Christmas at the Little Clock House on the Green: An enchanting and warm-hearted romance full of Christmas cheer
A cosy heartwarming festive romance that will make you laugh out loud!Welcome back to the village of Whispers Wood where Christmas magic is in the air…After giving his heart last year only to have it given away the very next day, Jake Knightley is opting out of Christmas—permanently! But then a beautiful new village arrival sets mayhem in motion, upsetting all his carefully laid plans.Emma Danes has said goodbye to Hollywood and will do anything to help make the clock house a success, even working closely with the tempting Mr Knightley.Now, as snow starts to fall and romance starts to bloom, Emma and Jake may just find themselves repeating Whispers Wood history beneath the mistletoe…What readers are saying about The Little Clock House on the Green:‘A truly enchanting read’ Books of All Kinds‘Charming, lively, moving and endearing’ With Love for Books‘Brimming with well-developed characters, a stunning village setting, and has plenty of laughs along the way to make this a truly enchanting read’ Books of All Kinds
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For Dad. For teaching your children that the world is full of amazing places and that life is for living.
âIf adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroadâ â Jane Austen
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Grandfather of All Clock-Ups
Chapter 2: Crouching Dragon, Hidden Bartender
Chapter 6: Seasonâs Greetings
Chapter 8: The Art of Conversation
Chapter 9: And the Fairy-Light Dawnsâ¦
Chapter 12: Mince Pies on the Prize
Chapter 13: The Holly (wood), and The Knightley
Chapter 14: Lights, Camera, Action: Scything!
Chapter 15: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas
Chapter 16: Sleigh-Bells Ring, Are You Listening?
Chapter 17: Snow Way, Snow How
Chapter 18: A Knightley at Pemberley
Chapter 19: Moving Im-PEDI-ments
Chapter 20: Christmas Cocktails at The Clock House
Chapter 21: Bar Hygge, Bah Humbug!
Chapter 22: The Baubleâs in Your Court
Chapter 25: Deck The Halls, Not Your Family
Chapter 27: Dashing Through The Snowâ¦
Chapter 28: Mistletoe and Whine
Chapter 30: Miss Emmaâs Feeling for Snow
Chapter 31: Readers, I Drunk-Texted Him
Chapter 32: Driving Home for Christmas
Chapter 33: Keep Calm & Jingle on
Chapter 34: âTwas the Night Before Opening and All Through The Clock House
Chapter 35: Opening Night Fever
Chapter 37: Trying Hard Not to Show It
Chapter 40: On Christmas Day in the Morning
Chapter 41: The Ghost of Christmas Future
Chapter 42: A Blue, Blue, Blue Christmas
Kate
Kate Somersby upended the contents of her handbag over her desk and watched the hundred or so fluorescent pink post-its flutter to the surface like confetti.
Any moment now she was going to get to grips with the bullet journaling system her cousin, Juliet, raved about.
Yep ⦠any moment now, she thought, staring down at all the vitally-important, equal-priority To Do notes that had come to her in the early hours of the morning.
In the meantime, she reasoned, her portable, flexible filing system was practically the same thing only without all the pretty panda stickers.
Shoving the roll of stickers and the actual bullet journal Juliet had gifted her into the top desk drawer, Kate pulled out her chair and plonked herself down.
It completely boggled her mind to think that a few months ago sheâd been working abroad, pretending she was okay with living out of a suitcase, and now she was back in her home village of Whispers Wood, the proud owner of The Clock House and on schedule to get it open for business before Christmas. Of course, it immediately un-boggled when she thought about the insane number of hours everyone was putting in to keep them on course and ensure it was going to happen.
Hopefully by the end of the week, Juliet would have her hair-dressing stations in place for Hair @ The Clock House.
Daniel, Kateâs boyfriend, had nearly finished setting up Hive @ The Clock House, the co-working space he was going to manage, and all the treatment beds, pedi-chairs and nail station tables were arriving today for Beauty @ The Clock House, the day spa that had been her and her twin, Beaâs, dream for so long.
What do you think, Bea? Is this how you pictured all of this when we used to dream about opening our day spa in this building?
