3 it seems like the worst happens.

So excited for part 4!

Going to upload the review on my blog 19/01 - thecosiestcorner.blogspot.com

As always, I'm so happy when I see another part of this series pop up on Netgalley. It gives me somewhat of a buzz to click request and this is simply because I'm enjoying the story so much! In this one, it's much more jam-packed with events and goings on than the last two and every page was exciting, making me wonder where the story was going and which animal is going to make Emma uncover something else!

As with the last two, we get to learn a bit more about Emma and why she came to running away to hide in Crickleford. There are a few moments in this novella where I don't fully agree with what she's done but I understand completely where she's coming from and I get why she would act the way she does. Throughout the novella I started to feel quite sorry for Emma, it mustn't be nice what she's gone through and it must be so hard being away from your family and not feeling good enough or that you've done enough to make them proud.

I really liked that Matt started getting into this one a little more, and I was hoping that he and Emma would start seeing eye to eye a little more but there is certainly a spark between them! Whether or not this is always a romantic spark or an anger spark is something to distinguish. I'm really hoping that we find out what happens between the pair in the fourth and final novella in this series and fingers crossed for a happy ending for both Matt and Emma! As it seems that they've been through some similar heartbreaks.

As always I've loved reading all about the animals that Emma looks after and it was nice to read about different animals this time, such as the hamster, which brought back some fond memories of when I used to have one myself! There are some laugh-out-loud moments throughout the novella (including a runaway hamster and some disastrous fish event) and I once again really enjoyed reading another part of the series. I'm really coming round to reading books in parts, although I still need to go back to the last one to remember how it finished before I start a new one!

Overall, a very lovely read that you can finish in about 3 hours (I can't think of a better and more relaxing way of spending an afternoon). I've really enjoyed this series so far and I literally cannot wait for the final in the series! I'm desperate to see how this one finishes! Thank you to Netgalley and to the publisher for a chance to read this novel, which I have reviewed honestly.

I couldn't wait to read part three of The Pets at Primrose cottage and it was so good.

I got back in the story straight away its a easy flowing story it was nice to learn more about Emma and her past history. This book has had me smiling and the description makes me want to pack my bags and go to the countryside could picture the scenery and the characters clearly

Can't wait to find out what adventures are in store in part four.

Would like to thank netgalley for letting me review this book.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the Publishers, Ebury Publishing for this review copy given in exchange for an honest review.

This is part 3 of a 4 part serialisation. The entire book of all 4 parts is due for publication in March 2018. This really does need to be in order to understand the story.

We are back into Emma Nightingale’s story following on from part 2. To recap, Emma is hiding away in the little village of Crickleford following a rather public split from her celebrity boyfriend. She has ‘accidently’ got herself a job of looking after people’s pets when they go away, and was beginning to settle down until a local journalist wants to write a story about her. In these few chapters, Emma is looking after a hamster. When it manages to escape its exercise ball and hide beneath the floorboards, she finds an old tin containing money, jewellery and an interesting story about a haunted house! Unfortunately, the person who helped rescue the hamster with her was the journalist Matt, and this has now given him even more reason to write a story about her!

This was a great follow on to the last two parts. Even though it has only been a few weeks since I read the first two instalments, I’ve read so many books in between that I’d forgotten what this story was about. Fear not! As soon as I started, the story came flooding back and I settled quite happily into a few more chapters of Emma’s story. I have again laughed my way through this, and loved the misunderstanding from her sister (you’ll know what I mean when you read it!). We also began to find out more about Emma’s past, which will hopefully all be revealed by the end of the final part!

A fantastic short book, leaving it nicely on a cliff-hanger for the final part! Can’t wait for the last piece of the story!

Pets at Primrose Cottage Trust Your Heart is the third part of the story. It sees us back with Emma and features new animals for her to look after, a hint at romance and some buried treasure. Plus a little cliffhanger at the end, so I’m really looking forward to the final part.

Thank you to NetGalley, Penguin Random House UK Ebury Publishing and the author for the chance to review.

I have been enjoying this series and thought that this part, part three is definitely the best one so far - I loved that we learnt a little bit more about Emma's character - we still need to find out exactly what happened to make her leave her previous life but I'm sure all will be revealed in the final part due out soon.

This is a solid addition to an excellent series - 5 stars from me and looking forward to reading the fourth and final part of the story! I really enjoy this authors books and they are a delight for any animal lovers out there that want a light-hearted easy read to pass a few hours.