Violet has a secret that could change the lives of everyone she knows and loves, especially the regulars at the run-down café bar where she works.

After losing her parents at a young age, they are the closest thing she has to a family and she feels responsible for them.

Kai is a jaded music producer who has just moved outside of town. Seeking solitude from the stress of his job, he’s looking for seclusion. The only problem is he can’t seem to escape the band members and songwriters who keep showing up at his house.

When Kai wanders into the bar and Violet’s life, he accidently discovers her closely guarded secret.

Can Kai help her rediscover her self-confidence or should some secrets remain undiscovered?

A Nice, Bright, Optimistic Read!

Another author I love having on my reading list as I know I’m going to enjoy her writing!

Violet’s life isn’t wrapped in luxury; in fact, it’s about as far removed as it is possible to be. Working in a run-down cafe bar, the regulars are like family to her and they watch out for each other. But Violet has a secret, soon discovered by Kai who takes to visiting the coffee shop early each morning – when he stumbles upon the secret she hides so well. With a stressful job, Kai has moved to a nearby home to find some rest and relaxation but, as a music producer, the songwriters and musicians have followed him there – hence his down time with Violet’s coffee each morning. With Violet’s self-confidence at an all time low, can Kai help restore that and support her to be all he thinks he knows she can be?

This is a truly tempting story, and a very different one. With a lot of details about the music business, I imagine the author did a fair bit of research into this one which has paid off as it is delightfully entertaining. Filled with an array of characters from all walks of life, Lizzie Chantree knows how to sweep her readers off their feet and keep them focused until the very last. Circumstances have allowed Violet to get downtrodden and circumstances again lift her up. I thought it was pretty obvious where the story was going, but there are lots of twists and turns before the end, making it all very interesting and keeping the reader on their toes. A nice, bright read full of optimism made this one I’m happy to recommend and give 4.5*.

My thanks to the publisher for my copy via NetGalley; this is – as always – my honest, original and unbiased review.

Tags: women’s humorous fiction

• Format: ebook, paperback, hardcover, audiobook
• Size: 212 pages
• Publisher: BHC Press
• Publication Date: 06 May 2021
• Book Details:
• https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56594942
• https://play.google.com/store/books/details/Lizzie_Chantree_Shh_It_s_Our_Secret?id=CrUTEAAAQBAJ
• https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/shh-its-our-secret-lizzie-chantree/1138615910
• https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/shh-it-s-our-secret
• https://www.amazon.co.uk/Shh-Its-Secret-Lizzie-Chantree-ebook/dp/B08SWL88S1

Author Details

International bestselling author and award-winning inventor, Lizzie Chantree, started her own business at the age of 18 and became one of Fair Play London and The Patent Office’s British Female Inventors of the Year in 2000. She discovered her love of writing fiction when her children were little and now works as a business mentor and runs a trending networking hour on social media, where creatives can support to each other. She writes books full of friendship and laughter, that are about women with unusual and adventurous businesses, who are far stronger than they realise. She lives with her family on the coast in Essex. Visit her website at http://www.lizziechantree.com or follow her on Twitter @Lizzie_Chantree
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