All I Want for Christmas

The sparkling Christmas romance to pick you up this year... 'A hilarious and heartwarming festive treat' Heidi Swain 'So funny, sweet, warm and fuzzy' Clodagh Murphy What if the love of your life was your best friend's girl? When Nick loses his job and is dumped by his glamorous but demanding girlfriend, he is forced to grudgingly accept work as a Santa at a local Christmas grotto. As his friends are getting married or promoted, Nick spends his days being terrorised by unfriendly elves and cried on by snotty, spoiled children. Then he meets 4-year-old Alfie. All Alfie wants for Christmas is for his mum, Sarah, to be happy again. Moved by the boy's selfless wish, Nick arranges a date between Sarah and his best friend, Matt. But as Sarah and Alfie become part of all their lives, Nick realises that happiness for Sarah and Matt might mean heartbreak for himself. 'A hilarious and touching festive read' Heat 'A festive romance in all its technicolour fairy-light glory' My Weekly READERS ARE LO VING ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS 'Will have you laughing out loud' ***** 'I'd have given it 10 stars if I could! ' ***** 'Impossible to put down' ***** 'A funny, fuzzy, festive feast of a book!' ***** 'Absolutely perfect escapism' *****

The sparkling Christmas romance to pick you up this year... 'A hilarious and heartwarming festive treat' Heidi Swain 'So funny, sweet, warm and fuzzy' Clodagh Murphy What if the love of your life was your best friend's girl? When Nick loses his job and is dumped by his glamorous but demanding girlfriend, he is forced to grudgingly accept work as a Santa at a local Christmas grotto. As his friends are getting married or promoted, Nick spends his days being terrorised by unfriendly elves and cried on by snotty, spoiled children. Then he meets 4-year-old Alfie. All Alfie wants for Christmas is for his mum, Sarah, to be happy again. Moved by the boy's selfless wish, Nick arranges a date between Sarah and his best friend, Matt. But as Sarah and Alfie become part of all their lives, Nick realises that happiness for Sarah and Matt might mean heartbreak for himself. 'A hilarious and touching festive read' Heat 'A festive romance in all its technicolour fairy-light glory' My Weekly READERS ARE LO VING ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS 'Will have you laughing out loud' ***** 'I'd have given it 10 stars if I could! ' ***** 'Impossible to put down' ***** 'A funny, fuzzy, festive feast of a book!' ***** 'Absolutely perfect escapism' *****

Three first dates and an art-world mystery – it's going to be a busy Christmas for Darcy. All I Want for Christmas is the Sunday Times bestselling cosy winter romance from Karen Swan, author of Christmas By Candlelight . Can she find love this Christmas? Christmas in Copenhagen is a magical time of year but Darcy Cotterell isn’t feeling festive. Newly single, again, she's not even going home for Christmas. Instead she will be spending her holiday finishing her art history PhD. Her best friend, Freja, has other ideas. She signs Darcy up to a dating app, determined that she won't be lonely this Christmas. Darcy agrees to three dates – but her mind is on work, not play: an unknown portrait by Denmark’s greatest painter has been found and she is tasked with identifying the woman in the painting. During her research, she encounters sexy, arrogant lawyer Max Lorensen – who happens to be bachelor number one! The attraction is instant but, knowing they must work together, they abandon the match. Or try to. But their feelings are undeniable – until Darcy discovers Max has an agenda . . . 'There’s nothing quite like a Karen Swan novel to get you in the festive mood' – Woman & Home 'Seasonal escapism at its best' – Woman's Weekly *Number 8 on the Sunday Times Bestsellers List 27/10/2024

Three first dates and an art-world mystery – it's going to be a busy Christmas for Darcy. All I Want for Christmas is the Sunday Times bestselling cosy winter romance from Karen Swan, author of Christmas By Candlelight . Can she find love this Christmas? Christmas in Copenhagen is a magical time of year but Darcy Cotterell isn’t feeling festive. Newly single, again, she's not even going home for Christmas. Instead she will be spending her holiday finishing her art history PhD. Her best friend, Freja, has other ideas. She signs Darcy up to a dating app, determined that she won't be lonely this Christmas. Darcy agrees to three dates – but her mind is on work, not play: an unknown portrait by Denmark’s greatest painter has been found and she is tasked with identifying the woman in the painting. During her research, she encounters sexy, arrogant lawyer Max Lorensen – who happens to be bachelor number one! The attraction is instant but, knowing they must work together, they abandon the match. Or try to. But their feelings are undeniable – until Darcy discovers Max has an agenda . . . 'There’s nothing quite like a Karen Swan novel to get you in the festive mood' – Woman & Home 'Seasonal escapism at its best' – Woman's Weekly *Number 8 on the Sunday Times Bestsellers List 27/10/2024

