Christmas with Sophie Sayers

<p><strong>A warm and witty collection of gentle stories of Cotswold life set in Wendlebury Barrow the village featured in the bestselling Sophie Sayers Cozy Mystery series.</strong></p><p><br></p><p>But you won't find any murder mysteries or crazy crimes in these stories - just uplifting short festive tales full of favourite characters from the <strong>Sophie Sayers novels</strong> and generously sprinkled with Debbie Young's characteristic humour.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Join Sophie Sayers her friends and neighbours</strong> as they share village Christmas traditions from Christmas shopping in the Hector's House bookshop and carol-singing on the village green to ringing in the New Year in the ancient bell tower.</p><p><br></p><p>There's also a glimpse into the backstory of Sophie's late <strong>Great Auntie May</strong> from whom Sophie inherited her cottage with May's late-in-life romantic reunion with her childhood sweetheart <strong>Joshua</strong> (now Sophie's elderly next-door-neighbour).</p><p><br></p><p>Look out for a guest appearance by <strong>Gemma Lamb</strong> Joe Spryke and the girls of nearby <strong>St Bride's School</strong> home to Debbie Young's popular Gemma Lamb Cozy Mystery series.</p><ul><li>The<strong>paperback</strong> edition of this quick-read collection makes the perfect stocking filler or Secret Santa gift to be enjoyed by anyone who loves heartwarming funny stories set at Christmas time.</li><li>The <strong>ebook </strong>makes the perfect gift-to-self to divert and relax you as you prepare for your own Christmas celebrations. </li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>If you enjoy this book you'll love the third Sophie Sayers Cozy Mystery </em><strong>Murder in the Manger</strong><em> for a novel-length Christmas story and the second Gemma Lamb Cozy Mystery </em><strong>Sinister Stranger at St Bride's</strong><em> set in the run-up to the quirky boarding school's Christmas Fair.</em></p>