A lovely story of holidays, family, love, and independence, all set in the scenic Shetland Islands. There is knitter Verity, blacksmith Nessie, and baker Isla. All strong, independent women searching for their place in life while working their traditional crafts. Chapters rotate between the women to get their full story. Additional materials include a knitting pattern and several recipes. Perfect to read during the busy holiday season.

Three women try to make a living doing what they love in the Shetlands. What they get is friendship, love and success.

I can't believe this is the first Erin Green Shetland set book I've read, ...what have I been missing!
Loved the setting, the way all the characters worked well together, and the storyline, a woman following her dreams and finding a new way of life.
Really looking forward to reading more of her books she has a friendly way of writing that make you want to meet the people she writes about.
Thank you netgalley

Thankyou for giving me the chance to read. Love it from start to finish. If I’d have realised it was a sequel I would have read in order. I’m sure the first will be just as good. In fact I’m going to look and buy it now

Three very different women take a leap of faith by making a new start to their lives when they join the fledgling gallery at Lerwick Manor, which is owned by Ned and run by Jessica. Told from the perspectives of Verity, Nessa and Isla this is a lovely Christmas read. It follows the opening of the Gallery and makes you want to visit immediately, especially if you haven’t started your shopping yet. The sort of book that just lifts your mood and a delight to read. It has everything you want from a book in this genre and does it really well. Although it is part of a series it’s also a stand-alone read.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for the opportunity to read and review this book.

Oh I loved this book! I had no idea it was a sequel so now I’m definitely reading the first one!

This was such a cozy read for the holiday season. I loved the characters and the setting, as well as the writing.

The book is told from the perspectives of three women: Verity, Nessie, and Isla. Verity is taking a gap year by escaping to Shetland, where she can relax and leave her motherly responsibilities behind. Nessie is trying to make a living as a blacksmith. And Isla is in charge of running a cafe.

All three women are embarking on new journeys in their lives as they try to run a business and try to live a life of their own.. And some even find love.

I love these independent women and their creativity and willingness to work for what they want. They gave me so much motivation and inspiration to work for what I want.

I absolutely loved reading this book whenever I could. I appreacited the pace and the sense of feeling that I was there with them.

LOVED this book. It is such a delight to read about an area I have not visited (and probably never will) yet I was able to feel like I was there. I could picture the land and the life described.

I always enjoy a book with strong female characters ad this one begins with Verity escaping the life she has had for the past 18 years or so as a single mother of three boys, all teenagers now. Pregnant at a young age then married at that same young time, she had two more children then her husband walked out, not to be seen again, Finally Verity had it and decided to take her "gap year," normally taken as a younger person between the end of high school and college. Yes, Verity is a little late...so what? Knitting has been her hobby for years so she decides to head to the Shetlands where a large community of craftspeople will be opening shops on a large estate and she can create her Yarn Barn within this creative atmosphere. Her adventure of life on her own begins with being dropped off at a small cabin at the end of a long dark driveway; sounds like the beginning of a murder mystery!

Along with Verity, we have blacksmith Wednesday (Nessie) who is a fourth generation blacksmith. The things she creates sound absolutely beautiful and she is able to design all these items when someone suggests anything. She is also a. kind young soul as she looks at her fellow craftspeople in the barn (set up in old stalls) and creates beautiful useful pieces she thinks might benefit their sales. All she asks is that they allow her business card to be placed with the items. She shares her forge area with handsome young Isaac, a glassblower. (Yes, there are some men who play important roles in the story.) Struggling to create her business, her determination s wonderful to see.

In the kitchen, 19-year-old Isla is in charge. Recently finishing up at cooking school, she does a remarkable job with providing all the food needed for the shoppers and those who just come in to have tea and cakes. For her young age, she comes up with new ideas as well as easily handles the ideas brought to her by the merchants. However, her youth shows when her ex-boyfriend shows up and she must constantly remind herself what her mum told her about him when he broke her heart previously. She show so much personal growth in dealing with this tempestuous young man.

The men in the story are strong, island men. Their families are strong and the men know how to live with the land where they reside. In fact, for all who live here, their family values are strong as are their family ties; everyone knows everyone and is probably related in some fashion. There is so much respect shown to elder family members as well as to those already passed.

Yes, we have some drama and sweet romance....and the romance is truly sweet with a bit of humor for the understanding reader.

