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Under The Mistletoe by Sue Moorcroft published by Avon Books

 


Recently divorced artist Laurel returns to her childhood village of Middledip, to help her sister Rea overcome her agoraphobia and to spend some time getting back on her feet.

Middledip holds some dark secrets for Laurel…secrets she hasn’t even told her sister, but now she’s back in the village she has to face these demons head on.

However, time stands still when she sees her old flame, Grady Cassidy – and soon it’s as if they’ve never been apart. But through her happiness, Laurel is drawn back to the memory of why she left the village all those years ago…because of Grady’s brother Mac.

Can Laurel learn to forgive and forget? Or will her chances of Christmas under the mistletoe with Grady remain a dream?

This is a lovely, but sometimes hard hitting story of love and tales of the past. Sue Moorcroft never fails with her books, and although this is another visit to the village of Middledip, it doesn’t matter if you haven’t read the other books – you really won’t feel as if you are missing anything – Sue brings you in like a welcome member of the village rather than a visitor!

Issues like bullying, infertility and phobias are all addressed in the storyline and are done so sensitively.

This is a story that will have you up until the early hours of the morning saying to yourself “just one more chapter…!”

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