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| SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS – Sarah Morgan Scotland – Present Day The three Miller siblings, Ross, Alice, and Clemmie, all work and live in London, and they plan to spend the Christmas holiday with their parents at the family home in Scotland. Alice, a doctor, plans to bring her boyfriend, Nico. She expects a nice family get-together where Nico and her family get to know one another. But he pulls a surprise just before they leave by proposing marriage. Alice isn’t sure she wants to commit herself to a man, especially if their ideas about marriage are different. She postpones her response to Nico, with plans to mull it over while they’re in Scotland. Clemmie is a nanny to a family that relies too much on her. She left the home she grew up in to start a new life in London but hasn’t accomplished much except being a nanny. Clemmie recently broke off a relationship with another man as she suddenly realizes that he couldn’t hold a candle to the man she grew up loving, Fergus. But Fergus never thought of Clemmie as more than a good friend. Meanwhile, Ross is a successful sportswear apparel businessman and doesn’t have time to date. Because the Miller siblings are aware that their parents and grandmother will be pressuring Alice to marry Nico, they decide to distract them by making up a pretend girlfriend for Ross. They name her Lucy. Alice, Nico, and Clemmie arrive first in Scotland. It’s clear their mother and grandmother are pushing for a proposal from Nico, unaware that he has already popped the question. Alice and Nico are placed in a romantic room. It is during their preliminary chat with their mother and grandmother that Clemmie lets slip that Ross is dating a woman named Lucy. Soon afterward, a woman shows up on the doorstep looking for Ross. She has a Christmas present for him. Oh, and her name is Lucy… Lucy is plopped right down into the middle of the Miller drama in SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS. She doesn’t know that Ross is supposed to have a pretend girlfriend named Lucy. She knows him (but they have never met) because the company she works for is pursuing him to do social media work for him. Lucy has always thought Ross was attractive, and when he arrives shortly after she does, he is confused about what is going on. It is soon sorted out, and Lucy heads out to leave, but while she was inside, the snow started falling hard. Lucy ends up fracturing her ankle, plus travel is at a standstill. The Miller family invites Lucy to stay for Christmas. Meanwhile, Alice and Nico have a talk, and it doesn’t end well. Why didn’t she discuss her concerns with him before? Suddenly, a joyous family holiday is thrown into disarray. There is a lot going on in SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS. A lot of characters, a lot of plots, and several points of view are told in this tale. Sometimes it gets a little confusing remembering who has what problem. Glenda, the mother of the siblings, wishes things would go the way she wants: Alice marries Nico, Clemmie stays in Scotland, and Ross works with his father in their shortbread company. But sometimes what we want is not what happens—or there are side journeys along the way. The family’s grandmother believes in love and feels Ross and Lucy are perfect for each other. But will the hardworking bachelor agree? As for Clemmie, she reconnects with Fergus, who is now raising his deceased sister’s daughter. Clemmie has something she wants but can she pull it off? A feel-good tale filled with warmth and emotion that fits well with the drama, readers will find out that SNOWED IN FOR CHRISTMAS is the perfect tale to snuggle down with. A lot is going on, so it might take a little bit to get into, but once you do, you won’t want to put it down. Patti Fischer |
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