A quintessential, charming English romance! Enjoy being transported to the gorgeous English countryside in this novel literally set in an old, manor house!

Pippa's life has been planned out since she started dating her high school sweetheart and took over his family's farm. On the night she was finally expecting a ring, Alex instead surprises her with the news that he's sold the farm and expects her to move away from the town she's called home her whole life.

Devasted, Pippa is left adrift and takes the first job she can find, caretaking for the old manor house that's in a state of disrepair. The current owner breaks the news that he's planning to sell since his memories of the town are much less pleasant than hers.

Pippa and Wolfie trade barbs each time he visits, but the more time they spend together, the more they start to understand each other and their version of the future becomes something completely new.

I loved the descriptions of the house and the work required to maintain a place like it. It was fascinating to see a behind the scenes look at all the menial tasks needed. Plus, the slow burn between Pippa and Wolfie was delicious!

Alex and Pippa's ongoing spats became frustrating, with how poorly Pippa was treated and how clueless everyone seemed to be about how he took advantage of her. Otherwise, I loved the support of the side characters, especially the neighbor couple who quickly became friends!

Thanks to the author and publisher for providing me with an ARC via NetGalley for an honest review.


This was a sweet, introspective romance novel. The leads are emerging from their twenties, both having endured suffering that really shapes their relationships with everyone around them. And the novel introduces some lovely themes around self-confidence, healing, and community.


Pippa has lost sight of her own identity at the start of the novel. She has so entwined it into the dreams she created for her relationship and the work that she has been caught up in that she struggles to be herself, even with her childhood friends. But she can find herself again and explore her interests. She even finds new passions that give her a real sense of accomplishment. I liked that Wolfie supports her in her passions and work, but does not, even subconsciously, combine their relationship with her passions or turn it into a shared activity. She still has her own things, even as their relationship progresses.


I really liked the setting for The House Sitter. It is such a cute, older town in England. But it’s also not stuck in the past to its detriment. Some of the shops have a more modern feel or service, while still being town-run and not upsetting the vibe. Of course, there are always the drawbacks to small-town life that plague the main characters. Folks are quite chatty and interested in any news and are happy to share that information with everyone. But it’s not malicious and often serves as a motivating force for Pippa and Wolfie. Pippa and others love the town and their community, but it’s not perfect and they get frustrated by it, without condemning it for its nature. There is definitely a focus on the power of community in the book. Neighbors get to know each other, quests are launched in support of others, and support is frequent.


Wolfie is certainly a brooding male lead. He is open with Pippa very early on and really tries his best not to hurt her emotionally (or physically) while still following what he thinks is the right thing to do. He is very much a fell first lead and is devoted to her once the relationship has started. The tribulation that they face as a couple is genuine and honest. Communication is stressed throughout the book as vital and important for healthy, loving relationships. We see both positive and negative examples of communication within relationships and the negative makes the positive really shine. Relationships take work and elbow grease. Sometimes there are tricky spots, but they are snags that can be worked through if both parties are there for each other and communicate and love.


Overall, this is a sweet, lightly spicy romance that focuses on healthy relationships, supportive communities, and love. I enjoyed it and loved getting to spend a few hours in the countryside with glorious vistas.

I admit the main character drove me a little crazy. I desperately wanted her to wake up and own her power and tell her loser boyfriend to kick rocks! But by the end she had completely won me over. I really rooted for her and I discovered along with her as she learned new things about herself. I shared her love of her sweet village and the way they rally for their community members. This is mostly a closed door romance, but the descriptions of the lead-ups are pretty wonderful. Overall a very fun and sweet read!

I would firstly just like to say a big thank you to Rachel’s Random Resources who very kindly forwarded me an arc copy of this book, for my kindle, in return for my honest review.

This book had the grumpy-sunshine trope and i really do love that in a storyline! It was also such an easy book to read and it pulled me in right from the very beginning and kept me engrossed all the way through until i had finished it and found out how it all unfolded.

It was such a light hearted and heart warming read and i thoroughly enjoyed the whole story.

I really do love the rom com genre and this one fit the bill perfectly. It was such a cozy read and a lovely small town romance and left me with a warm heart and a smile on my face…….

This is a delightful romantic comedy that follows the misadventures of Pippa Munro and Wolfie Squires as they navigate unexpected circumstances, clash of personalities, and perhaps, find love in the most unexpected of places.
I enjoyed this light-hearted read.

