I was so excited to be able to read this as part of my Christmas in July readathon absolutely love this authors books and this one was no exception. It was a real treat to be transported back to middledip which has featured in some of her other books. Under the mistletoe was so much more than just a Christmas story and had lots of very strong characters who were all dealing with their own demons. Laurel who is coming to terms with her divorce is transported back to the painful events of what happened in her youth when she returns to middledip to help her sister Rea who is suffering from Agra phobia and her niece Daisy who has been at the mercy of bullying at school. The author raised awareness of these issues and lots of others which I won’t go into for fear of spoilers whilst dealing with them in a very sensitive way. The other story running parallel in this book is the romance blossoming between Laurel and Grady will they get a second chance at love after his brother Macs actions all those year ago came between them and will they overcome all of the difficulties that are being put in their way now and in the past to be able to move forwards in their lives and be together.

Three and a half stars.

Welcome back to the village of Middledip. Laurel, a successful artist, has returned home to help with her sister Rae's acrophobia and her fourteen year old niece Daisy's selective truancy. Her original intention is only to stay for a few weeks to help out Rae and Daisy before moving to somewhere like Cornwall to set up her own art studio. A divorcee, Laurel has avoided Middledip since a traumatic incident in her teenage years which involve her then boyfriend Grady Cassidy's older brother Mac. Laurel is horrified to learn that Mac is now Daisy's Head of Year and the father of one of Daisy's best friends.

Do Laurel and Grady have a second chance, or will the events of that long ago night cast a shadow over the present? Set against the chocolate box setting of a small English village at Christmas this is a charming second-chance romance.

I received a free copy of this book from the publisher via NetGalley in return for an honest review.

Gorgeous, just gorgeous!! I love Christmas books anyway but Sue Moorcroft knows who to write em!! What a fantastic festive story

This book was just okay. Really struggled to hold my attention. Was pretty predictable but cute. If people would just communicate things would be so much easier

I received an advance copy of, Under the Mistletoe, by Sue Moorcroft. This is an ok story, it was a little too long though. I did like the character Laurel.