A festive family Christmas! Based in beautiful Scotland, stunning scenery and lots of festive snow not to mention a herd of reindeer!
Meg lives and breathes Christmas 365 days of the year, working in her Christmas shop, wearing festive clothes and organising Christmas cheer in lockton, but this Christmas is different, Tom a handsome Christmas hating celebrity arrives in the village admist much speculation, as do megs mum and sister swiftly followed by her dad! Family tensions, secrets and trust issues abound a plenty in the lead up the Christmas Day, but with a little bit of Christmas magic and cheer all ends well in the end.
Thank you net galley for this early read.

A fantastic, festive, feel good read. I flew through this book and didn't want it to end. Tom is a complex character with a few issues and a complicated past but has a heart of good which makes him an ideal leading man. Meg, not without her issues is a great, relatable character. Like really? Who wouldn't want to run a year round Christmas shop in a Scottish village? The perfect, feel good read for the festive season.

Christmas is coming and I am loving lots of these uplifting and gorgeous Christmas reads and this one was no exception.

Meg is determined to have a peaceful Christmas this year. She wants to leave her family drama and less than perfect boyfriends behind her and have a happy, quiet Christmas in traditional, beautiful Lockton.

Meg gets more than she bargained for though, as heart broken Tom and her mixed up family are on her heels and about to shake things up. What will this mean for Meg’s Christmas plans?

This book had some really good elements that I enjoyed. The characters are likeable and relatable, while mysterious Tom and the family secret gives the plot an extra edge.

I loved all the descriptions of Christmas in picturesque, cold Lockton and this definitely gave me lots of excitement and ideas for the festive season.

If you are looking for a quick, charming, festive read then this is ideal!

A charming and sweet tale of romance. A small town in Scotland provides a snowy and delightful atmosphere. Interesting characters with a variety of back stories. Loved the reindeer and dog.

Lovely Christmas book.

Tom turns up in Lockton determined to remain anonymous and avoid the pain of Christmas. Meg adores Christmas!

A lovely escapist read!

Thank you NetGalley, Donna Ashcroft and Bookouture for the ARC of If Every Day Was Christmas. This is my personal review.
It is that time of year to start the holiday season with a cozy holiday book and this is one to put you in the spirit of the upcoming holiday season. Donna Ashcroft has given us a wonderful book.
Meg Scott loves the Christmas season and you will feel the holiday just jump off the pages as you read!
A holiday book filled with romance and comedy is just what a person needs in their lives! Enjoy it as much as I did.

When Tom is stranded with a flat tire along a quiet road on his way into Lockton, he is being rescued by an elf in a Christmas-van. Meg loves everything about Christmas and runs an all-year-round Christmas shop. She is everything Tom is not, a successful musician who turned his back to music after unfortunate events around Christmas-time, and particularly dislikes this one Christmas song.

Getting ready for the town’s Christmas season, both are intended to spend Christmas in their own way, Meg away from her family in London and Tom, hiding his true identity from everyone, on his own with his dog.

I loved reading this second story set in the town of Lockton, with its upcoming Christmas concert and a tree full of Christmas promises. With a sudden family visit, a hotel owner in need of help and a lost reindeer, it is a story of healing together and of kindness and forgiveness.

Donna Ashcroft wrote a wonderful, cosy Christmas story!

Oh how I love a Christmas read. This one had all the feels, who wouldn’t love to own a Christmas shop in a beautiful little village. Made me want to move there. A gorgeous love story, a wonderful back drop. A perfect read for winter to make you feel all warm & cosy inside.

I didn’t finish this book as I had trouble relating to the story. Mainly I think because I live in Scotland so when the story mentions Apple cross, I could picture Applecross up west along with Plockton. The story refers to Lockton. Historically this area was mainly free church who didn’t celebrate Christmas. So I found it difficult to relate to story. It’s the first time I’ve read one of Donna’s books so I think it’s fair to put 3 stars as I didn’t finish it.

This is my first novel by Donna Ashcroft, and I delighted in this fun and festive tale which was every bit as good as I'd hoped!

Meg Scott runs a shop that sells Christmas themed produce all year round in Lockton, Scotland. She loves all things Christmassy, so she isn't best pleased when her argumentative family arrive threatening her high spirits. Tom Riley-Clark isn't a festive fan and doesn't realise that Lockton takes the festive frivolities very seriously when he agrees to help his friend and owner of The Apple Cross Inn. Who knows what might happen when Meg and Tom's paths cross...

If Every Day Was Christmas was a wonderful, heartwarming tale set in the leadup to Christmastime. The village formed the perfect setting for the holiday season and Donna Ashcroft painted a magical picture of all of the wonderful imagery such as snow, reindeer, mince pies, elves, and a Christmas tree full of promises. The author can really craft a story and I was gently enveloped into a blanket of warmth and snugness. This was not, however, a sickly sweet tale as it also included some strong, thought-provoking themes and real-life issues, and I read this in double-quick time as I didn't want to put my Kindle down!

Overall, If Every Day Was Christmas is a fabulous, spirit-lifting, festive treat that I highly recommend.

I received a complimentary copy of this novel at my request from Bookouture via NetGalley. This review is my own unbiased opinion.

What a sweet cozy love story set around the holidays. I really enjoyed the characters and I read this in one sitting during a nice rainy day. I look forward to the next story by this author is a really enjoyed this one.

Oh this book! It was so cute and cosy, that was exactly what I was looking for in a Christmas romance: a good couple, a nice storyline and a small town as a side character because of just how well constructed it was.

