Thank you to Rachel from rachel’s Random Resources for inviting me to participate in the blog tour for A Perfect Discovery, a new contemporary romance by Maragaret Amatt. A Perfect Discovery To find love, they need to dig deep. When kind-hearted archaeologist Rhona Lamond has her precious research stolen, she returns home to the Isle of Mull, lost and frustrated. An island project that tugs at Rhona’s soul comes up, and she’s desperate to take it on. But there’s a major problem. Property developer Calum Matheson has a longstanding feud with the Lamond family. After a plot of land he owns is discovered to be a site of historical importance, his plans are thrown into disarray and building work put on hold. Calum doesn’t think things can get any worse, until archaeologist Rhona turns up. Not only is she a Lamond, but she’s all grown up, and even stubbornly unromantic Calum can’t fail to notice her – or the effect she has on him. Their attraction ignites but how can they overcome years of hate between their families? Both must decide what’s more important, family or love. Purchase Link UK / US My thoughts: A Perfect Discovery is book nine in Margaret Amatt’s Scottish Island Escapes series. If you’re considering picking up this lovely romance set on the Isle of Mull, but you haven’t read the previous books, don’t worry, it works perfectly well as a standalone, although you may want to go back and gorge on some of the secondary characters love stories (e.g.Beth, Kirsten, Georgia) -getting to see their HEA and then finding out how they got there is incredibly satisfying! Rhona Lamond is a twenty-eight year old archeologist who has just come back home after an unscrupulous colleage has taken advantage of her kindness and team spirit. Rhona would love to make a good use of her degree and get into doing consultancy work after countless volunteer jobs. She doesn’t lack knowledge or enthusiasm, but she needs experience of working on evaluating archeological conditions attached to property development, and here is a perfect opportunity, right next to her parents’ house. The only problem is the land belongs to the Lamonds’ archi-enemy- Calum Matheson. A dark event from school years sparked years of their families’ feud, but Rhona is open-minded and would love nothing better than do this job and hopefully discover something new and important. I loved the character of Rhona- she is quiet and sweet, but in the end it is time for her to re-evaluate her relationships and how she deals with conflict- some things are so important that you have to be ready to fight for them. My sister-in-law is an archeologist, so it was lovely to see this career shown in a work of fiction in a realistic light- there’s joy and celebration of discovering a new artefact, but there are also endless digs and lots of sifting through mud and dirt and endless paperwork to accompany it. Calum is also an interesting character, clearly cast as a villain by his neighbours and a large proportion of the population of the island, Calum is keen to prove himself and become successful through his own hard work. There’s a mystery of what really happened when he was at school, but I won’t give the story away. The setting is absolutely gorgeous and as usual I has to do a bit of cyber-travelling reading the book. Add Rhona’s enthusiasm and vivid imagination in re-creating scenes of past life and it’s difficult not to dream of seeing this lovely place with your own eyes. I really enjoyed Calum’s redemption story- it was great to see more of his family and loyal friends. The resolution seemed almost too easy after all these years of a veritable Romeo and Juliet kind of feud, but we all want to believe in the power of love, forgiveness, and clear communication. Lovely addition to a sweet and entertaining series! Can’t wait to come back to the Isle of Mull in the next story and witness another couple find their happily-ever-after! Author Bio – Margaret is a writer, mummy, wife and chocolate eater (in any order you care to choose). She lives in highland Perthshire in a little house close to the woods where she often sees red squirrels, deer and other such tremendously Scottish wildlife… Though not normally haggises or even men in kilts! She has published nine books and written many more. Margaret won a short story writing competition in 2012 and her winning entry was performed live to an audience at Pitlochry Festival Theatre as part of their Winter Words Event. This spring boarded Margaret’s journey from writing for fun to novel writing – though she still enjoys every minute of it. Margaret is also a keen amateur photographer, who enjoys drawing, reading, and talking about books. Social Media Links Facebook / instagram/ twitter / website Comments are closed.
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