The Mince Pie Mix-Up

Jennifer Joyce

Nov 2015 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

Curl up with a mug of hot chocolate and a warm mince pie for the perfect festive read this Christmas! 🎄

‘I wish I could live your life. I’d happily swap lives with you.’

’Tis the season to be jolly, but for Calvin and Judy the usual festive bickering has already begun! Judy’s convinced that her husband has it easy – no glittery wrapping paper, no playground gossip and absolutely no Christmas baking.

Calvin wishes he could trade in his obnoxious boss and dull nine-to-five job to spend more time kicking back with his kids – how hard can Judy’s life really be?

But after a magical mince pie mix-up, one thing’s for certain – by Christmas Day, life for Judy and Calvin will never be the same again. Perhaps the grass isn’t always greener after all...

Tropes:
🎄 Finding the magic of Christmas
❤️ True love
🔀 Life swap
🥧 Baking
☃️ Festive fun!

A hilarious, feel-good festive read, perfect to curl up with this Christmas!

What readers are saying about The Mince Pie Mix-Up:

'The Mince Pie Mix-Up is a gorgeous festive novel... wonderfully funny'
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'This is an incredible, festive fun read that has many laugh out loud moments and left me with a big grin on my face, brilliant!'
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'There were moments of hilarity which had me giggling aloud and gaining strange looks from the other half!... A feel good festive book, with warming story to appreciate what we have at this time of year.'
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'This is one of the best Christmas reads I have read this year!... If you are looking for a really feel good, festive Christmas read then The Mince Pie Mix-Up is definitely one for your reading pile this Christmas.'
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'Jennifer Joyce did it again with this book. I loved it. It made me happy, it made me laugh, it made me smile, it made me nod my head in agreement, it made me tell my husband about it... I can't recommend it enough!'
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Ratings and reviews

Last month (April 2020) I was lucky enough to win a giveaway by Jennifer Joyce on Twitter and, given a choice between her books I chose this one - and I'm glad I did. Calvin and Judy have two kids; with Christmas fast approaching Judy's to-do list is getting longer by the hour and she struggles to fit it all in. Calvin, meanwhile, drives to work each day, suffers at the hands of his demanding boss and returns home each day totally shattered with nothing left to give. Both of them think they are hard done by and the other has it easy. So when they wish they were each other, a magical fairy running interference gives them the chance to find out! I love Jennifer Joyce's writing which is, of course, why I entered the giveaway in the first place. I couldn't wait to slot her novel into my list so slipped it in at the first opportunity. So, there I was, on one of the hottest days of the year on my sun lounger in the shade of the gazebo, giggling away at what is a riotously funny book set during the festive season! I'm not sure what tickled me most: the hilarious happenings to her or to him - and then there was the 'alternative' dictionary which cracked me up! Everything about this story entertained me and it's a great pity we can't arrange a similar swap in real life! A feel-good read which would brighten up any reader's day - even in the middle of summer, so imagine how it could lift spirits in the mad rush of Christmas. Highly recommended and well worth all five sparkling stars!

absolutely fantastic read

About the author

Jennifer Joyce is a writer of romantic comedies. She's been scribbling down bits of stories for as long as she can remember, graduating from a pen to a typewriter and then an electronic typewriter. And she felt like the bee's knees typing on THAT. She now writes her books on a laptop (which has a proper delete button and everything). Jennifer lives in Oldham, Greater Manchester with her husband Chris and their two daughters, Rianne and Isobel, plus their bunnies Cinnamon and Leah and Jack Russell Luna. When she isn’t writing, Jennifer likes to make things – she’ll use any excuse to get her craft box out! She spends far too much time on Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. You can find out more about Jennifer on her blog at jenniferjoycewrites.co.uk, on Twitter at @writer_jenn and on Facebook at facebook.com/jenniferjoycewrites