Sleigh Rides and Silver Bells at the Christmas Fair: The Christmas favourite and Sunday Times bestseller

Heidi Swain

Oct 2017 · Sold by Simon and Schuster

About this ebook

The sparkling Christmas novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author Heidi Swain!

When Anna takes on the role of companion to the owner of Wynthorpe Hall, on the outskirts of Wynbridge, she has no idea that her life is set to change beyond all recognition.

A confirmed ‘bah humbug’ when it comes to Christmas, Anna is amazed to find herself quickly immersed in the eccentric household, and when youngest son Jamie unexpectedly arrives home it soon becomes obvious that her personal feelings are going all out to compromise her professional persona.

Jamie, struggling to come to terms with life back in the Fens, makes a pact with Anna – she has to teach him to fall back in love with Wynthorpe Hall, while he helps her fall back in love with Christmas. But will it all prove too much for Anna, or can the family of Wynthorpe Hall warm her heart once and for all...?

Join Anna for a festive journey festooned with sleigh rides and silver bells and help her discover her happy-ever-after.

Praise for HEIDI SWAIN:
'The queen of feel-good' Woman & Home

'Full of Heidi’s trademark gentle charm. Lock the door, pour some mulled wine and settle into this wonderful Christmas treat!' Milly Johnson

'More Christmassy than a week in Lapland - we loved it!' heat 

'Sprinkled with Christmas sparkle' Trisha Ashley

'Give yourself a Christmas treat and curl up with this magical book!' Sue Moorcroft, author of The Little Village Christmas

'A real Christmas cracker of a read!' Penny Parkes, author of Practice Makes Perfect

'Cosy, Christmassy and deeply satisfying! Another wonderful read!' Mandy Baggot, author of One Christmas Kiss in Notting Hill

 

Ratings and reviews

Anna is not a fan of Christmas - that may just be the understatement of the century. She professes to hate it but it soon becomes apparent is that she actually fears the season because of the bad memories it recalls for her. So, as an independent Girl Friday she sets out to find the perfect place to spend Christmas - somewhere where it won't be celebrated. Accepting a role as carer to Catherine Connelly she sets off for East Anglia and finds herself at the enchanting Wynthorpe Hall. The role isn't quite what it seems but she is used to that, what she isn't used to is the merging of staff and family into one clan, all of them determined that she won't be leaving when her contract comes to an end. Told entirely from Anna's perspective she comes across as a petulant, but reserved character initially and I just wanted to shake her. Slowly the warmth of the place and the people begins to work it's magic on Anna and she opens her mind to Christmas and, with the help of Jamie Connelly, her heart too. The story jogs along completely engagingly and you feel sucked into the bonhomie radiating from it's very pages. Everyone at Wynthorpe Hall has a tale to tell and they are weaved into the story seamlessly. When I started reading I had an epiphany, this town was familiar. where else would you get twin Christmas Trees in the market square? Yep, we are back in Wynbridge for the Festive season. Another Yuletide treat must surely be in store and it was charming to read that the traditions started and continued in Mince Pies and Mistletoe at The Christmas Market are still going strong - as are Ruby and Steve. I have to admit that Heidi Swain is one of those authors I forget about. Yet, a quick trawl through my Kindle shows that I have already read 4 of her 5 books and remember thoroughly enjoying everyone of them and, yes, I have bought the fifth and plan on re-reading the other 3. Tales of romance in a charming picture postcard village what isn't there to like?

Perfect cosy Christmas read.

A most enjoyable and delightful Christmas read

About the author

Heidi Swain is a Sunday Times Top Ten best-selling author who writes feel good fiction for Simon & Schuster. She releases two books a year (early summer and winter) and the stories all have a strong sense of community, family and friendship. She is currently writing books set in three locations - the Fenland town of Wynbridge, Nightingale Square in Norwich and Wynmouth on the Norfolk coast, as well as summer standalone titles. Heidi lives in beautiful west Norfolk. She is passionate about gardening, the countryside, collecting vintage paraphernalia and reading. Her tbr pile is always out of control! Heidi loves to chat with her readers and you can get in touch via her website or on social media.