Another lovely romance for the season!! I read it in one sitting and it was the perfect amount of cosy! Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an advanced copy of this book.

This was a sweet little festive read. I love books with aesthetic settings and holiday vibes.
I do think it was a bit slow to start which made be a bit disinterested but as soon as the conflict started (Blake getting lost) the pacing was much more enjoyable for me.
Grumpy sunshine is one of my favourite tropes and this was done well. Blake had a lot to be angry about in life and I’m glad Lottie was able to bring her joy and happiness (even in the face of losing her father fairly recently) into his life.
I loved the moments of Lottie connecting with her father and the epilogue was adorable.

A sweet Christmas romance set in the Scottish Highlands. Lottie is about to buy the Christmas shop she has been the manager of when she finds out the lease has been sold to a restaurant. A chance meeting with a woman lands her a job decorating and running cabin rentals. One of the team members hates Christmas and does not get along with Lottie and her cheerful spirit. A slow romance develops between them . This book was a slow read for me. It seemed to take awhile for the romance to start and for me to really get into the book.

Lottie is just getting back on her stride after the shop where she worked closed when Blake arrives at the cabins she's decorating and managing. He might be a hiking expert (not the best description on my part) and he might be good looking but he doesn't like Christmas and well, it's that time of year. Fans of the genre know these two will eventually cross over first to friendship and then to romance. This has all the good Scottish feels and while it's set during the holiday season, it will be just as enjoyable in the sun. Thanks to Netgalley for the ARC. A good read.

This novel is like a Christmas present wrapped in Christmas magic. This book has all the good feels. This is a great book to read all year round i just finished it within a few days in October and it makes ready for winter, snow on the ground cozy blankets mistletoe and Christmas magic. I would recommend this book to anyone that loves winter settings or anything cozy Christmas related themes. This novel was short but it gave me a lot of joy and comfort and it was a palette cleanser from the fantasy and romance books I’ve been reading. This was written well and had a cute ending. The reason I didn’t give it five stars :the love interest doesn’t come into the book until about 25% of the way in. They don’t get together until the last 10% of the book. The novel also takes a bit to get going and keep interest at times. If you like cozy happy Christmas reads get this!

I love books set in Scotland as a Scottish reader and this book perfectly captured Scotland's beauty. It included nearly all the reasons I love living here and showed the charm yet danger of the Highlands.

The Highland Lodge Getaway follows Lottie who was expecting to take over the Christmas shop she works at after her boss moves away but unexpectedly the shop is forced to close leaving her without a job. Luckily she gets offered a job decorating four new self-catering lodges and there she meets the moody Blake Dempster and his hatred for all things Christmas.

I am a massive fan of Christmas books and books set in Scotland so this was the perfect combination of both. The setting was super magical and I would love to stay in one of the lodges. The town had a great community feel and I loved how much they all celebrated and supported each other. This was accompanied by a wonderful festive feel and even reading this in moody October it had me feeling festive so I definitely recommend it for getting into that festive feeling. Everyone got into that festive feeling and made sure that everyone around them was also feeling that way.

I loved the characters too. Lottie was really well developed and I felt like I really got to know her over the course of the book, you could understand most if not all of her decisions and why she went about things the way she did. It was great to get to know more of Blake slowly over the course of the book, you got little drops here and there which really helped build up his character while still wondering more about him. By the end of the book, I think he and Lottie really had gotten to know each other and didn't rush into things which was perfect for them - I would definitely describe this romance as a slow burn which also fits the story perfectly. Lottie's mum and Orla were wonderful characters and I loved how much they supported Lottie going after her dreams. I also really liked Max, Kim and Stephanie and what they created with Lottie along with the support they provided her.

The romance didn't at all feel rushed and I think it developed perfectly without feeling forced. I was also a fan of while there was miscommunication it wasn't a third act break up and that it was clean but hinted that they were having sex because sex scenes aren't what I normally pick up a book for - I don't mind them but it's nice for a book not to be focused on that sort of connection between characters.

I highly recommend this book as both a good romance book and a book perfect for the festive season. It will definitely be making some recommendations posts on my bookstagram this year.

Thank you to Netgalley and One More Chapter for a free e-arc in exchange for an honest review.

A sweet, sentimental holiday story set in a small Scottish town. It starts out with main character Lottie's career disruption when the Christmas store she manages is put out of business. She finds new work as an interior decorator at a set of holiday lodges, and the first quarter of the book focuses on her journey to reconcile herself to this change and transition to the new job. When the holiday lodge's hiking director, Blake, shows up - he's a curmudgeon who hates Christmas and takes an instant dislike to Lottie - the story veers into a more conventional romance. Blake is a fine love interest, but I enjoyed the decorating- and career-focused plot of the first part of the book!

A very nice enjoyable book. Set in the Highlands and it transports you there. The characters are easy to warm to and I liked it.

A nice, easy, romantic read. I spend a lot of time in the Highlands and love reading books set in familiar places, so I was excited about this one. But although it was an enjoyable read on the whole, I couldn't get out of my head how they could afford to employ so many people to run 4 lodges in the mountains.

