A Christmas Kiss
A sparkling festive romance that will warm your heart this Christmas.
The week before Christmas, GP Zander Gillespie finds his festive plans in tatters. He’s supposed to be flying out to his parents’ chateau in Carcassonne with his high-maintenance girlfriend, Melissa. But she has other ideas. She wants to spend Christmas in London with her party friends – and he’s not invited. The prospect of facing his family, with their questions and their sympathy – not to mention the ‘I told you so-s’ – just isn’t an option. Instead, Zander decides to head to his holiday cottage in the quaint moorland village of Lytell Stangdale, where he intends to hide away with his faithful rescue Labrador Alf.
Eighty miles away, Livvie’s world has come crashing down. With plans to cook a romantic meal for her boyfriend, she heads home early and walks in on him in a compromising position with their neighbour. Fed-up of his lies and philandering ways, this is the final straw. With her Christmas plans up in smoke, the thought of spending it with her parents and her smug, married sister with her pompous husband in tow, is enough to bring Livvie out in hives. So, when she fires up her laptop and finds the perfect little holiday cottage in Lytell Stangdale available to rent over the festive period, it seems the perfect solution. Or is it…?
Zander didn’t believe in love at first sight until he set eyes on Livvie. Livvie had sworn off men until she met Zander. The pair may be reluctant to give in to temptation, but fate seems to have other ideas…
Join Livvie and Zander – and all the usual characters – for a magical Christmas in Lytell Stangdale.
My review
This is a joyful, festive romcom but there’s a little bit of edge to it too. Both our main protagonists are in damaging relationships which they seek to escape over Christmas. As fate would have it they turn up under the same roof, each thinking they’ve got the rental cottage to themselves.
The plot is clever and interesting, and all the characters we meet are fascinating. Lytell Strangdale, the setting, is a place of warmth and friendship, and it weaves its magic spell over the troubled Livvie and Zander. The atmosphere is tense at times, but mainly festive and uplifting, like the book itself.
This novel is no. 4 in a series but it works perfectly as a standalone. I shall definitely be reading the rest in the series, and I’m sure you’ll want to as well. The author has such an enjoyable and readable style, and creates the most wonderful imagery and relationships.
This is the perfect read for the run-up to Christmas when you’re looking for cosiness and happy endings.
Purchase Links:
US – https://www.amazon.com/Christmas-Kiss-Life-Moors-Book-ebook/dp/B07XBSZMQ5/
Author Bio – Eliza lives in a 17th-century cottage on the edge of a village in the North Yorkshire Moors with her husband, their two daughters and two mischievous black Labradors. When she’s not writing, she can usually be found with her nose in a book/glued to her Kindle or working in her garden. Eliza also enjoys bracing walks in the countryside, rounded off by a visit to a teashop where she can indulge in another two of her favourite things: tea and cake.
Eliza is inspired by her beautiful surroundings and loves to write heart-warming stories with happy endings.
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Amazon Author Page: UK: www.amazon.co.uk/Eliza-J-Scott/e/B07DMQWPMH
US: www.amazon.com/Eliza-J-Scott/e/B07DMQWPMH
