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  Another 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 star read from Mrs. Christmas aka Sarah Morgan. For many people, myself included, family, is the heart of Christmas, bit it the Holy one or our own. No family is perfect, members come and go, we cut some out of our lives and cling to others like a life raft. It is this realism that Sarah Morgan entwines with her romance that makes me regret when I have to put her books down, to you know, go to work. There is no sugar-coating the relationship, between Samantha, Elle, and Gayle, each headstrong in their own unique way. It takes an accident to bring mother and daughters together for the first time in five years, have their voices been too quiet for too long? Will secrets and fears sever their connection completely?  A festive holiday in remote Scotland, maybe their last chance to mend bridges, make peace and open up, throw in a hot 'laird', a four-year-old, and a little Christmas magic and Sarah's latest book gives us a perfect escape from our everyday pro...

  Sometimes home is not a place but the people you share it with. In the third instalment of Jayne Rylon's sexy Powertools: The Original Crew Returns series, life has thrown a curveball for Kayla and Dave, not only has Kayla lost her business but a fire has destroyed their home of over twenty years. This story takes us on Kayla's emotional journey, along with the crew down a path that may have been expected by readers of the previous books, but not by the characters themselves.  There will be tears, arguments, and make-up sex in this 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 emotionally charged book. Purchase Links: Amazon UK: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Grind-Powertools-Original-Crew-Returns-ebook/dp/B089VQQWY3/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Grind+by+Jayne+Rylon&qid=1603230027&sr=8-1 Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/grind-jayne-rylon/1137154230?ean=2940162925248 Kobo: https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/grind-24

  The perfect escape, three holidays in one book.   Sandy Barker’s latest release, The Christmas Swap follows the stories of three best friends who live thousands of miles apart, from the US, the UK, and Australia. When one of their group, tells her friends her parents are leaving her alone at Christmas they hatch a plan to live out their dream Christmas, little do they know the adventures they have in store.    The Christmas Swap is a little different from a lot of holiday fiction as it follows each of the May Ladies as they experience each other’s Christmas traditions. While I thought this might dilute the depth of each character’s story, this is not the case, we learn so much from Lucy, Jules, and Chloe’s friends and family.   I love this book and it will call to those, like me, who love love, and there is no better time than Christmas to fall in love.    My thanks to #Netgalley, #OneMOreChapter #OneMoreChapterReads, and @SandyBarker for allowing me...

  Secrets in the Snow by Emma Heatherington.   This book stole my weekend and my heart   Another wonderful, story by Emma Heatherington, this time set in the village of BallyBray where five years before a wind blew in a widow and her young son, both confused and lost, looking for a family they didn't know they had.   Mabel was not family in the traditional sense but with time the body between the young woman and her child to the batty American grew stronger than blood. Roisin O’Connor needed strength, love, and the occasional kick up the bum but soon she worked her way into the community with Mabel's gentle guidance and a swift kick if needed.   But when the young family is left without their dear friend, she did not leave them alone, but through a series of messages from the grave, Mabel is able to help her nephew and her friends grieve together and search for secrets that would change everything they knew to be true.    There is so much emotion packe...

A pleasure to read   When Victoria and Oliver met two worlds literally collide together and changes their fate forever. Victoria has suffered pain and guilt for years, she is almost content in her small corner of the world, with her close group of people, happy to avoid her ex and hide from the pain he caused her. Oliver is not able to hide, he is the son of a famous businessman, and ensuring the family name and reputation is upheld is his job, even if his cousin is determined to do his best to ruin it.  When the two characters meet cracks start to show in their lives and when Oliver hatches a plan to spare his father's pain and get his mother off his back, Victoria agrees. But as with all good love stories, the best-laid plans are often upturned, and the fun begins.   It’s Christmas time in London, love is in the air and one fall could be the making of a love that can heal many wounds.    I'm so glad Georgia was able to read the book for the audio version, I'm ...

  A wonderful read.   No one’s life is perfect and as I start reading my glut of Christmas fiction, I find it refreshing to come across a story that shows family life how it really is. That one relative who makes the grand claim on being a death's door, the mother who is afraid of being lone, an uncle who is less than perfect, a brother who is trying move one and our protagonist who is finding the idea of moving on a little overwhelming.    I love the quirky characters, the animals, and the feeling of what a family Christmas is really like, cutthroat, funny, and imperfect, behind the curtains and Christmas lights.    Definitely one of my favourite novels this year.   My thanks to #Netgalley, #Avon, and @BellaOsborne for allowing to review a copy of #OneFamilyChristmas   Purchase Link: Amazon:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B085XQXDB9/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i3 Barnes & Nobel:  https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/one-family-chr...

  I really enjoyed A Change in Tide by Freya Barker, mainly for the emotional reaction her words cause. To lose everything, almost overnight to a fear you never saw coming, to feel so vulnerable around others, even when buying groceries, I can only imagine.  For Mia, she has spent years hiding from those fears, until the day Jared arrives and makes splashing waves in the sea of tranquility. What starts as a perceived clash of personalities, slowly develops into a friendship and inevitably something more.  The dual narration of this story is perfect and I would recommend this 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 audiobook and ebook to anyone looking for something to while away the time on their daily commute, working from home, or escaping the same four walls. My thanks to the author and Spectrum Audio for allowing me to review this book. Purchase Links: Amazon UK:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/Change-Tide-Northern-Lights-Book-ebook/dp/B06Y4C48TP/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=a+change+in+tide...

  A festive read and new beginnings   As a carer myself, Cathy’s situation hit home, when you dedicate years of your life, looking after a loved one come to the end of theirs, it takes its toll, they become your sole though, friends drift away, a work-life becomes harder and love life is non-existent. Many people can never understand unless they live it and it’s even harder to explain.   The way that Tilly dealt with the loneliness and loss is very sympathetic and refreshing to read, it’s rare for people to just move on. This is a slow burner of a story for Cathy, things happen slowly, even the baking. After attending a charity coffee morning, Cathy learns that she had a place in the village and friendships form through her baking classes in the church hall with a quirky bunch of characters. Throw in a dash of teen angst and a new love interest, it’s all I need to curl up with a warm cup of something and while the afternoon away in  Linnetford   My thanks to #Ne...