Meet Me Under The MistleToe By Abby Clements

Title: Meet Me Under The Mistletoe

Author: Abby Clements

Publication Date: 25th October 2012

Publisher: Quercus

Childhood friends Laurie and Rachel's lives have taken very different paths since they picked up their A-level results together. Laurie is living in London and dedicated to her career, keeping track of her friends on Facebook.

Rachel is seemingly living the family idyll in a cottage in Yorkshire - except she worries her marriage is starting to show cracks.

When Rachel's mother in law falls ill and needs treatment in London, and Laurie decides she needs to get away for a break, a house swap falls into place. Soon Rachel is braving the mean streets of London while trying to keep her family together, while Laurie tries to figure out how to work an Aga and befriend the locals - and forget the man who seems intent on breaking her heart.

Will their relationships survive this test? And will they make it home in time for Christmas?

Out of all the Christmas Reads that came out in 2012, I decided I had to leave this one to last and I was so glad i did! First time I saw this cover I knew I would enjoy it and i loved the cover, it was very glittery and sparkly just like how i love about a Christmas book hehe!

This is the first book by Abby Clements and I enjoyed it so much!

We meet Laurie and Rachel, childhood friends but taken very different paths, Rachel is married with two kids and is living in Yorkshire in a cute little cottage, she starts to worry that her marriage is starting to show bad cracks..

Laurie is living the high life in London with a great payed job who is dedicated to her career but keeps a track of her friends on Facebook.

I loved this book so much, the chapters flick from Laurie to Rachel which you get to warm up to the characters and meet them both busy in life when suddenly Rachel's mum falls ill quickly and needs urgent treatment in London. Rachel and Laurie get in touch and suggest about swapping places.. I loved this idea because it reminded me of the film "The Holiday" which starred Cameron Diaz and Kate Winslet. 

I loved both of the Characters, they both seemed so lovely even though they both seem to have complicated lives. My Favourite character would have to be Laurie though, I felt like I could relate to her and warmed up to her more with being a single girl myself and dedicated to my career just like Laurie herself.However I don't live in London lol. I did Like Rachel's character though as well with the closeness of her family and how she was trying to keep her marriage together.

This is a brilliant read which will have you smiling and laughing but also have a few tears run down your face as well lol. It was a shame we didn't get to have more chapters of Laurie and Rachel actually catching up properly. I just loved the chapter at the end on Christmas Day, was great...don't want to say too much hehe!

Im so glad I chose to read this Christmas book last as I loved it so so much and I think everyone must read it as you will all feel warm and snug reading this. It is definitely a light hearted easy read which will leave you with warm fuzzy feelings.

I will certainly be wanting to read more books by Abby Clements. She is a splendid author! Roll on her next book now hehe!

Married By Christmas By Scarlett Bailey

Title: Married By Christmas

Author: Scarlett Bailey

Publication Date: 25th October 2012

Publisher: Ebury

The countdown to her winter wedding has begun...

Anna Carter the perfect Christmas Eve wedding. It's been on her 'to-do' list since she was a little girl stuck living in a children's home and dreaming of a far happier family life than she'd ever experienced.

Now she's found the perfect Georgian country manor as a venue, to which she will be taken in a reindeer-drawn sleigh. She's got a show-stopping designer ivory-beaded wedding dress.

And she's even found her groom. Three years ahead of schedule,  funny, sexy, handsome journalist, Tom, had swept her off her feet.

Only, now, two weeks before the  wedding, Tom drops a bombshell that threatens to ruin everything.

But nothing is going to stop Anna's plans - not even the pesky inconvenience of  discovering her perfect husband-to-be already has a wife...

Now I have always been a big fan of Scarlett Bailey I have loved her books The Night Before Christmas and Santa Maybe on e-reader, when I heard she was bringing a new book out with another Christmassy feel I couldn't wait to get my hands on a copy. 

When I first saw the book I just knew I needed a copy, The book was a lovely vibrant red and just had a Christmas feel with it.I just couldn't wait to read.

We meet some lovely characters in this book, Anna Carter who was taken into care when she was little because her mum abandoned her. Liv and her family take in Anna and adopt her, soon Liv and Anna become best of friends..

Years on and Anna is planning her perfect Christmas with her best friend/step sister to help her but when her ever so lovely fiance Tom tells her something that could just ruin her dream altogether...

I really did love not because it has a Christmas feel but also because it can certainly pull st your heart strings this book, make sure you have tissues at the ready. Scarlett definitely pulled it out of the bag once again, It was written perfectly and made you soon warm up to all the characters were all amazing in their own little way.
The best heroine in the book would have to be Liv because i felt really sorry for her at times but was happy when she found happiness hehe she came across as just a normal girl who had no worries but just wanted her own true love hehe.

This book is a fantastic and funny read and was a splendid read for Christmas 2012
You will all enjoy am sure.
Grab a copy now!!

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A Merry Little Christmas By Julia Williams

Title: A Merry Little Christmas

Author: Julia Williams

Publication Date: 25th October 2012

Publisher: Avon

An Absorbing novel about family, love and friendship from the bestselling author of Last . Christmas.

With Four children, a Christmas cookbook to write, and her mum suffering from dementia, Cat Tinsall has plenty to juggle. When her eldest daughter, Mel, starts going off the rails, Cat has even more on her plate.

Pippa Holliday adores her family, although often finds her hands full. When Dan is involved in a terrible accident, Pippa's world is suddenly turned upside down.

