Humbugs and Heartstrings: A gorgeous festive read full of the joys of Christmas!

Humbugs and Heartstrings: A gorgeous festive read full of the joys of Christmas!
Catherine Ferguson

‘The most delightful Christmas tale I have ever read.’Girls Love to ReadA festive story about love, friendships, and a sprinkling of Christmas magic. Perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan and Lucy Diamond.Two ex-friends. One Christmas to remember …Bobbie's boss Carol is a real misery-guts, dedicated to making the lives of everyone around her unhappy in pursuit of every last penny. What makes it worse is that the two women have history: they were once best friends.When handsome hotelier Charlie steps into the frame the two women go to battle as one sees a romantic future and the other a possible lifeboat for her business.With wonderful warmth and humour – and the odd mince pie fight – the women are forced to confront their shared past, the turbulent present and, most importantly, the potential of the future.Curl up this Christmas with this heartwarming and funny read. You’ll never look at a mince pie in the same way again…

Humbugs and Heartstrings

Catherine Ferguson

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Contents

Cover (#u43ec6e5a-1b0c-5179-bb14-9959ab04bed8)

Title Page (#u721a92bf-57bf-5bb4-ade2-8b10eb536a85)

Copyright

Dedication (#u90979d7e-4785-53f1-b520-67429d283ef6)

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen

Chapter Sixteen

Chapter Seventeen

Chapter Eighteen

Chapter Nineteen

Chapter Twenty

Chapter Twenty-One

Chapter Twenty-Two

Chapter Twenty-Three

Chapter Twenty-Four