This was such a beautiful book. Alexi's writing is done perfectly. She does not repeat herself or focus too much on one thing for too long, which can be hard for authors and quite irritating for the reader. The first half has great character building and towards the middle I was wondering what di...
This is actually book number two of the series, which I read out of order simply because of the title. I had a little bit of trouble getting used to the voice of the book. It seemed abrupt, but as I went along, I got it. Marina is a troubled woman with woes due to an overbearing husband, two ...
I stumbled upon this book from a site that offers free books once in awhile and I loved it. I didn't know it was part of Sara Alexi's Greek Village series. I devoured it, falling in love with the characters and the village. By the time it ended I felt like I lived there and I didn't want to say g...
Following Jules' advice, he did not set an alarm, and his watch is discarded by the bed. Over breakfast, the sun warms his face and the birds sing to him, whispering new tunes, peeping out their own lyrics. But it is not to be a day of peace. He lea...
His silk cassock arrives smelling of the plastic bag it came in, but it is cool and feels heavenly against his skin. Babis finishes the deed transfer and, without any slip or fuss, Nefeli signs her relinquishment of the grand house and is presented with the deeds to the cottage. ...
Theo adjusts his sleeping position again and again until sleep finally overwhelms him, only to be woken later by the same noise and then the cockerel crowing. Rolling out of bed, he staggers to his feet to go for a glass of water. Through slits of eyes, he sees daylight sneaking between the trees...
Moving from the poolside to her bed in the small hours of the morning, having put the sun umbrella up over the still-sleeping Michelle when the warm rain started to fall, chased away all chances of sleep. She spent some time tossing and turning and replaying the events of the day before over and ...
In that moment, her world fell away, she felt so alone, so utterly abandoned. Having just experienced the most petrifying event of her life, she now needed her mama to hold her tight, to tell her she was all right. In the kitchen, a puddle on the flagstone floor marked where she had stood as he w...
She would like to know how he does. Maybe, when all this has died down, she can even be of some assistance to him. She looks over the stern of the boat. Sam is lying on the cockpit seat, his legs up on the deck under the boom, his eyes closed – but he is not sleeping. She ...
‘Why is life never easy?’ she asks the chart on the wall. Her heart is with Ellie but her eyes trace the various delivery dates for the things that keep the hotel running smoothly. The people who do the deliveries offer a very comprehensive service. They have a brother who has a laundry so her sh...