The Bee Whisperer
Barrington Series #5
Susan Mackie
Reviewed by Helen
I have said it before and I will say it again, I want to move to Barrington, I reckon it is a fabulous place to live, so many lovely people live there and the newest person is bee whisperer Ayla Forrest and her delightful five year old daughter Skye, things are going to change for school principal Alex Macintosh and his daughter Ruby when a swarm of bees arrive on the first day of term.
Alex needs help with the bees and calls around to get suggestions he is put in contact with new resident Ayla Forrest who arrives in her kombi van and with the utmost ease she moves the swarm into a box and takes them back to her place, everyone is stunned at the way she moved them and Alex gets a new program organized for the whole school with the help of Ayla this brings them together as Alex, Ruby and the students learn so much about bees and the importance of them to nature and the world.
Ayla and Skye have moved around a lot but it is nearly time for Skye to start school and she needs and wants to settle, will Barrington be the place for them to find their place and happiness, she has purchased the old resort and intends to set up her business, Ayla is a strong person who has her views about life and is a naturalist and has often been pushed out of past places by gossip, but she truly hopes this is the place to stay as her feelings for not only Alex are growing but she is making lots of new friends.
I loved this story not only the beautiful romance between Alex and Ayla, but catching up with the friends from previous books in the series but also learning so much about bees and what they do for the environment and food we eat. MS Mackie has captured me from page one, she had me cheering from the sidelines, seeing Alex and Ayla and Ruby and Skye find the happiness and love that they deserve filled me with joy and happiness there were lots of smiles as they stood together for what they believed. It is such a happy story filled with joy and love and a must read, I do highly recommend this one.
My thanks to the author for my copy to read and review.
Alex needs help with the bees and calls around to get suggestions he is put in contact with new resident Ayla Forrest who arrives in her kombi van and with the utmost ease she moves the swarm into a box and takes them back to her place, everyone is stunned at the way she moved them and Alex gets a new program organized for the whole school with the help of Ayla this brings them together as Alex, Ruby and the students learn so much about bees and the importance of them to nature and the world.
Ayla and Skye have moved around a lot but it is nearly time for Skye to start school and she needs and wants to settle, will Barrington be the place for them to find their place and happiness, she has purchased the old resort and intends to set up her business, Ayla is a strong person who has her views about life and is a naturalist and has often been pushed out of past places by gossip, but she truly hopes this is the place to stay as her feelings for not only Alex are growing but she is making lots of new friends.
I loved this story not only the beautiful romance between Alex and Ayla, but catching up with the friends from previous books in the series but also learning so much about bees and what they do for the environment and food we eat. MS Mackie has captured me from page one, she had me cheering from the sidelines, seeing Alex and Ayla and Ruby and Skye find the happiness and love that they deserve filled me with joy and happiness there were lots of smiles as they stood together for what they believed. It is such a happy story filled with joy and love and a must read, I do highly recommend this one.
My thanks to the author for my copy to read and review.
5 stars
May 11, 2023 by Small Town Publishing
