** spoiler alert ** 4.5 stars.

This was my first Anne Brooke novel, and I wasn't disappointed! It was a fun read with lovable characters, and a Suffolk village setting that recalled the Archers many times (but without all the actual farm-type stuff, because Jamie knows nothing about nature). There's the vicar and his daughter, the village fete, the nosy landlord, and everyone knowing each other's business. In this close knit community, Jamie not only has to deal with running an expanding conference organising business and care for his ungrateful father, but also ends up grappling with his sexuality when he realises how attracted he still is to old friend Robert.

There was much to enjoy in Jamie's slow unravelling with the stress of it all, and some moments of high comedy.

So why not five stars? Maybe it's a personal thing, but I found the struggles of two different male characters to decide whether they were gay or straight to be missing a vital element - that they were both bisexual. I just couldn't understand why Jamie didn't even consider this an option, since he was still clearly sexually attracted to at least one woman. I don't like bisexuality to be ignored, so this really grated with me, although the book was otherwise quite excellent.

The other thing I found odd was that the book says "erotic romance" on the spine. This is not an erotic novel - the few sex scenes are written discreetly. This is no bad thing - it fits well within the narrative, but it does give you a false idea of what to expect.

Still, Anne's a great writer, and those quibbles aside I really enjoyed this book. Highly recommended.