I have not read a book by Fay Keenan before I was very impressed. Perfect read to chill to. I love food related books and this was perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley which I am! If this was her first book then very impressed and looking forward to further books, hopefully more which involve these characters and can intertwine them in there. Read this extremely quick
A+++++++++ from me!

The second chance tea shop was a great read. This story focuses on Anna who has recently lost her husband due to a car accident and Matthew the owner of the local cider farm whose wife had an affair with his brother. Can they both overcome their pasts and make a life together, it starts off with a feeling that you just know they'll get together but it's so cleverly written by Fay that I didn't expect the few surprises along the way. I just had to keep reading to find out what would happen next.
This was my first book by Fay but it certainly won't be my last.

Absolutely delightful. Sweet, unhurried, full of emotion, and with an "ahhh" at the end, I enjoyed this book from the first page to the last. 
If you expect lots of action and tension you'll be disappointed - it's a slow burner; some may say too slow in the first half, but I didn't mind the author taking her time to get to the point. The tension does ratchet up towards the end (though if I were the MC I'm not sure if I could be as forgiving).
Merry was a sweetheart, and by far the best character for me - I wish all teenage girls were as lovely!!

When two people have a history of hut and lies things tend to get complicated. After many yrs of not trusting in others and then trying to find love there are going to bulbs along the way, it will all depend if your willing to sell your own fault and go after what you want is the question on finding that love you can't live without.

A real feel good read. We sympathize with Anna as she and her 3 year old daughter, Ellie, pick up the pieces after the death of her husband. Although some time has passed, starting over is scary and you tend to question every decision you make. Is it too soon to fall in love again?

Matthew Carter is running his family's cider business. His brother is MIA and his ex has left for America. Leaving him to manage their little girl, who is now a lovely teenager. He is one of the walking wounded as well, having been cheated on and left, and he has poured everything into work.

Coming back to Little Somerby, where she grew up, Anna is all set to manage the local coffee and pastry shop, The Little Orchard Tea Shop. Getting to know Matthew and learning to trust in love again will take a lot of courage.
But will this new love work? When tragedy strikes, will they come out of it stronger or will it tear them apart?

I really enjoyed all of the characters and the story line of this book. The only thing that kept nagging at me was The Little Orchard Tea Shop, where was the tea? I would have liked to have seen more of the tea and sweets in the story.

All in all it was a charming story.

This story is the perfect light hearted romance designed for a sunny day on a lounger with a cool rink or curled up in front of the fire with a hot chocolate. The prose flows beautifully and the portrait of the village of Little Somerby, its characters and the celebration of blessing the apple trees is brilliantly authentic.

An easy to read story which started with a warm feel good atmosphere, where the main character, Anna, is getting over a sad loss but appears to have got her life sorted out and on a new path – she has even met a handsome new man who. I thought I knew where the story was going, however as it progressed there was a great deal more to the storyline which made it unputdownable.

I could not believe this was a debut novel, which tells me there will be more to look forward to from ms Keenan - a definite keeper.

I felt that the book was a little slow getting started - it did take me quite a while to really get hooked which is a shame but I got there in the end! I liked the characters and it was easy to imagine visiting the teashop and drinking the cider (maybe I should have had some whilst I was reading!). Little Ellie was adorable and I loved how close she and Meredith became - I enjoyed how close their family unit was getting until Matthew cheated which I really wasn't expecting and I wasn't sure exactly how I felt about it either, but I was happier with the ending. Overall it was a sweet story to read and I would certainly read something by Fay again! Thank you for the chance to read and review this book - blog post up soon!

This is a nice read, that allows time to let its characters and relationships develop. I enjoyed reading it, and really liked the heroine, Anna, and what we saw of her as she deals with the loss of her husband and the opportunity for new love. This is in fact a book about second chances, not just for Anna, but also one about forgiving broken relationships, and giving them a second chance.
There is nothing ground breaking here. But sometimes that is exactly what you want, and that is the case, this book would be a great place to turn. This is the first book of several that the author plans to set in the same town, and I'm pretty sure I shall read the next books when she writes them.

For a debut novel, I have to say this book is very well written. The author shows a lot of promise and certainly adds a sweet and heartwarming read to the book community. I am excited to see where she goes from here. With that, this is a beautiful story about second chances. It portrays a vivid setting (one I can just imagine myself being in due to the authors wonderful descriptions), has relatable and endearing characters, and brings meaning to the term friendship and love. The underlying issues within the story are quite sad of course, but character growth and overcoming the death of the heroines husband is uplifting. This is a gem of a book and one I could certainly recommend to fellow readers.

