A lovely, absorbing read about Lottie's family Christmas and how she was the powerhouse behind getting it all going - then (I, at least) began to wonder whether her family was worth the effort.

The book has everything - interesting storyline, constantly evolving secrets and a blast-from-the past love, along with the kind of family members we all love and love to hate.

Bella's become a must-read author for me.

This delightfully funny and romantic story was just the tonic as the darker nights started drawing in and thoughts turn to Christmas.
Lottie’s family are a caricature of every comedy of errors tale I have ever encountered. Anything and everything that can go wrong, does go wrong and with both hilarious and bittersweet results.
From Lottie’s Mum with her toy-boy, her brother, his adorable daughter and possibly pregnant girlfriend, there is enough to entertain anyone but, Bella Osborne does nothing by halves! We also meet the Aunt and Uncle with a dark secret, the cousin who has not been honest about his life at Uni and the Great Uncle and his romantic ties to his carer.
If all of the above isn’t enough, there’s a former boyfriend who is clearly still interested. Telling you anything else could be considered a spoiler so don’t tell anyone about Dave and the Duchess.
I really enjoyed the repeated failed proposals. It looked as though the question would never be popped but, hang in there, the happy ending is there.
This book packs a punch and I genuinely loved it. Bella has written a wonderful story which has the right levels of mayhem, comedy and heart-warming moments.

I only discovered Bella Osborne’s books this year, when I read Meet Me At Pebble Beach (which I heartily recommend). So I was pleased to be given an early opportunity to read and review her new festive novel.

The opening chapters are actually quite sad, as Lottie and her family say goodbye to Nana Rose. Lottie manages to persuade everyone to stay at the Manor House, for one last Christmas, before it is sold and the proceeds split between the family.

Lottie’s family are an eclectic mix, elderly Great Uncle Bernard and his carer, Lottie’s widowed brother, his young daughter Jessica and ‘new’ girlfriend Emily, her mum Angie and latest of many boyfriends, Scott, and her uncle Daniel and his family. As the ‘blurb’ states, everyone is nursing a secret, and these will be revealed over the Christmas period.

Lottie is trying to achieve a perfect family Christmas, which isn’t easy when her ex boyfriend, Joe and a stray dog arrive on Christmas Eve, she forgets to defrost the turkey and a surprise present goes missing from the tree.

I loved this book, so many laugh out loud moments, especially with Jessica, Dave the dog and Duchess the cat. After a stressful day, this was just what I needed – a book to escape into, full of festive fun, a dysfunctional family, romance and disasters waiting to happen. Lottie is a wonderful main character with a heart of gold.

Love Love Loved it!

We arrive at Henbourne Manor, where Lottie wants one last family christmas at the Manor, following her Nana passing away. We meet the Collins clan along with a surprise visitor or two. As much as Lottie wants to follow her Nana's wishes, Lottie is wondering if One Last Family Christmas at the Manor can run smoothly especially with some unexpected turns and glitches...... Can the Collins family be just that, a family for one day of the year?

Brilliant from start to finish, I couldnt put it down! Gripping but an easy read!

Praise to Bella Osborne - Absolutely wonderful Festive read.

You can always guarantee a Bella Osborne book to be full of drama and One Family Christmas is no exception. The book begins with Lottie wanting a big family Christmas that her nana Rose would have been proud of. There’s just one problem, Lottie can’t cook. But as her relatives descend on the Manor House, it appears they’ve brought not only presents but also plenty of secrets with them. Not only do we have a mischievous dog, burnt stuffing and a turkey that goes up in flames but we also have the love of Lottie’s life returning after leaving her nine years earlier.

This book is a delight to read and I devoured each page. It’s a story of family, new beginnings and love with plenty of lighthearted and poignant moments added in for good measure. A fabulous festive read that I would recommend to all.

Thank you to NetGalley, Avon Books UK and the author for the chance to review.

Wow! Reading this book was like a festive game of pass the parcel, each new layer adding to the excitement until you unwrap the prize.
I loved Nana Rose and I felt I grieved for her throughout the book just like Lottie and the family. Having family together for Christmas is stressful enough but throw in there a lot of big personalities and the threat of loosing your home, an ex boyfriend a bunch of secrets and you have the amazing ingredients of this book.
I loved the sibling bond between Lottie and Zach and I loved him and Emily, I felt they were just as important from a love story POV as Lottie and Joe, we saw a lot of their relationship develop throughout the book. I really enjoyed reading Scott, I thought he was a great character and his presence really helped Lottie and Angie bond.
This book had everything and flowed so beautifully, it really had me worn out reading about all the running around and meal prep Lottie had to do - I think everyone who’s hosted a Christmas before could totally relate to Lotties reaction to everyone being snowed in an extra day. LOL. I really hope to see these characters again in other books, however I do think Dave and the Duchess stole the show.

