Love and Lies at The Village Christmas Shop: A laugh out loud romantic comedy perfect for Christmas 2018

Love and Lies at The Village Christmas Shop: A laugh out loud romantic comedy perfect for Christmas 2018
Portia MacIntosh

Blast the Michael Bublé, wrap your hands around a cinnamon latte and enjoy this warm, hilarious Christmas novel!Ivy loves Christmas. As the owner of Christmas Every Day, the year-round festive store, you'd expect nothing less!The only thing missing in Ivy's life is a dash of romance – something her twin sister Holly will not let her forget…When her mother passed away, Ivy vowed to take over the running of her mother’s store and keep the Christmas spirit alive in the idyllic seaside town of Marram Bay.But all this changes when an enigmatic businessman moves to the town, threatening to bulldoze her beloved shop to make way for a holiday complex.Can Ivy save her shop before Christmas? Could there be a different side to the newest resident of Marram Bay that would make all her Christmas wishes come true?The brand-new laugh-out-loud romantic comedy from bestseller Portia Macintosh. Perfect for fans of Zara Stoneley and Tilly Tennant.Readers love Portia Macintosh:‘I really loved, no make that ADORED reading this book.’‘I didn't enjoy it… I LOVED IT!!!!’‘A heart-warming, uplifting book that had me captivated from the first chapter’‘Portia MacIntosh as always delivers us a treat, one that will leave us smiling from ear to ear.’‘Hilarious, unique, refreshingly brilliant, and addictive read’‘Heartwarming, well-written, and entertaining’

About the Author (#u12f265f7-4a1d-5d37-808b-614c3a56d48e)

PORTIA MACINTOSH has been ‘making stuff up’ for as long as she can remember – or so she says. Whether it was blaming her siblings for that broken vase when she was growing up, blagging her way backstage during her rock chick phase or, most recently, whatever justification she can fabricate to explain away those lunchtime cocktails, Portia just loves telling tales.

After years working as a music journalist, Portia decided it was time to use her powers for good and started writing novels instead.

Bestseller Portia writes hilarious romcoms, drawing on her real life experiences to show what it’s really like being a woman today – especially one who doesn’t quite have her life together yet.

Also by Portia MacIntosh (#u12f265f7-4a1d-5d37-808b-614c3a56d48e)

Between A Rockstar and A Hard Place

How Not to Be Starstruck

Bad Bridesmaid

Drive Me Crazy

Truth or Date

It’s Not You, It’s Them

The Accidental Honeymoon

How Not to Be a Bride

Summer Secrets at the Apple Blossom Deli

Love and Lies at the Village Christmas Shop

PORTIA MACINTOSH

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First published in Great Britain by HQ in 2018

Copyright © Portia MacIntosh 2018

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E-book Edition © October 2018 ISBN: 9780008297725

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Table of Contents

Cover (#ua96ab1b4-2052-51a6-83a2-0301675a480d)

About the Author (#ue5eddb56-cae1-5e4c-870f-5f88e0dc67a2)

Also by Portia MacIntosh (#u41045839-a24e-5fe9-a770-9a422ac1e080)

Title Page (#u3a712caf-75c5-52b5-be8f-e21eb8f8a0f7)

Copyright (#u110dafb1-763d-56fb-b20d-6888b7f2ed8d)

Dedication (#u3d9f55c3-d099-5cdb-898f-996770f6570e)

Prologue – 1998 (#u1959052c-6c89-50b0-87f9-e23460c73489)

Chapter 1 (#ucff44ca6-0fae-5f1b-afcb-955df7243051)

Chapter 2 (#u7457389d-78fa-5726-baba-ec80b0d0edb6)

Chapter 3 (#u295dffe2-f9e8-5993-9211-1707d7fddd33)