I loved this book from the 1st page. It was a lovely, easy to read story. I was heart warming with a few twists and turns. I will miss Anna and would love to know what happened to her and Matthew in the future. The story made me smile and I just wanted to know how it was going to turn out so couldn't stop reading it. Look forward to the next book.

Lovely feel good read. with lovely characters and a great storyline

This book....threw me in a loop. Here I was thinking, they're taking it nice and slow (too slow sometimes) and kept waiting for the other shoe to drop (because really, you need some conflict before the ever after) and the shoe dropped and I wasn't expecting that at all!! Whoa! I actually hurt and was tempted to peek at the end. But I soldiered on. Sigh. Some women are just plain bad altogether, you know? And they make strong men weak in a bad way. I liked this book for that unexpected instance. And I love the setting of a small English (?) town.

The Second Chance Tea Shop is about Anna, who is a widow and Mum to 3 year old Ellie. She decides to start afresh and move back to the village where she grew up, Little Somersby in Somerset. Anna buys a lovely old cottage called Pippin Cottage - this book is jam packed with gorgeous sounding places and things - and has a new job as manager of The Little Orchard Tea Shop. Her best friend from school lives two cottages away, and Anna is looking forward to a new chapter in her life.

Initially she feels like an outsider, the undertones and subtleties of the villages relationships beyond her knowledge, but she soon gets into the way of life in the village of Little Somersby. The last things she expects is to meet a man she knew briefly over 16 years ago, Matthew Carter; a cider farm owner and father to Meredith. As well as being the Managing Director of Carter's Ciders - a successful cider farm and maker, he's also tall and good looking. But with the emergence of two people from Matthew's past, will him and Anna stand a chance at happiness...

The book is written in the order of the seasons, so you get to experience the changing of the scenery and passing of the year, the weather and the different locals festivities and customs. This really makes you feel like part of the village and community. I loved reading about the centuries old Wassailing celebration; filled with Hog roast, morris dancers, the green man and wassail queen, mulled cider, the Spring May Fair and the fudge cake and fiction book club, Anna sets up at the cafe.

The Second Chance Tea Shop is such a charming and delightful easy read. It's full of wonderful and vivid descriptions of the village and Anna's cottage; you can picture the Main Street with its butcher, takeaway, bakers, pub, wine shop, and other little local shops so clearly while reading. The village and residents end up feeling like a place you've visited before.

With the mouth watering descriptions of all types of food - cupcakes, treacle tarts, fruited tea loaf, cream teas and scones, muffins, cakes, Somerset cider prosciutto and pickle sandwiches, Wookey hole cheddar and spring onion toasties, and drinks to wash all the food down - pots of earl grey, lattes and espressos, copious varieties of cider and wine - it really is a feel good book that makes you feel more light hearted and can perk you up again.

Sure it may have a rather similar plot to other books of the same genre, but it's so well written and utterly captivating that it manages to feel fresh. It does contain some sex scenes, which don't worry me, although I'm aware they're not everyone's cup of tea.

Anybody who loves chick lit, romance, and books filled with descriptions of yummy food in a picture perfect sounding village, would adore this book. Just make sure you have an endless supply of freshly baked cakes to eat before you start reading, or you'll be running out to the shops to buy some.

Thanks to NetGalley and Aria for the ARC, in exchange for an honest review.

The Second Chance Tea Shop by Fay Keenan is a sweet romance story set in cozy little villages, an easy read with a satisfying ending. The characters are real and believable. Overall the story was entertaining enough, but the story is too predictable and a bit too much sex for my taste. I basically had to skip those scenes.

I received a copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for my honest review.

I really enjoyed The Second Chance Tea Shop. It is beautifully written and so easy to read. With characters you fall in love with straight away.

The main character Anna has been through so much and you just feel for her and wish her every happiness. Throughout the book my heart broke for her, I felt every emotion for her in the book, from anger, sadness and happiness.

The cafe, cottage and whole village that is used in the book just sounds absolutely perfect and so peaceful it would be anyones dream place to live in.

A fabulous 5* read!

Charming book of love, family and friendship looking forward to more of this series

An excellent book with very believable characters and storyline. The story of the main characters and their families was very entertaining, despite that I really wanted to get into the pages and give the 'hero' a real talking to at times. I would recommend this relaxing book to any fan of the genre.