It's 1964 and Meg's mother asks her to come to Nightingale Woods to help out with a big event. Nightingale Woods is a quaint, rather rundown hotel in Dorset and Meg is a cook. She hotfoots it there, happy to help out, even when Justin, the son of the owner, turns up and is rather rude to her, especially about women in the kitchen (he's a chef too).

This is a Katie Fforde book though so all will be well between them and for Meg in general. She settles into the hotel, becoming friends with the staff and Ambrosina, an elderly lady who lives there. Many of her friends, quite a few of whom I recognised from A Wedding in Provence, make appearances too and everybody is jolly lovely….well, with the exception of one or two rather tricky characters.

One Enchanted Evening is a complete and utter delight of a book. I was drawn in immediately and I absolutely loved Meg who is young, yet knows her own mind, and is friendly and kind. I also took rather a liking to motorbike-riding Justin, stomping around in his black leathers with a smell of petrol and road dust…..err, excuse me a moment whilst I fan myself.

The hotel is charming, a place I'd love to stay at with its welcoming and homely feel and beautiful location. Meg goes to France for a while too and I enjoyed her time working in a restaurant there. But what really sold this book to me was the romance, the spark between Meg and Justin, and the way their relationship develops throughout the book made my heart sing. It was just so sweet and lovely to watch their burgeoning feelings for each other grow.

So, in case you hadn't guessed, I loved, loved, loved One Enchanted Evening. Katie Fforde doesn't just sell a romance to her readers, she sells a package, a dream. I found this book to be an absolute joy from start to finish. ( )