Five years ago Jonathan, the fiance of Eve Douglas, was killed in a bombing whilst on duty in Helmand Province at Christmas. Even before this, Eve had not experienced very many happy Christmases as a child. Eve has struggled to let go of Jonathan and move on with her life. She does not like Christmas!
Eve's dotty old Aunt Eveline dies and in her will she leaves to Eve half of a Christmas theme park which she is, unbeknown to Eve, in the process of building. The other half of the park has been left to an unknown man by the name of Jacques Glace. The will specifies that they must run the park together. Eve is very suspicious of Jacques. Who is he? How did he know her aunt? Is he the con-man mentioned in the local newspaper who targets elderly people for their money? Eve is determined to find out but in the meantime they have only a few weeks to finish the rest of the planned work on the theme park and get it opened before Christmas.
This is definitely a Christmas story which really is full of everything we associate with Christmas!
I have also read 'An Autumn Crush', 'The Teashop on the Corner' and 'Ladies who Launch' and have 'Afternoon Tea at the sunflower Cafe' on my bookshelf.
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