A really lovely story, of acceptance, kindness and romance.

Marnie has lost her Mum and her enthusiasm for a bookshop which was always her dream to run with her Mum. The flower shop next door is ran by a man known as "Scary Neighbour" who is hiding a secret. Scary Neighbour is actually called Darcy and he helps Marnie with her garden at the back of het shop, what follows is a story of understanding, friendships and acceptance for who we are no matter what.

I would recommend Jaimie Admans new book, An Enchanted Moment on Ever Street. Wonderful story for everyone to enjoy. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy reading!

Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

Another brilliant read from Jaimie.

Marnie has shut herself away and her bookshop is taking a hit. Marnie needs help to revamp the bookshop’s garden to try and increase footfall. Her neighbour Darcy wants to help but must keep himself hidden. Why does Darcy continue to keep himself hidden especially as his friendship with Marnie starts to bloom?

Marnie, grieving the loss of her mother and struggling to keep her failing bookshop afloat, finds unexpected kindness from her reclusive neighbor, the owner of a flower shop. As they bond over tea and roses, Marnie's ideas for revitalizing her business begin to take shape, and with his support, she starts to see a brighter future. Set in a charming bookshop setting and inspired by Beauty and the Beast, this modern retelling weaves together heartfelt romance, captivating characters, and a warm community, making it a must-read for romance enthusiasts.

As a big Disney fan and a big Jaimie Admans fan these books speak to me. I hope there are many more in the series. As I am thoroughly enjoying them. This time was the reimagining of beauty and the beat and I loved it. Make sure you don't miss this one.

I loved this romantic book. Its brilliantly written and felt all the love and emotions. It gives such a warm feeling.

Marnie Platt is struggling to cope with her mother's death and the decline of her beloved bookshop on Ever After Street. When she meets her reclusive neighbour Darcy O'Connell, they form an unlikely friendship that helps Marnie find her sparkle again. With the support of old and new friends, Marnie's bookshop begins to thrive, but she can't understand why Darcy continues to isolate himself. As they spend more time together in Marnie's enchanted garden, they both begin to heal and open up to the possibility of love. A heartwarming tale of friendship, healing, and the power of love to bring people together.

Lovely sequel to book one! Did not disappoint.

Another lovely heartwarming light read that will fill you with joy.

I've been a fan of Jaimie Admans' books for a long time and this latest book did not disappoint. This is the second book in her Ever After Street and it's like a modern day Beauty and the Beast tale. The story of Marnie and Darcy is heart warming and it's lovely to also hear of the other characters we met in the first book. This is another wonderful book that feels just like a warm hug from a dear friend.

What a beautiful story, Jaimie has done herself proud with Book two on Ever After Street. I read part on the Kindle as I patiently waited for the Audible to be released. I loved mentions of renowned Romance Authors such as Heidi Swain, Jessica Redland and Holly Hepburn, the authors love for the online book community is clear and wonderful.
Marnie runs the Bookstore ‘A Tale As Old As Time’ with her cat Mrs Potts. In the times of Online Shopping the store is not doing incredibly well, and things get worse when she receives a letter about her messy garden.
The shop next door is run by the streets resident Beast ‘Darcy’ whom no one has seen without face coverings and has the temperament of a growling beast.
By some coincidence Marnie starts to befriend him by chatting in their respective gardens.
Whilst the book is very much about a love of books and developing friendships, can Marnie help her shop neighbour overcome his demons and anger?
Will he welcome the residents of Ever After Street into his life and more to the point will she manage to locate and invite her favourite Author U.N. Known to her book event?
Will her ex get the message that it’s over? So many questions, you’ll have to read this 5 Star read to get the answers, there are so many beautiful pay it forward moments and ways Marnie encourages friendships.

An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street is the second book in the Ever After series by Jaimie Admans and an absolute delight to read! What a treasure this series is. This story is pure, undiluted joy with it’s fairytale themes, feel-good, inspiring messages, lovable, good-hearted characters, and slow-burn, swoony romance.

An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street follows a Beauty and the Beast theme with bookish Marnie who is struggling to carry on with her bookstore after her mother’s passing. The bookshop, A Tale as Old as Time, was a shared dream with her mother and Marnie is feeling lost and lonely without her. After receiving notice that her attached garden needs to be cleaned up and business needs to improve in order to renew her lease, she finds herself overwhelmed and crying in the mess that was her mother’s garden. When her “Scary Neighbor” who hides from everyone, and growls at anyway who attempts to engage him, offers her comfort and much-need help in his gruff manner, the two tentatively begin a fragile friendship.