Balancing her job as a school teacher with twins and her step-son Steven isn't easy for Marianne North. With her husband's ex causing trouble, life is getting even trickier.

As Cat,Pippa and Marianne help each other through a difficult year, they're all hoping for a much brighter Christmas.

First thing i want to say is this was first time I have read any books by Julia Williams and when i saw the festive cover on Amazon I just knew i had to purchase straight for my Kindle however I waited until to week before Christmas to start reading to get me in the festive mood.

I was not wrong, this book was brilliant i loved it!! We meet three families The Tinsall's, The Holliday's and The North's the great thing about A Merry Little Christmas is we meet all the families preparing throughout the year for Christmas with also life's drama's following them along the path. 

Julia is definitely a splendid writer and i absolutely enjoyed this book and it was written so perfectly and had me giggling all the way through really.

I couldn't possibly say who was my favourite character because I loved them all dearly and wished I had known them in person I was that engrossed in their day to day lifes throughtout the year. 

This book was definitely in my top 10 Christmas reads for 2012 and I recommend anybody to grab a copy and read so much.
 You will certainly feel very festive by the time you finish the last page. I for one will be reading more books by Julia Williams because she is great!

The Perfect Present By Karen Swan

Title: The Perfect Present

Author: Karen Swan

Publication Date: 8th November 2012

Publisher: Pan

Haunted by a past she can't escape, Laura Cunningham desires nothing more than to keep her world small and precise - her quiet relationship and growing jewellery business are all she needs to get by. Until the December day when Rob Blake walks into her studio and commissions a necklace that will tell his enigmatic wife Cat's life in charms.

 As Laura interviews Cat's family,friends and former lovers, she steps out of her world and into theirs - a charmed world where weekends are spent in Verbier and the air is lavender-scented, where friends are wild, extravagant and jealous, and a big love has to compete with grand passions. Hearts are opened, secrets revealed and as the necklace begins to fill up with trinkets, Cat's intoxicating life envelops Laura's own.By the time she has to identify the final charm, Laura's metamorphosis is almost complete. But the last story to tell has the power to change all of their lives forever, and Laura is forced to choose between who she really is and who it is she wants to be.

This was another perfect Christmas read this year, First time I saw The Perfect Present I just knew it was going to be a great read, it was such a cute front cover a very good chick lit cover and very eye catching.
I've never read a book by Karen Swan before so i was a bit worried I might not like this, but I was totally wrong, I loved every minute of it.

We meet the ever so sweet Laura Cunningham who is haunted by her past and has a pretty basic and small life of her growing jewellery business, her quiet relationship and a lovely best friend who keeps her sane and helps in her business. Laura is busy away sorting all her Christmas orders and making little charms when the ever so charming Rob Blake swans in and asks Laura to make him a necklace with lots of charms which each charm will represent each piece of his Wife Cat's life.

Laura must interview a few people in Cat's family,friends and former lovers..But Laura steps out of her own world into Cat's..will she change altogether or will she stay enclosed in her small simple life?

I absolutely adored this book ever so much, In the book you never really find out what haunts Laura until the last quarter of the book which actually had me in tears and felt very sorry for her indeed.
I loved the little places she visits while on her travels for the interviews, where she meets the ever so batty Kitty who is an old best friend of Cat's who has a crazy life but still wishes to be part of Cat's life but that just isn't going to happen...

I loved the style of writing and Karen definitely described everything in beautiful detail and at times I wished I could of been part of Laura's life or even the ever so handsome Rob Blake...now he just had me drooling hehe.

I loved all the characters in the book, I don't want to give the names away too much but they are all crazy but also wonderful in their own sort of way and how some of them piece Cat's life together through the interviews and the charms did make me smile.
This book is definitely in my top 10 books of the Christmas reads for 2012. You must grab a copy and read., It will make you smile,cry but also giggle.I will certainly be reading more of Karen's books and will make sure some of my friends do too!

Merry Christmas Everyone!!

 Well the time has come around again, Yes Christmas has arrived he he! Now I love this time of year its just perfect for sharing and receiving presents but also spreading lots of love to friends and family. 
I wish you all a wonderful and special Merry Christmas, I hope you all have a splendid time and eat and drink lots and spread so much love around.

I have had a fantastic time building up to the festive celebration with some great new books that came out.
Now there has been some wonderful Christmassy reads and I have certainly thoroughly enjoyed them ever so much! I am such a chick-lit fan and I have loved all the Christmassy feel books this year!

Here is my list of perfect Chick-Lit Christmas Books 2012
(They are all a must read and will definitely get you in the festive mood!)

 Belinda Jones - Winter Wonderland
My Review Of Winter Wonderland

Jenny Colgan - Christmas At The Cupcake Cafe
My Review Of Christmas At The Cupcake Cafe

Carole Matthews - With Love At Christmas
My Review Of With Love At Christmas

Milly Johnson - A Winter Flame
My Review Of A Winter Flame

Miranda Dickinson - When I Fall In Love
My Review of When I Fall In Love

Karen Swan - The Perfect Present
Review Soon!
Scarlett Bailey - Married By Christmas
Review Soon!
Julia Williams - A Merry Little Christmas
Abby Clements - Meet Me Under The Mistletoe

I have had such a fantastic day, i have been spoiled so much by friends and family he he I am now a proud owner of an Android tablet :-)  it is the perfect gift ever and was definitely a surprise!!! 

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYBODY
 All the best!!
Xoxoxoxox