The Christmas Project: A laugh-out-loud romance from bestselling author Maxine Morrey

The Christmas Project: A laugh-out-loud romance from bestselling author Maxine Morrey
Maxine Morrey

‘One of my favourite Christmas reads. Maxine Morrey writes the most gorgeous heroes. – Jules Wake, author of Covent Garden in the Snow’A delightful wintery tale full to the brim with drama, passion and heartwarming cheer.’ – Gem~BeeCould happy ever after be waiting underneath the mistletoe?Professional organiser Kate has had her share of demanding clients. But Michael O’Farrell is the most obnoxious man she’s ever met. He may be gorgeous, but if he wasn’t her best friend’s brother Kate wouldn’t have waited on his doorstep for five minutes, let alone an hour!But, underneath Michael’s icy exterior, Kate’s surprised to find a man who needs to declutter his heart as well as his home. And while she’s happier fixing messy desks than broken hearts, Kate can’t help making Michael her secret Christmas project.After all, at Christmas, anything can happen!What reviewers are saying about Maxine Morrey‘Absolutely adorable, made me cry, made me laugh and made me want a gorgeous green eyed Irishman!’ – Lori (Goodreads)‘A sweet and funny Christmas tale’ – For the Love of Books‘Enjoyable and heart-warming. It's just right for a cosy night in, curled up with a vanilla coffee and candle-light.’ – Jane (Netgalley)‘This book is pack full of giggles and tears. A fantastic festive winter warmer.’ – Natasha (Netgalley)

Christmas in the city has never been more magical!

Professional organiser Kate Stone has never – NEVER – been tempted to hit a client over the head with a snow shovel, but Michael O’Farrell is the most obnoxious – and heart-stoppingly gorgeous – man she has ever met. If he weren’t her best friend’s brother, she would not have waited on his doorstep in the freezing cold for five minutes, let alone an hour.

Kate knows, however, that her job isn’t just about tidying up, sometimes she needs to be part therapist too, and Michael clearly needs her help to declutter his heart as well as his home.

But with the festive season just around the corner there isn’t much time to get Michael’s house ready for the O’Farrell family celebrations, but everyone knows that at Christmas anything can happen...

The Christmas Project

Maxine Morrey

HQ

The Christmas Project

© 2016 Maxine Morrey

by HQ, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF

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ISBN: 9781474057394

Version: 2018-01-24

MAXINE MORREY

has wanted to be a writer for as long as she can remember and wrote her first (very short) book for school when she was ten. Coming in first, she won a handful of book tokens – best prize ever at the time!

As time went by, she continued to write, but ‘normal’ work often got in the way. Finally, she decided to go for it, and wrote. Really wrote. And after a while she had a bunch of articles, and a non-fiction book to her name.

But her first love is novels, and, in August 2015, Maxine got the call to say that she had won Carina UK’s ‘Write Christmas’ competition, with her romantic comedy, ‘Winter’s Fairytale’

Maxine lives on the south coast of England, and when not wrangling with words, can be found tackling her To Be Read pile, sewing, listening to podcasts, and walking.

Her website is: www.scribblermaxi.co.uk (http://www.scribblermaxi.co.uk)

You can also find her on Twitter @Scribbler_Maxi

On Facebook www.facebook.com/MaxineMorreyAuthor (http://www.facebook.com/MaxineMorreyAuthor)

On Instagram @Scribbler_Maxi

On Pinterest @ScribblerMaxi

Acknowledgements (#u27559d27-b1b9-578b-adff-c37b57b9653b)

I would like to thank the team at Carina UK/HQ, especially my amazing Editor, Victoria Oundjian, without whose incredible support and continued belief in me, this book may never have come to be.

I’d also like to say an enormous thank you to the very wonderful Emma Dellow for her friendship, kindness and support. All of it has meant so very much to me, especially this year, and I can’t even begin to tell you how much I value you. Big, big hugs.

Another huge thank you goes to all the absolutely incredible book bloggers whom I met through their support of my Carina debut last November. You are all such fabulous people and your support is valued so much. I was very much in at the deep end last year and you all were so kind and helpful and supportive, and I am incredibly thankful for that. You’re all complete superstars.

And finally, I’d like to thank James – for everything.

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To Mum and Dad

Thank you for introducing me to the joy of words and reading from such a young age. Even though I know now how precious little time you had to call your own as you both worked so very hard, library trips and encouragement in my reading was never in short supply. Thank you.

Contents

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Chapter One (#u5cf1b1c9-7685-541a-8c90-f14bae592d35)

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Chapter Seven (#litres_trial_promo)