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I was thrilled to have both the audiobook and ebook version of this story. The audiobook is narrated by Georgia 'Toff' Toffolo and she really brings the story to life. I could listen to her all day, everyday!

I just loved this book, I was drawn in from the beginning. It's like being on a fluffy cloud, snugged up with a warm feeling running over you. It's a lovely, romantic novel. You know it's going to happen, you just don't know when! But the journey getting there is always the fun part.

I really enjoyed the story. The background to both the main characters was interesting. Him, maybe predictable, rich guy with a workaholic and ill father and a mother wants him married off!

But her background is so different, which is what makes this stand out! Both don't want another relationship! So to stop his mother interfering anymore, they agree to be fake fiance's!

"What could possibly go wrong? Just about everything."

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I loved this book! It’s a lovely light easy rom com book. I didn’t know what to expect because it was written by a celebrity, but I was pleasantly surprised. The characters are really well written, with engaging back stories, and I would actually love to hear more from this group of friends if a sequel was possible.

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An enjoyable winter themed read. It was lovely to see Victoria meet Oliver, who completely understands her passion for her fashion design work and helping the young girls achieve their dreams too. I was kept intrigued to see how it would all pan out.
Beautiful settings and some gorgeous friendships made this a very pleasurable to read.
I will definitely read more from this author.

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Meet Me in London was a pleasant surprise. I was drawn in by the characters and enjoyed their interactions. Victoria and Oliver were complete characters with pasts but not ridiculous amounts of baggage - always a relief in these days where it seems that even a light, feel-good novel, read to relax, has to come with a side dish of trauma. Georgia Toffolo's book was easy to read without being facile and a pleasant way to spend a few hours. I still don't understand the title though!

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Thanks to netgalley for the chance to read this book.

My first book by Georgia and I absolutely loved it.

Vicki meets Oliver in the bar one night where she works and before he leaves he proposes to her. She brushes him off, she then runs into him again literally and he asks her to pretend to be his fiancée to fool his mom into thinking he is settling down. As they try to keep up the pretence they end up falling for each other unexpectedly. Will they get together for real or will Vicki and Oliver decide to go there separate ways.

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This was a light, easy read that you can easily get swept up in. I liked the character of Victoria and I really liked the sound of her handsome and successful love interest - who wouldn't want to date someone who owns a luxury department store! The story was predictable but fun, and with some Christmassy elements thrown in it's a good book to curl up with with a hot chocolate .

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I absolutely adored this story. I wasn’t at all sure what to expect with reading a new author but I loved it and I honestly could put it down.!

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A devastatingly handsome billionaire and a talented but downtrodden heroine make up the essential elements of this story. Oliver is heir to the department store Russell and Co and Victoria is a bar manager and an aspiring fashion designer.
When Oliver meets Victoria, he offers a proposition: pretend to be his girlfriend at the opening of his store, and he will provide an opportunity for Victoria to showcase her designs.
An enjoyable, predictable, easy read that I know loyal romance followers will enjoy immensely.
I want to thank NetGalley, Mills and Boon and Georgia Toffolo for a pre-publication copy to review.

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Very well written and lovely characters, one to curl up with a mug of hot chocolate to while away the hours on cold winters evenings. 5 stars

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A pleasant and easy read that I am sure romance fans will enjoy. I would have liked to have seen more a spark between the characters but that is just a personal preference.

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I was very keen to read this first novel from Toff as I think she is a lovely girl and would have loads of interesting stories to write about. When I first started reading I was a bit disappointed, it was very disjointed and bitty but I persevered and got into the story eventually. In fact, in the end I really enjoyed the book and look forward to reading her next one.

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Meet me in London is a great little Christmassy love story. The main characters Oliver and Victoria were really likeable and the stories they had felt believable.

Although predicable at times, if you are after a cute story to curl up with on a cold winters day then you won’t go wrong with this one.

Thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for an advanced copy of the book.

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I'm not someone who has to read Christmas books only in the last two months of the year. I can and do read them all year. So I was more than happy to read this set in a snowy December book in a mostly sunny August.

I really loved Oliver and Victoria. They met really organically, in a bar, and although they clearly hit it off it was refreshing that didn't immediately jump into bed or a relationship. They actually stayed in contact because they each had circumstances they could help each other with. As they worked together towards a common goal they inevitably fell for each other.

Oliver reminded me a warmer C. Grey what with his grand gestures and I loved that Victoria showed me previously little known of areas of London.

This book was light and sweet but also touched on heavier topics that I don't find in books very often which I really appreciated about this one.

I understand this is the first of four books. I hope that means that Victoria's three girlfriends she's kept in touch with from her youth each get a book because they sound as though they live fascinating lives. Also I really want to learn more about the seaside town they all grew up in!

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A gorgeous debut from Georgia Toffolo!

I loved the style of writing, it was so easy to read and done with such flair! It kept me reading and I kept wanting one more chapter.

I would say the storyline trope has been done and isn’t “new” but is done in a cool, young way. I liked the Chelsea references and you can tell she has done her research! I loved exploring the relationships in the book!

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I really enjoyed this book. Lovely characters, beautifully written and I read it really quickly. One to curl up with on the sofa and enjoy. Thanks for letting me review it.

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Meet me in London is a great little love story and has a wonderful Christmassy feel! The mains characters were likeable and the stories they had felt believable.

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Meet Me in London by Georgia Toffolo a sweet Christmas romance. I did something I never do with this one, I read it on my kindle for a couple of chapters and then listened to the audiobook for some chapters and back and forth, it did take a little doubling up, but I enjoyed it overall. This was a good story, it wasn’t great, but it was good and charming and Victoria was a character I warmed to as the story progressed, I did want to shake her once or twice, but she warmed me more than anything. There is a good storyline and some great writing, it is predicable at times, but if you are after a charming story to curl up with on a cold winters day then you won’t go wrong with this one, the kids made me smile so much. They added a levity that brought the story up, as it could have been so dark, worry over the shop coming, the accident and then health issues, but somehow there was a joy to this story as well, I enjoyed listening to the author tell the story, there was something about it that made me smile, and when I was reading the words I could hear her voice in my head telling me the story, it was a new concept for me and I really enjoyed it.

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Many thanks for providing me with a copy of this book to review. I love romance and Mills and Boon generally and have been a fan for many years and buy loads as they help to lift and ease some of the heaviness of my day job! However, I have to be honest and say I struggled with getting into this book. The writing does feel very young and somehow to me didn’t seem to flow. I think perhaps this story was just not for me.

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A romance with a difference. I really enjoyed this book - the opening of a departmental store with all the paraphernalia that goes with it versus local shopkeepers and parents that want to see their son married.. Well thought out and well written- kept me entertained from start to finish

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This is rather sweet, a lovely read. Ideal romance to read on a winter evening - snuggle down on the sofa, curl up with a big hot chocolate and enjoy!

Thank you to the publisher and Netgalley for giving me the opportunity to read this book in exchange for my review.

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