Christmas Carol by Michele Gorman published today!

If you, like me, are excited about Christmas then you will love the new book out today by Michele Gorman, Christmas Carol. I have just started my Christmas reading pile and this one will definitely be featured, take a look at the beautiful cover:

One winter wedding, two happy couples, three ex-boyfriends... And a very uncomfortable weekend. Carol hates Christmas. Being recently dumped, she’s not crazy about weddings either. So her sister Marley’s nuptials, over the Christmas weekend, are making her positively Scrooge-like. When she arrives for the weekend at the stately home in rural Scotland to find her three ex-boyfriends in attendance, Carol has no choice but to face her ghosts to discover what really happened in those relationships, learning a lot about herself in the process. As the snow falls outside and the fire crackles in the hearth, might one of the wedding guests become the harbinger of Christmases to come?

Michele has written a lovely novella, perfect to get you in the mood for the festive season! Check out Michele's website here and her twitter page here! Christmas Carol is published today! 

I'm off to make some mince pies! 

Book Review: Single in the City by Michele Gorman

It's official. Hannah has left her friends and family in the US behind and is following her dream. To live in London. Hannah's looking for:

1. Her dream guy. A prince or Hugh Grant would be  nice. Or does she have to settle for her half-naked Australian house mate or an 'English Gentleman' with terrible hygeine habits?

2. Her dream job. Something fantastic in fashion. So how's she ended up being the mini-me for an evil party-planner who doesn't even trust her to arrange the paper-clips?

3. Her dream friends. But everyone in London seems to have known each other for years and Hannah doesn't know the rules of engagement. Who's she going to have fun with?

Dream life? Should Hannah just dream on? She wanted a big change but maybe it would have been simpler and cheaper just to get a new haircut. Was she mad to move 3,000 miles away from everyone she knows? Will she ever find love and her perfect life in England?

Single in the City by Michele Gorman is a lot of fun! It is not an overly long book but there is so much packed into it, you don't want to put it down.
Hannah is a fantastic character, when she sets her heart on something, she completely goes for it, be that  a new job, new boyfriend or even new shoes. I loved seeing England and London in particular through Hannah's American eyes. We have so many funny little ways that we don't think twice about but it is very entertaining to see how strange some of them must be to others.
Michele Gorman's writing is extremely witty, Hannah ends up in so many comical situations, either whilst trying to please her evil boss or on yet another disastorous date. It's been a while since a book has made me laugh out loud on so many occassions.
Single in the City is  great book, I'm not sure if the author is planning on writing a sequel but Hannah is the kind of character who could have many more adventures.

You can follow Michele on Twitter @expatdiaries or contact her through www.michelegorman.co.uk