While I took great pleasure in watching Nina tirelessly spread the gift of books to her isolated community, the story evolves into something more, proving that people can work together to resolve problems if only they would try to see things from a perspective other than their own. The Bookshop on the Corner was pure perfection. Sarah Smith is a massive lover of romance novels and pretty much lives her life through her books. Although she’s a little envious that her friends seem to be happy and settled, she knows no man would compete with her dreamy book boyfriends. Ever since her close friend Lil, from The Gingerbread Café, had become engaged she had been yearning for a little love to turn up in her life. Except Sarah knew a good man was hard to find – especially in a tiny town like Ashford. That was until New York journalist, Ridge Warner stepped into her bookshop… Love could be just around the corner when a New York journalist Ridge Warner steps into her bookshop...will she let her self fall in love with a hunky man and believe you can get that happy-ever-after in real life too!

Well, this book was supposed to be about a bookshop on the shore. Very little time is spent in the bookshop, and I have no idea what the shore has to do with this book.

I listened to the audiobook, and there were roughly 10 minutes of the author discussing her love of books and where she enjoys reading. I found myself laughing at a few of her comments because, as a parent, I could totally relate. I loved everything about this book, I totally loved reading about Sarah and her bookshop but also being able to catch up with Lil and CeeCee too. Sarah reminded me of myself the way i love reading a good book with a lovely book boyfriend for you to fall in love with and also a dream of mine is to maybe have my own bookstore in the future. Reading the detail of Sarah's bookshop was great, I could just picture it with it homely feel and also having the smell of books would just be totally amazing. The narrative's smooth flow will keep the reader glued to the book with the author's perfect creation of transitions bridging together scenes and events. This is a happy story of love when you least expect it, with a little but of turmoil thrown in for good measure. It's set in a wonderful little town filled with wonderful characters who I want to read more about.

You know, on the bus, everyone used to read books. But then they were fiddling on their phones or those big phones.” The characters carry over from story to story in big ways. They're not just mentioned here and there and given a scene or two-they play huge roles in the story.The descriptive work of Rebecca Raisin really puts you in the life and heart of Ashford and Sarah. The way Sarah speaks of books, it was so captivating. This is a book that I think all booklovers will relate to. The main character Sarah is just a darling, I want her to be my best friend. She works in a bookshop, loves her books, her friends and her village. The book is based in the village of Ashford, which is where Rebecca Raisin’s other books of ‘The GingerBread Cafe’ are based. I haven’t actually read any of these yet, but they are on my tbr list. The books all speak of the same characters as far as I know, so I am positive that they will all be fab books too. Nina Redmond is a librarian with a gift for finding the perfect book for her readers. But can she write her own happy-ever-after? Books were the best way Nina knew – apart from, sometimes, music – to breach the barrier; to connect the internal universe with the external, the words acting merely as a conduit between the two worlds."

The characters are all people you just cannot help liking and Nina herself is someone you would just love to be friends with in real life. I adored the setting in the Scottish Highlands which are beautifully described, especially the scenery although the Highland dancing and the Midsummer Festival celebrations were fantastic to read about. The author just made me want to cram a load of books into our camper van and head off up there myself to start my own bookshop! It is a story which just oozes romance of the non predictable kind – you are really kept guessing for quite a large part of the read as to what is going to happen. There is the lovely mix of misunderstandings and red herrings, which really kept my interest throughout. Truly, I took a few days away from real life (Sarah would be proud) to read Rebecca Raisin’s novels and they all completely blew me away. The Bookshop on the Corner was my favourite by far and I do believe it probably can’t get any better… but I am more than happy to be proved wrong come the next novella in the series later this year! This book spoke to my soul Because every day with a book is slightly better than one without, and I wish you nothing but the happiest of days. Nina Redmond is my favorite kind of main character - she feels like a best friend. A very bookish best friend. The best possible kind of best friend. Books had been her solace when she was sad, her friends when she was lonely. They had mended her heart when it was broken, and encouraged her to hope when she was down."

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Another character that I took a particular liking to in The Bookshop On The Corner was one of Sarah's closest friends Missy. One word came to my mind when Rebecca first introduced Missy to me and that word was 'diva'. Not diva in a bad way, but diva in a sassy, curvaceous, exhilarating way. I just loved the way that Rebecca described Missy. I am happy that this title was more than the boy meets girl story typical of this genre. There was a thin veil of mystery that gave this book an edge over its peers, and it was highly enjoyable. For any huge bookworms out there are going to love this new book by Rebecca and by the end of the story, you'll want to buy your very own bookshop and curl up with lots of books surrounding you. This is a really lovely read and I cannot think of anything I didn’t like about it. It is the story of Nina, a Librarian who is made redundant from her job in Birmingham, who starts a new life for herself by buying a van in Scotland and transforming it into a mobile bookshop.

So with a huff and a puff the coupling dance was over, thank the almighty stars, and life could happily continue in the wilds of the great valleys and deep lochs of Scotland. For me too. Why do I suddenly feel so old? And grumpy? ***SIGH***Faced with her new boss Ramsay, and his 3 unruly children, Zoe begins to wonder if she’s made a terrible mistake. But the Highlands have a way of getting under your skin and in her heart, Zoe doesn’t know whether she could ever leave. Desperate to escape from London, single mother Zoe wants to build a new life for herself and her son Hari. She can barely afford the crammed studio apartment on a busy street where honking horns and shouting football fans keep them awake all night. If she doesn’t find a way out soon, Zoe knows it’s just a matter of time before she has a complete meltdown. On a whim, she answers an ad for a nanny job in the Scottish Highlands, which is about as far away from the urban crush of London as possible. It sounds heavenly! You can find my review of The Bookshop On The Corner as well as many others over at http://beccasbooooks.blogspot.co.uk/ I completely understand her love of books and her huge hoard of them, of course--I have an entire room in my house dedicated to nothing else. But she is somehow able to sell all of her books once she realizes there's a profit to be made. What kind of real book fanatic could do that unless they were on the verge of starvation or something?