Title: A Christmas Wish on Arran
Author: Ellie Henderson
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Rating: ★★★★☆
Source: Hygge Book Tours
Blurb: When Beth Ferguson’s journalism career in London ends in tatters just before Christmas, she’s offered a new start as the local reporter on the Isle of Arran.
The only problem? Returning to the place where she first met Callum. Her first love. The man who broke her heart.
Arriving as the close-knit community prepares for their Christmas festivities, Beth soon reconnects with Arran’s magic. But when she bumps into Callum — who is just as gorgeous as she remembers — it’s their shared past that pulls at her heartstrings.
It’s not just Beth whose heart broke that day 25 years ago. Callum, now a single parent to teenager Daisy, has never forgotten Beth, the ‘one who got away’.
Despite the time apart, the more Beth and Callum try to ignore their chemistry, the more it reignites the flame between them. And when Beth needs a shoulder to cry on, it’s Callum who shows her that time and distance can’t change what the heart really wants.
Review: 25 years ago, Elizabeth and Callum had big plans, but then Callum let Elizabeth down and she ended up leaving Arran behind her and using the shortened version of her name – Beth.
So A Christmas Wish on Arran is a second chance romance, but what makes this one is the ages of our couple. It’s rare to get one that’s more mature and it made a very refreshing change. The reason behind the break-up is solid as well… and has repercussions for Callum in particular, but also for Beth as the two reconnect.
I loved Beth. I rooted for her to get her man and her happy ending. I wasn’t keen on Callum at first, but once the reasoning for him ghosting Beth was revealed, I could forgive him.
The setting is cosy, with a lovely community, and it really draws the reader in. This was my first “trip” to Arran and I fell in love with it all. I really must read the rest of the series! It being the fourth book didn’t spoil my reading experience in the slightest.
Quick note: there are some sad elements to the storyline that related to side characters, so go carefully if illness or loss of loved ones could be difficult for you to read. However, this is a delightful, festive read and I’m really glad for the chance to review it.
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