I walked into the magnificent venue, holding my breath. If there was ever any doubt in my mind that this wedding would be over the top, it vanished the minute I stepped into the grand ballroom. ***
Christmas has never been the most wonderful time of the year for Verity Robinson. When her younger sister sends her an invite to her Christmas wedding on the other side of the country in Vancouver, she decides to kill two birds with one stone and plans a ski trip to Whistler with some old friends. However, her dreams of a snowy Christmas on skis are thwarted by her sister’s dog sitting crisis.
Instead of spending Christmas enjoying the après ski alcohol, she is instead stuck minding Hamish McDuff for the next week. They say that every cloud has a silver lining and for Verity the silver lining comes in the guise of her sexy new neighbour, Nikau Taylor. Nikau seems determined to help Verity eradicate her ghosts of Christmas past, but what will happen when her time is up and it’s time to go home to Toronto?
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Christmas with Hamish is the perfect reading fare in the run up to the festivities. It is a romance story with dogs thrown into the mix so has great appeal from the outset.
However, there is more to this book than just a simple romance. I enjoyed observing how Verity's character gradually grew in confidence as the story progressed and I was rooting for her the whole way through the book.
It is a quick, light read which I read over the course of a weekend. I probably could have read this in a day if that intrusive thing called life had not interrupted my reading time. It was a comforting book to read, and I enjoyed observing Verity and Nickau fall in love with each other and with Christmas itself.
On the subject of love, I totally adored the dogs in the story. Both Hamish and Chunk added much to this novel and dog lovers will delight in this book.
It has a lovely feel-good factor to it, and I heartily recommend this if you are looking for a good Christmas novel. It has all the qualities of a Christmas film, and I can well envisage it being turned into one.
Pages: 180 (Kindle)
About the Author:
Sophie enjoys writing stories with relatable heroines and heroes she can fall in love with because a girl’s got to have some escape in life. She tries to keep her writing light, although she's not afraid to tackle some of the rather painful challenges that many people face. In her spare time she loves to read fun and sexy novels that make her smile as well as eating chocolate, drinking wine and listening to 80's music (sometimes all at the same time).
She currently lives on Vancouver Island and is the author of Ancient History, Weekend Arrangement, Playing the Long Game and Safety in Numbers.
(Author bio information from the author's own website at: https://sophiepenhaligon.com/
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