The Christmas Wish

"I'll read anything she writes" EMILY HENRY

Can a little Christmas magic mend a broken heart?

"Absolutely screamingly hilarious, full of Christmas-y sparkle and a lovely boy-next-door romance, but with some serious depth to bring you all the feels."-LIZZY DENT, author of The Summer Job

Newly single lawyer Gwen Baker is hoping that a family Christmas-countryside, a mountain of food and festive films-will salve the sting of her career hanging by a thread and her heart being trampled on. Because everyone else has their life sorted: even Dev, her boy-next-door crush, is now a tall, dark and handsome stranger with a fiancee. She can't help wishing her future was clearer.

Then Gwen wakes up to discover it's Christmas day all over again. Like Groundhog Day but with eggnog. And family arguments. On repeat.

As she figures out how to escape her own particular Christmas hell, Dev is the one bright spot. He might be all grown-up but underneath he's just as kind and funny as she remembers.

Maybe, just maybe, her heart can be mended after all.

But how do you fall in love with someone who can't remember you from one day to the next?

AUTHORS LOVE LINDSEY KELK

"The kind of book you can't put down, but also want to last forever" EMILY HENRY

"I fell head over heels in love" BETH O'LEARY

"The literary equivalent of opening a glass of wine with your best friend" MHAIRI MCFARLANE

"So uplifting and wildly romantic" MARIAN KEYES

"Funny, engaging and sparkly" JANE FALLON

"Sparkles on the page like champagne in the glass" MILLY JOHNSON

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd

Published: United Kingdom, 8 November 2022

Format: Paperback / softback, 352 pages

Age Range: 15+

Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.2 centimeters (0.27 kg)

Writer: Lindsey Kelk

About the AuthorLindsey Kelk is a Sunday Times bestselling author, podcaster and prolific tweeter. Born and brought up in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, Lindsey has written sixteen novels for adults, including the I Heart series, the Girl series, and the children's book series, Cinders and Sparks. A fan of lipstick, pro-wrestling and cats, she now lives in Los Angeles with her husband, Jeff, and their two cats.

ReviewsPRAISE FOR LINDSEY KELK'S ROMCOMS:

'As warm and satisfying as a hot chocolate on a winter's day' HEAT

**'We loved this feel-good book'**Bella

'Funny and feel-good, this is another brilliant read from Lindsey Kelk' Closer

'We all need an escape at times, and who better to serve a delicious, escapist romance?' Woman's Weekly

**'Another perfect romantic comedy from Lindsey Kelk, who always gets the balance of rom and com exactly right'**Sarra Manning, RED

'Swoops you up and fills your heart with such joy' GIOVANNA FLETCHER

'Sparkling and gorgeously romantic' SARAH MORGAN

'Touching, hugely romantic and properly laugh-out-loud funny' SOPHIA MONEY-COUTTS

'I laughed and cried with every chapter, I never wanted it to end' LUCY VINE

'Utterly brilliant: super smart, achingly funny and just impossible to put down' ROSIE WALSH

'The perfect balance between sparkly escapism and big-hearted realness' SOPHIE RANALD

'As warm as a hug but as funny as a night out with the girls' LAURA JANE WILLIAMS

'Perfect, escapist fiction' LIA LOUIS

'You will not want to miss your invite to this ball' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN

**'Full of Lindsey's trademark warmth and wit'**ALEX BROWN

'Everything a perfect and iconic romcom should be' CARMEL HARRINGTON