‘Charming! Small rural town, rolling hills, and an old manor House, all embraced in a grumpy/sunshine romance – all the country comforts you need in a read.’ Pernille Hughes, author of Ten Years
‘Elizabeth Drummond knows how to craft the perfect, broody, swoon-worthy hero, Wolfie had my heart at his first glower.’ Camilla Isley, bestselling author of Opposites Attract
His house. Her rules. But who’s in charge?Pippa Munro had everything planned for her perfect wedding. What she did not have planned, was for her boyfriend to break up with her. Or sell her beloved farm. So instead of being blissfully engaged, Pippa finds herself jobless, homeless and loveless. Things couldn’t be going better…
Wolfie Squires needs someone to look after his family’s ancient house. He’s too busy with his hot shot city job to deal with a country manor several hundred miles away.
The perfect solution? Find someone to house sit.
The less-than-perfect candidate? Pippa Munro.
Pippa is more comfortable working on a farm than dusting a chandelier, and definitely not the ideal choice for the job.
As tempers fray, ideas clash, and secrets are spilled, Pippa and Wolfie might realise they have the same ambitions for the house, if only they could stop arguing long enough to find out…
The House Sitter by Elizabeth Drummond
Pages: 318
Publishing Date: February 23rd, 2024
Publisher: One More Chapter
MY THOUGHTS
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Pippa and her friends are finishing high school and figuring out the direction for their future. Pippa is waiting for her boyfriend who ditched her for another plan. Pippa is making excuses on his behalf and we are also semi-introduced to Wolfie (do people really name their kid Wolfie?) Suddenly we are 10 years in the future. Pippa is still in relation with the same boyfriend and spent all of those years helping to set up his farm and taking care of his family. She wants to be settled down badly but his boyfriend has other plans and decided to sell the farm and move to another state without any discussion with Pippa. Making Pippa basically homeless and jobless. Squire, a historical mansion and house of Wolfie, needs a house sitter and Pippa needs a house. Wolfie is on a mission to sell the house and for Pippa that is a historical building of the house that should be conserved not demolished for the sake of new construction.
This book claimed to be too much in synopsis but it really failed to deliver anything. It was indeed a small town and grumpy/sunshine story. The writing style made it so difficult to follow the story. Pippa didn’t have any self-respect or respect for boundaries. Wolfie character is like a cardboard, I don’t get it how he tolerated Pippa and her entitlement. I would’ve kicked her out of the house when she interfered in the first deal. The chemistry was forced, and all of the troops failed for me. I skimmed a huge chunk of the book and I still regret the time I spent on it.