Now for my educator's viewpoint: While I don't think this would be used as part of a curriculum, excerpts could be shared if this part of the world was being studied. Also, high schoolers could be referred to this book if they are interested in reading about life in other countries.


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This book is the sequel to From Shetland with love, a book that I really enjoyed reading. I enjoyed reading this book, but it wasn't quite as enjoyable as the first one in my opinion. I didn't get with some of the characters in this book.
I loved reading about the crafts and would love to be able to visit somewhere like there and have a slice if cake in the Orangery.
This book starts in the lead up to Christmas, so it's not quite as festive as the title and cover suggests. It is still a nice and cosy read to curl up with.
This is a fun, feel good read. I hope that there are more books set in this location.
Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher for my ARC.

A lovely feel good Christmas read.

Verity has had enough of life with her 3 boys and plans a move to Shetland for a year. She rents a stable at a new gallery that’s opening up selling knits and wools. She meets Nessie the blacksmith, Issac the glass blower, Isla who runs the orangery and becomes friends. Every character is different, you can relate to them all. Loved all the descriptions of Shetland.

A lovely Christmas read.

Thank you for NetGallery for providing me with this arc for review.

What a lovely Christmas read this is, very quickly I found myself invested in all three of the main character's stories, I do hope that further books will be written to continue their stories.

From Shetland, With Love at Christmas is a lovely, heartwarming story. I loved the characters and the setting and it was a lovely book to cosy up with on a wet November afternoon.

Thank you to NetGalley and Headline for my ARC.

This was a cosy read, but as I had not read the first one some of the story was missing, the writer did try and incorporate the first book, I sometimes felt that something was missing or a subject not quite reached its climax, but this maybe because there are other books coming, we will have to wait and see.

Thanks to Headline and Netgalley for an advance copy of this book in exchange for a review.

I had read From Shetland With Love previously and was delighted to receive a copy of this one too. It is a lovely festive read told from the viewpoint of 3 different women. Overall it was good, but I didn't really enjoy it as much as the first book (which you don't have to have read to read this).

A small point though - a Scottish girl going to school in Scotland would not talk about being in year 6. That's now how the Scottish education system works - she would have been in Primary 7.

Another lovely festive book in the Shetland series from Erin, of which I dearly hope there will be more. Relatable characters and settings. One of my favourite festive reads so far.

Told from three different viewpoints this is a story of three artist in Shetland. To be honest this book is a flop for me I liked the viewpoint of Verity the best. She was an incredibly relatable character but Nessie seemed way to comfortable complaining and Isla seemed to be page filler. Overall I would not recommend this book it is a hard pass from me.

Thank you NetGalley, Erin Green and Headline for the ARC of From Shetland, With Love at Christmas. This is my personal review.
Verity, Nessie and Isla are three women who want others to know about where they are in their lives. The are amazing friends and each one has a life that has bumps and curves and twist and turns. The warmth and friendship the woman share makes this such a wonderful read.
The community, crafts, friendship, family and love all make this an excellent read to escape the world for a few hours.

If you just want some romance amongst a community of crafters then you'll probably be very happy with this book. I requested it because of the setting, Shetland. Sadly there was very little in the way of atmosphere and I felt the location could have been almost anywhere rural, I found that disappointing.

Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for an early review copy.

loved this amazing return to the Shetland’s from the first page to the last.

It was lovely to meet the characters from previous book and also to meet the new ones.

The way Verity had her connection with her three lads throughout the story was touching as was her relationship with Magnus. The part where she was wool dying made me laugh, it’ll definitely make me look at sheep in a different way.

Nessie and Isaac, made a lovely pair, and that moment under the mistletoe.

The character of Isla, I felt was well written, someone who wanted to do so much and yet so young. It was beautiful to see how each woman told their story, different generations, and this gave the readers something that they could relate to. The way they supported each other and made friends along the way.

What really got my attention was the crafts that the characters made, the work that went into producing them, especially Nessie’s sculpted pieces.

I so hope that we get another visit to the Shetlands Erin Green..

Highly Recommend This Series.

This book tells the heartwarming stories of three women, all artists at a newly opened gallery in Shetland. Each of them has their own distinctive personality and their tales are skilfully interwoven. The book ends with Christmas, bringing perfect seasonal cheer. I highly recommend this book as the perfect read in the run up to Christmas.

I found From Shetland, With Love at Christmas to be an easy read which I read in a couple of days. It was light hearted and entertaining. I didn’t find the characters entirely convincing but it is still an enjoyable book to get lost in over the festive period.