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Lottie loves Christmas and has her dream job running Christmas cracker, the year round Christmas shop in the small highland town of Craig Brae. One day the shop will be hers and she is already planning for the future, deciding on the changes she will make and the promotions she will run. But all those dream are for nothing as the shop owner and Lotties friend finds love and decides to sell the shop.
Lottie is left trying to find a new job by the end of the year, selling all the stock and just wondering what does the future hold for her, when an unexpected job offer to manage the wooden chalets at the town’s big house is presented to her. She jumps at the chance and is in her element, she has so many ideas for decorating the chalets, promotions to run to generate interest and bookings, however all that could be derailed by the arrival of Blake, the man who will be running all the hiking and trail walking that the big house and chalets will be doing. Blake is very anti Christmas and all things festive. Can Lottie get Mr Bah Humbug to find his Christmas spirit and can Blake help Lottie to see that there is more to life than work?
A really good festive read that makes you want to curl up on the sofa with the Christmas lights twinkling, the fire flickering and a hot cup of hot chocolate.

Julie Shackman is one of my favorite authors! I love the way she writes, how she superbly describes the landscapes and how realistic and full of emotions the characters in her stories are. If you haven't read any of her books then you absolutely must! Now, as far as this story is concerned, I don't have much to say... I loved it! I loved the landscapes, and of course I would love to work at the log cabins in the woods with the fog and the rain and eventually the snow covering them and me. After all, Scotland itself is magical.
I loved our protagonist, Lottie, and I felt so related to her as just like her I love everything about Christmas! And of course I laughed a lot as she tried to change her colleague’s mind,as he hates Christmas.

This is another enjoyable, feel good and magical story written by Julie Shackman! I can’t wait to read more of her adventures!

Thank you HarperCollins UK, One More Chapter and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this digital copy!

This is a new to me author.

When Christmas obsessed Lottie suddenly finds herself unemployed when the shop she works at, Christmas Crackers, is sold, she jumps at the chance to redecorate some cabins in time for the Christmas tourist season.

Even grumpy Blake Dempster, who questions her every decision, can’t dampen her Christmas spirit. She is determined to change his mind on all things festive.

The pacing of this was very slow, in fact, the love interest is not even mentioned until half way through the book, and the romance is not shown until the end.

Still, it was a cute Christmas read.

Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book in return for my honest opinions.

I liked this book overall, but I did wonder at times if I was reading a Mills and Boon book. It's very cliched, very predictable. I disliked Blake's character initially, though he was more likeable towards the end. Loved the setting, and it has all the Christmas feels. Loved also the plot surrounding the lodges. The ending was written well. With thanks to NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

** spoiler alert ** Loved the setting, enjoyed Blake's character. I just couldn't love Lottie-- her pushy personality just got to me. Still, I would read again.

The Highland Lodge Getaway by Julie Shackman. Book #5 in the Scottish Escapes series. (You do not need to read the rest of the series to enjoy this book.)

I rate this book 4 stars.

Highland Lodge Getaway is an enemies to lovers, grumpy co-worker, rom-com that transforms an unbeliever of Christmas to a true believer. Lots of laughs and chemistry to be found. Lottie and Blake keep you on your toes and have you pulling for a happily ever after.

Will be a great holiday romance for anyone to curl up and read.

Thank you, NetGalley and One More Chapter for the advanced copy in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions expressed are my own.

At the start of this story main protagonist Lottie has what to me seems like a dream job - managing an all year round Christmas shop, in anticipation of owning the shop herself very soon. Due to an unforeseen hitch however she is forced to look for another job, and becomes the designer of some new themed holiday let cottages , and she finds one of her new co workers, Blake, taciturn and grumpy. During the story this does inevitably change! I thoroughly enjoyed all of the festive details of the season spent in a small community and could emphasise so much with Lottie’s love of Christmas. It was great to see Lottie’s belief in herself grow and inevitably despite Blake’s unhappy memories she does awaken him to the magic of the season by the end.

Thankyou so much to the publishers and NetGallery for allowing me to read this book.

I absolutely loved reading this, it is so cute and I love that it is surrounded with Christmas.

A lovely read for over the festive holidays. I would definitely recommend.

Lottie is finding herself out of a job and future plans of owning a business, but luckily she finds employment with a couple who are starting with 4 guest cabins in the woods of Scotland. Meeting Blake, the grumpy guy who runs a hiking tour company is not the most easy. They clash every time they meet, even as they slowly start to fall in love. Enjoyed this one as the couple progress to their HEA. Would highly recommend.

This is a sweet, enjoyable holiday romance centered around Lottie and all things Christmas.
I truly loved the characters, they were well developed and engaging. The plot, while predictable, was fun. Tended to drag a bit in spots, and some scenes. became a bit too dragged out. Overall a great holiday feel good story.
I received an advance copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

Predictable but an enjoyable festive read with a feel good ending. Perfect for a cosy winter's eve read.