Another fabulous book by Bella Osborne. A truly delightful and funny festive read, following a family gathered together for what could be their last time to spend Christmas together. I heartily recommend this book.

One Family Christmas was a bit like my stir fry. Everything lying around is thrown in, stirred around and then a few more bits and pieces are added. It works out fine but it's a bit random. It seems to me that Bella Osborne has thrown every possible mishap, secret and strained relationship into her book. It was fun to read but there were just too many strands for me get emotionally involved. However, if you want a book to fall into for a few hours this Christmas this one wouldn't be a bad choice.

This is my honest review for advanced copy from Netgalley.
Absolutely amazing! So many twists and turns. I felt like I was there with them.
I was laughing through the whole book, but also had a few sad times.
Within the 2nd chapter I was hooked and couldn't put it down.
Love the way this author writes her books!
10/10 please bring another out following this!

Yikes. I can't pretend I loved this book. The story behind it was great- broken family invited to spend one last Christmas together in their matriarchal home after the matriarch passes. Shenanigans ensue. Secrets, etc. The problem is that this book droned on and on and bored the heck out of me. I would have DNF'ed it had i not received it in exchange for my honest review from NetGalley. Don't get me wrong, there were some good parts. But the delivery on a great story was ruined with this author's rambling, semi-incoherent narrative.

A sweet, lively story. The characters are finely drawn, and I reckon most people can think of similar people in their own wider families.

Lottie has spent much of her life living with her grandmother, her real mother being far too busy looking for ‘the one’ to spend her life with, leaving Lottie and her brother Zach with her mother and only returning for a while when yet another relationship collapsed. Five weeks before Christmas she and her grandmother Rose are sorting things out ready for the normal family Christmas, writing cards and preparing the Christmas pudding. Sadly, three weeks later the family come together for Rose’s funeral. Lottie is shocked to find that her mother and her brother Daniel have already put the house up for sale - she and Uncle Bernard, who also lived in Rose’s large Manor House are about to be made homeless! After the service Lottie, having heard some of them talking about their Christmas plans, gets them all together and demands that they all come for a final family Christmas at the manor. They all agree, if somewhat grudgingly.

And so follows a loud, busy family Christmas, complete with unexpected guests, furious rows, accidents; Lottie feeling resentful because she has never produced a Christmas dinner before and almost nobody wants to help with any of it - preparation or clearing up afterwards. On Christmas Eve there is a knock on the door, and it is the estate agent to let them know that a company has bought the house at the full asking price, Lottie’s about to be homeless! Her mother and Uncle Daniel celebrate by drinking all the Prosecco that Lottie had hidden away to serve with Christmas dinner. There will only be ordinary wine now, and it is their own fault!

There are moments of high farce, laugh-out-loud humour, and a few sad moments, all well-written and imaginable. And anyone who has ever cooked a Christmas meal will be familiar with some of the disasters, and methods of recovering from them. And there are happy-ever-afters for most of the characters ... although the kitten that gets named right at the end of the book might well disagree!

Well worth reading.

Once I'd gotten over Lottie's obsession with keeping everything exactly as her Nana did following her death, I really enjoyed this book. I've read another of this author's books and it was good that this one was set in a similar area so some locations and characters were recognizable. I love a christmas book and this didn't disappoint. Of course there was a happy ending as there always is with these sorts of books but it was a nice story and an easy, comforting read in these difficult times

This was such an enjoyable read, and so easy to zip through. There were so many places where I laughed out loud, and it put a big smile on my face. The characters were interesting & the family drama was entertaining.

Thank you to NetGalley and AVON/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. for a copy of "One Family Christmas" in exchange for an honest review.

Ms. Osborne has written the perfect holiday book. It had me laughing and crying but mostly not wanting to put it down. It was a truly heartwarming message about what is truly important during the holiday season and that is family.

The story starts 5 weeks before Christmas. Lottie Collins and Nana Rose are making Christmas pudding together and preparing for the annual gathering of the Collins clan at Henbourne Manor. The story then forwards to 2 weeks prior to Christmas and the Collins family is gathering for an unexpected wake. The family includes: Great Uncle Bernard (Lottie and Zach's late grandfather's brother); Lottie and her brother Zach, who has a 6 year old daughter from his previous marriage named Jessie and his current girlfriend Emily; Lottie and Zach's mother Angie and her current boyfriend Scott; Angie's brother Daniel, his wife Nicola and their 10 year old son Rhys. Also added to the family is Joe Broomfield, the new village vet who just so happens to be Lottie's ex-boyfriend.

Lottie promises to make this one last family Christmas at the manor special for everyone. And special it is!!

