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:
Welcome to the opening day of the Blog Tour for A Christmas Kiss.
This book is number four in the Life on the Mooors series and it's my first ever Eliza J. Scott book! I was a little wary of throwing myself into a series not having read the other three books but I can honestly say this can be read as a stand-alone with no feelings of missing out. Although I do feel like I've missed out on some fab stories of other characters so I have added the first three books to my to be read pile.
A Christmas Kiss is about two people, two strangers who suddenly find themselves thrown together the week before Christmas.
Livvie is escaping her horrendous boyfriend Donny who doesn't deserve her after she finds him pretty much with his pants down with the next door neighbour. Unable to face her family for comfort over the Christmas holidays she decides a break away on her own to get her thoughts in gear would be the ideal solution so she books herself a holiday cottage in a little village called Lytell Stangdale.
Zander's also escaping his Christmas plans, he should have been holidaying with family at a Chateau in Carcassonne but after his girlfriend Mel gets a better option to party in London his plans are turned upside down and not wanting to face his family and all the sympathetic faces decides to head off for his holiday cottage alone in Lytell Stangdale. Now you know where I'm heading with this...!
Of course Zander isn't totally alone, Alf his dog stole the show and my heart. So loveable and cheeky and in particular one situation he had me in stitches. I really enjoyed reading the relationship between Zander and his dog Alf, the strong bond they have was so lovely.
Eliza's writing style makes for an enjoyable read, I was hooked from the first few lines. I loved both characters, I loved that we got a chance to read their point of view during each chapter. I also enjoyed the humour throughout making me grin like a cheshire cat while on public transport!
Livvie and Zander have this instant chemistry while in Lytell Stangdale they try shutting out the real world living in a bubble but with both their pasts catching up with them they both have issues to resolve before they can move on. Showing that you can't always run away from your past as it always has a knack of catching up with you whether you like it or not.
Livvie and Zander both get stuck into village life, fancy dress parties and Christmas carols round the Christmas tree. Here we meet the characters from past books of the series. Eliza does a great job of giving little background snippets for them all which really helps. The local village folk soon have an effect on Livvie that she feels as if she has been there all her life and makes some wonderful friendships.
I'm a sucker for a festive romance book and this gave me everything I was hoping for and more. A dream to read and made me feel full of festive cheer. Who doesn't love a story full of humour, fun, romance and also every day real life issues that balance the story perfectly making it a little more true to life.
Big thanks to Eliza J. Scott and Rachel Randon Resources for the ARC and the invitation to this fab Blog Tour. A must read this Christmas!
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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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