What more could you ask for in a festive novel than Scotland,, snow,, a small town, lovely characters and ofcourse CHRISTMAS. Enchanting storyline with twists and turns, a real curl up with a hot chocolate book. Donna has written this so well you feel as though you are in Scotland living in this town, I wanted it to go on forever. I am giving this 5 stars, sorry it can't be more. Well done Donna Ashcroft, hope we can here more of this in the furture.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for this ARC in return for an honest review.

A festive family Christmas! Based in beautiful Scotland, stunning scenery and lots of festive snow not to mention a herd of reindeer!
Meg lives and breathes Christmas 365 days of the year, working in her Christmas shop, wearing festive clothes and organising Christmas cheer in lockton, but this Christmas is different, Tom a handsome Christmas hating celebrity arrives in the village admist much speculation, as do megs mum and sister swiftly followed by her dad! Family tensions, secrets and trust issues abound a plenty in the lead up the Christmas Day, but with a little bit of Christmas magic and cheer all ends well in the end.
Thank you net galley for this early read.

A fantastic, festive, feel good read. I flew through this book and didn't want it to end. Tom is a complex character with a few issues and a complicated past but has a heart of good which makes him an ideal leading man. Meg, not without her issues is a great, relatable character. Like really? Who wouldn't want to run a year round Christmas shop in a Scottish village? The perfect, feel good read for the festive season.

Christmas is coming and I am loving lots of these uplifting and gorgeous Christmas reads and this one was no exception.

Meg is determined to have a peaceful Christmas this year. She wants to leave her family drama and less than perfect boyfriends behind her and have a happy, quiet Christmas in traditional, beautiful Lockton.

Meg gets more than she bargained for though, as heart broken Tom and her mixed up family are on her heels and about to shake things up. What will this mean for Meg’s Christmas plans?

This book had some really good elements that I enjoyed. The characters are likeable and relatable, while mysterious Tom and the family secret gives the plot an extra edge.

I loved all the descriptions of Christmas in picturesque, cold Lockton and this definitely gave me lots of excitement and ideas for the festive season.

If you are looking for a quick, charming, festive read then this is ideal!

A charming and sweet tale of romance. A small town in Scotland provides a snowy and delightful atmosphere. Interesting characters with a variety of back stories. Loved the reindeer and dog.

Lovely Christmas book.

Tom turns up in Lockton determined to remain anonymous and avoid the pain of Christmas. Meg adores Christmas!

A lovely escapist read!

Thank you NetGalley, Donna Ashcroft and Bookouture for the ARC of If Every Day Was Christmas. This is my personal review.
It is that time of year to start the holiday season with a cozy holiday book and this is one to put you in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season. Donna Ashcroft has given us a wonderful book.
Meg Scott loves the Christmas season and you will feel the holiday just jump off the pages as you read!
A holiday book filled with romance and comedy is just what a person needs in their lives! Enjoy it as much as I did.

When Tom is stranded with a flat tire along a quiet road on his way into Lockton, he is being rescued by an elf in a Christmas-van. Meg loves everything about Christmas and runs an all-year-round Christmas shop. She is everything Tom is not, a successful musician who turned his back to music after unfortunate events around Christmas-time, and particularly dislikes this one Christmas song.

Getting ready for the town’s Christmas season, both are intended to spend Christmas in their own way, Meg away from her family in London and Tom, hiding his true identity from everyone, on his own with his dog.

I loved reading this second story set in the town of Lockton, with its upcoming Christmas concert and a tree full of Christmas promises. With a sudden family visit, a hotel owner in need of help and a lost reindeer, it is a story of healing together and of kindness and forgiveness.

Donna Ashcroft wrote a wonderful, cosy Christmas story!

Oh how I love a Christmas read. This one had all the feels, who wouldn’t love to own a Christmas shop in a beautiful little village. Made me want to move there. A gorgeous love story, a wonderful back drop. A perfect read for winter to make you feel all warm & cosy inside.

I didn’t finish this book as I had trouble relating to the story. Mainly I think because I live in Scotland so when the story mentions Apple cross, I could picture Applecross up west along with Plockton. The story refers to Lockton. Historically this area was mainly free church who didn’t celebrate Christmas. So I found it difficult to relate to story. It’s the first time I’ve read one of Donna’s books so I think it’s fair to put 3 stars as I didn’t finish it.

This is my first novel by Donna Ashcroft, and I delighted in this fun and festive tale which was every bit as good as I'd hoped!

Meg Scott runs a shop that sells Christmas themed produce all year round in Lockton, Scotland. She loves all things Christmassy, so she isn't best pleased when her argumentative family arrive threatening her high spirits. Tom Riley-Clark isn't a festive fan and doesn't realise that Lockton takes the festive frivolities very seriously when he agrees to help his friend and owner of The Apple Cross Inn. Who knows what might happen when Meg and Tom's paths cross...

If Every Day Was Christmas was a wonderful, heartwarming tale set in the leadup to Christmastime. The village formed the perfect setting for the holiday season and Donna Ashcroft painted a magical picture of all of the wonderful imagery such as snow, reindeer, mince pies, elves, and a Christmas tree full of promises. The author can really craft a story and I was gently enveloped into a blanket of warmth and snugness. This was not, however, a sickly sweet tale as it also included some strong, thought-provoking themes and real-life issues, and I read this in double-quick time as I didn't want to put my Kindle down!

