A Christmas Gift by Sue Moorcroft by Sue Moorcroft

Georgine loves Christmas. The festive season always brings the little village of Middledip to life. But since her ex-boyfriend walked out, leaving her with crippling debts, Georgine’s struggled to make ends meet.

To keep her mind off her worries, she throws herself into organising the Christmas show at the local school. And when handsome Joe Blackthorn becomes her assistant, Georgine’s grateful for the help. But there’s something about Joe she can’t quite put her finger on. Could there be more to him than meets the eye?

Georgine’s past is going to catch up with her in ways she never expected. But can the help of friends new and old make this a Christmas to remember after all?

It has been too long since I have read a novel by Sue Moorcroft but how could I resist such a magical cover when I am such a little Christmas fairy!

A Christmas Gift introduces us to our two main characters Georgine and Joe who both knew each other way back in their school days and quite unexpectedly find themselves reunited years on when Joe begins work as her assistant, only Joe recognises Georgine instantly however Georgine doesn’t recognise Joe. Both of their lives have changed dramatically but will the bond they used to share be able to be reformed?

The chemistry between Germaine and Joe could be felt through the pages and after reading about the early years between them and seeing what challenges they had faced in their intervening years I was really hoping that a beautiful romance would develop between them as they seemed made for each other.

This is a modern feel good storyline but it also touches on some deeper topics from grief to neglect and debt which all add awareness and a little grit to this sweet storyline. It shows us that through life our paths change sometime for the best and but unfortunately at times for the worse.

I was hoping for a little more festivity especially with the storyline set around a Christmas show but there was only a small sprinkling of festivity, but the positive thing is that this book can easily be read a t any time of year. I really enjoyed the storyline and I would love to see a follow up to this book as I feel as though I have only just got to know Georgine and Joe but I don’t feel as though their story has finished yet so I will keep my fingers crossed that we will be reunited with them both in the future.

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