But are they destined to be together?Kate Miller has lived in New York for three long years. I don’t think that this is the right author for me.Product DescriptionLike every woman, Kate thought she?d never meet the love of her life? Until she did. I won’t spoil you here, but it definitely made me like Tess a little more and Adam a little less! However, this wasn’t enough to turn the book around for me and found myself rushing the last few pages of the book so that I could move onto the next book in my TBR pile. On a positive note, the descriptions of both London and Rome were fantastic, and the flashback element of the novel was good, as I liked how the author held back on the character’s past and then staggered the flashbacks to reveal what had happened between Tess and Adam in the past. I didn’t become attached to any of the characters, including Tess, which is always a big, giant warning sign when I’m reading books as if I don’t like the main character why on Earth am I reading the book? The plot ambled along, much like the country life in Langford did, with little titbits of information leaking out onto the otherwise quite mundane pages. It was enjoyable enough, but I wasn’t gribbed to the page, nor did I particularly care about the characters. I’ll be honest with you, the book didn’t grab me. When I was shopping for my summer reads, I picked this one up as I loved the jacket and while I hadn’t read any books by her before, I had heard good things, in particular about GOING HOME, so I thought I would give her a try. But her magical Roman Holiday is about to turn into a nightmare! Back in Langford Adam is gone and everything has changed.Tess has to decide, once and for all, where she belongs and with whom. She is swept off her feet by a mysterious stranger, and finds herself falling in love. So by the time she has to take her class on a trip to Rome, Tess is feeling reckless.

But Adam is preoccupied with a new girlfriend, and the past – which Tess thought she’d put behind her – is looming large again. Langford is a place of pretty stone cottages, friendly locals in oak-beamed pubs and of course Adam, her best friend since childhood.

She’s moving back to her picture-perfect home town to take up a teaching job. For Tess Tennant, spring brings the promise of a fresh start.

The love of her life by harriet evans