Christmas at Thornton Hall

Lynn Marie Hulsman

Dec 2013 · Sold by HarperCollins UK

About this ebook

‘If you only treat yourself to one festive read this year, it has to be this one’ Goodreads Reviewer

When Juliet Hill unwittingly discovers a most-definitely-not-hers-rhinestone-studded lace thong in her high-flying lawyer boyfriend’s apartment, this usually feisty chef is suddenly single and facing a very blue Christmas – with only a ready meal for one to keep her company!

So when she’s personally requested to cater for the family at Thornton Hall three days before Christmas, it’s not long before Juliet’s standing at the (back) door of the Earl of Gloucester’s impossibly grand ancestral pile.

The halls are decked, the guests are titled, those below the stairs are delightfully catty, and all-American Juliet sets to work cooking up a glorious British Christmas with all the trimmings.

But other flames are burning besides those on the stove... Sparks fly with Edward, the gorgeous ex-soldier turned resident chef, and are those sidelong looks Juliet’s getting from her boss, the American tycoon Jasper Roth?

As the snow starts to fall on the idyllic Cotswolds countryside, so does the veneer of genteel high society and there are more than a few ancient skeletons rattling out of the Hall’s numerous dark cupboards!

CHRISTMAS AT THORNTON HALL is a country house rom com for the modern age, a must-read for fans of the scandals and drama of Downton Abbey and the charm and wit of Helen Fielding.

Ratings and reviews

Juliet Hill is a chef at the top of her game, and she's planning to give private service one last go before settling down to marry her high-powered lawyer boyfriend. Things don't exactly go to plan, and after she finds a sparkly pair of someone else's underwear at his house, she turns her broken heart toward a hunky chef to whom she's the sous. Trouble flares when the uber-rich resident of the swanky English country house she's working for takes an interest in her as well. She cooks her way through the claustrophobic holiday, fending off suitors and trying to keep her nose clean. Meanwhile, her best friend and her mom add to the mayhem through various misunderstandings resulting in hurt feelings. For humor lovers, there's plenty here for you. The staff of the house have their own upstairs/downstairs dramas, and the dueling butlers won't stop quarreling. A modern day Downton Abbey or Jane Eyre, with a chick lit twist, this book rolls along to a satisfying ending.

Obviously written by an American with the sketchiest of knowledge of England. Used words for items not found in any English dictionary. Suggest she writes about what she really knows about rather than what she thinks she does.

Christmas at Thornton Hall

About the author

Lynn Marie Hulsman is the bestselling author of three romantic comedies, who also writes cookbooks. She enjoys Nora Ephron movies, pop psychology, terriers, and napping. She is not a fan of people walking three abreast on New York City sidewalks or spiders of any ilk. She does not believe in white chocolate.

Once a stand-up comic, and now a PTA mom and corporate ideation agent, she spends a lot of energy keeping her wise-cracks to herself.

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