Return to Embthwaite Farm

Kate Hewitt

Sep 2023 · The Mowbray Sisters Book 1 · Tule Publishing

About this ebook

Welcome to Embthwaite Farm, a charming English home in North Yorkshire, belonging to the fractured Mowbray family…

When Rachel Mowbray left behind her family farm in North Yorkshire at eighteen, she never planned on returning. But when her ex-childhood sweetheart calls and insists she return due to her father’s declining health, she travels north. Every moment home reminds Rachel why she left—her sister Harriet is both hostile and cold, her father barely communicates with anyone, and the house feels stuck in time. Plus, her old neighbour and ex, sheep farmer Ben Mackey, still has the power to make her pulse race…a decidedly unwelcome realization!

As a can-do businesswoman, Rachel wants to sweep in and fix everything, but it seems as if no one actually wants her help and nothing goes according to plan. Even more alarmingly, she must face the confounding memories of her own childhood—and she questions how many of them she can truly trust.

As Rachel navigates her father’s health crisis and confronts old hurts with her sister and community, she wonders if she can finally find her happily-ever-after in the most unexpected place of all—home. But will she—as well as Ben—have the courage to fight for their future together this time?

Ratings and reviews

Unfortunately, for me Ben was the weakest link. His call to Rachel was fairly typical of his actions and attitude towards Rachel throughout the book. He just made unilateral decisions and told her what to do, or did things without consulting her. As a consequence, I felt Ben was more in the wrong but as usual the FMC is the one who makes the sacrifices. I received an ARC from the publisher Tule for an honest review.

Deeply rooted past hurts erupt to the surface when Rachel is called home after living in London for twelve years and having fled Embthwaite farm. Her sister Harriet has treated every past visit with angry words and Rachel’s father is aloof and remote. With her father’s undiagnosed illness looming over them, Rachel and Harriet must face the past. Rachel also has unfinished business with neighbor Ben, her longtime crush, once boyfriend, and hurtful lost love. A very touching story of family and of lost love. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.