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Something Old, Something New: A heartwarming and laugh out loud romance! Kindle Edition

by Darcie Boleyn (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 296 ratings
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A heartwarming, giggle-inducing romance from Darcie Boleyn, just in time for the wedding season!

Will you marry me…again?

When Annie Thomas agrees to give her ex away at his wedding to his boyfriend, she thinks she’ll be fine. With her three children at her side, she can handle anything. Then she finds out her gorgeous first ex-husband Evan Llewellyn is flying in from his glamorous life in New York to attend as well!

An unexpected pregnancy ended their relationship and as she stumbles through the ups and downs of life as a working single mum – helping everyone else find a happy ending along the way – Annie refuses to believe their old and incredibly hot spark can still exist.

It’s only when she and Evan are forced to face up to the past together that they’ll discover if they can have their own happily-ever-after too!

Praise for Darcie Boleyn:

‘A beautiful and heartwarming tale, that really tugged at my heart strings…a delightful debut novel from Darcie Boleyn.’ ― Gilbster (Top 1000 Amazon Reviewer)

‘The sort of book you want to read on a cold winters night, put on your fluffy pyjamas, grab a hot chocolate and immerse yourself in the delights of Wish upon a Christmas Cake.’ ― The Book Review Café

‘What a gorgeously delicious book this is! It just makes me wish I was reading it by a roaring fire, with snow outside on the ground and a plate full of mince pies beside me!’ ― Goodreads Review

‘Wish Upon a Christmas Cake is very much a story of loss and true love with a sprinkling of Christmas thrown in for good measure.’ ― By The Letter Book Reviews

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01D4WLZ68
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ HQ Digital (May 16, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ May 16, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2153 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 296 ratings

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Darcie Boleyn

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Darcie Boleyn has a huge heart and is a real softy. She never fails to cry at books and movies, whether the ending is happy or not. Darcie is in possession of an overactive imagination that often keeps her awake at night. Her childhood dream was to become a Jedi but she hasn’t yet found suitable transport to take her to a galaxy far, far away. She also has reservations about how she’d look in a gold bikini, as she rather enjoys red wine, cheese and loves anything with ginger or cherries in it – especially chocolate. Darcie fell in love in New York, got married in the snow, rescues uncoordinated greyhounds and can usually be found reading or typing away on her laptop.

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Suze Lavender
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful heartwarming story
Reviewed in the United States on March 20, 2018
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Annie's ex-husband Dex is marrying Trevor, the love of his life. Annie has agreed to give Dex away. They were always better as friends than as husband and wife. Annie's secretly still in love with her first ex-husband, Evan. She has children from both men. Her marriage with Evan stranded because he couldn't handle being a young dad. Annie's used to running a busy household by herself, while also working as a teacher, but she'd love to be in love again, to have someone by her side who supports her unconditionally. She once thought she'd found this with Evan and later with Dex, but both marriages didn't work out, will she be able to have it again and keep it this time?

Annie is a thirty-nine-year old mother, who doesn't particularly love her job, but works as a teacher because it pays the bills. She's always taking care of others and puts her own dreams aside for her loved ones. She has three wonderful children and several pets to look after. She's also there for both of her ex-husbands, she's a good friend and a loyal daughter. However, sometimes it's nice if she doesn't have to do all the work and doesn't have to manage everything and everyone on her own. Will she find romance again and have her happily ever after?

Something Old, Something New is a hilarious feelgood story. Darcie Boleyn's honest and open writing made me laugh out loud plenty of times. Annie's life is chaotic. She has adorable children, who sometimes make messy and incredibly funny mistakes. I loved the heartwarming way Darcie Boleyn's describes Annie's family adventures. Annie is a kind mother, she's doing the best she can, she's gentle and sweet and she's independent. I liked her fiery spirit and the fact that she can laugh about herself when she messes up is charming and refreshing. She's a beautiful main character, inside and out, and I enjoyed reading about her family, romantic journey and fabulous furry friends.

