The Christmas Invitation by Trisha Ashley

Well another delightful read from the lovely Trisha Ashley.

In this Christmas story we meet Meg who is not feeling her best just getting out of hospital and finds a commission  for a printing as soon as she gets home but how can she refuse a stay in a country house over Christmas.

On her arrival they make her feel like home and is one of them, just when she starts to relax a blast from the past in the form of Lex who thought she would never have to see again !!!!

Meg comes with no Christians spirit untie she meets Henry and Clare who are totally opposite and are full on Christmas people, Meg has no option but to be pulled into this huge family Christmas.

There are some mysteries in the story involving Megs family that bring the book together and you get to understand why Meg lost her Christmas spirit.

Go grab a copy an find out if she becomes a Christmas elf and find her Santa ?

A Wedding in December by Sarah Morgan

In this Christmas Fairy tale we meet Rosie who is Marry Dan after a short time  of dating and planning to marry at Christmas in Austin.

Rosie Family are shocked at how quick she is getting married but are making they way to her for the wedding . Rosie mum Masise is hiding a secret her and the girls father have been separated for each other since the summer and haven't told the girls so they are playing happy married couple for Rosies wedding . There seems to some unfinished business and while playing the act realised that all they had to talk and find that they are not lost but can they be saved.

Then we meet Kirsty, Rosie older sister who has watched over her since her very first Asthma attack at an early age and Rosie has been her protector ever since it's the reason she became a doctor. Kirsty also has believe that Rosie is too quick to fall in love but Kirsty not even felt love as she is a 24/7 doctor that never takes breaks for falling in love or letting anyone get close is not an option for her and why she see that Rosie needs protecting and goes out for her way to stop the wedding as she feels its best for her little sister.  Kirsty fly's to Austin with a heavy heart to as she is hiding a secret and needs time to think what best for her future , does she stop the wedding  or find  the one thing that could out her heart back together and start living her life.

Go grab a copy you won't be disappointed, another amazing read from Sarah Morgan.

The Christmas Wish List by Heidi Swain

Im sorry but I am a big massive fn of Heidi work , especially when we get to visit the village  of Wynbridge.

In this wonderful tale we meet Hattie , who has been told that she is to lose her job. that she has lived and breathed and given her best years too. This is a massive shock  so when her old friend Dolly comes and meets for a catch up after work it all comes out  and Dolly takes her under her wing, but before Hattie has time to process the information. Johnathan her over protective controlling boyfriend  throws her a curve ball and asking her to move to another country and make a new life there with him. Hattie head is all over the place, so Dolly offers her a life line spending one more Christmas before  she flies off too her new life. Johnathan allows this but out of ear shot tells Hattie that he would like her to cut her visit short and come back early before they leave.

On arriving at the train station , Hattie is meet by a very friendly  taxi driver that Dolly arranged to meet her. Beamish who also plays ruby for the Village knows all about her stay !

On arrival Hattie finds her room the same way she left it like nothing had changed, Hattie feels safe and sleeps for the first time in months as she has been running on empty. Woken from her deep sleep to tapping at the window to fin d Beamish putting Christmas lights up on Dolly house. Hde seems to be the man of many trades and he seems to be everywhere. On her first full day she even bumps into Mrs Christmas herself Catherine from Wynbridge Hall and now knows thats she not into the Christmas spirit and it will be her mission and Dolly's to get her to fall in love with Christmas again.
on the same day she bumps into Rose from the village schools and offers her old volunteer position at school running up to Christmas. This day has been very adventful but she had more to come when her and Dolly make their Christmas wish list to get crossed off before Christmas Day, but Dolly has many things up her sleeve for Hattie including for her to make some sort of contact with her a strangerd family before she leaves and that she has not regrets.

The days start rolling away and Hattie and Dolly are trying to cross off as much as possible before Christmas , Dolly has her own reasons for doing this and is hiding a big secret from Hattie but you will have to buy the book to find that out. Over time Beamish becomes a close friend but Hattie doesn't go out of her way to tell him that she is with Johnathan but fate or Johnathan has other plans and pays her a visit asking her to come back with him and spend Christmas with him but she has already made plans and she wants to she them through and she finds out that he is involved in her a stranger relationship with her parents .

Does Hattie stay with Johnathan  and start her new life or stay and make a new life with a man she has known fir five minuets ?????

Go grab the book you won't be disappointed and is perfect for this time of year.

A year at Castle Court by Holly Hepburn

Meet two friends , who are too opposites but completely work as a whole bring their dream come true The dream being running a successful cake shop.

Cat went to Catherine school, travels the world and makes a name for herself. Meet her best friend Sadie a newly single mum not her choice but that of her cheating husband. Cat  is full of confidence and Sadie can't see her own self worth but together they have found the perfect shop in castle court.. Castle court is built up with many local businesses who welcome the girls apart from Cherie and Greg who hated any competition and Greg will do anything to bring them down.

Its not long before the girls hit trouble on the way to their dream when  Greg seems too fun out what he thinks is the reason Cat gave up her amazing dream career for a cake shop but doesn't double check his information and gets himself into hot water  and the grand opening goes to plan despite Greg.

After Christmas the shop went from strength to strength that the girls take on more staff and more bookings but one faithful day the heavens opened up and the rain kept coming and coming . The shop  took the brunt of the storm and lands Cat up in hospital. Theres not alot that keeps Cat down even when her boyfriend Set is unable to keep it in his trousers!!!

