The lottery prank that leads to her being single, jobless and homeless had be fuming because it was a cruel thing to do and in no way funny. She’s not perfect and is a bit messy at times and doesn’t really know what she wants from life, just going along with it with a secret hope that everything will fall into place. I already said that didn’t I? Check me out, fangirling all over the place! Regan is a great character, so real and relatable. I don’t usually read books I define as chick lit but I’m trying to expand my horizons a bit. This is one of the most enjoyable books I’ve read in ages. [‘ Regan knew it was going to be a bad day when she awoke to find she was using a kebab as a, 400 pages, e-book, #ARC from the publisher via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed, #BlogTour 11 June) This is the perfect mix of happy and sad. I laughed a lot reading this book as I warmed to Lottie’s family and I also cried a few times. She seems to be the only one interested in keeping this tradition alive. Lottie brings them together for one last big Christmas at Nana’s big house by the sheer effort of her will. They don’t come across as nice people at first, more concerned with jetting off on luxury breaks than the fact the matriarch has died. The family at the centre of this book are quite dysfunctional and are keeping secrets from each other. I was a bit cynical as the book is set at Christmas and my experience in the past is that such books tend to be cheesy with few exceptions such as crime fiction. I’ve wanted to read more by the author since I loved her novel Meet Me at Pebble Beach when I took part in the blog tour earlier this year.

PROLOGUE, FIVE WEEKS UNTIL 15 October 2020, 416 pages, ebook, copy from the publisher via # NetGalley and voluntarily reviewed)

Lottie tripped over the cat and watched the bag of flour salt sail through the air. And then her first love shows up – nine years after he walked out of her life.Ĭan Lottie make their last family Christmas one to remember… for the right reasons?Ī festive treat to curl up with this Christmas, perfect for fans of Milly Johnson and Trisha Ashley. So, between cooking a Christmas dinner, keeping tensions at bay and a stray dog out of mischief, she has plenty on her plate (and not just misshapen sausage rolls and a frozen turkey). Every family has its secrets, but in this family, everybody has one! This year, Lottie is hosting one last big family Christmas at the home she grew up in – just like her Nana would have wanted.īut when her relatives descend on the old manor house, Lottie gets more than she bargained for.

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