This is a sweet, cozy romance that is a quick read. The characters are likable and forgiving...loving and caring...The protagonist is a divorced woman who is raising her teenage daughter. The ex/dad steps in occasionally when it is convenient...always needing...wanting...the boyfriend...another story...things seem to go well for the main character...she works in a movie theatre...likes her job...she has friends who rally around her when needed...and just for fun...the setting is fun also...a cottage...and the red robin...this book was sent to me by Netgalley for review. Thanks to the publisher for the electronic copy. I liked this charming book. I liked the characters...Cuddle up in a comfy chair, grab a warm blanket/throw...enjoy a cup of steaming herbal tea...be transported to the Red Robin Cottage and all the goings on there...I am looking forward to more books by this gifted author.

The festive looking cover of "Christmas at Red Robin Cottage" drew me to this book and I wasn't disappointed by the content. The book made me want to step straight into Christmas. Sue Roberts, the author, has a very descriptive style of writing that sets the Christmas theme perfectly. I couldn't get enough of this book, it was right up my street!

Set in a village in the Liverpool area, Sarah Dunn works in an old fashioned cinema and loves her job. Sarah is a single Mum to sixteen year old Ellie and is divorced to Robbie, Ellies Dad.

Sarah lives in her beatiful old cottage and loves everything about the pretty building. Life is perfect, she has her job and great friends, but there is the lack of a life partner. Sarah reflects on her past, especially the teenage years spent doing am-dram with her best friend Kay, who just happens to have an older brother called Luke, that Sarah had her first crush on.

Fond memories of her crush for Luke, means that Sarah isn't sure if she spots him in a window seat of a train going in the opposite direction or if she has imagined it. A visit to the city library reveals a surprise for Sarah, was it Luke she saw?