Sarah Morgan has been a top five author (saying a lot, when I read over 300 books a year) for me, for many years. I therefore leapt on the chance of an advance copy of One More for Christmas. I certainly wasn’t disappointed, this author just gets better and better with each book!

The story is wonderful, full of humorous moments, and heartwarming ones too. The scene where Samantha thinks she’s talking to Kyle on the phone is particularly hilarious.

I love Brodie so much, he’s perfect. Appealing, and honest, and kind. Samantha is a great character too. She’s cut off her true self from what she shows the world, but she has good reason. I love the way she is open and honest with Brodie.

Gayle is a totally believable character, she’s obviously caused Samantha and Ella a great deal of upset, but she had good reason for becoming how she is, and she works so hard to do better and build her relationships again. I really enjoyed her character arc, and her developing friendship with Mary.

I loved the setting too, the Scottish Highlands are beautiful and come across well. They give a lovely, wintery, Christmas atmosphere to this story.

I highly recommend this book to anyone looking for a Christmas story full of heart and humour. Perfect for curling up with on a chilly evening.

I was given a free copy of this book, my opinions are my own.

Lovely feel good Christmas themed read. Fairly predictable but no less charming. Definitely a read for lovers of Christmas, snow and Scotland. Loved it from the first page and will get you in the mood for the festivities.

A wonderful read from the pen of one of my favourite authors. 2 sisters, an estranged mom. A handsome Scot. What more could you ask for? Strong writing to match the delicious locations and heart-warming plot.

From the moment I met Gayle in “One more for Christmas” I knew I was going to love this book!! Straight away I was enthralled by this successful woman and to find out about how she is estranged from her daughters, how close they are and how they love Christmas (my ABSOLUTELY favourite time of year) I kept reading on and on. I devoured the story of the family travelling to Scotland and meeting Brodie and his family and along with the characters I fell in love, laughed and cried at times!! Sarah Morgan grabs you from the first word until you read everything and the only disappointment is when you reach the end because you want more and want to know what happens next! I highly recommend!!!!

A simple plot, but the strength of this book is in how Sarah Morgan can describe characters, human nature and relationships. Her insight into mother-daughter relationships is evident throughout the book.
Although I guessed from early in the book how it would end, much of the charm of the book was seeing how the author brought it to this conclusion.
An easy read and great fun.

I absolutely loved and adored this book! I'm not afraid to admit it was my first Sarah Morgan but it definitely won't be my last!

We have three main characters, Gayle and her daughters Samantha and Ella. The book starts with Gayle giving an interview in her office - we quickly learn that business is her number one priority! However she has an accident and when they ask who to call everyone is surprised when she says 'my daughter.'

The book is then all about the three women and the relationships between them. I was pleasantly surprised by this as it's unusual to read a book about an estranged Mum.

The book takes us to cold but magical Scotland, where time spent as a family will heal the years of rifts - or will it?

I gobbled this book up in one sitting, definitely one of my Christmas recommendations for this year. I could feel myself there with the family,

Thank you to Netgalley and HQStories for an advance copy of this book in return for an honest review.

Love reading Christmas novels in the autumn getting you in the spirit. A true Christmas story with love, romance and family.

Sarah Morgan is one of the highlights of Christmas for so many, me included. This book is lovely, it's a great story set in a Christmas card by the sounds of it.

I love how Sarah builds the secretly getting so much information it's like you know each character personally and your willing them on to do and say what's needed.

A brilliant read, a cozy Christmas festive feast of Sarah Morgan

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***** - 5 Stars

Gayle Mithchel is a hugely successful businesswoman who prides herself on making choices that ensure her success and that of her business. Unfortunately her non-nonsense choices have led to the estrangement of her two daughters Samantha and Ella.

Samantha and Ella love Christmas. Samantha is a successful business woman in her own right and owns a travel company that specialise in Festive Holidays. The sisters always spend Christmas together as it is their favourite time of the year.

An accident results in Gayle reconnecting with her daughters and asking them to spend Christmas together as a family. As the family begin their celebrations they begin to learn that the best way to move forward is to face up to the past to allow their hearts to become healed.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It is exactly what I want from a Festive Novel. It has likeable characters (and some not so likeable who you do warm to). It has romance, snow and plenty of festive spirit.

I would certainly be interest to read more of Sarah Morgan's work.

