Christmas Reading Challenge: Scarlett Bailey - Just for Christmas

Her best friend's wedding...

When Alex Munro learns that the love of her life is getting married to another girl, all she wants is to be alone - and as far away from Edinburgh as possible.

Moving to a Cornish cottage, which comes complete with the world's scruffiest dog, Alex finds that her new neighbours are determined to involve her in their madcap Christmas festivities.

Then she meets her sexy neighbour Ruan - and somehow Alex doesn't want to be alone this Christmas after all. But having lost one fiancé, Ruan has no intention of letting anyone get close to him again...

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Countdown to Christmas: Win a copy of Just for Christmas by Scarlett Bailey

Thanks to the generosity of Scarlett Bailey's publishers Ebury Press, I have copies of her latest book Just for Christmas to give away to two lucky readers.

Her best friend's wedding...

When Alex Munro learns that the love of her life is getting married to another girl, all she wants is to be alone - and as far away from Edinburgh as possible.

Moving to a Cornish cottage, which comes complete with the world's scruffiest dog, Alex finds that her new neighbours are determined to involve her in their madcap Christmas festivities.

Christmas Shorts with... Scarlett Bailey

I can't believe it's Christmas Eve already and time for my final Christmas Shorts guest who is the fabulously talented Scarlett Bailey.

Scarlett is a huge fan of all things Christmas as can be seen in her books, The Night before Christmas and Married by Christmas, both of which I really enjoyed reading.  I also have her Christmas novella Santa Maybe on my Kindle to read over the next few days.

 What is your earliest Christmas memory?  

This is a tough one, I think it's getting up at the crack of dawn at around four or five, after being woken up by my older brother and waking up my parents. It was always such a unique feeling, dark outside, the world asleep, lights twinkling, presents waiting.   

What is your favourite Christmas tradition?
It's well known that I used to love a McVities Tunis Cake, you can't get these anymore, this will be my second attempt at baking one. Last years failed miserably. So cake and leaving a snack out for Santa!

Books Read: Scarlett Bailey - Married by Christmas

All she wants is 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... 

Only nothing's going to stop Anna's plans - not even the pesky inconvenience of discovering her groom already has a wife!

Christmas Comes Early: Married by Christmas by Scarlett Bailey

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...

Books Read: Scarlett Bailey - The Night Before Christmas

Source - Bought (Amazon)

All Lydia's ever wanted is a perfect Christmas...

So when her oldest friends invite her to spend the holidays with them, it seems like a dream come true. She's been promised log fires, roasted chestnuts, her own weight in mince pies - all in a setting that looks like something out of a Christmas card.

But her winter wonderland is ruined when she finds herself snowed in with her current boyfriend, her old flame and a hunky stranger. Well, three (wise) men is traditional at this time of year...