Snowed in for Christmas by Sarah Morgan

She's snowed in with the family. The only problem? They're not her family.

A family gathering

This Christmas the Miller siblings have one goal - to avoid their family's well-meaning questions. Ross, Alice and Clemmie have secrets that they don't intend to share, and they are relying on each other to deflect attention.

An uninvited guest

Lucy Clarke is facing a Christmas alone, and the prospect of losing her job - unless she can win a major piece of business from Ross Miller. She'll deliver her proposal to his family home in the Scottish Highlands and then leave. After all, she wouldn't want to intrude on the Miller's perfect family Christmas.

A Christmas to remember

When Lucy appears on the Miller's snow-covered doorstep, she is mistaken for Ross's girlfriend. But by the time the confusion is cleared up, a storm has hit and Lucy is stuck. As everyone settles in for a snowed-in Christmas, tensions bubble to the surface and suddenly Lucy finds herself facing a big family fallout with a family that isn't hers...

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Some books could take place at any time (in the year, not the span of human existence.) It usually isn't that important to know when in the year a story is. Oh, maybe there's a passing reference to pumpkin spice lattes, or someone mentions fresh daffodils, but it's not really a big deal.

And then there are stories, like this one, that could only work at Christmas. At any other time of year, the pessimist in us all would rebel at the string of coincidences and lucky happenings in this story. But at Christmas? It's practically a requirement.

I'm not saying that's a flaw, either. I loved reading about the deep snow around the loch, the Christmas decorations and the traditions of the messy but deeply loving Miller family. This is a really fun story, and I can already picture the movie version (there is a movie version on the way, right?)

As escapism over Christmas, it doesn't get much better than this. Light a fire or stream one on the TV, get a mug of hot chocolate, curl into your favourite blanket and enjoy.

Snowed in for Christmas publishes on the 29th of October, 2022. I received a free copy and am giving an honest review.