Bells and Bows on Mistletoe Row - Emily Harvale (Blog Tour)

Date of Reading: 17/11/2018

Author: Emily Harvale

Publisher: Crescent Gate Publishing

Year: 2018

Rating: 4.5/5

 

(This review is part of the blog tour organised by Rachel's Random Resources)

 

About the book:

 

It’ll take a miracle to make Juliet’s Christmas merry, but Mistletoe Row is the place to be when you need some Christmas magic.

The last person Juliet Bell expects to see when she returns home for Christmas is Harrison Bow. Especially with the most beautiful woman in the world by his side. Twenty years ago, Juliet and Harrison had the shortest romance in history, consisting of one date – and one blazing row. But Juliet will never admit when she’s wrong, and Harrison doesn’t forgive easily, so they haven’t seen, or spoken to one another since.

Harrison Bow vowed he’d never visit his grandfather at The Grange, again, or drive along Mistletoe Row, the scene of one of the unhappiest times of his life. He hasn’t been back for twenty years and he’s only here now because his brother pleaded with him to come. At least with his executive assistant joining him, he’ll be able to do some work.

But Juliet’s sister, Zoe and Harrison’s brother, Luke have some surprises in store for their elder siblings, and so it seems does Fate. After Harrison risks his life to save Juliet, the least she can do is be nice. The problem is, Harrison is hotter than the log fire in The Mistletoe pub, and when she’s surrounded by twinkling lights and softly falling snow, it doesn’t take long for her to realise she’s in love with the man she thought she hated. Even if he doesn’t appear to be in love with her.  

 

My Review:

 

        This is one of the amazing books I had the pleasure to review this year. The story was completely predictable and utterly loving. Emily Harvale has this wonderful gift of taking us into a fairytale land where the two families, Bells and Bows, (ah, such clever names) is having a family feud between them going on for years. That has ruined the short romance of Juliet and Harrison twenty years ago and now they are both back during Christmas in their quaint little village, Mistletoe Row (Yup, another cunning creation of the author).

        If you are not in the Christmas swing yet, then this is a must read for you. You will be in a winter wonderland in no time. Juliet, Harrison, Zoe, Luke . . . I loved every bunch of them. And I should not be leaving Dan out of this. He is so funny and even though his role is minor, that has been done perfectly.

       It was lovely to watch Harrison and Juliet moving from one misunderstanding to another and I was impatiently waiting to see how the author will conjure up the happy ending. What glued me to the story most is the Christmassy feel that is generated throughout and Mistletoe Row sounded like a place I would be happy to live my entire life. 

       Thank you, Rachel, for the tour invite. You were completely right, this is an utterly irresistible novel that truly lives up to the magical cover. 

 

Meet the author:

 

Having lived and worked in London for several years, Emily returned to her hometown of Hastings where she now spends her days writing... and chatting on social media. Emily is a Member of the SoA, a PAN member of the RWA and a Pro Member of ALLi. She's an Amazon bestseller and a Kindle All-Star. Emily loves writing and her stories are sure to bring a smile to your face and a warmth to your heart.

Emily says, "I write about friendship, family and falling in love. I believe in happing endings." When she isn't writing, she can be found enjoying the stunning East Sussex coast and countryside, or in a wine bar with friends, discussing life, love and the latest TV shows. Chocolate cake is often eaten. She dislikes housework almost as much as she dislikes anchovies - and will do anything to avoid both.