Christmas at Honeycombe Bay 9781035927302 Paperback

***Pre-order THE LITTLE BOOKSHOP AT HONEYCOMBE BAY, the new cosy and bookish romance by Lilac Mills, now!***An uplifting, heartwarming seasonal romance set in a quintessential seaside village in Devon, perfect for fans of Holly Martin and Sarah Morgan.Two Scrooges come together for a festive-free holiday season by the sea and find all their anti-Christmas plans going up in smoke when they decide to play Santa for a single mom and her child.Eloise Garrett thinks Christmas is overpriced, overhyped, and overrated, and without any family to share it with, she feels sad, lonely and isolated. The season for giving is just a constant reminder that shes single, sixty(ish), and staring down retirement. But not this Christmas. Determined to avoid the most magical time of the year, Eloise decides to spend Christmas in Honeycombe Bay. Surely a seaside village in the middle of winter wont be too festive?Ever since his wife passed away, Bartholomew Knott hasnt felt up to welcoming visitors to his guest house. With the prospect of another long, lonely winter, and having become more Scrooge than Santa over the years, Bart is dreading Christmas. However, when hes contacted by someone who dislikes decking the halls just as much as he does, Bart has the brilliant idea of opening the guest house to people who want to escape all things festive.Christmas isnt easy to ignore, though, not even in off-season Honeycombe Bay. So when fate forces Bart to give shelter to a single mother and child whose holiday has been devastated by a terrible fire, Eloise finds herself playing Mrs. Claus to Barts Santadragging the houses other guest, a heartbroken teacher looking for a break during the holidays, into the action as well. But holiday cheer isnt the only thing sparking under the mistletoe. Will the guests at Honeycombe Bay realize that, sometimes, the best way to escape Christmas is to let it into your heart?PERFECT FOR FANS OF- Small-town Christmas vibes- Later-in-life romance- Forced proximity- Grumpy x sunshine