When You Were Mine - Lisa Swift

 Blurb
Life is a love song when you find the right notes...

Maggie and Ibby make up a happy – if unconventional – family. After meeting at university, they now live in the village of Applecroft on the beautiful West Country coast.

Okay, so Ibby’s gay and prone to disastrous dates, while couples’ counsellor Maggie spends her days helping people with their relationship problems despite having no sex life of her own. Nevertheless, they’re devoted to bringing up teenage daughter Amelia – the result of a drunken one-night stand when they were students – in a stable and loving family.

Until a face from the past – in the form of hard-partying rock star Jordan Nash – disrupts their quiet lives. As Jordan struggles with his personal demons and old secrets are revealed, can Maggie and Ibby stay strong? Or will bringing back the past threaten all that they’ve built in the present?

Review
Ibby's is prone to dating disastrous men & Maggie spends her days solving others relationship problems whilst her own love life is in retirement. Together they are devoted to bring up their teenage daughter in a stable loving home. The result of a drunken night as students, when old secrets reveal themselves can they stay strong? Or will their past demons threaten their current quiet lives?

The warm and witty writing will have you hooked from the start! The quirky set-up of this unconventional family warms your heart and you'll be rooting for them from page one. The whole cast of characters are well crafted, the love and laughter between this bunch jumps off the pages. There is also drama and some heavier plot lines but this is entwined with humour to not make is too heavy. Making it a perfect light hearted summer read, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Dani Atkins. I really enjoyed it and whilst this was my first Lisa Swift it certainly won't be my last.

Thanks to Rachel's Random Resources & Hera Books for sending me this in exchange for an open and honest review.

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