A Christmas Celebration by Heidi SwainMy rating: 3 of 5 stars
Two and a half stars.
Paige was a foreign aid worker until a stupid mistake ended her career. Now returning to the UK she is adrift, until her parents suggest she goes to Wynthorpe Hall, her uncle's home. Two couples who normally work there have both taken holidays and with the festive season approaching she could help up by making deliveries to the locals who can't drive or aren't mobile enough to get into the village and organising the Christmas celebrations at the Hall.
Paige isn't looking for romance, and certainly not with the dark, surly and rude Brodie, even if he is devastatingly handsome. But when Paige gets lost one day on her deliveries she finds an old man in desperate need of help, if only he can bring himself to accept it.
I have read Heidi Swain's novels before and I know that she tends towards the schmaltzy but this was too saccharine even for me. Grumpy old men who just want a young woman to solve their problems, tortured artists who need a muse, irritating relatives, ridiculously OTT Christmas wonderlands which in real life would take nine months to plan. All too unrealistic for me.
I just wasn't in the mood for this, maybe closer to Christmas I would be more receptive.
I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.
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