Wynter’s Trees is the home of Christmas. The place that truly bring Christmas to life for Wynmouth’s residents. But it is a millstone around Liza Wynter’s neck.
With her father gone, Liza refuses to have anything to do with the business that was his pride and joy. But when her father’s business partner announces his retirement, Liza must return to Wynmouth to handle the transition to his replacement, and son, Ned.
When Liza arrives, she finds the treasured business flourishing under Ned’s stewardship. With a plan formulating in her mind, Liza agrees to help over the Christmas season before she leaves Wynter’s Trees and Wynmouth behind her for good.
But will the place where she grew up, or the people there, make her change her mind?
Heidi Swain does it again!! There is absolutely nothing not to love about her books. Each one is filled with warm and wonderful characters, and with the continuation of each series you feel like you are being welcomed back by friends, and this title was no exception.
I found it especially enjoyable as I loved the setting of Wynmouth in this book’s predecessor, The Secret Seaside Escape. Now we’re visiting again and seeing familiar faces, but this time with a new protagonist and plenty of festive feels thrown in too.
Swain whisks you away with her captivating descriptions of Christmas within this close community, so much so, that at some points during reading I found myself thinking that the beach huts filled with handmade wares would be a great place to grab some presents! There are plenty of laugh out loud moments, some tense and sad times and even some antics with a four-legged friend that will keep you entertained between these pages.
I highly recommend Underneath the Christmas Tree to get you into the seasonal swing of things. If Christmas trees, festive markets and homemade hot chocolate aren’t enough to get you feeling merry, nothing will!
* Thanks to Simon & Schuster UK, via NetGalley, for this ARC *