A perfect story for the perfect Christmas Period!

Synopsis

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

What a lovely story this was to read, just perfect for feeling the Christmas spirit!

Zander and Livvie are both in a not so amazing relation. So when Livvie finds out that her boyfriend is cheating on her, she needs an escape.
Inspired by the RomCom ‘The Holiday’, she books a little cottage to escape from everything and everyone.
Zander planned to go spend the holidays with his girlfriend and his family in Carcassonne. But when she suddenly decides to go to London with friends instead, Zander decides to go to his cottage to reflect on what’s happening.
And yes, of course, it’s the same cottage Livvie booked!

While I was reading this book, my initial reservations about the whole falling head over heels in love were scattered.
Zander and Livvie are both so amazing people, I just wish I knew them for real!
But they are also very correct. Despite their attraction, they don’t give in as Zander is officially still in a relation.
How often in real life people just don’t care about that and do whatever they please?

I got totally swept away and was dreaming about me being there, in a lovely cottage with an amazing man like Zander.
And let’s also give credit to Alf, the most lovely, attention seeking Labrador! He made me laugh with his sparkling character. He’s just amazing, and you can feel how much he truly loves Zander and he is real good at sensing people’s characters. So he instantly likes Livvie!

So yes, I absolutely loved this book and now I am totally in the right Christmas Spirit!!!