I normally love Katie Fforde books however this was so predictable I could have written it myself. Every part of it I saw it coming.

Thank you to Netgalley and Cornerstone for the opportunity to read an advance copy in return for my honest review.

I loved this book, full of romance, beautiful locations and fabulous characters.

Meg is a cook waiting to go to train as a chef in France, when her mother calls to ask her to help her with the hotel she works in. Meg loves the hotel, but knows she wants to go to France, what will she choose. Her heart has to decide.

Another fantastic book by Katie Fforde.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for a copy.

I would like to thank netgalley and Random House for a free copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

An enjoyable romp.

Once started I couldn't put it down. I loved the location of the gorgeous old hotel. The characters ere lovely and I loved Meg and Justin were great characters and I thoroughly enjoyed the twists and turns and ho the story unfolded and really captured the imagination. Beautifully written and heartwarming.

Absolutely amazing, I really enjoyed this book, I also have a physical copy that I bought. Really engaging as you would expect.

A delightful easy-going book. Catching up with Meg and her life is like meeting an old friend.
Set in the 1960,s Dorset is another gentle episode in this series.
Quite a few characters to get my head around and from time to time I lost it for a little bit.
The description of the hotel and its surroundings was beautifully explained helping me to connect with the story.
A lovely all-around book that i would recommend if you want to lose yourself for a couple of days.
Thank you, NetGalley for giving me the chance to read and review this book.xx

Set in 1960. Meg is invited by her Mum Louise to help at the hotel. Meg finds herself up against it with Justin. A trip away changes everything
and cosy just as you expect from Katie Fforde.

The third in a series but can be read as a standalone.

This author is one if those that I have read every book they have wrote over the last twenty odd years, and even though my reading tastes have changed, I always enjoy the author's writing.
The story follows Meg as she helps her mother out with looking after a country hotel in Dorset. As usual the story us told with comforting warmth and humour.
Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for this advance read

This was another wonderful adventure, I’ve read almost all of the novels Katie Fforde had ever written and I’m yet to be disappointed by one. This was well crafted, great characters and a joy to read.

I love Katie fforde books, I’ve read a lot of her books and thoroughly enjoyed each and every one of them. This book is no exception! I’m looking forward to reading the next offering from her.

If you want a stress free, light read, but one that also gives you plenty of interest and some romance, I can recommend this. Classic Katie Fforde - English countryside and a sunny feel. This one would be a lovely beach read! You’ll be rooting for lovely Meg but no spoilers - she has some challenges along the way. This was as good as I’d expected and I’d recommend it.

I love Katie's books and was delighted to get the chance to read One Enchanted Evening. Another wonderful book that is very enjoyable. perfect for the summer holidays.
Thanks to the publishers Random House UK, Cornerstone and Netgalley for the e-arc.

Having read a few Katie Fforde books now, I feel you know what you’re going to get. And this didn’t disappoint. It was lovely, warm, comforting and just what I wanted. A warm, easy read.

Having read Katie Fforde previous books where Meg and her two friends Alexandra and Liz first meet, I was already hooked. I really loved the story that focused on Alexandra and didn’t think anything could top that. This book is just as good!!!

Meg joins her mother Louise, who is currently running a small hotel in Dorset. Though full of character and charm, the hotel is rather rundown and in need of modernising, as it struggles to compete with a rival more modern hotel.
With the chef having walked out just as the annual banquet is to take place, which lands Meg in the driving seat being able to do what she loves most, cooking.
When the owner of the hotels son, Justin appears, his way of thinking is what was popular of that time, that women can’t be chefs. Meg is then determined to show that working as a chef is what she was born to do and is fully capable of doing so also.

This book see’s Meg modernising the hotel to rival the nearby hotel, a blossoming relationship between Meg’s mother Louise and Justin’s father Andrew, a race to save the hotel before it’s to be unfairly sold, and a stay in France, where Meg works in a real French restaurant. Throw in some characters that include staff and a permanent eccentric resident.

What I love most is the love/hate relationship between Meg and Justin and how Meg increases in confidence as she goes along, impressing pretty much every one.
Such an entertaining read!!

One Enchanted Evening by Katie Fforde is a lovely story about Meg, a would-be professional chef and her mum, Louise, who's running a hotel in Dorset. Between them they turn around the hotel's fortunes in spite of the owner's reticence. I loved all the characters, but particularly Ambrosine, a long-time hotel resident with a fabulous back-story. Definitely not a disappointment for Katie Fforde fans!
With thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This was a lovely book to read.

I didn't have any expectations, but know that Katie Fforde's books are all warm and enchanting. This didn't let me down.

Meg is called by her mother to help out at the hotel where she works, and finds herself on a rescue mission: to support her mother, to resurrect a business and to prepare a big meal where she isn't prepared and doesn't have any help.

This leads to working there full-time despite the efforts of the son of one of the heirs-to-be of the hotel, Justin. He doesn't like the idea of a woman in the kitchen, especially as he is part of the competition. I love how the community of the hotel comes together from the local people, and its environs.

Meg's friends, and old housemates, become part of the rescue mission, and this book has some exciting twists and turns, moving from Dorset, and then to France. If it doesn't make you hungry, I think there is something wrong.

Meg is challenged beyond herself and love the conclusion with Justin and Meg, despite Laura's best efforts!

Would encourage anyone to read this if they need an easy read.

A light, feel good story, perfect for escaping everyday life.

A world away from my more usual psychological thrillers, no great twists or surprises, but left me with a warm glow. Not a bad thing in a week of bank crashes & strikes!

An unbelievable story that is very slow and I just couldn`t gel with any of the characters, just not up to her usual standard so DNF
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC

I first met Meg back a couple of books ago with Katie Fforde asn she started a new life and new friends with Lizzie and Alexandra after meeting at a cookery school. The stories of Lizzie and Alexandra have followed and now it is Meg’s turn.

Meg’s mother, Louise is running a small hotel in Dorset, it is in great need of improvement and cannot compete with the rival hotel nearby because horror of horrors there is still shared bathrooms and toilets, en-suite was a new concept in 1960s. That is the least of their worries, as the chef has walked out and a annual banquet is to be held and so Meg is drafted in to do what she does best – cook.

Trouble is she is a woman in very much a man’s world and when the son of the owner Justin appears, he shakes Meg’s confidence to be able to produce anything edible. Meg is determined to rpove her worth not just in the kitchen but across the whole hotel as well.

She will show Justin, just how good women can be.

As well as a love hate relationship between Meg and Justin, we see Louise blossoming relationship with Justin’s father Andrew. Then we have the wonderful eccentric permanent residence Ambrosine who has a past that could come in useful and Susan and all her relatives who seem to be working at the hotel in every role possible.

Although you could say this book is historical, the 1960s could be seen to be by some, for me it is more a reflection on how women’s roles were changing and that in some cases, women are still seen to be so far behind their male counterparts.

Packed full of everything you need to escape. Perfect.

A brilliant fictional romance, very sweet and I really enjoyed. I also loved that characters from previous books were brought back. A good story line and perfect for a light wholesome read