For the Readers Who Need a Book That Feels Like a Warm Hug Right Now

Readers it's time to get cosy... The Cherry Blossom Boathouse is out in the US! Wahoo!!!

If your brain feels noisy lately and your TBR pile has started feeling more stressful than exciting, you are absolutely not alone. This is my little reminder that sometimes the best thing you can do is disappear into a story that lets you breathe again... and a celebration of the fact The Cherry Blossom Boathouse is out in the US, hurrah!

Let’s face it, there is a LOT going on in the world right now, and the good news seems heavily outweighed by the bad. This can feel exhausting and even the biggest self confessed bookworms among us find ourselves staring at our To Be Read piles without quite being able to choose. Feel like you can relate? Well, this is for you.

When the World Feels Heavy, Choose a Feel-Good Romance Novel 

If you're like me, your brain is feeling a little full at the moment, and everything feels a bit relentless. Even something you normally love starts to feel like one more decision you have to make.

So, take me take the pressure off in a totally biased way (ha ha!). The Cherry Blossom Boathouse is here to give you that shot of comfort you're craving. Don't just take my word for it, readers are feeling it too. As Dainna on Goodreads said."For the lovers of Virgin River, meet Solace Springs. Loved this feel good, take me away story that was the perfect book to dig my nose into between heavier reads." Need more convincing? Here are a few more quotes:

"It's one of those comfort reads that just feels good" (thanks Jessica L on NetGalley!)

“So cosy, it basically reset my nervous system” (That's from @lucky.bookclub on Insta)

"The cherry blossoms, the renovation project, and the bookish vibes made this feel like the perfect spring escape." (and this is from aneverendingbookstack on GoodReads) So, here’s what I can promise you, readers: On page one, you’ll feel yourself drop into a place where things are a little slower and a little softer. Where the world narrows to a lake and a town you can actually sit inside without anything pulling you away. 

Halfway through, you’ll realise you’ve stopped checking your phone quite so often. Ypu'll get totally wrapped up in the romance between Sophie and Luke, and the small lakeside town in the Pacific Northwest setting, a slightly chaotic attempt to turn a boathouse into a bookshop, and a man who ends up hauling the MC out of a lake before either of them is ready for what comes next. It’s spring, there are cherry blossoms drifting across the water, and there’s just enough tension underneath it all to keep things interesting without ever tipping into something heavy. And as you melt into those final pages, I really hope you’ll feel steadier and calmer. No one dies and no one is betrayed by a best friend. The hero is grumpy, but he is not cruel. The heroine is a bit of a mess, but she’s your mess. The kind you recognise immediately.

That’s the kind of story The Cherry Blossom Boathouse is. So if you’ve been meaning to read something cosy for months but haven’t quite got there, this is your moment. So put the kettle on and find a blanket.

UK readers have been in Solace Springs for a week already. Come and join them.

Start Your Next Warm Cosy Romance Read Here 

And if you’d like a little extra, you can join the Welcome Wagon for a bonus chapter - a book club sleepover that gets slightly out of hand when the book sparks some very strong opinions.