The House in the Clouds
Victoria Connelly
Publishing June 8, 2021
About the Book:
Artist Abigail Carey has always dreamed of a life in the country and, when Winfield Hall 
comes up at auction, she’s desperate to make the place her home. The only trouble is that businessman, Edward Townsend, has exactly the same idea.
With its position high on the Sussex Downs, Winfield is a stunning house, but it hasn’t been a home for a long time and there’s a lot of work to do to restore it to its former glory. It’s going to take a lot of time and money, so Edward and Abi decide to take a risk and share the house, each living in their own wing.
But can these two strangers agree on a vision that suits them both? And will free-spirited Abi ever get the rather reserved Edward to reveal the secret he’s been hiding for so long?
The House in the Clouds is the first novel in a brand new trilogy from the bestselling author of The Rose Girls and The Book Lovers series.
My Review:
A calm, slow-moving story sets the stage for MC’s that fall in love with a house and are determined to make it a home. A home where they can find happiness and heal from past troubles. This covers is so pretty, I think I could stare at it for hours!
This story will appeal to fans of Danielle Steele’s writing style. Long paragraphs of characters analyzing thoughts and feelings, with breaks of small conversations in between. I didn’t realize this was a Book 1 in a series and was wondering how I was getting to the end without any real closure. Then came the Book 1 reference, which now makes sense.
The characters are interesting but there was only minimal growth in the character development, most of which occurred close to the end, signaling more to come in Book 2.
About the Author:
Victoria Connelly lives in a 500-year old thatched cottage in rural Suffolk with her artist husband, a springer spaniel and a flock of ex-battery hens. She is the million-selling
author of two bestselling series, The Austen Addicts and The Book Lovers, as well as many other novels and novellas. Her first published novel, Flights of Angels, was made into a film in Germany. Victoria loves books, films, walking, historic buildings and animals. If she isn’t at her keyboard writing, she can usually be found in her garden either with a trowel in her hand or a hen on her lap.
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