The Matchmaker by Catherine Walsh
AD | Book Tour – this Easter while keeping cosy in our caravan was the perfect chance to get stuck into a good book and luckily for me, The Matchmaker by Catherine Walsh was just the story to keep me happy.

The Blurb
Katie CollinsĀ has barely ever left her tiny Irish village of Ennisbawn. Why would she? With its tightknit community, friendly local pub, surrounded by glistening lakes and perfectly mysterious forests, itās a place of peaceful beauty.
Or it was peaceful. Until Callum Dempsey turned up. Part of a hot-shot (and, Katie has to admit, hot is annoyingly apt for himā¦) development team with zero eye for beauty or charm, heās not only building a hideous hotel just outside the village, heās also just announced a plan to knock down Ennisbawnās only remaining pub. To make way for a view from the golf course.
Itās the final blow to the village and the last straw for Katie, who refuses to let her home-from-home disappear. The pub is her life ā her job, but also her last connection to her parents, who had met at Ennisbawnās once-famous matchmaking festival that was held in the grounds.
But, after being laughed off the building site in her best flannel pajamas for demanding the builders leave, Katie decides enough is enough and hatches a plan. Sheās going to revive the matchmaking festival, save the pub, and single-handedly bring the town back to life again.
She might even help her two best friends find love as well. Since, heck, whatās another project when youāre taking on the worldās hottest, evilest man?
But what Irelandās newest matchmaker doesnāt know is that even when someoneās really not your type on paper, love might be a little bit more than just a formulaā¦
The Review
I’ve been a massive fan of Catherine Walsh ever since I read Holiday RomanceĀ last year (if you’ve not read it yet, I’d definitely recommend!). The Matchmaker follows Katie Collins who has lived most of her life in a small rural, Irish town. Their quiet way of life is under threat when a new development comes to town. Katie is not willing to go down without a fight though and before long the whole village rallies together to resurrect a festival which may just save them all.Ā
The Matchmaker is a delightful read full of characters you will love and a story which flows with ease and fun. I loved the sense of belonging, knowing yourself and the willingnessĀ to stand up for what you believe in which comes with The Matchmaker and I easily got lost in its pages. This will be a brilliant summer reason.Ā
The Matchmaker by Catherine Walsh is out now and available from Amazon (affiliate link). At just Ā£1.99 for the Kindle edition, it’s an absolute bargain!
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