Book Review: A Cotswold Christmas by Kate Hewitt

a-cotswold-christmasA short sweet read, “A Cotswold Christmas” is a picturesque novella that makes you feel good and warm all over.

The book follows New Yorker Anna Vere and Wychwood-on-Lea native Colin Heath, who met under the most unusual circumstances. Anna unexpectedly found herself without accommodations for her Christmas vacation at the Cotswolds and Colin just happened to be the man who saved the day.

What happened next was also unexpected – Anna and Colin have a mutual attraction to each other which can become serious if the Atlantic was literally not an ocean to cross for them to find their happily ever after.

A thoroughly enjoyable read, and like what I said earlier A Cotswold Christmas is a very short read. Still, the best part is that the Cotswolds is so much part of the story it is almost a character on its own. Author Kate Hewitt described it so vividly that it made me put it on my bucket list of places to visit. The Cotswolds Visitor Bureau should include this novella in its press kit.

A Cotswold Christmas (Willoughby Close series Book 1)” is Rated T for Teens. There are no sex scenes in this book but it is implied that it happened.

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Description

Welcome to Wychwood-on-Lea… a not-too-quaint village where frosty evenings, welcoming fires, and second chances will make this a Christmas you’ll never forget.

Anna Vere has escaped to the Cotswolds for Christmas to try to heal from her broken engagement and, far worse, her broken dreams. When her reserved room at a bed & breakfast is flooded, she takes up the offer of camping out in Willoughby Close, the converted stables of the nearby manor house… and is taken under the wing of sexy local carpenter Colin Heath.

What starts out as merely helping a neighbor in need turns into far more as Colin and Anna share a surprisingly intense and emotional connection, weaving their own Christmas magic as they spend the holiday together. But Anna has a secret she’s scared to reveal, something that could destroy the fragile bond they’ve just created, and Colin knows she’s only in England for a short time. Can these two sudden soul mates risk their hearts for a love that has yet to be tried and tested?

Get swept away by this poignant and heartwarming story, set in beautiful Wychwood-on-Lea, in the English Cotswolds. And look forward to four more books set in Willoughby Close, where everyday miracles and happily-ever-afters are guaranteed.