Dinner on Primrose Hill: A Heartwarming Texas Love Story

Jodi Thomas

Oct 2021 · A Honey Creek Novel Book 3 · Zebra Books

About this ebook

A heartwarming Honey Creek novel from beloved New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jodi Thomas, featuring loveable characters and tender romance in a small-town Texas setting that has quickly become a reader favorite.

Benjamin Monroe is pretty sure how his life will play out. He’ll continue teaching chemistry in his small college, and spend his free time biking through the valley. Eventually, he’ll retire to putter around in his garden and greenhouse.His colleague, Virginia Clark, is not one for routines. She’s chatty, spontaneous, and bubbly, and before Benjamin realizes what happened, she’s talked him into collaborating on a research project—studying the mating habits of college students.

Ketch Kincaid, one of Benjamin’s star students, returned to college after serving in the army. He needs something to get his mind off his recent breakup and collecting research data might do it. And there’s another distraction on the horizon—a woman who looks like she, too, knows about heartache.Soon enough, their project, “The Chemistry of Mating,” is gaining notoriety. Friends, neighbors . . . the whole town has become involved. But no matter what the data determines, one conclusion seems inescapable: love follows its own rules . . .

“Compelling and beautifully written.” —Debbie Macomber on Ransom Canyon

Ratings and reviews

Four and a half Stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭒ Dinner on Primrose Hill by Jodi Thomas is the third book in her Honey Creek series and can easily be read as a stand-alone novel. I really enjoyed this charming, sweet, small-town story that follows three couples as they move from loneliness to love. Benjamin (Ben) is a lonely college professor, in his early 40s who has settled on life being predictable and always the same. So, when a new colleague, Virginia (Jenny) askes him to help her on a research project, he wants to refuse, but he knows he should help her so he reluctantly agrees to assist on the project. Ketch is back in college after spending four years in the Army and he just got a dear john letter from his girl. Down in the dumps, he wanders home with the help of a lonely barmaid named Tuesday. Tuesday lives in the house on Primrose Hill, and they form a friendship. Quite, plain librarian Amelia Remington (Millie) leads a quiet and staid life until Harrison (Hank) the preacher's wild son roars into town on his Harley and runs Millie down, and puts her in the hospital. Feeling guilty, Hank volunteers to help Millie until she heals from her wounds. These three love stories are so beautiful, each in its own way. The theme is loneliness as all these characters are lonely, either because they never had much of a family or because they have walled themselves off from others. The author does an excellent job of weaving these stories together and showing us how each of these characters learns to let others into their lives and into their hearts. I highly recommend this book to anyone who loves a sweet love story set in a lovely small town. I received a complimentary copy of this book. The opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.

Dinner on Primrose Hill by Jodi Thomas Honey Creek #3 Honey Creek is a cozy town with wonderful people. This book has three couples that find their home and that home might be in Honey Creek but has a lot more to do with finding the person that makes them feel…HOME. What I liked: * That the story was told from the viewpoints of more than one character * The people that eventually became the couples – ended up liking them all quite a bit and would have liked to be their friends * That the couples were of different ages and backgrounds * The writing, plot, and location * That it made me smile more than once * The story of the house on Primrose Hill and the people that lived in it over the centuries * The pipe bomb issue and how it drew the characters together including some from previous books * The character development and growth of more than one throughout the story * That the child and dog in the story added a bit of charm, warmth and information about the characters * That the backstories of the characters were pertinent and helpful in fleshing out the characters * All of it really except… What I didn’t like: * The pipe-bomber-wannabe * Knowing that some of the bad things that happened in backstories are all too true in real life * Having to wait for the next book in the series. Did I enjoy this book? Yes Would I read more in this series? Definitely! Thank you to NetGalley and Kensington Zebra for the ARC – this is my honest review. 5 Stars

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About the author

Jodi Thomas is a New York Times bestselling author and fifth-generation Texan who sets many of her award-winning stories in her home state, where her grandmother was born in a covered wagon. A multi-RITA® Award-winner and member of the prestigious Texas Literary Hall of Fame, she’s written over 50 novels with millions of copies in print. Jodi lives in Amarillo, Texas and can be found online at JodiThomas.com.