A holiday delight. From the first page I was transported to a holiday paradise. The book had a unique plot and I fantasized about staying in the beautiful cottages....I wish it really existed! The chemistry between lottie and Blake was believable and captivating. It was clean but romantic, and I really was able to get lost in the magic. I loved it!

this is a new author for me. I enjoyed the book very much. It is set in Scotland at Christmas. a enemy to friends romance.

I would like to thank Netgalley, Rachel’s Random Resources and Harper Collins UK for the E Arc of this book.
Lottie loves Christmas and has her dream job running Christmas cracker, the year round Christmas shop in the small highland town of Craig Brae. One day the shop will be hers and she is already planning for the future, deciding on the changes she will make and the promotions she will run. But all those dream are for nothing as the shop owner and Lotties friend finds love and decides to sell the shop.
Lottie is left trying to find a new job by the end of the year, selling all the stock and just wondering what does the future hold for her, when an unexpected job offer to manage the wooden chalets at the town’s big house is presented to her. She jumps at the chance and is in her element, she has so many ideas for decorating the chalets, promotions to run to generate interest and bookings, however all that could be derailed by the arrival of Blake, the man who will be running all the hiking and trail walking that the big house and chalets will be doing. Blake is very anti Christmas and all things festive. Can Lottie get Mr Bah Humbug to find his Christmas spirit and can Blake help Lottie to see that there is more to life than work?
A really good festive read that makes you want to curl up on the sofa with the Christmas lights twinkling, the fire flickering and a hot cup of hot chocolate.

Julie Shackman is one of my favorite authors! I love the way she writes, how she superbly describes the landscapes and how realistic and full of emotions the characters in her stories are. If you haven't read any of her books then you absolutely must! Now, as far as this story is concerned, I don't have much to say... I loved it! I loved the landscapes, and of course I would love to work at the log cabins in the woods with the fog and the rain and eventually the snow covering them and me. After all, Scotland itself is magical.
I loved our protagonist, Lottie, and I felt so related to her as just like her I love everything about Christmas! And of course I laughed a lot as she tried to change her colleague’s mind,as he hates Christmas.

This is another enjoyable, feel good and magical story written by Julie Shackman! I can’t wait to read more of her adventures!

Thank you HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy!

This is a new to me author.

When Christmas obsessed Lottie suddenly finds herself unemployed when the shop she works at, Christmas Crackers, is sold, she jumps at the chance to redecorate some cabins in time for the Christmas tourist season.

Even grumpy Blake Dempster, who questions her every decision, can’t dampen her Christmas spirit. She is determined to change his mind on all things festive.

The pacing of this was very slow, in fact, the love interest is not even mentioned until half way through the book, and the romance is not shown until the end.

Still, it was a cute Christmas read.

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in return for my honest opinions.

I liked this book overall, but I did wonder at times if I was reading a Mills and Boon book. It's very cliched, very predictable. I disliked Blake's character initially, though he was more likeable towards the end. Loved the setting, and it has all the Christmas feels. Loved also the plot surrounding the lodges. The ending was written well. With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

** spoiler alert ** Loved the setting, enjoyed Blake's character. I just couldn't love Lottie-- her pushy personality just got to me. Still, I would read again.

The Highland Lodge Getaway by Julie Shackman. Book #5 in the Scottish Escapes series. (You do not need to read the rest of the series to enjoy this book.)

I rate this book 4 stars.

Highland Lodge Getaway is an enemies to lovers, grumpy co-worker, rom-com that transforms an unbeliever of Christmas to a true believer. Lots of laughs and chemistry to be found. Lottie and Blake keep you on your toes and have you pulling for a happily ever after.

Will be a great holiday romance for anyone to curl up and read.

Thank you, NetGalley and One More Chapter for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

At the start of this story main protagonist Lottie has what to me seems like a dream job - managing an all year round Christmas shop, in anticipation of owning the shop herself very soon. Due to an unforeseen hitch however she is forced to look for another job, and becomes the designer of some new themed holiday let cottages , and she finds one of her new co workers, Blake, taciturn and grumpy. During the story this does inevitably change! I thoroughly enjoyed all of the festive details of the season spent in a small community and could emphasise so much with Lottie’s love of Christmas. It was great to see Lottie’s belief in herself grow and inevitably despite Blake’s unhappy memories she does awaken him to the magic of the season by the end.

Thankyou so much to the publishers and NetGallery for allowing me to read this book.

I absolutely loved reading this, it is so cute and I love that it is surrounded with Christmas.

A lovely read for over the festive holidays. I would definitely recommend.

Lottie is finding herself out of a job and future plans of owning a business, but luckily she finds employment with a couple who are starting with 4 guest cabins in the woods of Scotland. Meeting Blake, the grumpy guy who runs a hiking tour company is not the most easy. They clash every time they meet, even as they slowly start to fall in love. Enjoyed this one as the couple progress to their HEA. Would highly recommend.