Learning the backstories of both characters is impactful and touching, and watching them build trust and a genuine friendship is heart-warming. Though the reader will probably guess some of what is to come in the story, some may still come as a surprise and the unfolding of the story is a sheer pleasure to read anyway. This story has some potent, powerful messages and lessons, and the conclusion of the story will leave you with a smile on your face and hope in your heart. Jaimie Admans is an auto-buy author for me. When you’re in need of something uplifting and encouraging, she’s your author!

Jaimie Admans writes some of my favourite romances in the genre. Her heroes and heroines are always so authentically flawed and so *real* that you feel you would meet them on the street and become best friends. The Beauty and the Beast vibes in this new fairytale make for a gentle story of longing and acceptance. From the get-go, I loved the clever way Admans worked in the popular tropes of the genre and sprinkled her story ( roses, etc.,) with nods to the popular mythos around this tale. Absolutely swooned and fell hard for this which contains so much of my catnip! Protective hero! Misunderstandings! and a small, familial community that just loans to the world's coziness. I want to live in this book.

This is such a heart-warming feel-good read.

Ever After Street sounds like a dream of a place. All of the shops are fairy tale themed including the wonderful Tale as Old of Time book shop.

Book store owner Marnie is still grieving the loss of her mother. Running the shop together was their shared dream and she has been lost ever since. The shop is struggling and Marnie has lost her sparkle. Things come to a head when she receives a complaint about the state of her garden, and with the shop’s lease up for renewal she needs a plan to get it sorted.

Next door is ‘The Beast’s Enchanted Rose Garden’ a florist filled with beautiful roses. The owner is the mysterious Darcy, he hides away from the customers and even Marnie has never seen him in person.

I loved the developing relationship between Marnie and Darcy. Both of them are lonely and lack confidence. Darcy encourages Marnie in her plans to make her mark with the bookshop and helps her with the garden revamp. She helps him rekindle his love for reading and overcome some demons of his own.

This is a bookworm’s dream. Lots of bookish references, a wonderful literature festival and real passion for literature shines through the book. The characters are all so likeable you will be rooting for all of them and wishing for truly fairytale happy endings.

There is so much in this book to make you smile. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I loved this modern day beauty of the beast. I definitely could not put this one down. I have already started recommending this book to family and friends.

Thank you so much NetGalley for this ARC!

An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans is a witty, uplifting and emotional tale readers will thoroughly enjoy.

The bottom had fallen out of Marnie Platt’s world when her mum had passed away. Shutting herself off from the world and from everyone who cares about her, Marnie’s professional life is also going from bad to worse as her bookshop on Ever After Street is barely turning a profit and the shop’s garden has gone to rack and ruin. Having lost so much already, Marnie doesn’t know what she will do if she loses her business, but help could be at hand from her very own Mr Darcy…

Her neighbour Darcy O’Connell likes to keep himself to himself. Reclusive, brooding and aloof, Darcy prefers to keep other people at bay, but when he hears of Marnie’s predicament, he decides to help her out and the two start spending their evenings together bringing the bookshop’s garden back to life.

Darcy’s kindness helps give Marnie a reason to get out of bed in the morning and a chance to heal and regroup after all she’s been through. As the two begin to get closer, will Darcy and Marnie allow themselves to be happy again? Or will the past continue to exert its hold over them?

An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street is a gorgeous tale of renewal, second chances, the power of community and falling in love that effortlessly touches the heart and will make readers laugh and cry. Jaimie Admans has penned a compelling, romantic and feel-good tale brimming with hope and humour that is a struggle to put down and I cannot wait to return back to Ever After Street!

I received an ARC of this book from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I have read several books by Jaimie Admans but this was my absolute favorite. I have enjoyed all of her books, but this one was even better than the others.

Jaimie is fast becoming one of my must-read authors and I definitely need to start reading her back catalogue and soon!

An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street is just lovely and is set in a bookshop - what more could a book need? Jaimie has me as soon as I open one of her books and when the characters start talking about one of my favourite books from childhood (and still one of my favourites if I’m honest), The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton then I’ve called under Jaimie’s spell, hook, line and sinker.

