Just perfect for this time of the year,

Synopsis

Christmas is coming and actress Kirsty Castille seems doomed to play the front part of Nag, the Christmas pantomime horse, when a surprise audition lands her the lead role as Maria in the Sound of Music.

Even better she bonds with a handsome chef over a piece of squid at her local supermarket, although sadly romance is the last thing on Jake Levy’s mind.

He has a Christmas deadline, an ex-wife to mourn and lots of emotional baggage to drag around. He certainly doesn’t have time for romance and even if he did he wouldn’t fall for someone like Kirsty who craves the limelight: been there, done that.

A misunderstanding leads Jake to offer Kirsty a job in his new restaurant and she takes it purely to convince him that she’s the girl of his dreams.

Her charm offensive begins to work but while he’s cooking up a storm she’s secretly sparkling under the spotlight – until her cover is busted.

The fallout is catastrophic, but as they say in Luvvie Land, the show must go on, even if Kirsty is terrified that she’s taken her last curtain call and ruined her chance for love.

Read on and immerse yourself in this delightful winter romance as the snow starts to fall and Christmas day becomes a magical reality.

My review

He loves me, he loves me not…
Just an amazing Christmas story!

Kirsty is an actress, but not a famous one. She is struggling to go from one job to another and most of the time she has to accept the less appealing acts, just to be able to cope.
When she meets Jake in a supermarket, they bond immediately.
But Jake is opening a new business, is in the middle of a separation, has a lot of emotional baggage and hates everything that has to do with being in the spotlight.

I loved every bit of this book! Kirsty is living in movies, whenever a response is required, she manages to get a quote from films, straight on!
She has a vivid imagination, and even in public places she is not ashamed to just be herself.
She doesn’t care who is watching and what the others may think about her.
Jake instead is on an emotional rollercoaster, having been betrayed in the worst ways.
despite their differences, Kirsty and Jake manage to get along pretty well. Thanks to Kirsty, Jake manages to loosen up and move on with his life.

The combination of these 2 characters made me initially think they were all wrong for each other, and it would never work. But over several laughs, you see that they just need each other to be a better self.
In my modest opinion (but then, who am I? 🤣) this story could take place any time in the year, but the magic of Christmas makes sure this is an amazing story impossible to put away!