5*
This is everything I want in a Christmas story: gorgeous Cotswolds and Cork settings; a love triangle with a handsome, generous, and thoughtful English lord, a flirty, gorgeous, dark-haired Irishman, and an Irish-American heroine who has fled to England in the hopes of finding herself after being jilted and left heartbroken; and a delightful cast of villagers and one scruffy stray dog who add heart, wisdom, and comic relief to balance out the (off-page) tragedies that have contributed to the main characters’ feelings about love and second chances. As a former event planner, I also got a kick out of the fact that heroine Cassie shares the same profession, which features prominently.
Debbie Johnson has become one of my favorite romance authors with her talent for writing complex characters who navigate some of life’s greatest challenges with maturity, kindness and hope. As an Anglophile, I also appreciate being able to imagine myself in the rich settings she describes, many of which often seem like characters themselves. A Very Irish Christmas is a gift for the senses and the heart, and with its clean romance, it will appeal to hopeless romantics of all ages. I highly recommend this delightful story which I will be adding to my annual Christmas reading list.
I received a complimentary ARC of this book from Storm Publishing through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. Opinions expressed are completely my own.
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