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Starlight Cottage By K.T. Dady | Book Review

Sep. 09, 2021

Starlight Cottage By K.T. Dady | Book Review

Head to Pepper Bay and take the dive into this charming story of opposites attract. Anna and Jake will warm your hearts as will the residents of Pepper Bay. you will find yourself wanting to jump on the first plane there.

Starlight Cottage By K.T. Dady | Book Reviewfive-stars
Starlight Cottage by K.T. Dady
Series: Pepper Bay #1
Genres: Contemporary Romance

Welcome to Pepper Bay. A small close-knit community where you’ll find chocolate box cottages, quaint shops, drama, friendship, and love.

Snuggle down with this cosy, feel-good, comfort read that whisks you away to a beautiful bay on the Isle of Wight – Perfect for fans of Christie Barlow, Phillipa Ashley, and Holly Martin.

The Pepper Bay books are standalone stories that intertwine with recurring characters.

Starlight Cottage – Anna Cooper and Jake Reynolds both live at the luxury London building, River Heights. The only difference is that Jake lives in the penthouse, and Anna lives in a tent on the roof.

When Jake finds out, he offers Anna a chance of a new life in his grandmother’s childhood home in Pepper Bay, and she decides to take the opportunity to see if she really can make a fresh start somewhere else.

The beauty of Pepper Bay, with its quaint shops, chocolate box cottages, and all of Jake’s closest friends, immediately fills Anna’s heart with nothing but love, and it isn’t just Starlight Cottage that she finds herself falling in love with.

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Anna is having some bad luck. She currently is living in a tent on the roof of Jake’s luxury apartment complex. Let me say right off the bat that she is one strong lady! I don’t know if I could do that. Jake steps in to help when he finds out and offers her not only a job but also the chance to stay at his grandmother’s home in Pepper Bay. Anna jumps at the chance to have a fresh start and Pepper Bay is the kind of town that you just fall in love with. Anna does just that but also manages to fall in love with Jake along the way.

Anna is one of those people who no matter what happens will always have hope that things will get better. Many people would see living in a tent as rock bottom. Anna is just determined to make the best of it and move forward in life.

She hasn’t been harden by her bad luck and that is a rare thing today. Jake is her polar opposite in that he tends to keep things close to the vest, so to speak. He doesn’t let a lot of people into his life and I loved how he seemed to easily let Anna in.

This is the classic Cinderella story but with a modern sort of twist. The setting of Pepper Bay could not have been more perfect for this story. I loved every second of it.

five-stars

About K.T. Dady

Author, reader, mum, chocolate lover, and a huge fan of a HEA. I was born and raised in the East End of London, and I’ve been happily writing stories since I was a little girl. When I’m not writing, I’m baking cakes or pottering around in my little garden in Essex, trying not to kill the flowers. I’m the author of contemporary romance, middle-grade, and the thought-provoking thriller about mental illness, The Focus Program.

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  1. heather says

    September 9, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    I love a good Cinderella story so I know I would like this one and the cover is super cute. Thanks for sharing this review.

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  2. Judy Thomas says

    September 9, 2021 at 9:29 pm

    This book sounds like a lovely read. I love reading books set in small communities because everyone’s lives intertwine. Love it!

    Reply
  3. Phyllis Huebbe says

    September 10, 2021 at 11:15 am

    Nice light reading book.

    Reply
  4. Antoinette M says

    September 12, 2021 at 3:06 pm

    Great review. I love a sweet romance!

    Reply
  5. Adriane says

    September 24, 2021 at 3:07 am

    It sounds “charming” 🙂

    Reply
  6. Tenley Erickson says

    October 18, 2021 at 4:45 am

    Ok, I am all in on this one! I love stories that transport you away to a charming place. Fairytales are a love of mine and this one sounds like a step beyond that! Like you, I think I am going to love it!

    Reply
  7. Kelly Kimmell says

    October 22, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    Sounds like just the type of story I’m looking for right now!

    Reply
  8. Phyllis Huebbe says

    October 25, 2021 at 12:31 pm

    It looks like it could be a sweet read.

    Reply
  9. Jenn says

    November 4, 2021 at 6:55 pm

    The cover gives me nostalgic vibes! I love a classic story with a modern twist. I’d love to read this.

    Reply
  10. Hannah G says

    November 8, 2021 at 8:29 pm

    This sounds like a book that I would enjoy reading.

    Reply
  11. Shirley O says

    November 20, 2021 at 1:12 pm

    I would really enjoy this book.

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  12. Melanie B says

    November 30, 2021 at 2:50 pm

    Sounds like a book I’d enjoy, thanks for the review!

    Reply
  13. bn100 says

    December 9, 2021 at 5:46 pm

    lovely cover

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  14. Eva Millien says

    December 10, 2021 at 9:33 pm

    Sounds like a wonderful read for me and I am looking forward to reading it and I like the cover! Thanks for sharing your review and have a magical holiday season!

    Reply
  15. Vesta Mason says

    December 19, 2021 at 7:01 pm

    I love it when opposites attract, it makes for a smoldering romance. I’m anxious to see how Anna & Jake come together despite being polar opposites. Thank you for your review.

    Reply
  16. Megan Allen says

    January 21, 2022 at 2:00 pm

    This is a must read! My tbr is filling up!

    Reply
  17. Marisela Zuniga says

    January 31, 2022 at 5:01 pm

    This looks really good!

    Reply
  18. Piroska says

    February 7, 2022 at 5:29 pm

    Thanks for the great review! The book sounds charming. Love the cover.

    Reply
  19. Bea LaRocca says

    February 7, 2022 at 8:13 pm

    Thank you for sharing your review of this book, it sounds like a wonderful read

    Reply
  20. CB says

    March 26, 2022 at 2:30 pm

    Sounds like a very cute, romantic read!

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