{"id":14102,"date":"2017-11-06T00:01:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-06T05:01:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14102"},"modified":"2017-11-04T17:10:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T21:10:15","slug":"christmas-at-bay-tree-cottage-by-linn-b-halton-christmas-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/melanierobertson-king.com\/wp02\/?p=14102","title":{"rendered":"CHRISTMAS AT BAY TREE COTTAGE by Linn B Halton #Christmas #giveaway"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"bay<\/a>Christmas at Bay Tree Cottage<\/span><\/h1>\n

by<\/span><\/h1>\n

Linn B. Halton<\/span><\/h1>\n

\"bay<\/a>Genre: Romance\/women\u2019s contemporary\/holidays<\/strong><\/p>\n

Release Date: 3 Nov 2017<\/strong><\/p>\n

Publisher: Harper Impulse<\/strong><\/p>\n

The countdown to Christmas is usually a magical time, but Elana James is fed up with living on a building site! The renovations on her beautiful cottage \u2013 like her heart \u2013 have been frozen in limbo ever since she was unexpectedly widowed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Elana calls in a professional, Luke Stevenson, to help finish the cottage, so her little girl can send letters to Santa up the newly-repaired chimney. Luke\u2019s kind, capable and sexy \u2013 but he\u2019s also ten years younger than Elana. So why has her heart decided it\u2019s finally time for a thaw?<\/span><\/p>\n

The perfect read to curl up by the fire with \u2026 for fans of Rebecca Boxall<\/span><\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

EXTRACT<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

\u2018Mum, can we light the log fire tonight?\u2019 Maya looks up at me with eager eyes.<\/p>\n

\u2018I think we should wait until the weekend, darling. There isn\u2019t really time to appreciate it on a school night, is there? Besides, I\u2019m not even sure whether there are any logs left in the store. I promise to get it sorted as soon as I can.\u2019<\/p>\n

It was Niall\u2019s job, sorting the fire. He would have booked the chimney sweep in early autumn and had the logs all ready and waiting, stacked neatly against the back wall of the garage. Ironically, last year I was much more organised. I suppose it was one of my coping mechanisms during those raw, early weeks and months. Keep going; keep doing something \u2013 anything, so I didn\u2019t have to listen to what was in my head. But I feel bad. Maya will remember that this time last year we spent every evening huddled together on the sofa in front of the fire, reading. Hour upon hour we escaped into alternative worlds inspired by some wonderful authors. Roald Dahl\u2019s Matilda, E. B. White\u2019s Charlotte\u2019s Web, and Maya\u2019s favourite, Jill Murphy\u2019s The Worst Witch, a story of tenderness and triumph.<\/p>\n

It was the very worst of times, but I focused on getting us through it one day at a time. My gut instinct, immediately after the accident, had been to sell the cottage just to escape that prevailing sense that something was missing. Niall was no longer here and it would never, ever be the same again. But soon realisation dawned that Maya needed a sense of continuity; the memories trapped within these walls were a lifeline for her, although a cruelly painful reminder for me. In a way she feels her dad is still here and I can\u2019t take that away from her.<\/p>\n

BUY LINKS<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

AMAZON UK<\/a><\/p>\n

AMAZON US<\/a><\/p>\n

ABOUT LINN B HALTON<\/span><\/h2>\n

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Bristol-born Linn lives in the Forest of Dean, in the UK. She resides there with her lovely husband and cat, Ziggy. She has been writing novels since 2009 and has written short stories for a number of magazines. She is also known for her series of \u2018Home by Design\u2019 articles wearing her former interior designer hat.<\/p>\n

“I’m a hopeless romantic, self-confessed chocaholic, and lover of coffee. For me, life is about family, friends, and writing. Oh, and the occasional glass of White Grenache …”<\/p>\n

An Amazon UK Top 100 best-selling author with A Cottage in the Country<\/em> in November 2015, Under The Stars<\/em> also became a best-selling novel in November 2016. Linn’s novels have been short-listed in the UK’s Festival of Romance and the eFestival of Words Book Awards. Linn won the 2013 UK Festival of Romance: Innovation in Romantic Fiction award.<\/p>\n

Linn writes chick lit, romantic comedy, women’s contemporary fiction and psychic romance. Publishers include Harper Impulse, Choc Lit and Endeavour Press.<\/p>\n

Facebook: <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LinnBHaltonAuthor\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter: <\/strong><\/span>https:\/\/twitter.com\/LinnBHalton<\/a><\/p>\n

Goodreads Author Page: <\/strong><\/span>http:\/\/ow.ly\/mk3H30atV5h<\/a><\/p>\n

Website:<\/span> <\/strong>http:\/\/linnbhalton.co.uk\/<\/a><\/p>\n

COMPETITION \u2013 No purchase necessary<\/span><\/h2>\n

A pamper kit (UK only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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a Rafflecopter giveaway<\/a>
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