Meet Me Under the Mistletoe

von Abby Clements

Childhood friends Laurie and Rachel used to be inseparablebut their lives have taken very different paths since they picked up their A-level results together.Now thirty-five, they have all but fallen out of touch; glamorous single girl Laurie is based in London and dedicated to her career in fashion; Rachel seemingly living the family idyll in Yorkshire.But when Rachel's mother-in-law needs urgent treatment in London, and disasters at work and in her love life mean Laurie needs to flee, a house swap falls into place. Soon gentle Rachel is far from the village bake sales, braving the city's mean streets while trying to keep her marriage and family together; while Laurie attempts to work an Aga, befriend the wary village localsand forget the man who seems intent on breaking her heart. Will their relationships survive this test? And will they make it home for Christmas?