This is the story of the White family - Mum Maggie, Dad Nick and elder daughter Kate who is ten years older than Rosie. Rosie meets Dan in New York and after a whirl wind romance he proposes on a visit to his mum in Aspen, Colorado to the total shock of her family. They all head to Aspen for Christmas! Maggie and Nick are hiding a secret from their girls and Kate, an A and E doctor (ER) is determined to stop the wedding!

Initially, I didn’t think I would get into this book as for the first few chapters it is so over detailed and laborious that I began to glaze over with the minutia because a lot of which is mundane. However, as the author gets into her stride I began to really enjoy it. There are some lovely moments of humour - one I particularly like is when Maggie gets absolutely trollied on the plane journey to Denver as she doesn’t like flying. The scenes at the airport are easy to picture and I found myself chuckling! There is some amusing dialogue and some entertaining situations that are nicely interspersed with the drama. I adored the Colorado setting - a perfect place for Christmas. Dan’s mother Catherine has created Snowfall Lodge which is an idyllic location amongst the snow and pines. The characters are very likeable too. Kate seems like a prickly pear, very feisty but she’s very caring and carrying a lot of concerns and some baggage. Her love for Rosie is tangible and her desire to protect her is laudable, if a bit smothering! I like the repartee between her and best man,Jordan. Initially, Catherine seems too perfect to be true but she too is very likeable. Maggie is fabulous and you realise just how much she has sacrificed for her girls and Nick. The Aspen setting allows them to really talk and sort themselves out.

Although I suppose it’s a predicable romcom with all’s well that ends well, it is very enjoyable and at times quite joyous. It’s a feel good book which we all need from time to time!

I haven’t been to Aspen and I haven’t been skiing either but now I feel I have! This is the best way to visit a skiing lodge isn’t it? No risk of injury and it’s lovely and cosy in the armchair where I read this. Maybe one day I’ll be brave enough to ‘live’ this novel, but for now, it’s the perfect read!

I’m even breaking my no Christmas novels before December rule and it was totally worth it! The Colorado setting, the snow, the idea of a wedding……aahh it was just all so lovely. There’s cosiness and romance yes, but there’s also some ups and downs along the way for the characters of course, so there’s lots to enjoy.

Sarah Morgan is a writer who is fast becoming one of my go-to feel good authors and this is a charming read. It’s pure escapism and it’s a delightful literary journey!

The story itself is fresh and interesting. There might be a marriage, there might not; the family all have their hidden problems; there’s trouble on the horizon etc but this is wrapped up in such a nice Christmas package. I liked the multiple POV and the way each character was nicely drawn, distinct and unique so that I felt part of the family from the start. That’s the skill of this writer - you don’t just get great locations, but she gives you a whole cast of friends to go with!

The Morgan magic does it again.

A lovely story of love, relationships and Christmas- what more can you ask for other than a happy ending?

Another amazing book by Sarah Morgan. She loves Christmas and so do we! When an author has such a passion for something it just shows and so we their readers pick up on that and just fall in love with the book even quicker. The different characters in the book each tell their side of the story but instead of restarting the plot it just naturally flows. I loved particularly Katie and her plight but also Rosie, Maggie and Catherine. All amazing feisty women who come together for a will they won’t they wedding. Enjoy. I certainly did. Thanks Sarah Morgan and NetGallery .

A delightful story about the secrets that families keep from each other, even close families. The White family have always been close, Maggie was always there for her daughters, even when her husband Nick, a professor in Egyptology at Oxford University was away on archeological digs. Katie and her much younger sister Rosie always felt very secure. Both were very bright, but Rosie suffered asthma attacks that occasionally caused her to be hospitalised. Katie, ten years older, adored her younger sister, and spending time at the hospital made her decide to be a doctor, ‘to cure Rosie’, and she was a brilliant student, she sailed through medical school and became an accident and emergency specialist. Rosie obtained both an undergraduate and masters degree at Oxford, and had accepted a fully funded place on a doctorate programme at Harvard University. Maggie was bereft at her ‘empty nest’, and she and Nick had separated, and were talking about divorce. They hadn’t told the girls.

Rosie had only been away a few short months when she phoned home at three in the morning, Maggie immediately assumed something was wrong, but Rosie said she was getting married, on Christmas Eve, in Aspen, Colorado, less than four weeks’ away. She has only known Dan for less than three months. She then asks to speak to her father ... Maggie says he has gone for a walk because he cannot sleep, but he will phone back shortly. Rosie then phones Katie, who is horrified at the news, and is determined to go there to persuade her sister against making such a stupid mistake. She has a couple of secrets of her own that she has not told the family about, because she is protective of them, and also doesn’t want them to be disappointed in her.

Maggie and Nick decide they cannot tell the girls about the impending divorce when one of their girls is about to marry, so they put on a united front of matrimonial bliss. There are a lot of misunderstandings, and it seems that the wedding is really not going to happen after all. But straight talking by everyone eventually sorts out all the family issues, and lays bare all the secrets. Very much a feel-good story, well worth reading.

What a fabulous story. Inter-generational love stories and with an international aspect. I loved the Colorado setting - makes me want to visit! Maggie and Nick are the parents who are about to divorce - the daughters Rosie and Katie - each with their own private concerns and back stories and Dan and Jordan the 2 heroes and Catherine - the groom’s mother. . I liked the way the stories were developed individually and collectively and wished there had been. Has for Catherine too. I really disliked Katie t the beginning but then discovered her inner warmth and was delighted when he realise Jordan was a good guy. Sarah Morgan writes excellent romances and this one is one of her best. Satisfying, entertaining and warm!

Sarah Morgan has done it again! A fabulous festive read perfect for a winter/ Christmassy read!
A stunning setting in Colorado is the background to a perfect winter wonderland for a snowy wedding!
A book about family relationships, trust, communication and love told in a realistic relatable manner, that is totally believable. Rosie and her fiancée dan are getting married after a whirlwind relationship,and invite her parents and sister to Colorado to celebrate, her mum has a fear of flying and has actively avoided it for many years, her sister has her own demons that she is fighting to control and over the course of their stay they all experience a rollercoaster of emotions ably abetted by Jordan and dans mum. A beautiful heart warming book.
Thank you net galley for this early read!