Blog Tour: Spring on Rendezvous Lane by Angela Britnell

Can even the most seasoned traveller find a home on Rendezvous Lane?

‘Community spirit’ is not a phrase in travel junkie Taran Rossi’s vocabulary. As a former ‘third culture kid’ and now spicy street food connoisseur and social media influencer, he’s never really stayed in one place long enough to feel part of a community. And that’s just the way he likes it.

But a springtime stint house sitting for his grandmother on Rendezvous Lane in East Nashville could lead to a long overdue wake-up call. With the help of single mum Sandy Warner and her young son Chip, can Taran come to understand that sometimes it’s not about the place – it’s about the people?

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Review

During these trying times of travel restrictions, it's easy to see why there are a lot of romances focussing on travel and seeing new places. I've certainly enjoyed many of these over the last few months but tt's rather refreshing to read one all about putting down root.

Taran Rossi grew up bouncing around the world with his benignly neglectful parents. He's leveraged it into a popular food blog and staying anywhere for more than a few weeks makes him antsy. Sandy Warner had a similar upbringing, if differently neglectful parents, and it's left her with a desire to stay put and give her son the settled childhood she never had. When Taran is guilt-tripped into house-sitting for his grandmother next door to Sandy, it's time for both of them to re-examine what they want out of life.

More than your typical opposites-attract suburban love story, Taran and Sandy's fledgling relationship must survive gossipy neighbours, meddling grandmothers, past secrets that still haunt them, and the looming shadow of gentrification. Somehow, all of the above are woven into a charming and cohesive whole. I think it's the close-knit community and the characters who make it. Sandy's friend and coworker Lashonda is a delight with her blunt advice, and Taran's grandmother is adorable. Best of all is Sandy's quirky son Chip, the light of her life, whose attachment to Taran might be the tackthat holds them together when their reservations hold them back.

I really appreciated that this isn't the story of a sudden relationship, a slammed door, and a third-act reconciliation. This is the story of two people falling in love and making it work when life throws out curveballs. It's cheerful, comforting, and will make you want to throw a neighbourhood barbecue sooner rather than later.

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Rachel's Random Resources; all opinions are my own

Author Bio

Angela grew up in Cornwall, England and returns frequently from her new home in Nashville, Tennessee to visit family and friends, drink tea and eat far too many Cornish pasties! 

A lifelong love of reading turned into a passion for writing contemporary romance and her novels are usually set in the many places she's visited or lived on her extensive travels. Thanks to over three decades of marriage to her wonderful American husband she's a huge fan of transatlantic romance and always makes sure her characters get their own happy-ever-after.

She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Her first novel ‘Truth and Consequence’ was published in 2006 and she’s now had over 30 novels published internationally and several short stories in women’s magazines.

If you'd like to find out more of what Angela gets up to (Advance warning: this may include references to wine, dark chocolate, Poldark and the hunky Aidan Turner) check out www.angelabritnellromance.com  or follow her on www.facebook.com/angelabritnell, www.twitter.com/angelabritnell and on Instagram as Angela Golley Britnell.