Darcie Boleyn has a fantastic sense of humor. I love how she knows no shame and writes the most amazing scenes about situations that everybody recognizes and would rather forget. She makes every part of family life accessible by writing about it in a gorgeous authentic way. This makes her stories an absolute joy to read. Something Old, Something New is original, entertaining, endearing and surprising. I loved this terrific romantic story.
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The Book Babe
4.0 out of 5 stars A gorgeously-written, beautifully endearing tale of family and love.
Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2016
Reading Darcie Boleyn's Something Old, Something New was like eating sweet & sticky jam sandwiches, watching butterflies flutter about above a sun-dappled meadow, or slipping into your favourite and cosiest pair of pyjamas. I noticed and took to Darcie's warm and inviting style as soon as this book began and knew that I was in for a treat long before it had properly taken flight. The humour, the uplifting and smile-inducing narrative and the family feel that completely enveloped this story are some of my favourite things when it comes to choosing a book to read. Something Old, Something New ticked all of those boxes.

In this book, the author introduces us to Annie Thomas. Annie is an English teacher and has been for fifteen years. She works hard in order to pay the bills and to keep a roof over her family's head, and very rarely takes the time out for herself. Darcie Boleyn begins Annie's story with box of jumping firecrackers, and we're told of the two words she's not only hearing for the first time, but the second. 'Decree absolute'. The author builds up Annie's history wonderfully and it didn't take long for me at all to warm to her character. As a single, working mum, it quickly became clear how often (all the time) she put other people's needs before her own. She'd somehow managed to become a woman who felt that she was only around for the benefit of others. Still, having said that, Annie absolutely and utterly adores her family. Her children added such character and humour to this story, I absolutely loved any appearance they made in the plot. Janis, Anabelle and Henry were like the secondary stars of this show, but as readers come to find much later, one of them very swiftly moves into the limelight and Annie just can't believe it.

Annie's personal history when it came to love and marriage was beautifully told by Darcie Boleyn. Every emotion Annie had felt was touched upon tenderly and I felt incredibly sympathetic towards her character. Not because she'd "failed", as she often thought she had in the book, but because the thought had really managed to bury its way inside of Annie's head. So many things had happened prior to when Annie's story begins and I adored learning about them and slowly putting the pieces of her life together as the author provided me with the necessary info. Her first husband, Evan, and second husband, Dex, had both had children and with Annie and loved her too, but things hadn't worked out in the way they'd all hoped. I loved that Annie, despite having been through her hardships, still seemed to have a little spark of fight in her. Even though the experience had hurt her, she knew that she still had to get up and go to work and make sure the children were okay, and this is something that I feel a lot of readers will understand and be able to agree with too.

As Annie's story progresses at a steady pace, she's faced with the return of Evan. She'd loved him so fiercely at one point and it was clear that he still had a physical as well as an emotional effect on her, no matter how hard she tried to ignore it. I couldn't wait for this reunion to take place. With the invitation to husband no.2's wedding simmering away in the kitchen, I knew it would be a huge thing for Annie to deal with, but that's not all Annie faces within Something Old, Something New. Real-life plays a massive part in this story, placing hurdles in Annie's way that she has absolutely no control over. When the plot thickened and I, alongside Annie, realised what we were faced with, I couldn't believe it, but I knew that she and Evan had no choice but to pull together and deal with it like two adults. I was compelled by the turn of events and couldn't wait to see how it would all play out.

The romance aspect of this book was spot-on for me. Two old flames reunited only to create a furnace of emotions, and memories surging to the surface and sparking all over the place. It was completely heart-warming and put a smile onto my face numerous times throughout reading. Darcie Boleyn captured these tender moments beautifully with her gorgeous descriptions and fabulous dialogue and it was just such a pleasure to read.

All in all, Something Old, Something New by Darcie Boleyn was a gorgeously-written, beautifully endearing tale of family, second chance love, and stepping up to life's hurdles with a fierce determination in order to stay standing. It was uplifting, romantic and hilariously funny, and this has ensured I'll be keeping my eyes peeled for the next novel from this wonderful author. Becca's Books is awarding Something Old, Something New by Darcie Boleyn with four of my bookish stars!

