I'll Be Home for Christmas: A cosy, uplifting festive Christmas romance

Nina Bailey has only one rule this Christmas: absolutely no Christmas.No carols. No tinsel. No gingerbread. And definitely no charming men with complicated pasts.After discovering her fiancé's betrayal and cancelling the winter wedding she had once dreamed of, Nina escapes to her aunt Dolly's café on the Île de Ré. She plans to keep her head down and survive the season with as little emotional damage as possible.Then she meets Ryan Sadler. Infuriatingly attractive and sharp-tongued, Ryan is far too good at appearing exactly when Nina would rather be left alone. He is also nursing a heartbreak of his own — though Nina is convinced his story is not nearly as sympathetic as he thinks it is.Between Aunt Dolly's shameless matchmaking, a café full of Christmas chaos, a village full of secrets and one very inconvenient spark, Nina's plan to avoid love begins to unravel.Because Christmas on the Île de Ré has a way of bringing people together — especially the ones determined to stay apart. Can Nina resist the magic of Christmas – and stick to her no-romance rule?This heart-warming romantic comedy will have you reaching for eggnog, roasted chestnuts and gingerbread cookies! The perfect festive book for fans of Sue Moorcroft, Jenny Bayliss, and Sarah Morgan.