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Death at the Village Christmas Fair by Debbie Young #Review #CotswoldCuriosityShopMysteriesBook3 #PublicationDay

  I am delighted to feature this cozy crime novel, Death at the Village Christmas Fair  by Debbie Young . It is published today by Boldwood Books on August 16th.   It’s been a busy year for Alice Carroll, with her Curiosity Shop opening for business, and not one but two murders shaking things up in her quaint Cotswold village. She’s looking forward to her first countryside Christmas, complete with traditional Christmas Fair and Santa Run. But her hopes for innocent festive fun are thwarted when one of the Santa Runners steals something from her mum's knitting stall. His festive outfit makes him hard to spot, until he's found fatally injured outside the village hall with the stolen item. Despite what the police say, Alice suspects there's more to his murder than meets the eye. She's determined to solve the mystery - including why, once more, a stranger thought something from her Curiosity Shop was worth killing for. With the help of her charming neighbour Rob...

A Little Christmas Faith by Kathryn Freeman ** Blog Tour Review**

It's great to be on the Blog Tour to help to celebrate Kathryn Freeman's novel, A Little Christmas Faith. 





Is it time to love Christmas again?


Faith Watkins loves Christmas, which is why she’s thrilled that her new hotel in the Lake District will be open in time for the festive season. And Faith has gone all out; huge Christmas tree, fairy lights, an entire family of decorative reindeer. Now all she needs are the guests …
But what she didn’t bank on was her first paying customer being someone like Adam Hunter. Rugged, powerfully built and with a deep sadness in his eyes, Adam is a man that Faith is immediately drawn to – but unfortunately he also has an intense hatred of all things Christmassy.

As the countdown to the big day begins, Faith can’t seem to keep away from her mysterious guest, but still finds herself with more questions than answers: just what happened to Adam Hunter? And why does he hate Christmas?





My Thoughts

This is a book crammed full of good things- Christmas in abundance, several strands to the story and some great humorous touches. You can really picture the setting and the hotel and I loved the structure of the story with each chapter being a day on the countdown to Christmas. Published by Choc Lit, it heavily features the hero's point of view which I loved and thought it really told you the story of Faith and Adam. It is a good, escapist read but there is nothing wrong with that! 

    Faith's family are a huge part of her life and I liked getting to know them all in the story, especially her recalcitrant niece and her affectionate parents. If I'm honest, my absolute favourites turned out to be her two unruly dogs, Nip and Tuck who I just wanted to scoop up, they were so full of life. There are some well-drawn characters, all with their own flaws and insecurities, but above all, lots of heart. It's a great Christmas read. I've read quite a few this year and I would say this is one of the most enjoyable I've found. I really got to care about what was going to happen to them all.

In short: A festive romance, brimming with life.

    
About the Author


I was born in Wallingford but have spent most of my life living in a
village outside Windsor. A former pharmacist, I’m now a medical writer who also loves to write romance. Some days a racing heart is a medical condition, others it’s the reaction to a hunky hero…  
I’ve two teenage boys and a husband who asks every Valentine’s Day whether he has to bother buying a card again this year (yes, he does) so the romance in my life is all in my head. Then again, my husband’s unstinting support of my career change goes to prove that love isn't always about hearts and flowers - and heroes can come in many disguises.

You can follow Kathryn here: Website  |  Facebook   |  Twitter  

 Book Links: Amazon UK 

Thanks to Kathryn, the publisher Choc Lit and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a place on the event. 

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Comments

  1. Oh Marianne, what a lovely review. Thank you so much for taking part in the A Little Christmas Faith blog tour, and for your very kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed Nip and Tuck :-)

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