Watch for Me at Christmas

Kirsty Ferry

Oct 2018 · Choc Lit

About this ebook

 When midwinter magic brings you home for Christmas … When Emmy Berry arrives at Hartsford Hall to work at the Frost Fayre she immediately feels at home. Which is odd because she’s never set foot in the place in her life. 
Then a freak blizzard leaves her stranded and things get even weirder when she bumps into Tom Howard. Tom and Emmy have never met before but neither can ignore the sense that they know each other. 
With Christmas fast approaching and the weather showing no sign of improving it soon becomes apparent that Hartsford Hall has a little bit of midwinter magic in store for them both …

Ratings and reviews

Emmy Berry has accepted a last-minute booking to set up her mulled wine booth at Hartsford Hall’s Frost Faire just before Christmas. Instantly she’s finding odd things happening, and a feeling of coming home again that just won’t go away. With a snowstorm moving in and the inches piling up, the residents of the Hall, Elodie and Alex, have encouraged her to stay on. She’s not got any real reasons to go home to an empty house- her family isn’t gathering for the holiday, and she’s only planned a quiet day in pajamas with the telly. She’s not the only one stranded unexpectedly, Tom Howard’s sister Kate runs the small ‘history museum’ for the village and estate, and he’s visiting for the holiday. He’s planning on staying in the Gardener’s cottage on the estate, cramming in with his sister’s family and waking to an overexcited three year old with a reindeer fascination this close to Christmas isn’t high on the list, and having a space to retreat to, away from the strange dreams he has in her flat is welcome. But then, he spots her the girl he’s always searching for in his dreams, the one who holds his thoughts and attention, awake and asleep. And there is something so special about her that he’s wondering just why he can’t turn away. Emmy is, down to her dimples and startlingly quiet manner that woman, and he’s certain that they know one another. Impossible, but they both feel it. And see things, snippets from the past. A man named Charles, two girls named Millie and Cat, and snowmen in the walled garden, ice skates in the museum, and a Christmas rose in the ballroom. The intertwining of two loves: one fated to go unresolved for decades, yet never does the pull and draw to one another go away. With carelessly (or are they) dropped hints, constant déjà vu, and the recognition from both Elodie and Kate that the “Hall takes care of family”, both Tom and Emmy are drawn to one another and comfortable together, even as the apparitions seem to show themselves to both of them, crossing the lines between real and imagined, dreams and waking moments. Oh this was a lovely story that read quickly, and could have lasted far longer. The concept of a Hall reuniting souls seeking the love denied through circumstance and social position until freely able to express itself is wonderful, and gives a sense of fate and meant to be to the story that builds with each new moment and revelation. I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher via NetGalley for purpose of honest review. I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions are my own responsibility.

This was the first time I have read Kirsty Ferry and it won't be my last... Loved this story I was surprised when I received it that it was a novella and now I am happy to find it there are more books about Hartsford This cozy novella features Emmy, Tom and a few ghosts from the past. At first I was confused by the flipping back and forth time frame but the story started to flow and it became more clear and I was quite surprised with the story line...loved it. Can't wait to read the others in the series

This gorgeous Christmas story is set in Hartsford Hall and is a stand alone book but part of a series. It starts with Emmy arriving at the Hall to run a stall for the the Frost Fayre after a booked stakeholder has dropped out. Almost immediately the Hall recognises her and the door to the past is opened. With Tom already due to stay there with his sister for Christmas the lives of Millie and Charles, Tom and Emmy will intermingle. This is a great romance tieing four lives together forever. If you enjoy Christmas you will love this book! It is about everything romantic and Christmassy, it wraps you up in a cosy blanket. Enjoy with a bar of chocolate and hot drink and be totally cosseted. You never know, you might even be fortunate enough to receive another book in the series under your tree!