Christmas at Willoughby Close by Kate HewittMy rating: 1 of 5 stars
DNF at 61%.
Lindy Jamison has moved from Manchester to Willoughby Chase to pursue her dream of opening a ballroom dancing school. Orphaned at a young age, Lindy has lots of friends and acquaintances in Manchester but no-one really close. She hopes that moving to a small town/village will help her to feel like she belongs.
Roger Wentworth is a stuffy accountant, his mother is dying of cancer and she wants to learn to dance ballroom (Ballroom dance?). Anyway, despite having two left feet Roger agrees to accompany his mother to her dance classes. Lindy and Roger have an instant attraction, but their natural reticence and Roger's formality mean that they are permanently too shy to make a move.
I have read and loved all the previous Willoughby Chase books, but I just couldn't get invested in these characters, also as I noted in my review of the previous book in this series, all the couples in these books have serious issues and I'm just a bit over it, it feels unrealistic and a bit forced. Also, why is it always accountants who are portrayed as being on the spectrum? Honestly, we're pretty normal people.
Overall, I just wasn't engaged by this story of two lonely people struggling to find love.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher Tule in return for an honest review.
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