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The Village Christmas Party by Sue Roberts #Review

  Festive reading continues with Sue Roberts' The Village Christmas Party . It was published by Bookouture on October 10th. The smell of mulled wine fills the air as the villagers listen to carollers singing. Everyone in town is ready for the big day. But Lauren only has hours to get the community Christmas party back on track… Thirty-four-year-old Lauren has a list for everything, especially Christmas. With her presents bought months in advance, the last thing on her checklist is the charity party she runs every year. It has to be perfect – she has seen how much the event means to the older villagers who would be alone for the holidays otherwise. Everything is going smoothly as the local church bells ring. Until handsome Kian walks in, claiming he has the little village hall booked for his young daughter’s birthday party. Lauren nearly falls off the ladder she is using to hang fairy lights. There’s no way this is happening. Not when she’d triple-checked every detail…
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Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands by Bella Osborne #Review #PublicationDay

 

Today we have a festive romcom by Bella Osborne.  Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands  is published by Aria today on October 10th. 

 
Olivia Bingham has bad luck with men.

She’s been ghosted more times than she can count, but this Christmas she’s finally met someone really special online: Fraser Douglas, a Scottish chef working at an idyllic hotel in the Highlands. He’s sweet and sensitive, thoughtful and funny – not to mention incredibly good looking.

Just when she thinks things couldn’t be going any better, Fraser’s dating profile vanishes, and Olivia fears the worst. Frustrated and wounded, Olivia decides she’s going to drive all the way out to Loch Lochy Hotel and confront Fraser.

But when she arrives, things don't go exactly as she hoped. Worse still, Fraser doesn’t seem to have any idea who she is....

My Thoughts

Olivia's impulsive decision to travel up to the Highlands in search of Fraser, who has ghosted her, has far-reaching consequences for her. The family she meets at his hotel are all larger than life characters who all add to the humour and keep the story going at a cracking pace. You get quite a vivid picture of the rather rundown hotel, but it does feel like a home for everybody, including the animals. In the midst of the , at times, chaos, you have Fraser trying to impose fine dining cuisine methods in an attempt to keep the hotel going.

    As the snow closes in, Olivia finds herself stuck in the hotel but quickly forms friendships. The romance, with its grumpy/ sunshine angle is a gentle slow burn. This is a heartwarming story with lots of funny scenes and dialogue to match. It seems just right for a wintery weekend.

In short: love and humour in the Highlands

   

About the Author

Bella Osborne has been jotting down stories as far back as she can remember but decided that 2013 would be the year that she finished a full length novel. In 2016, her debut novel, It Started At Sunset Cottage, was shortlisted for the Contemporary Romantic Novel of the Year and RNA Joan Hessayon New Writers Award. Bella's stories are about friendship, love and coping with what life throws at you. She likes to find the humour in the darker moments of life and weaves these into her stories. Bella believes that writing your own story really is the best fun ever, closely followed by talking, eating chocolate, drinking fizz and planning holidays. She lives in the Midlands, UK with her lovely husband and wonderful daughter, who thankfully, both accept her as she is (with mad morning hair and a penchant for skipping).

For more about Bella, visit her website at www.bellaosborne.com follow her on Twitter - @osborne_bella or Facebook,  TikTok or Instagram

Book links: Amazon UK |

 

Thanks to Bella Osborne, Ariw and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
 
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