The Sanctuary Keepers by Alexandra Barber is a contemporary romance. There is also an awakening of self and finding your true purpose in life. Carrie Adams is shocked to find out she is not the new partner at her advertising agency. She knows she is creative and a hard worker. That wasn’t to be. Carrie leaves abruptly to consider her next moves.
Carrie rents a cottage on the Isle of Wight called Hideaway House. The cottage is seemingly the best place for her to contemplate her next moves. There are many characters she meets and people that she connects with. She almost feels like this is where she is supposed to be. Then her past shows up and wants to make amends.
I loved the main character, Carrie, and felt she was realistic as we all get “stuck in our own loops”. There are also ghosts or spirits who live in the cottage that occasionally rearrange things into how they feel they should go. What I liked the best for Carrie, was the feeling of companionship with the island natives.
This is Alexandra Barber’s first adult romance. I am hoping that there are more in this series to come. I thought the book was an interesting read full of great characters. The Sanctuary Keepers by Alexandra Barber was a good read.
