Angela Britnell is a favourite on this blog. Here's her latest festive romance, A Little Christmas Panto which was published by Choc Lit on October 31st.
Can a little Cornish village panto convince a troubled
Hollywood heart throb to act again?
Oh no it won’t! At least that’s what Zach Broussard
initially thinks when the eccentric Anna Teague tries to railroad him into
helping out with her community pantomime production in the run-up to Christmas.
Zach has his reasons for leaving Hollywood behind, and his retreat to the
remote village of Polcarne in Cornwall signals the start of a new acting free
life for him.
But when Zach meets Anna’s daughter, Rosey – an ex concert
pianist who has swapped Mozart for panto tunes – he starts to wonder whether he
could change his mind, and not just about acting.
If nothing else, will the residents of Polcarne ensure Zach
has a Christmas he never forgets?
Oh yes they will!
My Thoughts
This is a warm, festive read which captures the humour and the community feeling of the local Christmas Panto. There is plenty of scope for some varied characters and all of them add to the story in their own way. The most flamboyant of all is Anna, Rosey's daughter, whose life revolves around the annual Amateur Dramatics. Not everything goes to plan but the story is well paced and lively and the pantomime is a great setting for the action.
Rosey and Zach have both found their way to Cornwall nursing some difficult feelings. Rosey has returned home after a disastrous marriage and found a satisfaction in the village which she realised she lacked in her life as a concert pianist. Zach has given up his Hollywood career and looking for a new challenge and some answers as to the direction his life is going to take. Family and friends are both very important to both Rosey and Zach. They add warmth to the story and credibility to the characters. This is an entertaining festive read which I thoroughly enjoyed, especially the chemistry between the two main characters.
In short: a fine festive romance
About the Author
Angela grew up in Cornwall, England and returns frequently
from her home outside of Nashville, Tennessee to visit family and friends,
drink tea and eat far too many Cornish pasties!
A lifelong love of reading turned into a passion for writing
contemporary romance and her novels are usually set in the many places she's
visited or lived on her extensive travels. Thanks to almost four decades of
marriage to her wonderful American husband she's a huge fan of transatlantic
romance and always makes sure her characters get their own happy-ever-after.
She is a member of the Romantic Novelists' Association. Her
first novel ‘Truth and Consequence’ was published in 2006 and she’s now had
over 40 novels published internationally and multiple short stories in women’s
magazines.
If you'd like to find out more of what Angela gets up to
(Advance warning: this may include references to wine, dark chocolate, Poldark
and the hunky Aidan Turner) check out
www.angelabritnellromance.com or follow her on www.facebook.com/angelabritnell , www.twitter.com/angelabritnell and on
Instagram as Angela
Golley Britnell.
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Thanks so much for the generous review, and I'm glad you enjoyed your visit to Polcarne and the pantomime. I appreciate you joining in this fun book tour and for always being such a great supporter.
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