⭐⭐⭐⭐ Was I hooked by that book? Somewhat, yes.

Ava is a journalist at an online paper and a little bit desperate for recognition by her boss. Desperate enough to agree to a DNA test for a feature. She didn’t sign on for the way the reveal happened though. And what a horrific way it was to discover you have a half-sister in Scotland. Ava traveled all the way north from her home in London to volunteer as a farm worker. The idea was to figure out a way to meet her half-sister and hopefully it won’t be a complete disaster.

After the completely humiliating online reveal of Ava’s DNA test results, I was a bit worried that the rest of the story was going to continue in the same silly vein, but it didn’t. It was really sweet. Ava messed up a bit, but luckily for her, Moira was the forgiving sort.

I really enjoyed the descriptions of the busy farm life with Kian. All the revelations regarding Ava’s father were interesting and not as straightforward as I’d initially thought it was going to be. There was a slight hint of a romance for Ava, but the focus was definitely on Ava and Moira. I liked both woman a lot.

Overall, I enjoyed reading this story. Don’t expect any romance. In the end, this didn’t really bother me. It was enough to have Ava and Moira discover each other and for them to grow and let go of some past notions.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with a copy. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

Genre: Women’s fiction