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Just For December written by Laura Jane Williams published by Avon Books

 


 

Evie Bird is a romance writer whose latest bestseller is being made into a Christmas movie. Behind the scenes, she has a lot on her plate, with her mother in a care home, no relationship with her father and now a new book deadline on the horizon.

Duke Carlisle is a world-famous actor who has landed the role of leading man in the film. Fresh out of a relationship with his co-star Daphne, the atmosphere on set is a little fraught.

Evie is contractually obliged to appear on set as a consultant, and when she meets Duke it’s a frosty encounter. In fact, the only thing icier than their interactions is the snow that coats the Bavarian streets they are filming on.

But after images of them arguing leak to the press and put the movie in jeopardy, they are left with no choice but to fake date until the cameras stop rolling.

As the pair start to put their differences aside, gradually, somewhere along the Romantic Road, their feelings begin to thaw… But can sparks ever really fly in a snowstorm?

 Initially when I started this book, I really didn’t like Evie, I felt she was rude and aloof, but as the story progressed, she thawed a bit and I ended up liking her!

It took me a little while to get into the story because of the block I had about Evie, however, I found that during the day when I was sitting at my desk at work, I was thinking about the story and the characters, and then by the end I had to stay up and finish it as I had completely fallen in love with them all!

 

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