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The Llama Farm On New Moon Lane
by Laura Briggs
Synopsis
Young and quiet, Lucy Granger leads an introverted life in Reading , living in a flat and working in design at a graphics company—until it is upended when she both sells her idea for a mobile game and suffers an unexpected medical diagnosis shortly afterwards. Facing a mandated medical rest period, she decides to use her windfall earnings to take a year’s holiday, renting a farm on New Moon Lane in a country village in Yorkshire. As Lucy settles into her holiday home for some tranquility, she soon learns that she is not the only tenant, when a llama named Llarry strolls out of the farm’s supposedly-derelict barn. He is shortly followed by others in a menagerie of abandoned animals left behind—from a sickly donkey who likes eating crisps to a flirtatious cockerel sleeping in the back garden. To Lucy’s consternation, no one is willing or able to take them on, leaving her with a strange mix of furry and feathered friends to find homes for. Reluctantly adapting to her circumstances in order to deal with this problem, Lucy will discover other surprises about the animals in her care, and the place she is temporarily calling home. About herself, as well. Will her ordinary life ever be the same after her experience on New Moon Lane? More importantly, should she really want it to be?
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Author Guest Post
So excited for this chance to share about my newest book, The Llama Farm on New Moon Lane with all the readers at FUONLYKNEW today. It’s a fun, feel good read about a shy woman named Lucy whose holiday at a Yorkshire cottage is complicated by the presence of some unexpected fellow farm tenants, including three llamas, a donkey, and a rooster. The scene below finds Lucy sketching in the garden as she attempts to brainstorm ideas for her next work assignment. In the leaves below, the rooster was digging around, pausing to flap his wings and crow loudly. He waited, and a distant answer came across the field. A loud exclamation of surprise came from Kenny’s beak in reply.Lucy’s pencils made a colorful spill across the rocks, in magenta and jade green. Only doodling, she was in no hurry. Nothing significant was coming to mind yet. Maybe she was too tired. Some days, she was still tired, even if she took all of her pills and ate a sensible lunch with no crisps.She dropped her pencil, and it landed in the leaves and the overgrown mother-of-thyme below. It sent Kenny the rooster off like a shot, racing across the lawn as he sounded the alarm. He performed a little turnabout dance in the middle —possibly realizing that he’d overestimated the danger. The younger llamas made murmuring noises —an animal conference in progress, ending with a bumping match, which the bigger one, Philomena, won. With indignation, Fiona jogged away, moving outside of disciplinary reach. Larry had come into view in the corral, watching Lucy with curiosity. His tail flicked, and his head wove a little, as if trying to figure out precisely what activity she was pursuing. The little waggle in back was almost like a friendly wave. With hesitation, Lucy waved back, feeling slightly silly.
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About Author Laura Briggs
Laura Briggs is the author of several feel-good romance reads, including the Top 100 Amazon UK seller ‘A Wedding in Cornwall’. She has a fondness for vintage style dresses (especially ones with polka dots), and reads everything from Jane Austen to modern day mysteries. When she’s not writing, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, caring for her pets, gardening, and seeing the occasional movie or play.
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