It was so great to hear that Annette was bringing out a new book, and I immediately signed up for the blog tour, even though I don’t blog about books anymore. Not because I don’t want to, but because now I have my own bookshop, Fiction and Fairy Lights, I just simply don’t have the time.

I’m so glad that I got the chance to go back to Bramblewood and read this book and tell you about it. In true Annette Hannah style, there’s not just one, but two cosy storylines, many super characters you want to be friends with, and a gorgeous community setting that you want to go and live in.

Dinig at Davinci’s gave me a welcome break from a busy life to immerse myself in both Dolly and Gracie’s lives.

This book was a mixture of all the ingredients I look for in a book. Heartwarming, uplifting, romantic, hopeful, and full of second chances.

Go and grab yourself a copy right now. It’s a little charmer.

Buy details are at the bottom of the blog post after the blurb.

Dining at Davinci’s Blurb

1975

When seventeen-year-old art student, Dolly Davinci’s fiancé goes to work in Australia for a year, she moves to the quaint market town of Bramblewood for a summer job in a hotel. But when she meets Tom, her boss’s dangerously handsome son, sparks begin to fly and Dolly’s destiny is irrevocably changed forever.

2018

Gracie Hart is devastated to find her fiancé has been lying to her, denying her the one thing she wants most in life. Whilst looking after his children for the past ten years, Gracie has lost sight of who she is.

When she receives a mysterious bunch of keys from her late friend and mentor Dolly, she heads to Bramblewood to search for the address engraved on the keyring.

Whilst exploring Dolly’s favourite haunts, Gracie meets gorgeous blue-eyed engineer, Finn and with the help of a cassette player and Dolly’s paintings, found in her old canal boat, they unravel the hidden truths in Dolly’s past.

Will they be able to piece together the fragments of Dolly’s heart and will Gracie find the inspiration to paint the future of her dreams with Finn?

Publication Day 3rd August 2026

Amazon Link UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0H8F5MPLQ

Amazon Link US: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0H8F5MPLQ

About the Author

Annette Hannah is a Liver Bird who relocated from Liverpool to leafy Hertfordshire in the 80’s and now lives near a river with her husband, two of their three grown up children and a crazy black cocker spaniel. She writes Romantic comedies in settings inspired by the beautiful countryside around her and always with a nod to her home town.

She worked in Marketing for many years as a qualified Marketeer which she loved as it tapped into her creative side.

As an avid reader, she began to review the books she read, became a book blogger and eventually plucked up the courage to fulfil her life long dream of writing a book.

For four years she was a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association’s, New Writers’ Scheme, during which time she wrote a book a year. After signing a two book deal with Orion Dash in 2020 she graduated to full member of the organisation and was also their Press Officer and a Director for six years.

She loves long walks along the river, travelling to far flung places and spending time with her friends and family.

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