The Holiday Bookshop

When thirty-year-old Chicago librarian Nora Vance impulsively books a holiday getaway to London, all she wants is hot tea, historic architecture, and a quiet retreat from a life that feels stuck in winter. But a mix-up with her holiday rental leaves her stranded—until a serendipitous detour leads her to Evergreen Pages, a charming, dusty independent bookshop tucked away in Bloomsbury.

Desperate for shelter and seasonal income, Nora accepts a temporary holiday job from the shop’s warm-hearted owner, Mrs. Abernathy. There’s just one catch: Mrs. Abernathy’s son, Julian. A sharply dressed, standoffish antiquarian curator who returned to London to keep the struggling shop from going under, Julian is as rigid and unyielding as a rare leatherbound spine. He believes Nora is a chaotic tourist; she thinks he’s a holiday-hating Scrooge with a tailor-made coat.

As London transforms into a festive wonderland of twinkling snow, misty streets, and candlelit carols, Nora and Julian are forced to work shoulder-to-shoulder organizing the shop’s grand Christmas Eve sale. Between late-night book restorations, shared mince pies, and accidental glances under the mistletoe, their frost begins to thaw. But when a rival property developer threatens to shutter Evergreen Pages forever, Nora and Julian must decide whether to protect their hearts or take a leap on a holiday love worth staying for.

A Cozy Christmas Romance Novel

What’s inside

• A Snowy Arrival
• The Haven on Bloomsbury Street
• Sparks and Spine Labels
• An Unexpected Proposition
• Dusting off the Clashes
• Midnight in the Archives
• The Borough Market Interlude
• Shadows over Evergreen
• Operation Christmas Eve
• Mistletoe & Manuscripts
• The Missing Folio
• Carols and Clarifications
• The Christmas Eve Gala
• A Ticket Back Home?
• The Chapter Ahead

What you get

• Full English edition (32,121 words)
• Instant download in EPUB and PDF
• Free Chapter 1 preview PDF (The Holiday Bookshop)
• Read on Kindle, Kobo, Apple Books, tablet, phone or print

Language: English. Delivered immediately after checkout.