I am delighted to be on the blog tour for Jaimie Admans’ Winter Magic at Hollybrae Castle.
The Blurb
A Scottish castle, a fake marriage… and one very real Christmas romance?
After a window display goes disastrously viral – thanks to a malfunctioning animatronic Santa and an unfortunate encounter with Paddington Bear – Lula Haines finds herself without a job just weeks before Christmas. So she jumps at the chance to decorate Hollybrae Castle in Scotland for the holidays.
There’s just one complication: her handsome new boss, Oliver Bracewell, needs a fake wife for the festive season. To secure a promotion that could save his family’s castle, Ollie has been pretending to be a married father-of-two to impress the family-focused firm where he works. Now his bosses are coming to stay at Hollybrae over Christmas… expecting to meet his non-existent wife and children.
At first, playing along is easy as Lula is swept up in the magic of turning Hollybrae into the perfect festive escape with Ollie. But as Christmas draws nearer and she and Ollie grow closer, Lula begins to wonder if Hollybrae could become more than a temporary escape… and if the man she’s only pretending to love might actually be the one she’s been waiting for all along.
With heaps of tartan, tinsel and Christmas magic, this uplifting romance is perfect for fans of Trisha Ashley, Heidi Swain, Cressida McLaughlin, Ellie Henderson or Jessica Redland!
Fake marriage Christmas romance Boss x employee Small town Found family
My Review
Winter Magic at Hollybrae Castle: An utterly enchanting Christmas Romance from Jaimie Admans by Jaimie Admans
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Visiting the little worlds that Jaimie Admans creates is a pleasure, and I loved being at Hollybrae Castle, set around the Mull of Kintyre.
Lula is a window dresser in a prestigious department store in London, and all the hard work she has done to create a perfect display bites her on the backside when it all goes horribly wrong.
Unemployed near Christmas, with little chance of finding another job like it, she responds to an advert for a short-term vacancy in a castle in a remote part of Scotland, to decorate it for Christmas.
Ollie, the owner of the castle, is quite gorgeous, in every sense of the word – looks and personality – and Lula finds herself in a surreal situation.
This is where the Hallmark vibes kick in, when she finds herself not only employed for a month, but with a fake husband to boot!
The whole fake marriage adds another dimension, and getting to know more about Ollie, the reasons behind his wanting his castle jazzed up, and watching them slowly fall into the conclusion you want is just dreamy!
A brilliant cast of characters supports this fake couple, including their brilliant pretend children, Rory and Maggie.
I loved this easy-to-read festive book because who says Christmas is only for December?
Amazon UK https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0GM2WTCSZ/
Amazon US https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0GM2WTCSZ/
About the Author
Jaimie Admans is the bestselling author of several romantic comedies – including The Little Christmas Shop on Nutcracker Lane and The Chateau of Happily-Ever-Afters. Her series for Boldwood, The Ever After Street Series, is based on the magical world of fairytales.
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