Have I Told You Lately, a review by Shelley

I fell in love with my first Beth Moran book, Let It Snow and she continues to write cozy reads that are more than just a romance. This author always ticks all the boxes for me.

Emmie is adopted and her mom, Nellie gave up everything so that she and Emmie could have a good life. When Emmie discovers a photo and bunch of love letters from someone called G her hunt for this mysterious man finds her on the Isle of Siskin and there she meets the Hawkins family. She tries to discover Gs true identity and when she does it’s very surprising

Beth Moran writes loveable characters that are realistic and are written with depth. Are they perfect? No, and I like that about them. I love Emmie’s friendship with Blessing. Blessing is someone I wish I had in my corner. Emmie and Pip had such a wonderful relationship and when she meets his family and got to know them I was I wishing I was one of them. This story has a wonderful community at its center and the Isle of Siskin was a character as well. I loved discovering it with Emmie. While she was discovering the island she was also learning about herself. This is also a story about women helping women and how easy your life can change.

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention the food from the book. Emmie took over a little kiosk in the airport when her mom died. They sell drinks and pasties. I love fiction books filled with food. The pasty ingredients, recipes and the making of them made my mouth water and my tummy rumble.

This book had a little bit of everything mystery, conflict, romance, travel and the discovering of oneself. Yet another heartwarming story by Beth Moran.