Christmas at the Island Hotel (Mure)

'Nobody does cosy, get-away-from-it-all romance like Jenny Colgan'<br/>Sunday Express<br/><br/>Snuggle up and escape with Jenny Colgan to the beautiful island of Mure this winter<br/><br/>PRAISE FOR JENNY COLGAN<br/><br/>An evocative, sweet treat' Jojo Moyes<br/>'Gorgeous, glorious, uplifting' Marian Keyes<br/>'A cracker - the must-read this festive season' Sun<br/>'Irresistible' Jill Mansell<br/>'Just lovely' Katie Fforde<br/>'Naturally funny, warm-hearted' Lisa Jewell<br/>'A gobble-it-all-up-in-one-sitting kind of book' Mike Gayle<br/>_______________<br/><br/>On the tiny Scottish island of Mure, Christmas preparations are even more hectic than usual . . .<br/><br/>Flora Mackenzie is worried about her brother. Fintan hasn't got over the death of his partner, Coltan, and Flora thinks he needs a project.<br/><br/>The Rock - the rambling, disused hotel on the tip of the island - was Coltan's passion project before he died. With Flora's help, Fintan is going to get the hotel up and running in time for Christmas, transforming it into a festive haven of crackling log fires and delicious food. But running a hotel, they are about to discover, is not that easy. Especially when their motley staff includes a temperamental French chef, a spoilt Norwegian kitchen boy who can't peel a potato without mutilating his own hand and a painfully shy kitchen assistant who blushes when anyone speaks to her.<br/><br/>Can they pull it together in time for the big opening?<br/><br/>And can Flora help her family find happiness this Christmas?<br/><br/>____________________<br/><br/>Why readers ADORE Jenny Colgan<br/><br/>'Jenny Colgan has a way of writing that makes me melt inside'<br/>'Her books are so good I want to start over as soon as I have finished'<br/>'There's something so engaging about her characters and plots'<br/>'Her books are like a big, warm blanket'<br/>'Her stories are just so fabulous'<br/>'She brings her settings and characters so vividly to life'<br/>'The woman is just magic'