As there are so many fab Christmassy books coming out this year, I've decided to spoil you and provide you with another Christmas Comes Early offering this week. Having loved Scarlett Bailey's debut novel, The Night Before Christmas, I can't wait to read her new book, Married by Christmas, which is due out at the end of this month.
All she wants is the perfect Christmas Eve wedding...
It's been on Anna's wish-list since she was a little girl, dreaming of a far happier family life than she'd ever experienced.
But now - only two weeks before her big day - her perfect husband-to-be drops a bombshell...
My Christmas Come Early pick for this week is Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, a fantastic debut novel by Abby Clements which is due to be published on 25th October. Isn't this the most adorable cover?
Childhood friends Laurie and Rachel used to be inseparable - but their
lives have taken very different paths since they picked up their A-level
results together. Now thirty-five, they have all but fallen out of
touch; glamorous single girl Laurie is based in London and dedicated to
her career in fashion; Rachel seemingly living the family idyll in
Yorkshire.
But when Rachel's mother-in-law needs urgent treatment in London, and
disasters at work and in her love life mean Laurie needs to flee, a
house swap falls into place. Soon gentle Rachel is far from the village
bake sales, braving the city's mean streets while trying to keep her
marriage and family together; while Laurie attempts to work an Aga,
befriend the wary village locals - and forget the man who seems intent
on breaking her heart. Will their relationships survive this test? And
will they make it home for Christmas?
Abby has kindly answered a few questions to give us a little background about the book.
The book I've chosen to feature this week is Christmas at the Cupcake Cafe by bestselling author Jenny Colgan which if you're a fan like me you'll recognise is a sequel to Meet Me at the Cupcake Cafe which I loved reading last year.
Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't
be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close
friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem
quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment. But
when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York,
Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance.
And when the Christmas rush at the cafe - with its increased demand for
her delectable creations - begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide
what she holds most dear.
We're definitely being spoilt for choice this year with lots of lovely Christmas books to read but my Christmas Comes Early selection for this week is A Merry Little Christmas by Julia Williams.
With four children, a Christmas cookbook to write, and her mum
suffering from dementia, Cat Tinsall has plenty to juggle. When her
eldest daughter, Mel, starts going off the rails, Cat has even more on
her plate.
Pippa Holliday adores her family, although often finds
her hands full. When Dan is involved in a terrible accident, Pippa’s
world is suddenly turned upside down.
This is a new feature I'm starting where each week I'll highlight one of the Christmas related books that are due to be published shortly and there's certainly no shortage of books for me to choose from which I love ;0)
The book I've chosen for this week is With Love at Christmas by bestselling author Carole Matthews.
Can the imperfect family really have the perfect Christmas?
Juliet Joyce adores Christmas. She loves the presents, the tree, the
turkey, the tinsel, everything. Already the festive spirit is upon her,
which is just as well as this Christmas things are starting to get out
of hand.
Her son Tom is out of work and bringing home a slew of unsuitable
partners; pregnant daughter Chloe and her little boy have moved back in;
Juliet's father, Frank, is getting over a heartbreak of his own and
Rita, her eccentric mother, is behaving more erratically each day. And
has the chaos got too much for Juliet's husband Rick?
Issy Randall, proud owner of The Cupcake Cafe, is in love and couldn't
be happier. Her new business is thriving and she is surrounded by close
friends, even if her cupcake colleagues Pearl and Caroline don't seem
quite as upbeat about the upcoming season of snow and merriment. But
when her boyfriend Austin is scouted for a possible move to New York,
Issy is forced to face up to the prospect of a long-distance romance.
And when the Christmas rush at the cafe - with its increased demand for
her delectable creations - begins to take its toll, Issy has to decide
what she holds most dear. 
