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The blurb:
There’s nothing so magical as Christmas in New
York…
Santa is
coming to New York!
Snow is
falling, excitement is high and the delicious scent of chocolate drifts along
Fifth Avenue – the Candied Apple Café is ready for Christmas! And no one is
busier than publicist Iona Summerlin. With so much to do, she doesn’t have time
to think about men, dating, or the fact her last boyfriend ditched her for her
brother… Relationships are off the menu!
Hotel boss
Mads Eriksson is not looking forward to the first Christmas since losing his
wife. His six-year-old daughter Sofia has lost her belief in Christmas magic
along with her mother, and he has no idea what to do. But an unusually festive
business meeting at the Candied Apple – and meeting the beautiful Iona – starts
to defrost Mads’ frozen heart, and suddenly life seems full of light and
sparkle again.
If only they
dare to believe, maybe all their Christmas dreams will come true!
My Opinion:
*Book
provided by the publisher in exchange for an honest review*
This is the perfect book to get you into the Christmas
spirit. It’s set in beautiful New York and the characters are adorable!
It follows Iona Summerlin, who is a publicist and
works at Candied Apple Café with her friends Cici and Hayley. She doesn’t want
to think about men or dating, she is busy enough with work.
However, Mads Eriksson comes along and everything
changes. He is a hotel boss, his a six-year-old daughter and lost his wife
after Christmas last year. It’s a lot for him and he also sees, how his
daughter Sofia struggles. Sofia is absolutely adorable and gets along with Iona
very well. She calls her dad “papa”, which makes it even cuter and I alove all
the moments she shares with her dad and after a while also with Iona. Sofia
definitely adds a lot of sparks to the story.
Iona and Mads share a lot of deep and exciting moments
as well and the chemistry between them is on fire. However, there is still his
grief and it kind of stands between them.
Candied Apple Café is fabulous and so full of heart. I
really liked the place from the start. Katherine Garbera captured this wonderful
and festive atmosphere of the café and of New York beautifully. It’s like being
there with the characters.
I loved the storyline, but at times it wasn’t authentic
enough for me and things moved pretty fast, that’s a bit of a shame, because
the idea around it all is great.
A lot of traditions are part of the story and that was
marvellous to read about. It’s the perfect holiday read, very uplifting, sweet
and wonderful.
Rating:
Katherine Garbera on Twitter: @katheringarbera
Website: http://www.katherinegarbera.com
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