Cat and Sadie push deep to get the shop up and ruining for Easter trade  with a stall outside the shop its all work and no play for the girls.

Feeling blessed that their new made friends are their for them to rebuild to strength.

The following. months  and the last part of the year its more about personal goals and happenings for both the girls . Will Sadie find her Prince Charming with a few tears along the way and does Cat find love in the one place she wasn't looking ?

Go grab a copy you won't be disappointed .

Snowflakes and Cinnamon Swirls at The Winter Wonderland by Heidi Swain

Well  blogging for Christmas has started early as I have couple from last year.

In this wonderful book we return to Wynthrope Hall and catching up with old friends , Ana and Jamie are still going strong and running the hall to strength it should be. the whole family are back in full colour and feels like I never left.

In this tale its the turn of Hayley , we catch up with Hayley at her engagement party. Where she catches her husband to be with his trousers around his ankles and was the too many times before that she could take one walked out of her own party and gets a lift from a hot stranger to hall to hide from all the town gossip, she feels safe at Wynthrope Hall it never really changes and is her safety net.

Everybody rally around her moving her into the hall and moving her things which means bring the past to light and a lost passion for drawing and is quick to hide this  from her friends as its in the past and she decent like going there.

Wynthrope has its own special powers of healing and attracting people that need healing and Gabe is the newest member to the hall and the team. Gabe hits it off with Hayley and she has closed the doors to love since Gavin was meant to be the one  and he turned out to be a big fat cheat.

While staying at Wythrope hall that now has become her new home and  starts to love herself again  and lets people in bit more they discover her hidden  talent fan drawing , seeing her drawing in print makes her life real.

Hayley and Gabe are in each other pockets and she soon realises that she has feelings for him more than friends but Gabe is running from his past but is her fortune tune will she make the love of her life and is it with Gabe and will he ever  let go of the past.

Go grab a copy,  another fabulous read from Heidi Swain

Moonlight over Manhattan by Sarah Morgan

Well Sarah Morgan you did it again!!!! I fell in love with Harriett and Ethan your Christmas stories get better and better every year.

This Christmas tale is set in Manhattan, where we meet the lovely Harriett who is challenging her life choices and is currently escaping a toilet window from a online date !!

Harriett is part of a twin and most of her life her other twin has done mostly everything for her, only to protect her. Harriett was born with a strummer and her relationship with her father only made it worse. So Harriett is now pushing the limits and trying new things she would never dream of doing but hands herself in AE where Ethan Black works. A man who was looking down his nose at her while treating her !!

By day Harriett runs her dog walking business with her sister, she prefers the animal connection  more than humans. Harriett understands their needs and they do not judge her. Floss her sisters does the admin and talking to the clients, while Harriett attends to the dogs. But fate has its own cards to deal with one of their loyal clients , who has daughter has been rushed to hospital and she has to travel across state to be with her. The client has instructed the her dog is to move in with her brother who happens to be Ethan Black of all people. Lets say that Made first day with her temp owner has not gone well, so when Harriett walks into a war zones minuets for a very tried Dr Black after a long shift at AE. She begins to worry what is best for Madi , Ethan is not a human person outside his work it takes a toll on his communication skills and is even worse with dogs.
He shouts which scares Madi and also stirs up memories of her father , Harriett begins to summer. She is not happy leaving the dog with this man and wants to take her home with her.

Ethan tries and proves that he needs a second chance with looking after the dog, even tho DR black is a hot sexy doctor is not convinced and she moves in to settle Madi but this situation has its ups and downs. a friendships begins to forms and quickly turns to more but both sides are not sure of the others feelings.

Will Harriett life challenges  bring her love and Ethan heart melt little to love again?

Go grab a copy of this fabulous read and cosy up.

Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair by Heidi Swain

Well what can I say Heidi Swain you had me hooked from the first chapter !!!

In this wonderful tale we meet Anne who lost her Mother at the age of 8 years and at Christmas time  and with the years after it just got worse. So Anne built a wall around her working 24/7 and always at Christmas time.

We see Anna applied for a job to be a companion over Christmas , Anna never settles down and never found a place put down roots and call home.So walking into Wynthrope hall and meeting  the people who felt like they were a family is the one thing she is running away from but she had the strangest feeling that she belonged there!!!

Angus her employer was eccentric and so was many of the fellow workers. through out the book we meet the other workers : Hayley, Mick  and how they fall they way to the hall and never left. But the contact was only to the new yearend she was going to stay very low key and avoid anything to do with Christmas. Angus was alas planning the big return of the youngest sons to take over the family business, but Angus does not do anything small style which Anne starts to learn.

The Hall has its own magic and in a few days Anne had opened up to Catherine about her past and avoiding Christmas , Angus wife who could she was scared knew all she needed to do was open her heart and let the magic do the work.

When Jamie the youngest son returns he walks in full blast just like his father  and is not happy he has another face to feed, soon realises that Anne is not there to help for Christmas  and would do anything to run away from it, Anne also learns why Jamie  is finding hard to take over from his father  and on that cold night thir make a pack that Anne will fall in love with Christmas and Jamie will fall in love with the hall again.

But will Anne open up her broken  and get more than a family Christmas or will she get someone to hold her and never let her go?

Go get a copy you wont be disapoinned