Winter’s Fairytale
- Author Maxine Morrey
- Narrator Gloria Sanders
- Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date 20 November 2025
- Run Time 9 hours and 28 minutes
- Format x-book®
- Genre Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Contemporary romance, Family life fiction, Humorous fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Romance: unintentional or forced proximity.
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What to expect
The bestselling small town festive rom-com that will warm your heart!
Just weeks before Christmas, a sudden blanket of snow has brought public transport to a halt, stranding Izzy miles from home and in desperate need of rescue.
While she hoped for a Christmas miracle, Izzy never expected to spend the weekend holed up in Rob's swanky flat, watching London transform into a winter wonderland. After all, Izzy and Rob have a complicated history…
Six months ago, she was stood in the vestry of a beautiful country church when best man Rob delivered the news that any bride would dread on her big day.
But at the time of year when anything is possible, can Rob and Izzy let go of the past and let Christmas work its magic? Or will this be one holiday wish that Izzy lets walk right out of her life…
Tropes:
* Second chances
* Forced proximity
* Seasonal romance
* Friends to lovers
*****
Readers give Winter's Fairytale five stars!
'Uplifting, satisfying and the best romance book I've read all year… I laughed, smiled and couldn't stop reading the entire way through without a care for anything else going on around me!'
'Laugh out loud, lump in the throat and hold your breath moments, with some brilliant one liners… read this, you won't regret it!'
'The will-they-won't-they storyline kept me reading non-stop for 3 hours! I couldn't put the book down I just needed to know what happened next'
'There were certainly many hilarious moments that had me laughing out loud with a lot of romantic moments thrown in… A truly sparkling and glorious Christmas read!'
Critics Review
‘Maxine Morrey writes the most gorgeous heroes’ Jules Wake, author of Covent Garden in the Snow
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