The Christmas Sisters by Sarah Morgan
Pub. Date: September 25, 2018 – HQN
Review copy courtesy of the publisher and NetGalley
Description: In the snowy Highlands of Scotland, Suzanne McBride is dreaming of the perfect cozy Christmas. Her three adopted daughters are coming home for the holidays and she can’t wait to see them. But tensions are running high…
Workaholic Hannah knows she can’t avoid spending the holidays with her family two years in a row. But it’s not the weight of their expectations that’s panicking her—it’s the life-changing secret she’s hiding. Stay-at-home mom Beth is having a personal crisis. All she wants for Christmas is time to decide if she’s ready to return to work—seeing everyone was supposed to help her stress levels, not increase them! Posy isn’t sure she’s living her best life, but with her parents depending on her, making a change seems risky. But not as risky as falling for gorgeous new neighbor Luke…
As Suzanne’s dreams of the perfect McBride Christmas unravel, she must rely on the magic of the season to bring her daughters together. But will this new togetherness teach the sisters that their close-knit bond is strong enough to withstand anything—including a family Christmas? (publisher)
My take: Three sisters, adopted at a young age when their parents perished in a climbing accident, reunite to celebrate Christmas in the Scottish Highlands – and no one is more excited than their adoptive parents, Suzanne and Stewart.
Hannah hasn’t been around for a family Christmas in a few years. Her fast-paced job has kept her occupied. That’s still the case but she also has a secret. Beth is mother to two young children. She wants to return to work and try to recapture some of the person she’d been before kids. Her husband is less than thrilled with the idea. Posy, the sister who stayed in Scotland to work in the family business, has met someone who makes her yearn for a bigger life – one that would take her away from home.
As the three sisters work through their challenges will their parents get the family Christmas they hoped for? I enjoyed finding out and recommend to fans of Sarah Morgan and women’s fiction. Who can resist a Scottish setting at Christmas time? Not this reader!
Sounds like a sweet holiday story to me. I think I’ll dig into my Christmas books soon.
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I’m still reading spooky books and not quite ready for Christmas reading as yet. However, this one sounds like a fun one. Will definitely keep it in mind, Mary. 🙂
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It does sound irresistible!
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Books and Hallmark movies are setting the stage for a wonderful Christmas season for me…and I do love holiday books with family reunions. Especially when the characters have secrets and baggage.
Thanks for sharing!
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No I can’t resist either Sarah Morgan or Scotland at Christmas, I must put an order in for this one as its one I’d like to read.
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Mary, you’re getting ahead start in your holiday reading! This sounds like a wonderful book.
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Not just the setting but the sisters themselves make for an interesting story.
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Sounds like a good one. Christmas will be here before we know it. Hope all is well with you and yours! 🤗
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I have this one coming up and I’m really looking forward to it. I love this kind of sisters reunion type stories. And definitely – who can resist a Scottish Christmas setting?
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This does sound like a good read. Thanks for sharing.
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Sounds like an wonderful book. Thanks for sharing it.
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