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Christmas at the Little Clock House on the Green: An enchanting and warm-hearted romance full of Christmas cheer
Eve Devon
A cosy heartwarming festive romance that will make you laugh out loud!Welcome back to the village of Whispers Wood where Christmas magic is in the air…After giving his heart last year only to have it given away the very next day, Jake Knightley is opting out of Christmas—permanently! But then a beautiful new village arrival sets mayhem in motion, upsetting all his carefully laid plans.Emma Danes has said goodbye to Hollywood and will do anything to help make the clock house a success, even working closely with the tempting Mr Knightley.Now, as snow starts to fall and romance starts to bloom, Emma and Jake may just find themselves repeating Whispers Wood history beneath the mistletoe…What readers are saying about The Little Clock House on the Green:‘A truly enchanting read’ Books of All Kinds‘Charming, lively, moving and endearing’ With Love for Books‘Brimming with well-developed characters, a stunning village setting, and has plenty of laughs along the way to make this a truly enchanting read’ Books of All Kinds
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For Dad. For teaching your children that the world is full of amazing places and that life is for living.
‘If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad’ – Jane Austen
Table of Contents
Cover (#u51b79631-3fef-5949-a303-793e3efb5bcf)
Title Page (#u182b7dd9-5ce9-5236-a8d2-b796afe88def)
Copyright (#u50ec069b-b304-589b-8355-3993fe916b60)
Dedication (#ue4ec4d38-370b-56a4-b5dc-c9f4f4443e13)
Epigraph (#u71526348-fbfa-57ee-ba78-c97eb8b1cb1c)
Chapter 1: The Grandfather of All Clock-Ups (#ua4cbd3e5-ad30-5bba-8509-ae4f7231a3e3)
Chapter 2: Crouching Dragon, Hidden Bartender (#u08d27ece-f72a-5208-9099-bc497b25593b)
Chapter 3: Pity and Pitiful (#ue9e8e2af-99fc-598b-bfd3-9a97b9cd4827)
Chapter 4: Think Positivi-Tea (#u3c0e6347-0b39-53c0-b759-8af0b03fcdb8)
Chapter 5: Geeks Bearing GIFs (#u35faec0d-ac28-5582-9116-406f039d0c10)
Chapter 6: Season’s Greetings (#ucb6402ff-4f9d-5a85-a243-a92e1fb3d016)
Chapter 7: Making Cow Eyes (#ue2572df9-a424-5480-a702-170c7801d078)
Chapter 8: The Art of Conversation (#u70286287-47c8-55fd-a1dc-6256f31a3743)
Chapter 9: And the Fairy-Light Dawns… (#uc049e57d-afd5-5847-a7ae-c23a61cc68eb)
Chapter 10: Grand Designs (#u63ba4dd9-1807-5dc7-a62b-01450a7ec2f9)
Chapter 11: Heart of Glass (#ua6601db1-177a-524a-bf5e-bf0634ee3556)
Chapter 12: Mince Pies on the Prize (#u43b94657-2c09-58fc-af01-bd354ea56b90)
Chapter 13: The Holly (wood), and The Knightley (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 14: Lights, Camera, Action: Scything! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 15: The Grinch Who Stole Christmas (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 16: Sleigh-Bells Ring, Are You Listening? (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 17: Snow Way, Snow How (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 18: A Knightley at Pemberley (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 19: Moving Im-PEDI-ments (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 20: Christmas Cocktails at The Clock House (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 21: Bar Hygge, Bah Humbug! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 22: The Bauble’s in Your Court (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 23: Nightly Haul (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 24: Tour of the Roses (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 25: Deck The Halls, Not Your Family (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 26: Village of Stars (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 27: Dashing Through The Snow… (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 28: Mistletoe and Whine (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 29: Pitch Perfect (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 30: Miss Emma’s Feeling for Snow (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 31: Readers, I Drunk-Texted Him (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 32: Driving Home for Christmas (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 33: Keep Calm & Jingle on (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 34: ’Twas the Night Before Opening and All Through The Clock House (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 35: Opening Night Fever (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 36: Badly Done, Jake! (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 37: Trying Hard Not to Show It (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 38: Christmas Eve (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 39: A Winter’s Tale (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 40: On Christmas Day in the Morning (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 41: The Ghost of Christmas Future (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 42: A Blue, Blue, Blue Christmas (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 43: The Show Must Go on (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 44: The Big Finale! (#litres_trial_promo)
Author Letter (#litres_trial_promo)
Acknowledgements (#litres_trial_promo)
Also by Eve Devon (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Author (#litres_trial_promo)
About HarperImpulse (#litres_trial_promo)
About the Publisher (#litres_trial_promo)
Chapter 1 (#u18748326-d51b-51d0-b478-f1d05f4b2656)
The Grandfather of all Clock-Ups (#u18748326-d51b-51d0-b478-f1d05f4b2656)
Kate
Kate Somersby upended the contents of her handbag over her desk and watched the hundred or so fluorescent pink post-its flutter to the surface like confetti.
Any moment now she was going to get to grips with the bullet journaling system her cousin, Juliet, raved about.