The stars of the book are without a doubt Dave a stray dog that has adopted the family and the Duchess, Nana's cat. The pair make an adorable "couple" throughout the book. The Duchess somehow ends up in the tomato soup and the mouse that she brings in as a gift ends up in the mulled wine.

The story is so well written that you feel you are standing in the room with the family, sharing their Christmas fun. You feel for Lottie and Great Uncle Bernard when you learn that the manor is being sold out from under them. However, Great Uncle Bernard has a secret and it may involve his carer. Dave may or may not have eaten a very important Christmas present. Why exactly did someone give Great Uncle Bernard 5 cans of tuna? Who thought that the Duchess would appreciate an Alfie Boe CD? Someone in the family may be pregnant according to the test found in the rubbish. Someone had an affair and their surprise daughter has shown up at the manor. Someone is dating a porn star who is young enough to be their son. Someone has a heart attack on Christmas Day. There are a couple of infernos spread throughout the book - a turkey catches fire, a tablecloth goes up in a blaze - however the Christmas pudding that was supposed to catch fire - well it doesn't.

I absolutely loved this book and would happily spend the holidays with this cast of characters. I will certainly be on the lookout for more books from Ms. Osborne and I highly recommend this one as a perfect way to kick off the upcoming holiday season. Worth more than the allotted 5 stars!!

Everyone's idea of Christmas is different; some like the hustle and bustle, others like the peace and quiet. But for Lottie all she wants is to have that one last family Christmas that her Nana held every year since she can remember. Then everyone can move on with their lives and the only home that Lottie knows can be sold. 

What can possibly go wrong?

Lottie's cooking is not known to be great and the manor house is perhaps feeling unloved and needs some attention but the family descend and endeavour to honour Nana Rose memory. 

Lottie's widowed brother Zak arrives with his young daughter, Jessie and his new girlfriend, Emily. Their mother, Angie arrives with her latest young squeeze who looks oddly familiar to some. 

Then there is Uncle Daniel and Auntie Nicola, tense and completely unaware of their teenage son Ryan's new plans for his life. 

Great Uncle Bernard resident already in the house with his carer Dayea has surprises of his own to share on the big day. 

Add to this the return of Lottie's old flame, Joe and it seems this Christmas is going to go off with the bang and that won't be the crackers round the table. 

With affairs, a frozen turkey, pregnancy, secret children, proposals, births, porn stars, scary dolls, snow and a dog called Dave this is one Christmas none of the characters are going to forget in a hurry. 

This book has much love in it, but there is a great amount of humour as you see how all the characters interact when they are thrown together at such a stressful time and it was a book I could picture being brought to life on the big screen, it has so much visual potential. It works well as a book because it let's your imagination run wild and it suddenly reminds you of all those 'strange' family traditions that we all have at Christmas. 

As someone who comes from a very small family and has not experienced a Christmas such as Lottie's (and I don't want to) this was a fascinating humours insight which is worth reading to perhaps remind you that perhaps not all families are than unique! Especially at Christmas.

This book was such a fun Christmas read. It had some elements of mystery and also had a few different plot lines. I loved it!

Thanks to Avon Books UK & NetGalley for a copy to honestly review.

Thanks to Netgalley and Avon books for a copy of this book in exchange for a review.

Lottie wants a final family Christmas at the Manor to remember. She wants it to be just the way Nana Rose would have wanted but what a family they are. They are all nuts, Lottie can't cook and just to add another bit of interest - Joe who she hasn't seen for 9 years since he vanished to America reappears on the scene. It will certainly be a Christmas to remember!

This is a wonderfully festive book from Bella Osborne, to make you laugh, to make you cry and probably to make you realise that your family aren't quite so bad after all.......

This is a wonderfully entertaining book about a delightfully scatty young lady who is trying to prepare a perfect Christmas as her recently deceased nana would have done. There is the expected quota of greedy relatives all with many issues. Along comes an amazing vet with a crazy dog and after a range of funny events, all works out happily. A fun book which I would recommend to anyone.

One Family Christmas is a book full of romance humorous dialogue and a cast of interesting characters humans and animals.
Lottie is hosting Christmas at the Manor house she lived in with her now deceased Nana, determined to have a final family Christmas before the Manor is sold she invites all her rather resistant close relatives.
So starts the mayhem, romance, arguments, humour, misunderstandings of this lovely story.
My only downside is that I loathed Lottie’s mother a self centred vacuous creature with a boyfriend half her age and acting completely inappropriately, whilst humorous I would of liked Lottie to of had more backbone and put her firmly in her place, she did at times but not to great effect.
A happy ending, so feel a good satisfying read.
My thanks to net galley and publisher for the opportunity to review this book honestly.

Thanks Netgalley and the Publisher. Although it is autumn and too early (for me) to read books about Xmas but love this author her books always make me smile and feel good, this was a fantastic read - even though its September..