The narrative was great, and the characters spoke to me. Tom had a lot of pain associated to Christmastime, and by getting to know Meg, he is goes through some reflecting on himself. And as for Meg, and the fact that she had trouble with her family right at the holiday season and had to deal with this, actually face them, was a very good plot point. They were opposites attract at the same time they had a connection. I mean, it was very insta-love, but it worked for me.

The side characters were also very good, they weren't as explored because I guess that was the purpose on the story, they were very organic to the plot.

The Christmas magic, I was all in for! There were just some points in the story I wish hadn't been there, but in general this was a very good Christmas read. And it really made me want to go to Scotland now...

If this turned into a Lifetime movie, I'd definitely watch it.

This was just a cute Christmas book. I just loved the romance. Love the small town vibe. Just whole thing.
Just a sweet, Christmasy read.

3.5 stars

This is the second book which is set in Lockton, a small village in the Scottish Highlands. It's the perfect setting for a Christmas book. It is a standalone book, which can be read without reading the first book.
This is an easy and fun read, very festive. Meg runs a Christmas shop which is open all year round. She absolutely loves Christmas. This is book definitely has everything that you could ever want in a Christmas book.
There were a lot of characters to remember, but it got easier as I got further into the book.
Overall this is a nice, enjoyable read.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC.

This is the first book by Donna Ashcroft that I have read and what a lovely, festive book it is. Set in Scotland where Meg runs an all-year-round Christmas shop. Tom, who does not like Christmas, arrives to help his friend at The Apple Cross Inn. This is a feel-good book of romance and Christmas.

This is my first read of Donna Ashcroft's and I loved it. It has everything you need in a Christmas story - snow, romance, glitter and even reindeer. It's a definite curl up and read kind of story - so grab a hot chocolate and tuck in.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year... A sweet holiday small-town romance featuring the Grinch and Santa’s biggest elf. Meg is all about Christmas. She even owns an all year Christmas shop in her small Scottish village. Tom is all about bah humbugg. He is in town to help out an old friend, never knowing how seriously this place takes Christmas. To further complicate things Tom is also hiding his true identity from the town, for once he wants people to like him for him. Meg also has some complications when her family arrives threatening to put a damper on her festive vibe. So will Meg fa la la la fall for Tom and make his heart grow three sizes?

Meg was such a great character with such a big heart. I loved how into Christmas she was she even wore an elf suit and tons of glitter. Tom was a little prickly, but he too had a big heart. I love the small-town setting and it was fun seeing old friends from previous books. If you are a fan of Christmas reads this is a can’t miss!

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*** Big thank you to Bookouture for my gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own. ***

Meg Scott runs a year-round Christmas shop in the small village of Lockton, Scotland. Meg loves everything about Christmas — the ornaments, tinsel, and lights. Enter Tom Riley-Clark, the Christmas hating musician. Tom is the antithesis of Meg. Tom hates everything about Christmas, and as fate would have it, Tom gets rescued by Meg after he suffers a flat tire in the middle of nowhere. What follows are a series of touch-and-go moments that eventually lead to a possible budding romance.

If Everyday Was Christmas is a cute Christmas romance story. I found it to have a very promising start. However, there seemed to be a disconnect in the middle of the story wherein the transition into a romance between Tom and Meg seemed abrupt to me.. Other readers will probably disagree with me on this.

Overall, If Everyday Was Christmas is a cozy romance novel that will please avid fans of the romance genre. I’ve rated it three stars. I liked it.

I received a digital ARC from Bookouture through NetGalley. The review herein is completely my own and contains my honest thoughts and opinions.

"If Every Day was Christmas" is a delighful, heartwarming tale set in the fictional village of Lockton, in the leadup to Christmas time. The village forms the picture perfect setting for the holiday season and allows for all of the wonderful cliches such as snow, reindeer, Christmas wishes and even elves. The fact that such a cynic as myself enjoyed this tale, shows how well Donna Ashcroft can craft a story and gentle sweeps the reader into a blanket of warmth and happiness. That is not to suggest that the entire story is sugar coated from start to finish, Meg is battling to stay away from her family and have her first "alone Christmas" in the village but then receives a sudden surprise in the leadup to Christmas which derails her plans. Likewise, Tom is determined to celebrate the holiday in his own way - or rather not to celebrate at all, but this is a tale of Christmas and the reader knows that goodwill and a happy ending will prevail. By Christmas eve, peace has decended on the village and hearts are on the way to being mended.
I loved this tale, there is no other way to say it - there is Christmas, love, laughter and animals. What else could we need at this time to cheer us up? I'll be keeping an eye out for another Christmassy tale from Donna Ashcroft to keep my spirits lifted.

Set in a small village in Scotland, this book creates the perfect, magical, Christmas setting you want. The snow is falling, the mountains provide stunning views, and the villagers are all about Christmas. However, not all is that simple, and our main characters have to jump through a lot of hurdles to find their happiness.

One of our main characters is the epitome of Christmas - she's a walking, talking, glittery elf (well a human, but dressed as an elf almost 90% of the time) and owns a Christmas shop, and her love interest hates Christmas due to the past events that still haunt him today. Will they find comfort in each other? Can they change for each other? Do opposites really attract?


At times the small town/village mentality was frustrating, as characters would meddle too much into the fates of our main characters, I also found it endearing because this is a Christmas story, in which people care about each other honestly and deeply. That's what I expect from a Christmas story and I want to see in one.

The main characters go through their struggles, as well as some side characters too. We follow the development of events and come to a very expected conclusion, but a lovely one nonetheless.

If you love a good, romantic, a little bit cheesy read (bring on the cheese), this is perfect. Filled with romance and all the right Christmas feels, family time, friendliness it's going to put you in the right mood.