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Maddy's Christmas Wedding by Rosie Green #LittleDuckPondCafeBook37#review

  Here we are at Book 37 in the Little Duck Pond Cafe series! Maddie's Christmas Wedding is the latest novella by Rosie Green.   With the wedding of the year approaching, excitement is running high at the café! But there's just one problem. Maddy is grappling with a secret. Could it derail all of hers and Jack's glorious plans for their big day? Will there actually be a wedding?   My Thoughts In this latest festive story, we are taken out of Sunnybrook, in fact, out of the country and taken for a wintry stay in Lapland. It is Maddy's hen party gathering so some of the Little Duck Pond characters are along too. The story continues on from the earlier Cosy Nights and Snowball Fights . The setting is idyllic and so different to life at home. Everything shimmers and shines in the snow and the temperatures are extreme. Maddy should be having the time of her life but she finds that she has a lot on her mind and a heartbreaking decision to make.     With the men le...

A Skye Full of Stars by Sue Moorcroft #Review #Giveaway

 

I am really enjoying the celebrations for Sue Moorcroft's amazing 25 published novels and you can read my contribution here.

Today I am featuring her 25th and latest novel, A Skye Full of Stars which was published by Avon on 7th November. I have a great giveaway with the chance for you to win a copy of the book. Details on hoe to enter are at the foot of this post.

 
Under the winter stars, anything is possible…

Ezzie Wynter can’t wait for Christmas on the beautiful Isle of Skye. Her island home sparkles at this time of year thanks to the snow-capped mountains and frosty winter walks, topped off with family gatherings with those she loves the most.

But her peaceful Christmas idyll is upended when she hears that the Larson family – the owners of Rothach Hall – are flying in from Sweden for the festivities. As Manager of their grand Scottish manor house, Ezzie suddenly has decorations to hang, food to source and itineraries to organise.

Life only becomes more difficult when Mats Larson turns up. The owners’ handsome, self-assured son is used to doing things his own way – and he is only another headache to add to her overflowing list.

Yet when unexpected visitors arrive looking for Ezzie, nothing else matters as she is left questioning everything she ever knew about herself. But amidst the Christmas chaos, she might also discover that, when all is lost, it’s sometimes those we least expect who come to our aid…

A beautiful, escapist festive tale to curl up with by the fire this Christmas. Perfect for fans of Sarah Morgan and Karen Swan.


 My Thoughts

I loved this story for two reasons. Firstly, it's set near Christmas and has a fantastic festive feel. It is also the next in her trilogy about the Wynter sisters and you can read my review of the first in the series here. The nice thing is that you get to see how life is panning out for Thea. In A Skye Full of Stars, we move on to Ezzie. As the manager of the estate where they both work, she finds that the family are returning for Christmas. Up till now she has created a private life for herself, with her cottage a safe haven. Certain events and newcomers open up all sorts of secrets which she has been diligently concealing.

    The three sisters all have their own backstory. Adopted when babies, nevertheless their sibling bon is very strong. However, Ezzie finds out more than she wants to know about her birth family. As before, family and friendships are both integral to the story. This is a superb festive read and the setting on the Isle of Skye is perfect. I've read plenty of reviews about Christmas novels which talk about 'a warm hug of story'  but you can absolutely apply the phrase to this read. I loved it!

In short: a perfect Christmas read

About the Author

Sue Moorcroft is a Sunday Times bestselling author. Her novels have been #1 on Kindle UK and Top 100 on Kindle US, Canada and Italy. She writes two books a year for publishing giant HarperCollins and has won the Goldsboro Books Contemporary Novel of the Year, Readers’ Best Romantic Novel award, two HOLT Medallions and the Katie Fforde Bursary. She’s the president of the Romantic Novelists’ Association.

Her novels, short stories, serials, columns, writing ‘how to’ and courses have appeared around the world.

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Thanks to Sue Moorcroft and Rachel of Rachel's Random Resources for a copy of the book and a place on the tour.
 

 Giveaway (UK only)




Giveaway to Win a signed copy of A Skye Full of Stars, bookmark and pen (Open to UK Only)

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Comments

  1. Thanks so very much for this awesome review, Pam! I'm thrilled to bits that you enjoyed it so much. Thanks also for joining this special blog tour. :-)

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  2. This book made me want to go back to the Isle of Skye for a longer visit! And I loved the different Scottish and Swedish Christmas traditions!

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