Tina M. Edwards – The Secret Of Creek Cottage

‘The Secret Of Creek Cottage’ by Tina M. Edwards is a debut timeslip novel that intrigued me from the start. First I loved the front cover and the synopsis also as I find Cornwall, where the book is set, a beautiful and mysterious place. I began reading and found myself lost in time.

The story begins with two couples who live in Creek Cottage but one hundred years apart. Kitty and Ben Gridley move to Trunrowan, in Cornwall from busy Bristol, hoping they will have the peace and quiet they really need. In 1916, Loveday and Will Nance have a truly different life as Will is fighting in the war.

I adored this story as both families in both eras just slotted into the other really smoothly and I found the author managed to deal with the view of our modern life along with the historical story really well and it made for a really tense read. The icing on the cake for me was the supernatural events that Kitty experienced throughout the book, and added a chilly atmosphere to the story that just made the book.

I really loved following Kitty and Loveday through their time at Creek Cottage and enjoyed finding out about both women and how similar they were in their strength to do what was best for their families. Excellent debut, am hoping to see more from Tina in the future. Thank you to Random Things Tours for inviting me onto this excellent blog tour and for the book so I could write my thoughts on it too.