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His Last Christmas Gift by Debra Borchert #Review

    His Last Christmas Gift by Debra Borchert will take you to a different country and season. It was published by Le Vin Press on 1st November 2025. Widowed, fired, and 50, Claire is one hot mess. This later in life romance hits like a snowball packed with grief and hope and mystery and the kind of second-chance that says, “I didn’t think I’d ever feel this again, and now I’m terrified, but… Hi.” Romance that’s frost melting off a windowpane. It’s “I forgot my heart could do this.” It’s love doesn’t have an expiration date. Twinkly lights, mulled wine and flaming crêpes so immerse you in Christmas markets—you’ll book a flight to France before the fares go up. A book club fiction favourite, Claire’s journey of self-discovery is perfect for fans of women’s fiction and stories about strong women over 50 navigating reinvention with inspiration, humour, with a delicious frosting of romance. “Give yourself the gift of a lush, romantic, French adventure and be swept away ...

A Perfect Paris Christmas by Mandy Baggot #Review

 

A Perfect Paris Christmas was published on September 3rd by Aria. 

United in grief. Pushed apart by tragedy.

Keeley Andrews knows more than anyone that you only live once. So when she receives an invitation to spend two weeks in Paris, all expenses paid, she jumps at the chance.

Ethan Bouchard has had the worst eighteen months of his life. He's ready to give up on everything, including his hotel chain. So when he meets Keeley, it simply isn't the right time.

As Keeley and Ethan continue to bump into each other on the romantic Parisian streets, they can't help but wonder whether this is fate telling them to let go of thepast and leap into the future...

Head to Paris this Christmas and fall in love under the lights of the Eiffel Tower with best-selling author, Mandy Baggot.

My Thoughts

This novel bristles with Christmas good cheer and is a really festive read. I loved the main characters, Keeley and Ethan,who both seemed to be slightly on the outside of the main group and who showed such vulnerability at the same time. The setting is  superb and really sparkles with the Christmas season. I also enjoyed some of the secondary characters, especially Jeanne, who is so different to the mainstream and Rach, who is so outspoken and down to earth. 

    This is a story which connects with the Christmas season and which explores whether material possessions matter or whether relationships are more important. I thoroughly enjoyed all the descriptive journeys into France's capital and found both Keeley and Ethan to be thoroughly likeable characters. 

In short: Paris shines under the Christmas lights. 

 

About the Author


Mandy Baggot is an international bestselling and award-winning romance writer. The winner of the Innovation in Romantic Fiction award at the UK's Festival of Romance, her romantic comedy novel, One Wish in Manhattan, was also shortlisted for the Romantic Novelists' Association Romantic Comedy Novel of the Year award in 2016. Mandy's books have so far been translated into German, Italian, Czech and Hungarian. Mandy loves the Greek island of Corfu, white wine, country music and handbags. Also a singer, she has taken part in ITV1's Who Dares Sings and The X-Factor. Mandy is a member of the Society of Authors and lives near Salisbury, Wiltshire, UK with her husband and two daughters.

You can follow Mandy here: Facebook   |  Twitter

Book links:  Amazon UK   |  Kobo   |  Google Play  |   Apple iBooks

 Aria links: Website  |  Twitter   |  Fiction   |  Instagram

Thanks to Mandy Baggot, Aria and Victoria Joss for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.

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