*Review copy provided in exchange for a fair and honest review.*
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Suzy
5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming delight
Reviewed in the United States on August 9, 2019
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A lovely story of old love, New love and everlasting love. If you want a feel good story with characters so alive they come out of the page and stay with you, this is for you. 4 couples,4 different yet similar stories that show love comes in many forms
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Dave S
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Heartwarming story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 30, 2022
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What a great story and loveable characters. Darcie s books never fails to dissapoint me and I always find them so enjoyable, with laugh out loud moments as well as emotional ones.
It is well written with brilliant characters that you can relate to.
This story centres around the main character Annie and her ups and mostly downs in life, around her family and how she overcomes each one. Her strong maternal instincts for her family and the values they share.
What i love about these stories, they are about normal people , normal lives.
It also gives hope, when sometimes thing's can seem very dark.
Great ending (which I loved) which I won't spoil- fully recommend hence my 5/5 stars.
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Andi Forsythe
4.0 out of 5 stars True love and second chances.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 9, 2016
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Absolutely lovely story about a strong mother who is so used to putting her kids and everyone else first. Weddings, family fun, hilarious doggy antics and a happy ending. What's not to love? Will be checking out more by this talented author ASAP.
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Whispering Stories
5.0 out of 5 stars This is a fabulous book that is a perfect read, ready for the upcoming wedding season.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2016
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**I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review**

39 year old Annie Thomas hasn’t had the easiest of lives. Twice divorce, single parent to her three children Janis, Henry and Annabelle and owner of two Bulldogs, one with an eating problem, the kind that makes him eat everything and anything, including her newly arrived ‘Decree Absolut’.

How will Annie cope with being divorced for a second time? and can she find love again, and could the lucky man be closer than she realises?

Something Old, Something New, will play with your emotions. It will have you laughing uncontrollably one minute and then blubbering like a baby the next.

The opening chapter is a cracker and sets the scene perfectly for the rest of the book, though if you are squeamish it might make you feel a little nauseous. For me it certainly gave me the giggles.

Annie, despite all that has happened to her was still quite vibrant. yes she has her moments of feeling the world is stood on her shoulders, but the way she handles her situation is to be commended. Having to deal with a seventeen year old with an attitude, and looking after a little one with a bed wetting problem, does take it’s toll on her sometimes though.

Being divorced twice before she is 40 doesn’t sit well with her, but that’s life and there is nothing she can do about it. She has managed to stay on good terms with both of her exe’s and has given her second husband her blessing on his upcoming wedding.

Darcie has created a wonderful novel full of strong characters who all hold their own in the story, and have diverse personalities.

She has also brought to the forefront what modern life is really like. With having Annie have a friendly relationship with her ex husbands to her second husband Dex marrying his boyfriend Trevor.

This is a fabulous book that is a perfect read, ready for the upcoming wedding season.

Reviewed by Stacey at Whispering Stories Book Blog
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Rae Reads
5.0 out of 5 stars A perfect book to curl up with!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 14, 2016
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My thoughts:

Annie is a really lovable character, she is realistic and down to earth who always puts her children first. I loved how this book was family orientated. It was great that Annie was nearing forty it made a nice change for the main character to be over thirty. By the end I felt like I personally knew their family, that is how drawn into the story I was. Cassie was great and I loved her after her first scene in the kitchen and even more so after the park.

The story moved at a lovely pace and I instantly got caught up in the storyline especially after the first chapter! There were some fun, embarassing and pretty emotional moments throughout this book and it all came together to make a truly heart warming story.

I can't wait to read more books by Darcie Boleyn!

Overall:

This book kept my attention throughout and had some really lovely characters that made this book extra special.

Something Old, Something New is well written and a perfect book to curl up with!

Five stars from me!

Thank you to Darcie Boleyn who kindly sent me a copy to read and review. This is my honest opinion.
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Saxo
4.0 out of 5 stars ... winded too descriptive but as usual it was a nice story
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on January 1, 2018
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I thought this book was a bit long winded too descriptive but as usual it was a nice story
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