I'll Be Home for Christmas: A heartwarming, feel good romantic comedy

Name: I'll Be Home for Christmas: A heartwarming, feel good romantic comedy
Rating: 3.6666667461395264 (3 reviews)

Karen Clarke

Oct 2019 · Bookouture

3.7

3 reviews

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350

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‘A wonderful Christmas love story, I absolutely loved this book… Hilarious and fun, I found myself laughing out loud several times… I could not put this book down.’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

Nina Bailey loves Christmas. Except this year she doesn’t. Because it turns out that her husband-to-be has been cheating on her – and her beautiful wedding ceremony in the snow is cancelled.

She’s not really in the mood to be jolly, sing carols, or go anywhere near gingerbread men – in fact, what Nina wants is to avoid the whole thing. So she’s come to stay at her Aunt Dolly’s cosy café to nurse her broken heart.

Nina is determined to get through Christmas with no tinsel, no fuss – and definitely no flirting. So when she arrives and meets infuriatingly handsome Ryan Sadler, with his gorgeous forest-green eyes, she is not best pleased. And when Nina overhears him making fun of her, she is furious. (There might have been an incident with a koala onesie and a spilled bottle of milk, but that really wasn’t her fault!) So despite the spark between them, and the fact that he can whip up a fabulous dinner faster than she can say Michelin star, romance and Christmas are off the menu this year.

Unfortunately, Aunt Dolly hasn’t quite got the message, going to great lengths to provide a proper British Christmas for her beloved niece: a true home away from home. With sparkling lights adorning every wall and a tree to equal the Rockefeller Center’s and, yes, mistletoe above every doorway, can Nina resist the magic of Christmas – and stick to her no-romance rule?

This heart-warming romantic comedy will have you reaching for eggnog, roasted chestnuts and gingerbread cookies! The perfect festive book to read curled up in front of the fire, for fans of Sue Moorcroft, Holly Martin and Debbie Johnson.

Readers are falling in love with I’ll Be Home for Christmas!

‘I love this author!!... Laugh-out-loud scenes that will keep you chuckling your way through the book!... Such a lovely book and is absolutely perfect at this time of year with its Christmas theme!!... Lovely characters, fabulous scenery and a storyline which will leave you wanting more! Would definitely recommend!’ Stardust Book Reviews

‘I LOVED I’ll be Home for Christmas, and I wish I had enough words to explain just how much I fell in love with the story and the characters… From the heartbreak to the emotional moments, to the touching and hilarious ones. This book had everything for me and I would quite happily read it again in an instant.’ The Writing Garnet ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

‘Melted my heart!... Had me cracking up laughing hysterically!... A brilliant storyline!!’ Heidi Lynn’s Book Reviews

‘Impossible to put the book down… The pages were turning that quickly that it was almost as if they were turning themselves… I haven’t laughed as much whilst I was reading a book as I did with I’ll Be Home For Christmas.’ Ginger Book Geek ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

‘The pages flew… Charming characters, beautiful landscape, snow and hot chocolate, pastry and love, humour and romance. What more could I ever want in a Christmas book?!!’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

‘I love Christmas book season!!! What a fun and sweet book to start my season reading with… I'll definitely be reading more books from this author!’ Goodreads Reviewer

‘Loved reading this heart-warming story… Such a gorgeous Christmas book that kept me enthralled throughout and desperate to go walk in the snow ❄️’ Goodreads Reviewer ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️

‘A perfect Christmas romance... I have loved every page and finished in just one sitting.’ Goodreads Reviewer

Ratings and reviews

3.7

3 reviews

Gaele Hi

October 17, 2019

It’s been a bad patch for Nina: calling off her wedding to a cheating fiancé and then losing her beloved grandmother shortly after – everything is conspiring to make her idea of escaping Christmas and going to her aunt Dolly’s house for the season the best idea she’s had in ages. The French don’t go ‘overboard’ with Christmas, and she’s expecting a quiet time away from carols, tinsel, forced jollity and a chance to start her life off in a new direction with a travel blog. It’s just that Nina hates to fly, doesn’t really travel, and Aunt Dolly and her cousin Charlie are ‘All In” with a very British Christmas that includes holiday sweaters, music and a blow-up Santa. It all contrasts nicely with the unusual weather and snow – not a common site in the little village. Things are even more complicated with Charlie’s best friend Ryan being in the mix – there to recover and regroup after his own engagement exploded spectacularly during his groom’s weekend – and his need to be away and out of contact with his ex. OH – and he’s got a deadline for his second novel which isn’t going well, and neither he nor Nina are expecting company in the little flat above the café. With a wonderfully funny introduction involving a koala onesie and spilled milk, Nina’s need to ‘tidy’ rooms and rearrange them to show them at their best, plenty of ‘matchmaking’ from Aunt Dolly, a disastrous miscommunication between Nina and Ryan, and the surprise appearance of both his ex and letters written by her grandmother that open a whole Pandora’s box of questions – the story is funny, sad, poignant and shows Dolly at her matchmaking best – pushing the two together at every opportunity. Chamillion presents itself as a lovely ‘French tinged’ village, with many of the ex-pat Brits fitting in nicely and making their own little home in the town. With plenty of returning characters from the Little French Café series, we see a book launch, the return of Charlie’s girlfriend Elle, Dolly in her new married life and Hamish the Scottie dog with his owner Gerard. Answers to the questions that both Dolly and Nina’s mother had about their own mother’s life and loves, Nina finding a new start for her own love life and career, and a lovely moment to see the Northern Lights in the epilogue, the story works as both a continuation of the series or as a stand-alone, as the romance and holiday feel combine to bring healing and happiness to characters and readers alike. I received an eArc copy of the title via NetGalley from the publisher for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

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