'An utterly adorable, pitch-perfect romance with just the right amount of Christmas cheer' Taylor Jenkins Reid *** Will they hit the right notes this holiday season? When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show STARMAKER's special festive season, Sadie thinks she's finally gotten her big break - and Max sees a chance to step out of his megastar father's shadow. But then they're paired up for duet week and stun the world with their onstage chemistry... With fans going wild for #Saxie, the judges demand they remain a duo - on and offstage - or exit the competition. Faking a relationship shouldn't be too hard, except for one small problem: Sadie and Max can't stand each other. But with their dreams just within reach, they agree to the ruse. Will their relationship lie be exposed before they can win? Or might their fake connection turn real by the Christmas finale? A pitch-perfect festive rom com, perfect for fans of Sally Thorne's The Hating Game and Beach Read by Emily Henry. ***** Praise for Maggie Knox 'An utterly adorable, pitch-perfect romance with just the right amount of Christmas cheer' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'I devoured this delightful romantic comedy in two nights' Colleen Oakley 'Every bit as warm and cosy as a Hallmark Christmas movie' PopSugar

'An utterly adorable, pitch-perfect romance with just the right amount of Christmas cheer' Taylor Jenkins Reid *** Will they hit the right notes this holiday season? When Sadie and Max are selected as contestants on the famed reality singing show STARMAKER's special festive season, Sadie thinks she's finally gotten her big break - and Max sees a chance to step out of his megastar father's shadow. But then they're paired up for duet week and stun the world with their onstage chemistry... With fans going wild for #Saxie, the judges demand they remain a duo - on and offstage - or exit the competition. Faking a relationship shouldn't be too hard, except for one small problem: Sadie and Max can't stand each other. But with their dreams just within reach, they agree to the ruse. Will their relationship lie be exposed before they can win? Or might their fake connection turn real by the Christmas finale? A pitch-perfect festive rom com, perfect for fans of Sally Thorne's The Hating Game and Beach Read by Emily Henry. ***** Praise for Maggie Knox 'An utterly adorable, pitch-perfect romance with just the right amount of Christmas cheer' Taylor Jenkins Reid 'I devoured this delightful romantic comedy in two nights' Colleen Oakley 'Every bit as warm and cosy as a Hallmark Christmas movie' PopSugar

A sweet Christmas romance about a girl with one wish: to kiss someone under the mistletoe. The holiday escape you need! Bailey Briggs is counting down the days to Christmas: she lives for holiday music, baking cookies, going on snowy sleigh rides, and wearing her light-up reindeer ears to work at Winslow's bookstore. But all she really wants this year is the one thing she doesn't have: someone special to kiss under the mistletoe. And she's 100 percent certain that that someone isn't Jacob Marley--athlete, player, and of questionable taste in girlfriends--and that Charlie, the mysterious stranger with the British accent, is the romantic lead of her dreams. Is she right? This will be a December to remember, filled with real-life Christmas magic . . . and, if she stays on Santa's nice list, a wish that just might come true. "It's all very adorable." --Buzzfeed Want more holiday romance? Pick up New Year's Kiss by Lee Matthews , an Underlined romance set at a snowy Vermont lodge about two sisters, one cute boy, and an epic bucket list!

A sweet Christmas romance about a girl with one wish: to kiss someone under the mistletoe. The holiday escape you need! Bailey Briggs is counting down the days to Christmas: she lives for holiday music, baking cookies, going on snowy sleigh rides, and wearing her light-up reindeer ears to work at Winslow's bookstore. But all she really wants this year is the one thing she doesn't have: someone special to kiss under the mistletoe. And she's 100 percent certain that that someone isn't Jacob Marley--athlete, player, and of questionable taste in girlfriends--and that Charlie, the mysterious stranger with the British accent, is the romantic lead of her dreams. Is she right? This will be a December to remember, filled with real-life Christmas magic . . . and, if she stays on Santa's nice list, a wish that just might come true. "It's all very adorable." --Buzzfeed Want more holiday romance? Pick up New Year's Kiss by Lee Matthews , an Underlined romance set at a snowy Vermont lodge about two sisters, one cute boy, and an epic bucket list!