Christmas at the Little Paris Hotel by Rebecca Raisin

 

I was so excited to receive a copy of this book. I have never read a Rebecca Raisin book that I didn’t love. She writes from the heart, and her characters seem more like friends than two dimensional creations. I have read, and enjoyed a previous book of hers, also set in Paris, and I was delighted when an ‘old friend’ from a previous book popped into the Hotel to say hello.

 

Anais is half French and half English and was brought up in England. Like the Author, Anais is a successful romance writer, however unlike Ms Raisin, Anais was married to a vile French gold digger who took her money and slept around. In the divorce settlement, her ex got the apartment that Anais had paid for! Anais only got a run down and derelict Hotel that her ex had insisted on buying – with Anais’ money of course! Anais, with the help of her cousin Manon, decide the only way to recoup some money is to renovate the hotel and open it by Christmas to customers, and then sell it as a going concern. What they don’t expect to find are two hidden rooms which reveal a one hundred year old secret. They also don’t expect to find love!

 

Rebecca Raisin is a master of her craft. She can turn an idea into a totally gripping story, where you feel totally invested in both the story and characters. I couldn’t put it down.

 

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