Dreaming of Christmas by T.A. Williams

 

Title:  Dreaming of Christmas

Author: T.A. Williams

Narrated by:  Anne Marie Piazza

Publisher: Saga Egmont Audio

Length: Approximately 7 hours and 59 minutes

Source: Review Copy from NetGalley.  Thank-you!

 Zoe Lumsley was dumped on Christmas Eve by her long-term boyfriend Grant.  It’s taken her a year, but she is starting to put her life back together.  She gets an invitation from her old college friend turned IT entrepreneur, Billy, to spend Christmas in the Alps with her college friends.  Unfortunately as Bill is a reclusive Tech millionaire, her boss wants her to write an exclusive piece on Billy to keep her job.  Also unfortunately, Grant will be attending. While Zoe enjoys her time with her friends, will she be able to move on from Grant?  What will she do about the article her work wants her to write?

 I loved the atmosphere of this book.  The descriptions of the Austrian ski trip were delightful.  I am ready for a Christmas trip to Austria!  I also loved how Zoe was the friend that all of the other friends talked to, and we got to learn their stories.  I also enjoyed Zoe’s growth and she put together what she wanted out of life and love. 

 Anne Marie Piazza had a soothing voice and was a good narrator. I loved her British accent!

 SPOILER ALERT – What I didn’t like was that it seemed pretty apparent early on who the love interest would be, but it was very confusing as he was married.  It turned out to be a “fake marriage.”  It didn’t really make sense to me at all.  If he was in love with Zoe and wanted to win her love, why would he show up with a fake wife?  This was the only thing I didn’t like about the story, but it was a pretty major flaw.  – SPOILER END

 Overall, Dreaming of Christmas is a fun Christmas story with a great setting and interesting characters.  The romance didn’t work for me as well as it could have.