Beyond The Smiles by Minnie Lewis

Thank you @rararesources for letting me be part of this tour and reviewing this book. Beyond The Smiles has a beautiful front cover that I was drawn to from the minute I saw it. The story ais about the main character which is Laura who gets a phone call from Father Mallory who tells Laura her dad has died, but he left her and her Mum when she was very young. Laura instantly does not want to go the funeral but she changes her mind and goes to Suffolk. Beyond the Smiles pulled me into its story line from the start and I found it very easy to get into. I found it difficult to put down because I needed to know what would happen to Laura about her past and friends. I liked Laura character, and she reminds me of myself in some of her characteristic, like how nice she is to her friends and boyfriend, but they don't seem to be the same back to her. Entertaining and cosy read that you can sit and read on these dark nights with hot chocolate and getting lost into this amazing story 5 stars. Blurb When Laura Eastwood receives a call from Father Mallory, a priest in the remote Suffolk seaside town of Blythwold, the news he delivers is of little interest to her. And why should it be? Her birth father never wanted to be a part of her life, so why should her feelings towards him suddenly shift, just because he’s died? Nevertheless, the passing of Billy McKenna changes everything for Laura, drawing her into the sinister world of the sleepy Suffolk town; with its assortment of outlandish characters, the most peculiar being her estranged grandmother, Mary. As Laura delves deeper into the past, almost everything in her life comes into question; her parent’s honesty, her best friend’s loyalty, the support of her boss and mentor, even the motives of her apparently loving boyfriend, Kieran, may not be as they once appeared. Will Laura get answers to the mysteries she finds lurking in the seemingly dull, tired, coastal town? Purchase Links https://www.amazon.co.uk/Beyond-Smiles-Minnie-Lewis-ebook/dp/B0CXN96V3N https://www.amazon.com/Beyond-Smiles-Minnie-Lewis-ebook/dp/B0CXN96V3N Author Bio – Originally from North London, Minnie Lewis now spends most of her time in rural East Anglia, surrounded by nature. With her children having all fledged, Minnie at last feels able to focus her mind on her main passions - gardening, sewing and, with the support of chocolate and the odd glass of rosé, writing novels. Somewhere too in her life's equation are her husband, a dab hand in the kitchen, and a dachshund called Archie, who loves well-cooked sausages.