Contemporary Romance

Winter Magic in Port Berry by K.T. Dady

Title: Winter Magic in Port Berry (Port Berry #3)

Author: K.T. Dady

Genre: Contemporary Romance

Rating: ★★★★★

Source: Hygge Book Tours

Blurb: Ginny Dean’s quiet life running Port Berry’s only café is disrupted by the arrival of gorgeous and enigmatic Will Pendleton. Will has returned to Port Berry looking for answers about his family’s heritage.

Sparks fly when he meets Ginny. At the annual holiday party their connection only grows into an undeniable chemistry neither can resist.

Then Will announces plans to open a tearoom next to Ginny’s café. She sees her own dreams melt with the winter snow. For as long as she can remember she has dreamed of her own tearoom — and just like that, this stranger to Port Berry has snatched it away.

But Will is going nowhere, and when they find themselves stranded in the snow together, they discover that neither are their feelings.

With Christmas approaching, both Will and Ginny must learn to face their own fears and take a chance on happiness.

And perhaps they need a little winter magic to help…

Review: I make no secret that one of my most loved tropes is forced proximity. It makes me happy wriggle. It’s that delicious balance of tension and cosiness for me. So Winter Magic gets a big tick for that!

Another big tick are the descriptions of Port Berry. They really bring the fictional town to life and make you want to visit. And the town is full of delightful characters that give this book its heartbeat.

Against this setting comes Will and Ginny. Will was brought up in care and has arrived at Port Berry to find what family connections he can. Ginny has a traditional upbringing, but with a mother who’s distant and hyper-critical. Though there are sparks, their romance takes a while which, given their backgrounds, is understandable and makes the reader believe in their story.

There is a real sense of found family in Winter Magic. However, while it is a romance and has the HEA payoff, it’s not all sunshine and rainbows. There’s Ginny’s mum – whom I’d happily strangle – and Will’s mission isn’t as successful as he longs for. Yet these are the bumps along the road to happiness. Does jostling over them hurt? Yes. Such is life. But at no point are things so dark that you can’t see the lighter side. Nothing ever seems hopeless.

I absolutely adored my first visit to Port Berry and will not only be going back to read the first two books, I’m eager for the next in the series!

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  1. Thank you so much for this wonderful post!

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