The Holiday Swap: The perfect feel good romance for fans of the Christmas movie The Holiday
‘Fun, flirty and fabulously festive’ Cathy BramleyTwo women, two very different lives – one perfect solution to escape festive heartbreak!Tucked away in the idyllic English countryside, Daisy Fischer’s cosy little cottage has always been her safe haven. But when her completely dependable boyfriend issues her an ultimatum, Daisy realises there’s a whole world out there she’s missing out on.Florence Cortes’s life couldn’t be better – gorgeous apartment right on the beach, fabulous job and dreamy boyfriend, or so she thought. Suddenly, Flo’s life isn’t so perfect after all.When the girls house swap for the holidays, it’s not long before Daisy is being distracted by sun, sea and sexy Javier while Flo finds herself snowbound for Christmas with only handsome neighbour Hugo and a house full of animals to keep her company.Love actually does seem to be all around this Christmas, but in the places Flo and Daisy least expect to find it…What readers are saying about The Holiday Swap…‘The perfect antidote to the winter blues…a sweet, funny and compelling tale that makes you wonder exactly what your life would be like if you just had the nerve to try and change it’ – Debbie Johnson, bestselling author of Christmas at the Comfort Food Cafe‘Humor, heartbreak and plenty of ho, ho, ho! I loved The Holiday Swap!’ Mandy Baggot‘Warm, happy, perfect to curl up with and guaranteed to make you smile!’ Kitty Loves Books‘Heartwarming…will make Christmas feel extra magical’ The Reading Shed‘One of those books that you should read curled up on the sofa with a mug of hot chocolate’ Michelle Ryles, Top 1000 Amazon reviewer‘The perfect holiday read’ Jane Hunt Writer Book Reviews
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Table of Contents
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Chapter 2 – Daisy. White Elephants
Chapter 3 – Flo. Paris and Back Again
Chapter 5 - Daisy and Anna. Barcelona
Chapter 6 – Flo. Another Kind of Proposal
Chapter 7 – Daisy. The Morning After
Chapter 8 – Daisy. Saying Goodbye
Chapter 9 – Flo. Barcelona Airport Departure Lounge
Chapter 10 – Flo. Tippermere, Cheshire
Chapter 11 – Daisy. New Friends
Chapter 12 – Flo. Scooters Are Easier
Chapter 13 – Daisy. Blue-Sky Space
Chapter 14 – Flo. Home Sweet Home?
Chapter 15- Daisy. Seeing Clearly
Chapter 16 – Flo. Poetry and Wine
Chapter 17 – Daisy. Handbags and Hippy Cats
Chapter 18 – Flo. Living the Other Dream
Chapter 19 – Daisy. Finding Mr Right
Chapter 20 – Flo. Past Mistakes
Chapter 21- Daisy. Heading Home
Chapter 22 – Daisy. Sandcastles
Chapter 23 – Flo. Fanning the Flames
Chapter 24 – Flo. Christmas Eve
Chapter 25 – Daisy. Turkey and Sprouts
Chapter 26 – Flo. Promises to Keep
Chapter 27 – Daisy. New Year’s Eve in Cheshire
Chapter 28 – Flo. New Year, New Start?
Enjoy a Winter Break in Barcelona…
Daisy Fischer wound the baling twine round her finger twice, effectively attaching herself to the gate, before she realised what she was doing, and stopped.
She had to be losing her mind.
Jimmy, her long-term, on-off boyfriend, could not have asked her what she thought he just had. Could he?
She sneaked a sideways glance at him under her fringe, hoping he wouldn’t spot her peeking.
Jimmy was swinging the spade he was holding effortlessly from side to side, showing off his best rugged-man-in-the-country look. Over the years she’d known him he had relaxed into his role a bit; there was the first hint of middle-aged spread spilling over the waistband of his jeans (quite noticeable from this angle), but the forearm on display was still muscular. He was grinning, showing off the dimple she loved.
And he was staring at her bum. Which simplified matters. He didn’t look like he’d just asked her marry him. He looked, well, like Jimmy always looked.
Daisy straightened up, pushing her dark hair behind her ears. She really had to say something, because it was getting to the point of rude if she didn’t. And her back was starting to ache.
He winked. The cheeky wink that had every girl in Tippermere fluttering her eyelashes, even though Jimmy really was more than a little bit too old for most of them. Her mum thought he was too old (and too much of a flirt) for her, but what was eight years between friends?
So what the hell did she say now? If she spoke before thinking this through, one or both of them was going to look pretty silly, and more than a little bit embarrassed. Experience told her it was more likely to be her.