This book read like a traditional lovely romantic comedy. It was an easy, fun read. While the ending was predictable, the story that developed to lead to that ending was enjoyable. It was a light, easy read and was perfect for Valentine’s week. If you are looking for a book that will remind you of the Romantic comedy movies of the 1990s, this is a fun read. I am glad that I took the time to read it and thank NetGalley for the copy.

Pippa is left homeless and alone after her boyfriend that she has been with since they were teenagers suddenly sells the farm where they live. She struggles to find somewhere to live and work until she takes on the temporary caretaker role at the local country manor for the reclusive Wolfie Squires.
You could see from right at the beginning what kind of a boyfriend Alex was, which Pippa seemed to be blind to. Wolfie has his own troubles, which gradually are revealed as the story develops. The story gives a probably realistic view of living in one of the old manor houses, which can be money pits, but also what charm they can have. It also has the plus and minuses of living in a small community, with support in bad times, but gossip doing the rounds. It did hit the right spot for me, with the idyllic setting, a full cast of characters and the will they /won't they romance.
I received an advance copy of this book from the publisher through Netgalley, however this did not influence my review of the book

When Pip’s boyfriend tells her he’s sold their home and business without consulting her and that they’re moving to the other end of the country rather than him finally proposing to her, she breaks up with him instead. But that leaves her single, heartbroken and homeless. Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his big old house whilst it’s on the market and he’s busy travelling for work and Pip gets the job. He’s Mr Grumpy, she’s Miss Sunshine but will they still fall for each other?

A lovely romcom set in glorious Yorkshire (I might be a tad biased), with a man that for once seems to have real feelings and is a bit shy rather than the typical annoying alpha male that chick lit seems to portray. It has all the elements of small village life with nosy neighbours and even an escaping pig, and all the best parts of a predictable will they, won’t they romance. A solid 4.5/5, I just wanted to see Alex really get his comeuppance a bit more for being an idiot or it’d have been a 5! Thanks to NetGalley for a free copy in return for an honest review.

I don’t care about this plot or the characters. Pippa being upset Alex is selling HIS family farm?! Girl, he can do what he wants and he isn’t happy running a farm, if you loved him you’d support that. Also she kept prioritizing a man over her best friend, I can’t get behind a character like that. The writing is meh, I’m not pulled in or engaged so I’m DNFing

Thank you Netgalley for allowing me to read this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book takes place in a small country town in Yorkshire, in a large country home, where Pippa Munro becomes a sort of housekeeper after breaking it off with her long term boyfriend.
I enjoyed the story. Pippa wasn’t someone I really gelled with, even as the book moved on but the other characters such as her cousins and her friends I loved.

It just seemed that Pippa was all out of luck. As a reader you’re made to believe that, however the last act of the book made me completely fall in love with the story and with the romance between her and posh boy Wolfie Squires.

They were actually really cute in the end and I was rooting for them.

A cute, witty romcom name I absolutely devoured it, couldn’t stop reading and I sped through. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

I don’t really know where to start with this. There were parts of the story I liked but others that I really didn’t enjoy and bond with.

I think the thing that made it hardest by far to bond with was the timeline confusion. We were supposed to believe that the FMC met the MMC once and then 10 years later falls very quickly for him despite coming out of a relationship that has lasted over 10 years in itself. I don’t understand how you can recover from something like that so quickly and move on. I also really struggled with some of the immaturity displayed considering these are supposed to be functioning adults. It almost would have been more believable if the 10 years were shortened to 2. Wolfie was such a baby at times which really frustrated me (don’t even get me started on that absolute cliche of a name 😆). I did finish this in 2 sittings, the pace is good and the banter is funny. I loved our porcine trespasser and some of the side characters were hilarious but I can’t get past the fact I wasn’t rooting for the main couple more.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the ARC, I enjoyed the read and this is an honest review.

The premise of this book was interesting and I could feel Pippa’s frustration and humiliation at her ex-boyfriend’s totally wild decisions that left her high and dry, single, and conveniently available to house sit a gorgeous country home in her town. There was lots of hard work and elbow grease involved in the upkeep of Squires, distracting Pippa from all the changes in her life and another distraction was Wolfie Squires, owner of the house, and occasional resident whenever he was passing through for work. I loved the idea of these two together, and how Wolfie would let his walls down a little for Pippa, but he was definitely hard work as a love interest and I don’t feel like we spent much time at all with these characters, making it hard to understand where this fierce romance blossomed and how they even know each other enough to fall in love. The odd encounter here and there, while sweet (sometimes - Wolfie definitely has less sweet moments, the closed-off grouch) weren’t enough for me to feel there was anything substantial between these characters and that was so frustrating. We spend so much time with Pippa and the Squires house and I felt that this book needed less of the distractions and more focus on building a connection and chemistry between these two.

