A Very Irish Christmas by Debbie JohnsonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
Three and a half stars.
Cassie O'Hara is a New York events planner, but (fairly) recent events have really put her off her game. Her fiance dumped her at the altar and then married someone else, her beloved Nana Nora died just short of her 100th birthday, and of course COVID. She's been demoted to children's parties rather than the swish corporate events she used to plan and basically she can't get over it all. The approach to Christmas is the worst because her wedding was to have taken place on Christmas Eve. The thought of Christmas shopping, or spending the holidays with her judgemental mother and sister, is just too much.
Cassie's best friend June suggests Cassie spends Christmas away, visit her Nana's home country of Ireland, maybe meet Hugh Grant or one of the other English actors she used to obsess over. And so, much like Cameron Diaz in The Holiday, Cassie finds herself in the Cotswolds four weeks before Christmas. Unfortunately there has been a terrible mix-up, the charming cottage she booked and paid for is cold, dirty, and damp. Intending to console herself with a pint of Guinness in the local pub, she is beset by a stray dog, and rescued by a charming, flirtatious Irish man called Ryan and an elderly woman called Eileen who taker her in and help her get straight before going to the pub. Bemoaning her accomodation to the handsome man beside her, Cassie is horrified to discover that he is none other than her landlord Charles, Lord Bancroft. As an apology for the cottage (which was being refurbished) being left up for rental, Charles invites Cassie to stay with him and his family at the Manor.
Can the attentions of two very different men help Cassie to forget about her broken heart? Can Cassie help Charles to bring the Manor back from the brink of insolvency with her clever event planning ideas?
This is a classic feel-good holiday romance. It's gentle, there's no unnecessary drama, just a cosy small town HEA. Classic Debbie Johnson.
I received an ARC from the publisher via NetGalley.
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