Cupcakes for Christmas by Kate Hewitt, book one in the Return to Willoughby Close series. I enjoyed this book. Catching up with characters from the past Willoughby Close series, meeting new characters and getting to know them was enjoyable. Plus having the setting be in a Tea shoppe was also nice. I look forward to reading more in this series.

Lovely, Romantic, Heart-Warmingly festive. A beautifully written novel by Kate Hewitt. I believe I have read a few novels by Kate before but none really stood out to me since then until this one. It was lovely and left me feeling all warm and fuzzy inside at parts! It's set at my favourite time of year and I love where it was set.

It was an easy read and went at a good pace so didn't feel boring or too long. Would recommend.

Cupcakes at Christmas is a book set in a little village in Oxfordshire, the setting is definitely chocolate box and sets you up for a Christmas love story centred on Olivia who runs the local tea shop.
The book is set in the same place as other books by Kate Hewitt and but it’s not an issue getting to know the characters and good to read as a stand alone.

An enjoyable book which travels on a good pace, but I thought that the development of the love story between Olivia and Simon could have been stretched a little further. Other than that it is a good intro to my Christmas reading and would recommend.

Delighted to have an early copy from net galley in exchange for a honest review.
First time reading Kate Hewitt book.
A really warm cosy read full of Christmas charm and fabulous cup cakes from the little village of Whchwood -On-Lea In the Cotswolds and the residents of Willoughby close along with Olivia from cup cakes on lea coffee shop a bit of romance entertwined with a bit of mystery of the lovely Simon ideal Christmas read would highly recommend.

It was nice to return to Willoughby Close and it’s present and former residents. This is Olivia and Simon’s story. We met Olivia, the local tea shop owner, in the earlier books in the series. Simon is relatively new to their village. Both are around 40 and have never been married. Their romance is initially rather slow to start, but becomes serious once they get started. Two serious issues are woven into the fabric of the story - Olivia’s mother’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis and Simon’s longstanding history with depression. Both medical issues are handled rather simply, yet sensitively. This was a lovely story of new love between two mature people nearing middle age.

I really enjoyed this book it's quite a quick read and throughly excellent from the first page. Has you in tears at times and laughing at others it's so well written. The characters are brilliant and the story is so true to life and shoes how we have many challenges to face but with friendship we can do. It's heartbreaking, heartwarming and romantic and about family and friends. Of course full of lovely cupcakes as well you just want one to eat.
Olivia has been living about her cafe in a small town and her mum use to run the shop but she's moved to a retirement home. She has many struggles trying to keep the shop going and friends give her ideas to help and they suggest a different cupcake for each day leading up to Christmas and if at the end you have had one every day you get a free cupcake. She makes some wonderful cupcakes and one day a handsome man walks in and wants to buy one Olivia really starts to look forward to his visit each day to buy one her stomach turns is she falling in love. Her mother Tina comes in and she's burnt her arm so Simon offers to take them to the hospital and the hospital want her mum to have further tests on her memory. Simon and Olivia really start to enjoy being with each other but her friend starts to tell her he has a past but she wants Simon to tell her not friends. She learns he's lost a brother and struggled with it and lived with his sister but is now moving into willoughby close and as it gets closer to Christmas she's really falling for him but can sense he's not telling her something but will he tell her or will she learn through someone else. Her mother does have the start of dementia and she has to learn to cope with it but she can't get hold of Simon for support and how will she cope when she's given some news will she run or is she to much in love to walk away.
A brilliant read and can't wait for more to come. Worth more than five stars.

Olivia has taken over running the cafe in a a small town from her Mum.
In the run up to christmas she starts the twelve days of cupcakes. This is how she meets Simon - her friends hint there is a secret Simon is hiding.
An enjoyable read and nice to see a book dealing with the issues common in life, but usually largely ignored.

Another gentle, heartwarming read in this easy reading series. If, like me, you love a village or a Christmas story, then you will enjoy this for you have both in one! I love the way Kate Hewitt weaves real life issues that we all face into her stories. She doesn't overdo the real life difficulties and tragedies we all face but she brings them to the fore reminding us that we all face these kinds of issues in life. A Christmas story about real people and a tea shop in the Cotswolds - perfect light and happy reading, especially as Autumn and Winter draw in.

I loved this book! I love this series!!! If you haven't read the original Willoughby Close books...read them!!!

A sweet, lovely, wonderful, light, holiday read :c)

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