Marnie and Darcy are just two wonderful main characters and I adore Marnie’s cat, Mrs Potts. So much of this book is based on Beauty and the Beast. There is nothing not to love.

I didn’t realise that this was part of a series, but no matter, it can absolutely be read as a standalone, but I can promise you that I will be going back and reading the rest.

Thank you to NetGalley, Boldwood Books and Rachel’s Random Resources for the opportunity to read and review An Enchanted Moment on Ever After Street by Jaimie Admans.

Rosie feels she has a pretty good life. She lives with her Mum and runs the Willowdale Hall Riding Stables. She loves teaching children to ride horses. However, when her boss, the mostly grumpy Hubert Cranleigh has an accident, she finds herself facing the one person she had never wanted to see again and their arrival threatens not only her livelihood but also her home.

I have quickly grown to love the worlds that Jessica Redland creates. There is something a little magical about them. A Breath of Fresh Air is the second in the Escape to the Lakes series. I have not read the first book (not sure how this happened,) and if you find yourself in the same situation, A Breath of Fresh Air can be read as a standalone.

Rosie is a lovely character with a lot of warmth and passion. When everything she holds dear is threatened, she does all she can to save it.

breathoffreshairjessicaredlandOliver. Oh, Oliver. Is there more to him than meets the eye? Well, it’s something I hope you’ll find out for yourself. I can’t talk too much without giving things away.

The setting is beautiful and vivid. I could feel myself there.

The plot moves well and I devoured this book in almost one sitting, like I do with a lot of Jessica Redland’s novels. Even with new characters, it’s like I am visiting friends.

There’s some serious themes tackled, such as mental health and having experienced some of the issues within this book, I think it was done with much sensitivity.

breathoffreshairjessicaredlandI am also really hoping that this isn’t the last we see of Rosie, Oliver, Autumn, Dane and Alice especially with how the book ended. When you read, you’ll understand what I mean.

Another wonderful, warm novel from Jessica Redland that’s full of love, humour and friendship. It teaches us that things aren’t always as they seem and that everything you want may be in front of you all along.

(Thank you to Boldwood Books, Netgalley and Rachel’s Random Resources for the advanced reading copy in exchange for an honest review.)

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishing house and the author for the opportunity to read a complimentary copy of this book in return for a review based upon my honest opinion.

Ms. Adman's books are a breath of fresh air, they always leave me smiling. My favourite book from her has been The Little Vintage Carousel by the Sea for quite some time, but I think this may be my new favourite. The stories are sweet and the characters are captivating. Ever After Street might be one of my favourite places, I love the theme and the people. I would defintely like to go there and immerse myself in the culture. This story takes place in the Tale as Old as Time bookshop, a Beauty and the Beast themed shop, and of course, who would need to be next door but the Beast's Enchanted Flower shop, complete with a 'beast' of a neighbour that no one has ever seen.

Marnie has been reeling ever since the death of her mother and she is struggling to keep their bookshop afloat. She gets a nasty letter from her landlord stating that there has been a complaint about the disrepair of her garden and that once he looked further he is not sure if he is going to renew her lease as the shop does not seem to be thriving. Marnie goes out tothe garden and starts to cry in despair, when the grumpy neighbour speaks to her. They form a tentative friendship over the ensuing months as Marnie tries to find who she is deep inside and to get her strength back with the kind words of a man who may never let her see his face. What a lovely book, I cannot wait for more books by this author and I definitley hope there are more books about Ever After Street.

This is the second book in the Ever After Street series and is a modern twist on Beauty and the Beast.

Marnie is grieving the loss of her mum who ran the A Tale As Old As Time bookshop with her. When she gets disturbing news about the shop she is distraught. Enter grumpy Darcy "the Beast" from the flower shop next door.

The pair form an unlikely friendship and begin to help each other recover and move forward. Darcy's backstory is so traumatic it was very emotional at times and despite being Mr Grumpy, he did have a caring side. I loved the development of both Marnie and Darcy throughout the book.

The bookshop setting was wonderful, especially with the addition of Mrs Potts. There is a great range of characters and a wonderful sense of community, especially when coming together to help Marnie.

This is a lovely heartwarming read and if you are a Beauty and the Beast fan I would recommend it.

Thank you Rachel's Random Resources, Boldwood Books and Netgalley for my gifted copy and spot on the tour. I am leaving this honest review voluntarily.