f you're looking for a heartwarming story that goes beyond the typical holiday romance, this book is a must-read! Set in a quaint French village, it beautifully combines humor, love, and deep emotional journeys.
One Winter at the French Chalet by Mandy Baggot
Genres: Christmas, Womens Fiction

Things aren’t going well for travel writer Orla Bradbee.

With Christmas fast approaching, her boss is insisting Orla must travel to a rural village in France to interview a man who doesn’t speak. But with trouble at home – her teenage sister Erin is in a ‘situationship’ with a man online – Orla’s only plan is to take Erin with her.

Get the interview done, find out more about this online Romeo and still be back in time for Christmas dinner. Easy, right?

Saint-Chambéry is a picturesque French village nestled in the snow-capped mountains, but Jacques Barbier – gorgeous and brooding, yet a man of few words – makes it clear that Orla is wasting her time here.

Orla can’t deny that Jacques intrigues and infuriates her, but what is the mysterious Frenchman hiding exactly? And can she get close enough to uncover his secrets without risking her own heart?

Escape to the beautiful French Alps with Mandy Baggot for a romantic, heartwarming story to get you through the cold winter months!

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Orla Bradbee, a travel writer, is sent to the remote village of Saint-Chambery, France, just before Christmas to cover a story about a pregnant reindeer and a mute man. The timing couldn’t be worse! Her parents are going through a rough patch and her younger sister, Erin, is in a relationship with someone the family knows nothing about. Orla ends up bringing Erin along for the trip and they end up running their car into Jacques, a reclusive local who mostly keeps to himself, among other things.

I loved that the story wasn’t solely focused on Orla and Jacques’ romance but also on the relationships within the close-knit community and their loyalty to one another. The romance is wonderful and you know I love that but with all the other relationships it felt like this was just so much more.

There is plenty of humor, heartbreak, and an ending that made my heart glad. This is a must read !