Overall, If Every Day Was Christmas is a fabulous, spirit-lifting, festive treat that I highly recommend.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Bookouture via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

In the little town of Lockton in Scotland, a wish hung on the Christmas tree is a promise that should be kept. “For hundreds of years, the inhabitants of Lockton make a promise to do something for the community in December” They write the wish down and hang it on the tree. This year its fix the roof on the Apple Cross Inn.

Our main characters are Meg, who loves Christmas, and Tom who hates it. Meg runs a Christmas Shop, so for her, everyday really is Christmas. She never gets sick of it. Normally, she doesn’t date men who choose DIe Hard, and The Godfather as their favorite movies, over The Holiday, and It’s A Wonderful Life, but nevertheless the chemistry is there between her and Tom. And he has a secret. So does Meg’s family, who come crashing down on her, ready to spoil Christmas with their bickering.

Christmas is such a big time of year, and even though every day is not Christmas, (thank goodness!) it does come once a year, and that means that adults have at least 25 of them behind them. A lot of time to build associative memories, good and bad about the holiday season, and to choose which we will focus on. Tom’s past christmases hold a lot of pain, and Meg’s past christmases have had a lot of promise.

Essentially, this was a romance, about two people coming together to heal the other and the people around them, without realizing that was their intention. The characters were realistic and likeable and the story was one I enjoyed being a part of, and for me, that is what I always look for. This is a warm story, to be read by the fire with snow falling and a Christmas cocktail, and a family dinner ahead of you. This is a lovely read, with romance, relationships and a few life lessons from people who have learned to make the best out of what they have. This is just what a small town Christmas romance needs.

Thanks to NetGalley and Bookouture for this ARC.

What a sweet cozy love story set around the holidays. I really enjoyed the characters and I read this in one sitting during a nice rainy day. I look forward to the next story by this author is a really enjoyed this one.

Oh this book! It was so cute and cosy, that was exactly what I was looking for in a Christmas romance: a good couple, a nice storyline and a small town as a side character because of just how well constructed it was.

The narrative was great, and the characters spoke to me. Tom had a lot of pain associated to Christmastime, and by getting to know Meg, he is goes through some reflecting on himself. And as for Meg, and the fact that she had trouble with her family right at the holiday season and had to deal with this, actually face them, was a very good plot point. They were opposites attract at the same time they had a connection. I mean, it was very insta-love, but it worked for me.

The side characters were also very good, they weren't as explored because I guess that was the purpose on the story, they were very organic to the plot.

The Christmas magic, I was all in for! There were just some points in the story I wish hadn't been there, but in general this was a very good Christmas read. And it really made me want to go to Scotland now...

If this turned into a Lifetime movie, I'd definitely watch it.

This was just a cute Christmas book. I just loved the romance. Love the small town vibe. Just whole thing.
Just a sweet, Christmasy read.

3.5 stars

This is the second book which is set in Lockton, a small village in the Scottish Highlands. It's the perfect setting for a Christmas book. It is a standalone book, which can be read without reading the first book.
This is an easy and fun read, very festive. Meg runs a Christmas shop which is open all year round. She absolutely loves Christmas. This is book definitely has everything that you could ever want in a Christmas book.
There were a lot of characters to remember, but it got easier as I got further into the book.
Overall this is a nice, enjoyable read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC.

This is the first book by Donna Ashcroft that I have read and what a lovely, festive book it is. Set in Scotland where Meg runs an all-year-round Christmas shop. Tom, who does not like Christmas, arrives to help his friend at The Apple Cross Inn. This is a feel-good book of romance and Christmas.

Set in a small town in Scotland, this winter romance follows Meg, a young, single girl who owns a year-round Christmas shop but is determined to spend this Christmas away from home and without any family drama, and Tom, a nomad who is passing through town to help out a friend and is holding in a big secret.

Overall, I thought this was a cute and fun holiday romance that feels a bit like a Hallmark movie (which I’m a huge fan of in December). It was a bit cheesy, the plot revolves a lot around a large tree inside of a wishing well in the center of town where people come from miles to hang ornaments with their “Christmas promises” inside. However, there were also more serious elements and topic matters, such as a secret Meg’s parents have been holding in for 15 years that has been causing their marriage to crumble, which I appreciated.

I will say that I didn’t find Meg and Tom’s relationship to be super believable. I don’t think that you need to be incredibly similar in order to have a romantic relationship but these two had absolutely nothing in common and I found them both to be a bit unlikeable. I also didn’t really think that Tom’s big “secret” was all that important, it was just a detail from his past that he didn’t want or need to tell anyone when he came into town but when Meg found out she got super upset and overreacted.

Overall, it’s a cute Christmasy story about relationships, both family and romantic, and is a good read for the holiday season!

This is my first read of Donna Ashcroft's and I loved it. It has everything you need in a Christmas story - snow, romance, glitter and even reindeer. It's a definite curl up and read kind of story - so grab a hot chocolate and tuck in.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year... A sweet holiday small-town romance featuring the Grinch and Santa’s biggest elf. Meg is all about Christmas. She even owns an all year Christmas shop in her small Scottish village. Tom is all about bah humbugg. He is in town to help out an old friend, never knowing how seriously this place takes Christmas. To further complicate things Tom is also hiding his true identity from the town, for once he wants people to like him for him. Meg also has some complications when her family arrives threatening to put a damper on her festive vibe. So will Meg fa la la la fall for Tom and make his heart grow three sizes?

Meg was such a great character with such a big heart. I loved how into Christmas she was she even wore an elf suit and tons of glitter. Tom was a little prickly, but he too had a big heart. I love the small-town setting and it was fun seeing old friends from previous books. If you are a fan of Christmas reads this is a can’t miss!

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*** Big thank you to Bookouture for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***