One night while driving home after delivering library books and shopping to residents she stumbles across an isolated cottage and meets Albert, its elderly and rather grumpy owner. She quickly realises there’s more to Albert than meets the eye and the same can be said for the other man she can’t seem to help running into, handsome but brooding Brodie.
All three of them have a secret and a desire to hide away from the world, but with Christmas on the horizon, is that really the best way to celebrate the season?
My first festive read of 2022 and this one is going to be extremely
hard to top this year, this book is really going to leave its mark on me. A
Christmas Celebration takes us back to Wynthorpe Hall and author Heidi Swain
reunites us with so many familiar and much-loved characters from previous books
throughout the storyline, but we also meet some strong loveable new characters
too.
Our main character is Paige and she has returned to stay
with her godparents at Wynthorpe Hall to step in last minute to help at the
hall and with local deliveries and she is hoping that with time she is helping others
that she will begin to heal herself, but she is unwilling to share with others what
it is that she is struggling to come to terms with.
After getting lost one evening on her delivery round fate
intervenes and Paige meets Albert who is more grumpy and weary than welcoming
but can they help to heal each other?
I cannot tell you the last time I read a book and had a
character that made such an impact on me, Albert literally melted my heart and
if I could have reached into the pages and pulled him out I would wrap him up
in cotton wool! As much as I loved Paige I looked forward to each chapter that
visits Albert, he pulled at my heart strings, made me laugh and coo and the
realisation that sadly there really are dear old people living alone struggling
with no one to reach out to just made this book even more touching.
We can’t forget Paige she really was a kindhearted soul who
was very hard on herself which only made me want a happy ending for her and as
we watch her higgledy piggledy romance blossom it felt like the magic at Wynthorpe
Hall was at it again.
One thing we always can rely on with a Heidi Swain novel is
a big helping of community spirit and this is plentiful in this book which
gives it that comforting cosy feel perfect for a wintery read. There was a
sprinkling of festivity too but not overly done so it can easily be read
through the year without feeling like you should have your tree popped up!
The Cherry Tree Café has always been a clear favourite of
Heidi’s books and as much as I love her books none have come close to knocking
it off the top spot, but sorry Jemma and Lizzie you now have to share that top
spot with my beloved little old Albert as A Christmas Celebration is sitting on
that top spot with you now!
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