The Last Charm

Name: The Last Charm
Rating: 4.166666507720947 (6 reviews)

Ella Allbright

Aug 2020 · HarperCollins UK

4.2

6 reviews

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'A gorgeously romantic love story full of heart and poignancy' Alex Brown

‘A wonderful, totally absorbing coming of age love story...I couldn’t have put it down if I tried’ Jules Wake

A moving and heartwarming love story perfect for fans of This Time Next Year, In Five Years and One Day in December.

‘Beautifully written, cunningly constructed and emotionally deep. Ella Allbright is an exciting voice in fiction!’ Sue Moorcroft, Sunday Times-bestselling author of Let it Snow

Leila’s charm bracelet tells a story of love, a story of loss, a story of hope.

This is the story of her... and the story of Jake.

When Leila Jones loses her precious charm bracelet and a stranger finds it, she has to tell the story of how she got the charms to prove she’s the owner. Each and every one is a precious memory of her life with Jake.

So Leila starts at the beginning, recounting the charms and experiences that have led her to the present. A present she never could have expected when she met Jake nearly twenty years ago...

Readers are LOVING The Last Charm:

‘A wonderful escape into a heartwarming & poignant love story’ Holly Martin, bestselling author of Sunrise Over Sapphire Bay

‘A charming, tender love story & one-sitting read that was just lovely’ Carmel Harrington, bestselling author of My Pear-Shaped Life

‘Honest, raw and achingly romantic – a beautifully told story of loss, love and life,’ Sandy Barker, author of A Sunset in Sydney

‘I loved this beautifully written story of love, loss and hope... The characters will capture your heart and have you rooting for them every step of the way.’ Leah Mercer, RNA award-nominated author of The Puzzle of You

‘A beautifully told, heartwarming yet heartwrenching epic love story that took me on a rollercoaster of emotions! I’m in love with Jake as much as Leila is, if not a little more!’ Kim Nash, author of Amazing Grace

‘Bound to charm you...a tale bookmarking the moments that make us all fall in love’ Catherine Miller, author of 99 Days With You

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4.2

6 reviews

DJ Sakata

August 25, 2020

I am ruined – Nikki Moore broke me and turned me inside out more than once. This crafty author hit all the feels, several times each and with a poignancy that still stings my eyes and constricts my throat when I consider how the events were staged. Ms. Moore’s character development was nothing short of phenomenal with a full cast of oddly compelling and uniquely damaged individuals. I never fully joined team Leila as she was an immature and self-absorbed prickly pear who was often overflowing with resentment; prone to stubborn, impulsive, and hypersensitive behaviors; and was rather horrid, petty, and harsh in her treatment of the lovely Jake. Jake had numerous challenges of his own and was undeserving of her vile comments and wrath, yet he accepted her abuse as he had his horrific childhood. Jake’s storylines were tragic so, of course, I adored him! The writing was emotive and left a deep bruise on my coronary muscle. Despite her rather prolific career with words, this was my first exposure to the agile scribblings and emotive storytelling of Nikki Moore/Ella Allbright, and while I was conflicted most of the way through and eager to administer a few well-primed pinches to the bratty main character, I would not have been able to walk away from this complex and maddeningly paced tale had my hair been on fire.

Sheena Martinez

September 4, 2020

When picking this up, I somewhat expected it to resemble ‘Dear Emmie Blue’ which I absolutely loved and I was fully prepared to shed some tears but what I received was far from it. ‘The Last Charm’ shares the story of Leila and Jake’s journey, the love that blossomed between them and the charms that they gathered over the course of twenty years. Filled with family drama, angst, abuse, misunderstandings, death and bubbling romance—I was ready for this to tug at my heartstrings but it sadly didn’t and it was simply because of Leila. She was judgmental, selfish and needed to get a better hold of her emotions. Lashing out and saying insensitive, hurtful things to Jake. I wasn't feeling that. This precious bean deserved better. And the back and forth forgive and forget I hate you I love you bull was too repetitive for my taste. But I will say the only part that stood out was the ending. It was absolutely devastating and even though I knew it was heading in that direction, it didn’t make it hurt any less because like I said—Jake deserved better. I won’t say no more but everything that led up to that moment and what could’ve been could only be summed up into one word: damn.

About the author

A self-confessed reading addict, Ella Allbright writes commercial women’s fiction set in her beautiful home county of Dorset. Her first novel in this genre, The Last Charm, was published in August 2020 by One More Chapter, an imprint of HarperCollins. Ella is represented by agent Hattie Grünewald at The Blair Partnership, who represent J.K. Rowling.

Ella also writes as Nikki Moore, the author of the popular #LoveLondon romance series. A number of the novellas featured in the Top 100 short story charts on Kobo and the Top 20 in the Amazon UK bestsellers Holiday chart, and in 2018 the collection was released in Italy. Her first published work was the short story A Night to Remember in the bestselling Mills & Boon / RNA anthology Truly, Madly, Deeply. Her debut romance Crazy, Undercover, Love was shortlisted for the RNA Joan Hessayon Award 2015.

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