A lovely story in the true Christmas spirit. What could be better than romance and Christmas. A Sarah Morgan masterpiece that did make me laugh, cry and wrap me with warmth as she promised

What an absolutely amazing read. I loved it from the minute I started reading to the end. Beautifully written and the description of the Scottish scenery was brilliant. I live in Scotland and really felt inspired to visit the Scottish Highlands in the middle of winter. What a strong powerful woman Gayle was, I knew there had to be a back story there. She reminded me a lot of my own mother who passed away last month. Tremendous story of love, hope and a family coming together to heal their hearts. If I could I would give it 10 stars.

Another fabulously festive book by Sarah Morgan. It has it all! Humour, heartache, complex family relationships, multiple family generations, love, festivities, romance and food! It is a great book which is easy to read and enjoyable.

Received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

I absolutely loved this story and all the characters. It’s a fantastically satisfying read emotionally and left me with a smile on my face. My only criticism is that I would have loved an epilogue a few years down the line showing how this wonderful Family had got on.

Initially, I found Gayle a cold rather unpleasant character and the estrangement between her and her daughters Samantha and Ellie seemed to dark to bridge. Ellie’s husband Michael and daughter Tab seemed too good to be true.

The family Christmas visit to Scotland and the entrance of Brodie and Mary and Kirstie into the cast of characters was beautifully done and the story just ran like a beautifully timed show until it reached its happy ending.

Sarah Morgan really has a gift for these family based stories and the mix of emotions and revelations about the past made this such an exciting read. I loved Samantha and Brodie’s romance. Fabulous story, beautifully executed. Half a star knocked off because there was no epilogue!

An absolutely brilliant read. Sarah Morgan at her best. Covers interesting subjects re families. Made you realise how we judge people with out knowing everything and how we protect our children which some times is the wrong thing to do. It was hard to put it down and go back to normal life.

A lovely romp through a Highland Christmas. With overtones of A Christmas Carol, brought up to date to include a female Scrooge, this is a really easy read, if slightly predictable but none the worse for that. The characters were well written, believable and their problems caused by lack of communication happen in many ordinary families. I look forward to reading the next one

Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for an ARC in return for an honest review.

A great story with a mixture of love and family dynamics to overcome in a fairy tale setting! Beautiful!

A lovely story of forgiveness, hope and love, oh yes and an unexpected laird is the icing on top of the cake

I read this story of a dysfunctional family coming together and learning new things, listening to each other, apologizing for past mistakes and realized just how many other readers will think the same. I connected with Gayle, the mom. I felt a little like her in how I was with my children but then I thought no, you're more like Samantha - looking after your sibling, being hard on yourself, always pushing. I want to go and stay in Kinleven but my finances wouldn't cover the journey to Scotland from Lincolnshire at the minute!

I really enjoyed Sarah's festive novel. Having said that, I was a little put off by a recurring error, which I assume will be sorted for publication day - just about any word featuring fl together became f l. eg floor became f loor. I've marked them but don't know how to share them..... If it wasn't for that it'd be 4*

Sarah Morgan has done it again...this book is perfection. It was just what I needed in these troubling times. She really is the queen of Christmas stories but this one might be her best. The characters are brilliantly portrayed, and I cared about our three main characters. The relationship between Gayle, Samantha and Elle was so complex and the fact we got to hear from each character really helps the reader understand how they are each feeling. I loved tab and her infectious joy, and Brodie....well wow! He is so dreamy, and I loved how he seemed to know what Samantha needed. The fact we heard from Brodie’s sister, kirstie and how she felt about the changes in her life, makes me hope we will get to see her get a HEA in a future book.

This is a book about family, love, forgiveness and full of xmas cheer. Trust me, you won’t be disappointed

Loved reading this Christmas-themed book (it's just turned September as I write this review) and it reminded me of a modern day version of Dickens' "A Christmas Carol", with an award-winning author and business consultant, Gayle in the role of Scrooge.

We join Gayle as she is about to have a live interview on the morning show, but Gayle ends up in hospital where she asks for her daughter, Samantha. Nothing unusual in that, right, if you ignore the fact that they have not spoken to each in years.

One thing leads to another and before we know it, Gayle is in Scotland with her estranged family, a few weeks before Christmas.

Against the snowy backdrop of stay at a Scottish Highlands lodge with acres of Christmas trees and real reindeers, we learn about Gayle's past, present and potential future family relationships with her daughters, Samantha and Ella, how this has affected them - things can change for the better.

I enjoyed the fun and sometimes LOL moments... "laid by a laird" and that it's never too late to learn new things. For me, this was another book by Sarah Morgan that I could curl up with up and have a virtual hug, perfect for a miserable winter-like day.

Thank you to Netgalley and HQ Stories for sharing this eARC.