Veronica Henry

Bruno Thorne is the self-crowned king of Mariscombe, a faded seaside resort crammed with chip shops and amusement arcades. But things are on the turn because the resort has been picked as a potential holiday hot-spot.

Love on the Rocks

Julie Twist

This is about events in Mariscombe, a seaside town in Devon. Lisa and George take over the Rocks Hotel with big plans for its refurbishment. Then George's wife turns up unexpectedly - no one more shocked than Lisa, who hadn't known George was still married! Bruno Thorne turns his back on the city and takes control of the Mariscombe Hotel, a competitor for the Rocks. Bruno's family was rocked by the death of Bruno's brother Joe a couple of years earlier, and where does Molly the chambermaid fit into all this? A lovely story with twists and turns - Veronica Henry's best yet in my opinion!

Sian Wadey

Ever since I discovered Veronica Henry I have been a big fan of her works. She creates stories that aren't overtly feminine with characters and plot lines that are strong and familiar. Of all her books I didn't particularly enjoy A Night On The Orient Express but with this one I felt on much safer ground. There are a variety of characters with different backgrounds and abilities, some you love and some you love to hate. Of all of them I really warmed to Lisa. She was down to earth, a sympathetic main character. Whereas George and Victoria less so. But I didn't think you were supposed to like them, they were steal very real. Some characters, like George's friend, I found a bit superfluous. 
The interweaving stories were much better and varied, ranging from how to deal with a death in the family to starting up a business and Henry switched between the different stories enough to keep in interesting but not so much that it became irritating. 
The setting of Mariscombe I also found to be pleasant and charming, a place I could easily picture, made up from different parts of the British seaside that I visited during family holidays. 
As always Love On The Rocks was a great read, I equal her books to getting into a bed made with fresh bed sheets and look forward to reading her next.

Love on the Rocks

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