Snowed in for Christmas by Sarah Morgan

 

She’s snowed in with the family. The only problem? They’re not her family.

A family gathering
This Christmas the Miller siblings have one goal – to avoid their family’s well-meaning questions. Ross, Alice and Clemmie have secrets that they don’t intend to share, and they are relying on each other to deflect attention.

An uninvited guest
Lucy Clarke is facing a Christmas alone, and the prospect of losing her job – unless she can win a major piece of business from Ross Miller. She’ll deliver her proposal to his family home in the Scottish Highlands and then leave. After all, she wouldn’t want to intrude on the Miller’s perfect family Christmas.

A Christmas to remember
When Lucy appears on the Miller’s snow-covered doorstep, she is mistaken for Ross’s girlfriend. But by the time the confusion is cleared up, a storm has hit and Lucy is stuck. As everyone settles in for a snowed-in Christmas, tensions bubble to the surface and suddenly Lucy finds herself facing a big family fallout with a family that isn’t hers…

I am flying through my Festive reads of 2022 already and it is looking like a wonderful year for Christmas storylines. Sarah Morgan is a firm favourite and a go to author of mine when it comes to festive novels because she is one of few who has a very festive looking cover but follows it up with a full Christmas setting too. This year is no exception with her new book Snowed in for Christmas getting me in the mood for Christmas already.

The Millers are all coming together in the Scottish family home for Christmas but they are all dealing with issues at the moment that they want to avoid their family picking up on but family always have a way of chipping away until the truth comes out! What they hadn’t anticipated was an unexpected house guest who is desperate to flee the family home but finds herself snowed in at Christmas with a family full of drama!

As we have come to expect with all of Sarah’s books we are introduced to a big cast of characters typically alternating between three main characters this time it is Alice, her sister Clemmie and the lovely Lucy. As well as these three much loved women we also are embraced by the whole of the Miller family and they all as so well developed that before long I felt like I was one of the family embracing family traditions and being surrounded by family love and drama!

My absolute favourite standout character was Nanna Jean, she was mischievous and had a wicked sense of humour and a no-nonsense attitude that I loved. I can’t remember the last time I actually found myself laughing out loud whilst reading and this cheeky woman got a couple of chuckles out of me!

We have the wonderful warmth and support of a loving family as well as struggles that many people face typically surrounding relationships. With the snowy backdrop and mouth-watering shortbread baking which sent my cravings off on a mad one, this was a perfect feel good festive read.

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