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Very slow paced and predictable. I loved the Yorkshire setting and the strong independent northern female character which it's something you really don't come across that often. However, I struggled to want to pick up and return to this book because of how slow paced it is and also because there was nothing really exciting or surprising happening. It's a no from me I'm afraid.

*I received a copy of this book on NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Thank you to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity*

Oh how I desperately wanted to love this book. It had such a promising premise– please give me all the charming English villages and crumbling manor houses and Mr. Darcy-esque pseudo-aristocratic love interests– but unfortunately it fell flat on pretty much everything for me.

First off, the romance. I, as a person and reader, love love. I will find the tiniest crumbs of a relationship and honestly, that’s usually enough for me. But there was no chemistry between Wolfie (ugh) and Pippa, and any interaction between the two of them felt not only flat, but incredibly forced.

Which leads me to my second concern, the characters. I loved the secondary characters– the delightful organic farmer neighbors, Pippa’s lovely cousin and his steamboat roommate, even Juniper the rare heritage breed pig. However, Pippa continued to lack boundaries concerning her ex boyfriend and fall into the same pattern of devoting herself to a project for someone else’s benefit. Wolfie never seemed to have much personality at all. I figured out he liked piano, but mostly he was just there to prove Pippa had moved on from her ex and provide a beautiful historic home.

I feel like this book was crying to be a women’s lit detailing Pippa’s recovery and growth as a single person– instead it felt like wasted potential.

I really wanted to love this, but I just couldn’t seem to get into it. It felt like it took so long to get the actual house sitting after making the reader thoroughly dislike Alex. It’s good, just not what I expected, a little too slow moving for me.

This was an enjoyable slow-burn romance. The reader can tell that Wolfie has fallen for Pippa. They’re both insecure and have had unfortunate experiences in their past. I don’t quite get Pippa and why she’s so passionate about living in this village. And I certainly don’t get why she stayed so long with her former boyfriend. I’ve gotten tired of romances where the heroine stayed for years with a guy who was so clearly selfish and unworthy of her. Then the book will begin with the heroine losing the guy, her job, and her home. It’s gotten a bit tiresome. For once, couldn’t the former guy be a good person and they just agreed to part so she’s available for the true hero of the book?

I voluntarily reviewed an advanced reader copy of this book that I received from Netgalley; however, the opinions are my own and I did not receive any compensation for my review.

The House Sitter was an easy read that was filled with characters that I sometimes connected with as I was reading and other times not.
Pippa had a very unexpected change in her life’s plans when her soon-to-be wedding plans fell apart when Alex had no plans to be married. This left her with no home, no job, and no future life with Alex.
Needing a place to live and she takes a job house sitting for Wolfie whom she has known for quite some time. This was a storyline I have read many times and this one had moments of me really liking the story and other times it just dragged a bit.
Thank you NetGalley, Elizabeth Drummond and HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter for the copy of The House Sitter. This is my personal review.

I enjoyed this romance so much! Close proximity and miscommunication leading to them getting annoyed with each other?? I’m hooked, I always love to see how they fix things between them either physically or with words because when that tension hits its breaking point is the best part of any book!

I loved how Pippa was trying to prevent Wolfie from selling the estate but not really, she just made a few comments here and there but man Wolfie thought she was sabotaging it in every decision and turn. I loved that these two really had feelings for each other and were willing to give up their plans when it came down to it!

Such a cute cleanish romance!

This is my first book by this author. It was a sweet, light hearted romance where the main characters Pippa and Wolfie first meet as youngsters living in the same small Yorkshire village. Pippa used to enjoy the village fairs in Wolfie's family mansion house, Squires House, with it's magnificent gardens and maze. Wolfie however was surly, aloof and a bit of a loner, and as the years pass nothing seems to have changed.

I enjoyed this book and felt sorry for Pippa at the beginning with her break up with the very unlikeable Alex. When she finds a job looking after Squires House while it's waiting to be sold, it seems she is getting over her break up. Yes, it may seem really quick after being with Alex for so many years, but lets face it she was well rid of him. I also enjoyed the "enemies to lovers" storyline, although you know what was going to happen it was still fun watching and waiting. Wolfie was just as unapproachable as his younger self, but I did like him especially when his dry sense of humour made an appearance.

The book flowed along well and the location sounded wonderful. I loved Juniper the Pig and would happily have put up with her snaffling through my vegetable patch on her escapades! This was a lovely light hearted read with some more serious issues thrown in. All in all, I enjoyed following Pippa and Wolfie's stories and would recommend it.