Christmas at Lilac Cottage by Holly Martin
Published: 20th October 2016
Publisher: Zaffre (Paperback) Bookouture (Ebook)
Pages:362
Available in Paperback and on Kindle
Rating: 5/5
Blurb
Penny Meadows loves her cosy cottage with its stunning views over the snow-topped town of White Cliff Bay, but not even the roaring log fire can keep her personal life from feeling frozen.
That is until dashing Henry and his daughter Daisy arrive at the cottage for the festive season. And between decking the halls and baking delicious mince pies, Penny realises there is more to Henry than meets the eye.
With sleigh bells ringing and fairy lights twinkling, the ice-sculpting competition and Christmas Eve ball are in full swing. Will Penny be able to melt the ice and allow love into her heart? And will she finally have the perfect Christmas she's been dreaming of?
That is until dashing Henry and his daughter Daisy arrive at the cottage for the festive season. And between decking the halls and baking delicious mince pies, Penny realises there is more to Henry than meets the eye.
With sleigh bells ringing and fairy lights twinkling, the ice-sculpting competition and Christmas Eve ball are in full swing. Will Penny be able to melt the ice and allow love into her heart? And will she finally have the perfect Christmas she's been dreaming of?
Review
Christmas at Lilac Cottage is the first book in Holly Martin’s
new White Cliff Bay series and it’s a book which just oozes Christmas from
cover to cover. Especially the cover itself at its covered in super sparkly
snowflakes which make you just want to dive in and read.
Penny Meadows is an ice sculptor who lives alone in Lilac
Cottage up on the hills above White Cliff Bay and that is how she would like it
to stay. But sadly Penny needs some extra income so has agreed to rent out her
annexe to Henry and Daisy. Being single and suffering from heartbreak Penny is
not looking forward to a couple sharing her home. So imagine the surprise she
gets when she realises Daisy is actually Henry’s daughter! Despite Henry’s
initial gruff exterior Penny finds herself more and more intrigued by this handsome
man. With Daisy trying her best to set the two up, can Penny find a way to let
love into her frozen heart.
I love Holly’s writing and her Christmas novels are some of
my favourites, this one is just perfect for anyone who wants to overdose in
Christmas cheer. As with most of Holly’s
characters I found Penny someone I instantly liked but was intrigued as to why
she shut herself off from the rest of town so much, what could have happened to
such a sweet girl to make her so isolated. Henry and Daisy are also great
characters and have a lovely father/daughter relationship between them which was
just lovely to read about.
White Cliff Bay is a place which Holly has brought to life
perfectly, it’s a charming little town which just oozes Christmas spirit and
the community really throw themselves into all things Christmas with ice
carving competitions, Christmas Balls, ice-skating, it’s like a Christmas
wonderland and somewhere I would just adore being over the Christmas period.
This book had everything I want in a Christmas novel, a
beautiful setting, a romance which is both naughty and nice, adorable
characters, a few moments of danger or uncertainty and most of all I want to
laugh. With Christmas at Lilac Cottage Holly Martin has completely nailed all
these aspects and written a truly wonderful book. I can see this being a
favourite of my Christmas reads for many years to come.
Thank you to the publishers for sending me a copy to review.
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