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Best Mistake Ever by Christy McKellen

  This is a new to me author but I am delighted to feature on the celebrations for the latest novel by Christy McKellen , Best Mistake Ever . It was published by Boldwood on 16th January. Some mistakes are worth making Beatrice Donovan would do anything for her identical twin sister. Including stepping into her hotel management job temporarily and pretending to be her - she’s desperate. What could go wrong? A lot apparently! Because her sister Delilah has hugely understated her role – the hotel is at risk of closure and she’s promised she can turn it around. Now Bea has to find a way to fly under the radar, get the job done before anyone notices their switch up. Sounds easy, all Bea has to do is avoid her temporary new boss Jonah. However, that’s a lot harder than she thought. Not only does he have impossibly high standards, he’s also out of this world gorgeous, an ex-rockstar with a chip on his shoulder and he's watching her like a hawk! So Bea uses her charm to keep him fo...
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Magic under the Mistletoe by Lucy Coleman #Review #Giveaway

There is Magic Under the Mistletoe today on the blog and I am delighted to be taking part on the first day of the blog tour. I have a great Giveaway for you to enter, Details are at the foot of this post.
 

Christmas and romance are in the air...


It's December 23rd and while everyone else is rushing home for the holidays, workaholic Leesa Oliver is dreading switching on her out-of-office for the festive season. And it seems her equally driven boss, Cary Anderson, isn't relishing spending Christmas at his family's country estate either.


So together, they draft an unexpected Christmas contract: They'll spend half of the holidays with each other's families, pretending to be a couple. Leesa knows the insufferably good-looking Cary will make her Christmas more bearable, but what happens after the last of the mince pies have been eaten...?


Leesa signed off on a sensible business agreement, but somewhere, amongst the fairy lights and carols something seems to have changed... It seems there might just be some magic under the mistletoe this Christmas!



My Thoughts

This novel covers a whole year so you get to see Leesa and Cary at not just one Christmas but two. I enjoyed the humour of the story in the opening chapters on the flight home when you begin to glimpse their true characters and to see what sort of people they actually are. They both have past lives which are impacting on them and explain why they are so determinedly self sufficient. 

    Of all the characters in the story, I loved Cressida and her estranged husband, Matthew. These are the sort of people who you feel see more than they let on and who understand what is happening beneath the surface. This novel looks at relationships and having a second chance, at what constitutes a family and how we can experience loss and yet move on. I loved the festive sections and could absolutely visualise the beautiful mansion house, all dressed for Christmas. 

In short: Characters with hidden depths and lots of sparkling snow!     
 About the Author

From interior designer to author, Linn B. Halton - who also writes under the pen name of Lucy Coleman - says ‘it’s been a fantastic journey!’


Linn is the bestselling author of more than a dozen novels and is excited to be writing for both Aria Fiction (Head of Zeus) and Harper Impulse (Harper Collins); she’s represented by Sara Keane of the Keane Kataria Literary Agency.

When she’s not writing, or spending time with the family, she’s either upcycling furniture or working in the garden.

Linn won the 2013 UK Festival of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction award; her novels have been short-listed in the UK's Festival of Romance and the eFestival of Words Book Awards.

Living in Coed Duon in the Welsh Valleys with her ‘rock’, Lawrence, and gorgeous Bengal cat Ziggy, she freely admits she’s an eternal romantic.

Linn is a member of the Romantic Novelists’ Association and the Society of Authors. She writes feel-good, uplifting novels about life, love and relationships. relationships.

You can read my reviews of some of Lucy's books here: Summer on the Italian Lakes   |   Snowflakes over Holly Cove

 You can follow  Lucy here: Facebook   |  Twitter  |  Website
 
Book links: Amazon UK 
 
Thanks to Lucy and to Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources  for a copy of the book and a place on the tour. 

Catch up with the rest of the tour!
Giveaway (UK only)

To win a Signed paperback copy of Snowflakes over Holly Cove and Christmas Pamper Pack. (UK only) just follow the link below and good luck!


*Terms and Conditions –UK entries welcome.  Please enter using the Rafflecopter box below.  The winner will be selected at random via Rafflecopter from all valid entries and will be notified by Twitter and/or email. If no response is received within 7 days then Rachel’s Random Resources reserves the right to select an alternative winner. Open to all entrants aged 18 or over.  Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. This will passed to the giveaway organiser and used only for fulfilment of the prize, after which time Rachel’s Random Resources will delete the data.  I am not responsible for despatch or delivery of the prize.
  
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  1. Linn B Halton and Lucy Coleman16 November 2019 at 19:55

    Thank you SO much for being on the tour and taking the time to read and review! And what a lovely review... thrilled you enjoyed it. xx

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