Christmastime in London Town

Clare Revell

Dec 2020 · Pelican Ventures Book Group

About this ebook

Needing a change of pace, elementary school teacher Kelly Seda accepts the school exchange position and flies from Ottawa to London. Exchanging jobs and houses for a year, he and six-year-old daughter Wendy have a less than a day to adjust before starting work.

Single mum Staci Kirk has carved out a life for herself and her young son Tommy. Fiercely independent and self-reliant, she's found a good place where she can settle in but she's all too aware that happily ever after applies only to other people—or to the fictional characters in the romance books she writes.

The arrival of Tommy's new teacher, also her next door neighbour, threatens to upset Staci's carefully balanced apple cart but she knows it's only a matter of time before Kelly packs his bags and flies back to Canada. No sense in starting anything she can't finish.

However, life is never as simple as it is in her novels, and when the worst happens, there is only one person she can rely on to help.

Ratings and reviews

Trading places and changing lives. Elementary school teacher and single dad Kelly Seda has four days to decide whether he wants to accept an offer to leave his position in Canada and trade places with a teacher from London. Having always wanted to visit London, he agrees, and he and his daughter Wendy begin a life-changing adventure across the pond. Fortunately for Kelly, his new next-door neighbor in London, Staci, is a single Mom with a young son, Tommy. Both Kelly and Staci are still mourning the loss of their spouses. But when a friendship develops between Wendy and Tommy, and both families are drawn together, Staci and Kelly begin to wonder if this Christmas holds something new for them. I really enjoyed this book by Clare Revell. Her words paint such a beautiful picture of London during the Christmas season (I want to visit!). And she reminds us that no matter our loss or our trouble, God is a refuge for all who trust Him. This is an uplifting story of love, hope, peace, and a very special Christmas time in London town. A perfect read for the Christmas season.

About the author

Clare is a British author. She lives in a small town just outside Reading, England with her husband, whom she married in 1992, their three children, and unfriendly mini-panther, aka Tilly the black cat. They have recently been joined by Hedwig and Sirius the guinea pigs. Clare is half English and half Welsh, which makes watching rugby interesting at times as it doesn't matter who wins.