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CHOSEN BY THE WATTPAD HUMOR AMBASSADAORS FOR THE ISN'T IT ROMANTICALLY FUNNY READING LIST. Christmas-joy, happiness and family fun, right? As new parents and the co-owners of a village pub and hotel, Gaby and Jack are looking forward to some well-deserved time out come the end of December... 
Sure, being in the hospitality industry means working when everyone else is off, but once they've waved goodbye to the hotel's Christmas guests, it's all hands on deck for family festivities and a proper celebration to mark the end of a busy year.
But Gaby's mum has other plans in mind-ones that set Gaby and brother Dylan on a collision course with her. Nanna Cooper's not in the best of health and Gaby's best friend Katya is coping with heartbreak once more. Just who is her baby's daddy? Her partner Dexter demands to know...
Meanwhile, Jack's best friend Lachlan seems to be up to no good, meeting strangers late at night and handing over brown envelopes while the village's nosiest resident Mhari, as ever, is poking her nose in everywhere. And Caroline, the once super enthusiastic grandmother, seems to have lost her appetite for babysitting.
Featuring misbehaving grandmothers, secretive brothers and a whole lot of laughs, Highland Christmas is a heart-warming tale of rural life in Scotland.
The perfect book for fans of chick lit humour and laugh-out loud romantic comedies along the lines of Jill Mansell, Sophie Kinsella and Jenny Colgan, Highland Christmas is an engaging, heart-warming romp through Scottish small towns and rural life, finding love, making mistakes and uncovering secrets.
Praise for Highland Christmas:
"A great read which strikes just the right note to ease lockdown misery with all the right ingredients for a romantic story in a perfect setting."
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