Welcome to another Weekend Read. This week’s featured book is the romantic novel, Tricks & Treats at the Cosy Cornish Bakery, by contemporary women’s fiction author Georgia Hill. Georgia has dropped by to tell us about the inspiration behind her book. So grab a cuppa, get cosy and let’s get chatting to Georgia.
A fresh start in Cornwall is the last thing Chloe wants, but it could be exactly what she needs…
After losing her high-powered London job, and her fiancé, Chloe retreats to the Cornish seaside village she grew up in. Despite a difficult relationship with her mother, Chloe agrees to help with the struggling family bakery.
Then she bumps into Nik, the gorgeous local surfer, and also her high school crush. But despite old feelings bubbling again, Chloe’s recent heartbreak means she’s sworn off men for good.
Meanwhile, Chloe’s best friend Ginger finds herself hosting a Hollywood heartthrob seeking an escape of his own. And as Wheal Kitty Cove prepares for the autumn festivities and fireworks, both women find themselves navigating family dramas and unexpected romances.
But beneath the cosy village charm and seasonal celebrations, it’s clear that not everyone is being honest about their feelings.
Can Chloe take a second chance on love before the season is over?
Tricks & Treats at the Cosy Cornish Bakery can be bought here:
https://mybook.to/TricksTreatsCornishBak
Welcome to my blog, Georgia. Can you tell us what inspired you to write this story?
Hi all, and huge thanks Karen for having me as a guest again.
A pleasure!
Cornwall. Kernow. Land of myth and legend. Jam first. Singing fishermen. Poldark, and the setting for a million other books. I’m lucky enough to live in the neighbouring county and love it for a weekend break but had no great desire to write a book set there.However, a memory kept niggling in the way memories do, and it’s sparked a whole story.
A very long time ago my parents took me on holiday to St Agnes in Cornwall. A relative was building an estate of bungalows and could let us have his temporary home (a work caravan in a muddy field, complete with a Portaloo) for a week. It was a holiday of St Michael’s Mount, the Witchcraft Museum at Boscastle, sandy toes and cream teas. I was eight. The most vivid memory, however, was being trusted to collect a loaf of bread from the St Agnes bakery and lobbing it from hand to hand all the way back to the caravan. Fresh from the oven, it smelled glorious and was too hot to hold.
A research trip-come-birthday treat (in November) saw me returning to St Agnes several decades after my first visit. I could remember the steep narrow beach road, the lifeboat station, the towering cliffs on either side. And the bakery was still there. The Cornish four seasons in one hour weather was present too. We got caught in a hail shower blowing off the sea so violent we were soaked in seconds. We had to seek refuge in the Driftwood Arms pub and drink hot cider with rum. Well, that’s my excuse. As I sat, shivering, in front of the wood burner, I knew I’d found my setting. Wheal Kitty Cove is entirely fictional but owes a huge debt to Trevaunance Cove and St Agnes.
Naturally, I’ve poured all these memories and experiences into the books. It’s a brand-new series of three and the first is now out.
This sounds a lovely series, Georgia. I holidayed and lived in Cornwall for years and often stayed in St Agnes. I remember the Driftwood Arms and Trevaunance Cove very well!
Meet Georgia
About Georgia
Georgia Hill writes contemporary and dual time romances about love, the power and joy in being an eccentric oldie and finding yourself and your community. There’s always a dog. It’s usually a naughty spaniel of which, unfortunately, she has had much experience. She lives near the sea with her beloved dogs and husband (also beloved) and loves the books of Jane Austen, collecting elephants, and Strictly Come Dancing. She’s also a complete museum geek and finds inspiration for her books in the folklore and history of the many places in which she’s lived. She’s worked in the theatre, for a charity and as a teacher and educational consultant before finally acknowledging that making things up was what she really wanted to do. She’s been happily creating believable heroines, intriguing men, and page-turning stories ever since.
You can find her here:
Twitter/X @georgiawrites
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/georgiahillauthor
Website:www.georgiahill.co.uk
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