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Home For Christmas by Heidi Swain

Dec4

Wonderfully Festive

Home For Christmas by Heidi Swain is a most delightful contemporary Christmas novel that will charm the reader.

The novel is set in the few weeks leading up to the big day as we join familiar characters from Wynbridge as this is the sixth book in the series. It can be read as a stand-alone.

We join the two leading characters – one who adores Christmas, and the other who avoids all things connected with the festive season due to the painful memories it evokes. She sets out to change his mind and introduce him to the delights of Christmas. At the same time, the reader enjoys all the activities too. This really is Christmas captured in a book.

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Best Summer Ever by Heidi Swain

Jun6

Full Circle

Best Summer Ever by Heidi Swain is a most charming contemporary novel that I adored. It is the third book in the Wynmouth series but can be read as a stand-alone.

The reader finds themselves journeying to the Norfolk coast and the seaside town of Wynmouth, with the manor over-looking the town. The people are the heart of the village as they extend a friendly welcome to all. The hubs are the café, the pub and the beach huts. All the villagers are friendly but your business is never your own.

We see the healing power of both nature and of family.

Sometimes family can be domineering but ultimately family are those who love us, whether we are blood related or not.

We see the debate between nature and nurture as some kick against their roots, whereas others continue the passion that has come down the line. We witness that the love of horticulture seems to have skipped a generation but is alive and well in the grandchildren.

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The Winter Garden by Heidi Swain

Oct1

Warm And Welcoming

The Winter Garden by Heidi Swain is the most charming contemporary novel set during the autumn in the run up to Christmas. It is the third book in the Nightingale Square series but can be read as a stand-alone. I enjoyed catching up with familiar faces.

Once more the characters are warm and welcoming. Strangers quickly become friends as arms reach out to include new faces into the fold.

Everything is community based. People work together for the good of all. Much love and encouragement is offered as people’s dreams soar. Neighbours are so much more, they become family.

There are relationships budding but there is an underlying tension as the past is misunderstood. Families that are fractured and need work to repair the cracks.

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Sleigh Rides And Silver Bells At The Christmas Fair by Heidi Swain

Jan1

Love In Action

Sleigh Rides And Silver Bells At The Christmas Fair by Heidi Swain is a delightful festive offering as we make a return visit to Wynbridge. This can be read as a stand-alone but I enjoyed catching up with familiar faces.

A wonderful warm atmosphere pervades the whole novel and the reader feels included in the welcome. The lost, the lonely and the hurting find a place to call home as huge hearts open their lives and their hearts to heal the vulnerable.

Christmas is a magical time of year but it can also be a time where painful memories are magnified. Shutting one’s heart away can make for a lonely life. We need to open our hearts and let the embers of friendship burst into life.

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