Well, we are almost mid-way through October and so I am no longer mourning the loss of summer but embracing the beginning of cosy time. Cosy places, cosy clothes and cosy reads! Today, I am delighted to be taking part in the Bookouture blog tour for The Village Christmas Party by Sue Roberts. A deliciously festive, gentle cosy read to disappear into. I can almost taste the mulled wine…

About the book…

The smell of mulled wine fills the air as the villagers listen to carollers singing. Everyone in town is ready for the big day. But Lauren only has hours to get the community Christmas party back on track…

Thirty-four-year-old Lauren has a list for everything, especially Christmas. With her presents bought months in advance, the last thing on her checklist is the charity party she runs every year. It has to be perfect – she has seen how much the event means to the older villagers who would be alone for the holidays otherwise.

Everything is going smoothly as the local church bells ring. Until handsome Kian walks in, claiming he has the little village hall booked for his young daughter’s birthday party. Lauren nearly falls off the ladder she is using to hang fairy lights. There’s no way this is happening. Not when she’d triple-checked every detail…

As Lauren frantically tries to find another option, Kian’s insistence that she should just “relax” isn’t helping her stay merry and bright. There’s only one way to make this a festive party to remember. She has to try and work with Kian.

They clash over every detail, but as their helpers arrive, Kian’s kind and welcoming nature soothes Lauren’s shaken nerves. And his gorgeous blue eyes make her wish she’d put the mistletoe out. Until Kian mysteriously disappears…

And Lauren is left alone to keep the excitable children from running into the flaming Christmas pudding the older guests love every year. Will Kian’s chilled approach cool the celebrations? Or can Lauren and Kian put aside their differences and save the day once more?

This completely addictive and gorgeous festive romance is perfect for fans of Cathy Bramley, Tracy Rees and Heidi Swain. You will not be able to put this down once it wraps you up in its warmth and charm!

My thoughts

Now, I do not read a great deal of romance but when I do I just love a good festive tale with a sprinkling of romance and lots of good will and cosy atmosphere. The Village Christmas Party was a good, easy read that helped lift the sadness that I was feeling as I said goodbye to summer and began pulling the warmer clothes out of my closet. This book is brimming with good will and love. Of course there is the girl meets boy element but also it hit on the other love that we have in our lives (if we are lucky) such as family, friends and community. Lauren is a likeable character and I enjoyed spending time with her. It is a very sweet story and pure escapism. I only wished I was as organised as Lauren…

Thank you so much to the team at Bookouture for inviting me to take part in this blog tour and for sending me a review copy via Netgalley.

About the author

Sue Roberts lives in Lancashire with her long term partner Derek and has had a lifelong love of writing, encouraged by winning a school writing competition at the age of 11.

She always assumed that ‘one day’ she would write a book, always having a busy household and a job, the idea remained firmly on the back burner but never forgotten.

The inspiration for her first novel came to her on a holiday to a Greek village. Her daughters had left home and suddenly the time had come to write that book!
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