Christmas Is All Around: A Novel

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A former child star learns that holiday magic can come from a change in perspective in this charming and hilarious holiday rom-com.

Charlotte hates the holidays. As a former child actress, she starred in a modern classic of a holiday movie, and its fans wont let her move on. When a piece revealing that her reluctance nixed plans for a reboot, she flees to London to spend the five-week countdown to the holidays with her sister.

But the ghosts of Christmas past follow her there when she ends up at Eden Priory, a filming location for the movie she has never visited. There, after being recognized by a fan while viewing the extraordinary holiday decorations, shes accidently left behind, forcing her to accept a ride back to London by Graham, the son of the owners. Their family businessand the funds to keep their historic house runningrelies on holiday cheer, and Graham knows a visit from a holiday star would bring in more visitors.

Now an illustrator, Charlotte accepts a commission illustrating iconic holiday movie scenes in London and its environs. Graham offers to help escort her, as long as shell commit to an art workshop at Eden Priory. But as Charlottes chaotic family holiday goes awry, she begins spending more time scouting locations with Graham. Charlotte may not love Christmas, but is it so bad if youre also falling in love

Author Bio

Martha Waters is the author of Christmas Is All Around, andthe Regency Vows series, which includesTo Have and to Hoax,To Love and to Loathe,To Marry and to Meddle,To Swoon and to Spar, and To Woo and to Wed. She was born and raised in sunny southFlorida andis a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She lives in coastal Maine, where she works as a childrens librarian by day, and loves sundresses, gin cocktails, and traveling.