Today we are on another festive blog tour with A Snowflake in December by Kiltie Jackson.It was published by Wicked Kilt Publishing on October 8th.
When Christmas is the time of year you hate the most, what
does it take to make you love it?
Polly Snowflake hasn't celebrated Christmas since her father
died on Christmas Day when she was fifteen years old and, twenty years later,
she has avoiding the festive season down to a fine art. That is until she meets
Maxwell Watkins, a fully-fledged lover of Christmas, who vows to thaw out her
frozen Christmas spirit.
Taking the idea of an advent calendar, Maxwell sets a
different ADVENT-ure each day from the 1st to the 24th December, covering all
manner of wonderful Christmas delights. As they spend time together, Polly
begins to wonder if Christmas is the only thing she’ll be opening her heart to.
That is, until Maxwell’s glamourous super-model ex-girlfriend arrives back on
the scene...
Will this be a Christmas for Polly to remember or yet
another she’ll want to forget?
My Thoughts
This is a light, gentle festive read. If you are looking for a story which is full of all the delights of Christmas, this has to be the one for you. Polly has a likeable, slightly deprecating sense of humour and a vulnerability which people can recognise. Trauma from her childhood has affected how she views Christmas. From the moment Polly meets Maxwell and his twin brother, Monty, her life takes a different direction and there seems to be a sprinkle of magic over the chance meeting with them.
The setting is gorgeous and full of seasonal touches. You can absolutely imagine all the celebrations and the different festive activities which Polly attends. With a varied cast of characters, some of whom you like and a couple you don't, there is plenty of scope for humour. Past relationships also reared their heads and throw light on Polly and Maxwell's characters. This is a fun read for a wintry weekend.
In short: festive romance
About the Author
Kiltie Jackson spent her childhood years growing up in
Scotland. Most of these early years were spent in and around Glasgow although
for a short period of time, she wreaked havoc at a boarding school in the
Highlands.
By the age of seventeen, she had her own flat which she
shared with a couple of cats for a few years while working as a waitress in a
cocktail bar (she’s sure there’s a song in there somewhere!) and serving
customers in a fashionable clothing outlet before moving down to London to
chalk up a plethora of experiences which are now finding their way into her
writing.
Once she’d wrung the last bit of fun out of the smokey
capital, she moved up to the Midlands and now lives in Staffordshire with one
grumpy husband and another six feisty felines.
Her little home is known as Moggy Towers even though,
despite having plenty of moggies, there are no towers! The cats kindly allow
her and Mr Mogs to share their home as long as the mortgage continues to be
paid.
Since the age of three, Kiltie has been an avid reader
although it was many years later before she decided to put pen to paper – or
fingers to keyboard – to begin giving life to the stories in her head.
Her debut novel was released in September 2017 and her fourth
book, ‘A Timeless Lovestyle’ was a US Amazon bestseller in Time Travel Romance.
Kiltie loves to write fiery and feisty female characters and
puts the blame for this firmly on the doorsteps of Anne Shirley from Anne of
Green Gables and George Kirrin from The Famous Five.
When asked what her best memories are, Kiltie will tell you:
1. Queuing up overnight outside the Glasgow Apollo to buy
her Live-Aid ticket.
2. Being at Live-Aid.
3. Winning an MTV competition to meet Bon Jovi in Sweden.
(Although, if Mr Mogs is in earshot, the latter is changed to her wedding day.)
Her main motto in life used to be “Old enough to know
better, young enough not to care!” but that has since been replaced with “Too
many stories, not a fast enough typist!”
Thanks to Kiltie Jackson,Wicked Kilt Publishing and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
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Thank you so much for taking part in the tour and for sharing this lovely review x
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