There is a certain inevitability about this book in that you knew immediately girl and boy will hook up, you get that right from the off. However, that was really an non-storyline for the book, it was two other storyline that were the more dominant and if anything, were actually more enjoyable and kept you hooked to read more to find out what happens with them. Three great main characters and the others that pop up were enjoyable too. Definitely a book to take with you on holiday or read with a glass of wine in the winter. Highly recommended.

Under a Summer Skye was a beautifully written book set in the most amazing, idilic settings on the Isle Of Skye.
Thea and Ezrz moved from Suffolk to Skye running away from a terrible secret . When stranger Dev arrives after saving a stray dog from drowning Thea thinks he has come for a job in the gardens she manages. Dev soon falls for the Isle Of Skye and Thea in equal measure.
Why has Dev come to Skye and can he unwittingly open a can of worms which could change Thea and Eva for ever.
Thank you NetGalley for an ARC of this beautiful book.

A great start to a new series for Sue Moorcroft, I have high hopes for the other two books in the Skye sisters series. Thea used to be a tv gardener until she and her sister Ezz moved to Skye for a different life. Deveron comes to Skye to complete an assignment he doesn’t want to do but when he meets Thea he finds a way out of his predicament and finds a new job gardening at Rothach Hall and finds a new life. With a lot of twists and turns along the way maybe Thea and Dev can find their happy together

This is the first in a Skye trilogy about three adopted sisters,with this story focusing on youngest sibling Thea.

Thea is head gardener at Rothach Hall, and is trying to move on from her past. Mistaken identity, a lost dog, revelations about her past and a potential romance fill this story of love and family. There are plenty of beautiful descriptions and some wonderful characters. I love this author's writing, and this story doesn't disappoint.

I really enjoyed this book. The setting was amazing, the story had lots of elements but, most of all the characters felt real. They had flaws and made mistakes. Thea only had two rocking chairs in her lounge because she was saving up for a couch ,they had normal jobs (in a beautiful location) and not everything went according to plan.
The majority of the book takes place on the isle of Skye which is described beautifully. So much so it has made me want to take a trip to Scotland.
The main characters are the Wynter sisters (all with very grand names) two of which work at Rothach Hall - Thea as head head gardener and Essie as assistant manager. They moved here over a decade ago to start a new life but, the past has a way of coming back to bite you!
Lots of twists and turns , plenty of story lines coming together at the end to keep the reader turning the page.

Thank you to Netgalley and Sue for an ARC of this book.

This is another great story by Sue. I absolutely loved the setting for this one as I've been to the Isle of Skye with my family when my brother and I were younger. The descriptions of it are spot on. Its a peaceful place and I loved it as a kid.

I loved Thea and wanted the best for her throughout the book, she was a very likeable character I felt.

The details and relationship building in this book are brilliant and I thoroughly enjoyed it.

I chose this book as I have visited Skye several times and have a family connection. The author didn't disappoint, it was just glorious and I felt like I was back there.
It was a cute story, with lovely descriptions. It made me smile!
It's a summer must read!!
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A delightful story - the first of three about three adopted sisters. Their parents die young and the girls are left to find their adult feet supported by each other. This book centres around Thea who finds her past is not as straightforward as she was led to believe. Her search for her birth mother forms one strand of this story.

Another centres around a car accident which leads to a cyclist being injured - his fault - but Thea feels responsible and supports his influencer
career. Until both she and her sister Essie escape to Skye for a fresh start.

Add in the love interest, Dev, with his own demons and you have an interesting tale.

Heartwarming. I will look forward to the next instalment.

I received an E-ARC with a request for my honest review.

This beautiful romance follows Thea Wynter, who is head gardener at Rothach Hall on the Isle of Skye. When she moved, Thea was trying to move on from mistakes in her past and has a found a new home for herself with a job she loves.

A sudden encounter and a mistaken identity with Deveron, a journalist, leads to a new colleague at the Hall. Soon Thea starts to wonder if there could be more of a relationship than friendship.

When the past catches up with Thea she must try and work out how to stop her life being destroyed. With an unexpected discovery about her birth mother to deal with too, Thea feels her life is being turned upside down.

Will Thea find love? Will Thea be able to move on from her past?

This romance is beautifully written and has an added edge of mystery as there are secrets to be discovered about Thea’s past. With the possible lead on her birth mother arising too, there is plenty to keep you hooked.

You get to hear from both Thea and Deveron throughout, which is nice as you get to see both sides of the story and how each is feeling about the situations, they find themselves in.

This is the first book in a trilogy about the Skye Sisters, they seem such a close family so it will be interesting to see what the other parts will bring.

Overall, a beautiful romance where a mistaken identity and secrets revealed may change Thea’s life forever.

Beginning with a past traumatic event, the reader soon understands why Thea has chosen the serenity and seclusion of Skye, where she works as a gardener at a lovely historic house. Thea has two sisters, Ezzie, who works with her on Skye and Valentina, who lives in Edinburgh. It is a multilayered story with emotional depth, moral dilemma and contemporary issues. The love between the sisters and the pressure of shared secrets are at this story's heart. Thea faces unexpected and unwanted revelations, threatening her life on Skye. Meeting Dev makes her consider romance, but he has secrets, too. I like the complex moral dilemmas, the believable emotional bond between the sisters and the gentle romance and humour that balances the characters' angst and soul-searching.

I received a copy of this book from the publisher.

