December books page

DECEMBER BOOKS PAGE

There's a festive feel to our December book choice.

Our four December books have a Christmas theme and all celebrate friendship, love and family.

The Christmas Swap by Talia Samuels
Love doesn't go the way Ben Gibson thinks it will when he takes newly single Margot Murray home for Christmas. Margot is a newly single, high-flying businesswoman with no interest in a seasonal romance. Ben is an unlucky-in-love sweetheart in need of a woman to bring home for the holidays. Together, they make a pact: Margot gets a blissful week away from London in a picture-perfect manor, in exchange for posing as Ben's girlfriend. The story can only go one way. Margot is sure to fall in love for real. And she does. With Ben's sister, Ellie. What could possibly go wrong? Out Now. Order Here

The Christmas Orphans Club by Becca Freeman
For ten years Hannah and Finn have spent Christmas together. With no one to enjoy the holidays with, they've created their own festive traditions. Through the years, they've been joined by other lonely souls, Priya and Theo, creating The Christmas Orphans Club. But everything is about to change. After their friendship suffers the test of a rocky year, Finn and Hannah are finally speaking. They’re trying to put the past behind them and bring back their Christmas spirit. Until Finn announces some rather big news. News that rocks the group to its core. This may be their last Christmas together. Out Now. Order Here

Last Christmas at Ballyclare by Emily Bell
Natasha is flying home for Christmas to Ballyclare, the beautiful old house in the Wicklow hills that's been a constant all her life, hoping for family solace. But her mother and sister have their own troubles. Doon is dreading her upcoming wedding to the perfect man, their mother Aileen is grieving their father Dan, who disappeared over twenty years ago. Aileen has news for the sisters: the house is literally falling down, and will have to be sold. When a stranger with a connection to the house knocks on their door, fortunes take a turn and there's magic in the air. Is there a chance all three women might lose their hearts this Christmas - and keep their home? Out Now. Order Here

Christmas with the Engine Girls by Daisy Stiles
As the Autumn of 1941 dawns, and female conscription looms, three women arrive at the Bell Works Factory in Hucknall to work on the Spitfire production line. Lily, Edna and Jeannie. Lily soon realises her real dream is to pilot the planes; Edna longs to be reunited with her evacuee daughter while facing a much bigger problem; and Jeannie fears the worst after weeks of no news from her fiancé. Despite all the heartache, with a bit of Christmas cheer and 'can do' attitude, The Engine Girls will pull together and do all they can to ensure Britain's safe for the New Year! Out Now. Order Here