Book Review - Bella's Countryside Christmas by Claire Huston

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Title: Bella's Countryside Christmas

Author: Claire Huston

Format reviewed: Ebook

Source: Author supplied copy

Publisher: Self Published

Publication Date: 18th September 2024

Rating: 5 Stars

An uplifting festive romance perfect for fans of Hallmark Christmas movies and authors such as Phillipa Ashley, Trisha Ashley, Sue Moorcroft, Rebecca Raisin and Donna Ashcroft.

Fleeing her heartache and horrendous job, Bella stumbles upon a December wedding in the beautiful village of Haileybrook and the spirit of the season moves her to act as a fake date to handsome stranger Jack.

Jack and Bella hit it off, but Bella has to leave in a hurry and their magical evening soon becomes nothing more than a blissful memory.

A year later, Bella is returning to Haileybrook, seeking a fresh start and a quieter life. With a new job close to her cosy cottage home, a peaceful Christmas is surely only days away.

But it’s not long before family surprises, small-town feuds and romantic drama disrupt Bella’s plans, and she has to wonder if being alone is what she really wants for Christmas …

What a truly lovely story, I absolutely fell in love with Haileybrook, Jack and Bella from their first meeting. 

After all it's not every day you agree to be a fake date at a wedding to help a man you have literally just met, while trying to ignore the fact you probably should be at a work conference - but that is exactly what happened to Bella. 

And I loved their dynamic from the start, and some of what Bella did was so so amusing. 

And then once we move onto the main part of the book set a year later, the book gets even better. I just loved every second of this story. 

It's enjoyable, it's definitely festive with the Christmas fair, there are fabulous characters in the retirement home that Bella is now working in, and there is even a minor mystery to be solved.  So much going on, never a dull moment and totally fabulous book. 

This can easily be read as a standalone and I will definitely be keen to read more from this author in the future. 

Thank you the author for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.