I wish I had connected either to the plot or the characters in this book, because there is a lot going for it based on the description. I couldn't get a full picture of Thea - she had been on a TV show, but she hated that spotlight? I just seems odd, that she would have agreed to that to begin with. The secrecy of her current position surrounding her "scandal" seemed odd as well. Deveron lying from the beginning is never a good look, and its hard to really connect when you know the hammer will drop eventually. The setting, the garden, the town, all are beautifully described and very idyllic. Perhaps this one just wasn't for me. Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to provide my honest review.

"Under a Summer Skye" is the latest romance from Sue Moorcroft. This is the first book of a trilogy about 3 adopted sisters, and this one features Thea. Thea is a gardener working at a stately home on Skye, where her sister Ezzie (Esmerelda) also works. In a previous life Thea had been a minor TV celebrity but now she is enjoying a much quieter life on the beautiful isle of Skye. Everything changes when Dev and Daisy burst in to her life.

This story has so many facets, including families, friendships, celebrity, social media and finding your true course in life. The characters are great and the setting is wonderful. I can't wait for the next book.

Thanks to Net Galley and the publishers for the opportunity to review this book.

A very interesting read that mentions somewhat complex topics such as being adopted, but the story was very well developed and that is why the reading is very enjoyable. Thea's character is excellent. First time reading the author and it has been a pleasant surprise and experience.

The first in a new series featuring adopted sisters Valentina, Esmeralda and Altheadora Wynter. This first one features Thea, the youngest.

Thea was a gardener at a venue which was part of a reality TV show when she was involved in a car accident which had life-changing consequences for Fredek Kowski, the cyclist who was hit by her car, even though he was totally at fault by texting in the middle of the road just around a blind bend. Although Thea initially did everything she could to help him, including appearing in his road-safety videos, the dissection of her life by social media trolls and trial by the internet forced her to withdraw entirely and she ended up as gardener at Rothach Hall on the isle of Skye where her sister Ezz is HR manager for a wealthy Norwegian couple who have restored the Hall and gardens. But Thea's life is about to be overturned, Fredek is gathering a social media following as an influencer and he wants Thea to help boost his numbers, with or without her help.

Deveron Dowie had been co-proprietor of a sports news business until his business partner over-extended them, crashed the business and ran off with Dev's girlfriend. In an attempt to claw his life back from the brink, Dev accepts a commission piece for a clickbait celebrity website which is running a 'Where Are They Now' series. His job is to write about Thea, who is also the adoptive daughter of two relatively well-known musicians who died tragically when she was only a teenager. Dev travels to Skye and gets a seasonal job working as under gardener for Thea, but soon realises he wants nothing to do with the article. If only it were that simple.

I've said this before, I love Sue Moorcroft's Middledip series but when she leaves there I struggle. Unfortunately, this book fell into that camp too. I can't quite put my finger on what I don't love, maybe I found Thea a bit 'wet' for a forty-something year old woman, I could better understand her actions and behaviour if she were twenty-something. Also I found Dev's reasoning for not coming clean to be even weaker than it usually is in such circumstances - again something more forgivable in a twenty year old than a forty year old.

Overall, this was a pleasant enough, fade-to-black, romance set on the beautiful isle of Skye.

I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.

A delightful read that also touches on some serious subjects- evading the law, adoption and the possible detrimental use of media. These are all bound up in the story of Thea , one of 3 adopted children . Cleverly crafted and I look forward to the rest of the promised trilogy

This is a lovely summer read from Sue. Set on the Isle of Syke, this setting lends itself to beautiful scenery and a wonderful storyline.

A glorious Summer read! This is the first in the trilogy and I'm already itching to read more!! It has that typical Sue Moorcroft feel, with a lovely setting and intriguing characters and so easy to read, or should that be devoured in one sitting like I did!!

WE are introduced to Thea, one of the Skye sisters who the trilogy will feature, and she's enjoying life as a head gardener on the Isle of Skye. We soon find out what made her move there and what she's trying to put behind her - and so far she's able to do that.

And then things change when Deveron arrives. He joins the estate as a temporary worker to help but there's more to him than meets the eye. He connects well with Thea, and her sister Ezzie who also works on the estate, but you really get the sense he has his own secrets!

This is a story of someone trying to move on with their life, but still unable to escape the past no matter the wrongs they have righted. I really enjoyed the character of Thea as she's a real hard worker, and also meeting her sisters, Ezzie and Valentina, introduces new threads to the storyline with plenty of secrets being revealed and dealt with so I'm excited to learn more about these women and their family goings on!!

I do like a Sue Moorcroft book and I really enjoyed this one a great Summer read with plenty of loveable characters and as it's the first in a series I look forward to the next book

Sue Moorcroft never lets you down and I thoroughly enjoyed this. Gardener Thea moves to the Isle of Skye with sister Ezzie to make a new life for herself. Deveron turns up at the Rothach Hall with an ulterior motive but soon finds himself questioning why he is really there. The descriptions of Skye, the hall, the village and all the characters makes you feel that you’re actually there. I got totally invested and lost in this the more I read and finding myself changing my thoughts on each character. This isn’t just a romantic read, it is escapism with twists and turns. Loved it! Thank you to Avon Books and Netgalley for the ARC

Thea has found peace on the Isle of Skye after running away from some issues that she had previously. But will the peace continue. Throw in a handsome stranger and you wonder how this story will pan out. I love the way that Moorcroft builds her characters and this book proved to be a delight to read.