IN the 13th novel from the Sunday Times best-selling writer, we’re introduced to chef and house sitter Holly Brown.

Widowed after a short marriage, Holly no longer celebrates the festive season that her husband loved so much, preferring instead to house-sit in secluded locations.

But when she agrees to look after a remote house on the Lancashire moors, she reckons without owner Jude Martland’s extended family descending on her. And when the man himself turns up, Holly finds herself slap bang in the middle of a family Christmas to remember.

Trisha Ashley creates some truly adorable characters in this book, exploring three different generations of the Martland family, and delving into past secrets long forgotten.

Victoria Knight