Book Review: Love Quest by Camilla Isley

I am pleased to be welcoming Camilla Isley to Novel Kicks and the blog tour for her novel, Love Quest.

She didn’t go to the jungle to meet the man of her dreams. Luckily, Dr Logan Spencer is NOT the man of her dreams!

As epic meet-cutes go, travel photographer, Winter Knowles thinks finding a gorgeous naked man outside her Thailand villa is pretty perfect. But then she discovers the naked heartthrob is none other than Dr Logan Spencer, her gruff standoffish (but sexy as hell) jungle expedition leader.

Dr Logan is on the mission of a lifetime. There’s a lost city of gold to discover and he doesn’t need any distractions – especially not the stubborn, sassy beautiful photographer type! His reputation is on the line.

These arch rivals get off on the wrong foot. But when the heat rises in the jungle, Winter and Logan are forced together in the face of danger. Is trusting someone with your life the best meet-cute of all?  

(This title was originally published as From Thailand With Love.)

*****

Photographer Winter Knowles is about to embark on a jungle expedition. Problem is, her new boss, Logan, is as unfriendly as you can get. Will Winter and Logan get through the expedition in one piece? 

This is the first book I’ve read from Camilla Isley and therefore, i’d not read the previous book in the series, The Love Theorem. 

This didn’t hinder my enjoyment of this book or my ability to keep up with what’s going on. I will be adding the first book to my TBR pile though. 

I really did fall in love and became invested in these characters. 

Winter immediately shows how strong a character she is. She doesn’t let anyone walk all over her and she is certainly full of surprises. 

Logan is grumpy and broody but even from the beginning, I could tell there was more to him than that. As I made my way through the novel and got to know more about his motivations, I began to understand why he behaves the way he does. However, he does truly underestimate Winter and is shown in no uncertain terms that he was being an a***. 

The supporting characters are great (well, most of them.) I loved Archie. As hinted in the authors note, he’s potentially getting a book of his own. I’m hoping Tucker does too. 

I’m also looking forward to getting to know Winter’s twin sister, Summer a bit better. She’s getting her own book later this year. 

The plot has many twists and turns. There is a bit of set up before the action starts but the scene Camilla sets of the jungle and surroundings sounds so beautiful and the set up helps build tension.

The further I got into the book, the harder it was to stop reading. 

Love Quest is a wonderful book full of excitement, romance, adventure and discovery. I’d say it’s a mixture of Indiana Jones and National Treasure. 

If you’re looking for a holiday read or somewhere to escape to for a while, I really recommend this book. 

I loved it.

About Camilla Isley– 

Camilla Isley is an engineer who left science behind to write bestselling contemporary rom-coms set all around the world.

She lives in Italy and her first title for Boldwood, The Love Theorem, a Hollywood-meets-STEM romance, was published in June 2023.

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Love Quest was released by Boldwood on 8th July 2023. Click to buy on Amazon UK, Apple Books and Waterstones.

(This title was originally published as From Thailand With Love.)

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Laura

I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.