Ruby hasn’t been back home since she made the heart-wrenching decision to leave her childhood sweetheart, Nathan, for a career in London. But when she’s invited to judge the charity gingerbread competition, she decides it’s time. And it seems there’s Christmas mischief at work. Because Nathan is joining her as a gingerbread judge.
But it’s clear he would rather she’d stayed away, from his icy silence when they are alone, to the snarky comments and his accusing glare as they prepare for the event with other members of the community. And all Ruby wants to do is get back to London.
Then bad weather leaves her snowed in the village until after Christmas, with nowhere to stay. And things go from bad to worse when she slips on the ice… And falls straight into the arms of Nathan.
The pain of her injured ankle is nothing when, her heart aflutter, Nathan surprises her. As he scoops her up and sweeps her off to the hospital, it seems like the frost between them is finally thawing. But could the magic of Christmas mean a second chance is possible? Or is it too little too late?
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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First, I want to thank Sue Roberts, Bookouture, and NetGalley for providing me with this book so I can bring you this review.
Tis the time of year when the weather slowly starts to change and the requests for Holiday books come in. As long as reading one does not jinx the Buffalo Winter Storms/Blizzards I am all for reading them!! Home This Christmas by Sue Roberts was one of those feel good books that kept your attention the whole book by keeping a smile on your face.
The graphics design team did such a cute job with the cover of Home This Christmas! They were fun and eye-catching and made me want to know more about the book.
If you know me you know I love reading and reviewing books. I also enjoy all things celebrities and or reality tv shows. So, when I found out that the characters in this book were food critics that were going to be in a celebrity cook off for a charity I thought this was so up my ally!! Not only how cool was it to have this as a career but to have this event and raise money for a good cause. This piqued my interest in where the story could go.
Needless to say, since this book revolved around food critiques all the mention of their food dishes made me hungry. Now I am wanting a BLT (well Sue mentioned a bacon sandwich on sourdough which made my mind wander to BLT).
My heart absolutely broke when right before the big event she was looking forward to she got sick. She never gets sick and BAM she gets hit with a massive one! I felt so disappointed for her.
If you are looking for a fun easy read you should put this on your TBR list!