A festive and entertaining novel i enjoyed. Well developed characters, lovely setting, well plotted.
Everything well done but I found it very slow and sometimes skipped
Many thanks to the publisher for this ARC, all opinions are mine

This was the perfect Scottish Christmas read to completely transport you to the Highlands. I loved this second chance romance.
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Lottie is the manger do Christmas Crackers a successful Christmas shop in Craig Brae. The shop is sold and her world is turned upside down.

She loves Christmas as is still deciding how to find her dream job when she is asked to manage a set of cabins. She is tasked with first dressing them up for Christmas. Then Blake appears, he’s a hiking expert that hates anything festive. Can Lottie change Blake’s mind about Christmas?

I love a good Christmas book! I love everything about the season and this was fully into Christmas. Ms. Shackman, does a fabulous job helping to visualize the scene. I could see Christmas Crackers in full color and detail. I could hear the Christmas music playing. Lottie loves her hometown but after a stumble with her future plans, winds up decorating guest cabins, using her degree in Interior Design fully only to stumble upon Blake, who has no Christmas spirit. I enjoyed the banter between them and her desire to bring him back to Christmas. A cozy Christmas read.

I haven't read any of the other books in this series but seeing that it was fourth in a series had me expecting something much better than what it is. I almost didn't make it through the first few chapters. There was so much repetition - both in details and the word 'enthused' - that I felt like I was reading the very first draft of a novel. It certainly is a novel in search of an editor. The romantic interest entered so late in the story that I started to wonder if it actually was a romance. Unfortunately even the pay off, when the two finally get together, is just as problematic. His reasons for loving her - basically just a recap of the story. There were a lot of things that didn't make sense, some of which were major plot points. For example, the store she was going to buy lost its lease but she didn't even think about just finding a different location for it? And she's meant to be very creative and an outside-of-the-box thinker? When she is concerned a stranger may be a problem for her love interest and she has the stranger's name, she doesn't google it? That's pretty much the first thing the majority of the population would do. So it stands out as a bad choice.

Given the explosion of romance books over the past few years, people have a lot of choice and, unfortunately, this one just isn't at a level to appeal to a contemporary reader.

Lottie Grant is the boss of Christmas Crackers with plans to purchase and take over the shop, that is until the current owner informs her of a change that will be happening come New Years Eve. Lottie is devasted with this news as this has been a dream of hers for a while. Lottie has to look for a job but instead the job finds her when a customer comes into the store wanting to hire her to manage new cabins that will be opening for Christmas.

Lottie loves everything Christmas in fact she is obsessed with Christmas which gets a fellow co-worker named Blake upset and wanting to change what Lottie has set out to create with the cabins. Lottie and Blake are complete opposites with Blake not liking anything to do with Christmas. Lottie sets out to find out why he doesn't like Christmas and wanting to change his grumpy attitude. As the story moves along with Lottie working on the cabins and Blake doing his thing with his business as a hiking expert they start to spend more time together and Lottie wants to figure out what happened in Blakes life to make him despise Christmas.

As their relationship grows and changes we learn more about Blake Dempster and his reasons for his dislike of Christmas and Lottie is determined to help him see his way back.

I really enjoyed this story from beginning to end.. It was filled with Christmas sparkle and wonder. You certainly can't help but cheer on Lottie and her aspirations both with the cabins and Blake. I found the characters all very likeable yes, even Blake. The little town that was the center of this book sounds like a wonderful place to live and celebrate the Christmas Season,

I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves Christmas and a fun, easy read to make you happy.

A cute cozy Christmas read. Slow-burn, grumpy-sunshine at its finest.

The FMC is a bubbly, Christmas loving person who exudes the holiday spirit where the MMC is the complete opposite. I love the Grumpy-Sunshine trope especially in holiday books however it did take long for the MMC to appear in the book.

Outside of that, cute holiday read.

The Christmas Highland Lodge by Julie Shackman
Rating: ⭐⭐⭐.75 (3.75 stars)

"The Highland Lodge" by Julie Shackman is a cute book that tells the story of Lottie. She's the boss at Christmas Crackers store and dreams of running it one day. But then, some big news shakes things up: the store is going to be sold! This sends Lottie on a job hunt, and luckily, she lands a gig managing cabins for rent, kind of like Airbnb.

In this new job, Lottie meets grumpy Blake, the opposite of her bubbly, Christmassy self. You know the classic story where opposites attract? That's what's happening here. Lottie is all about Christmas, while Blake can't stand it.

As the story goes on, Lottie tries to make Blake like Christmas too. And as she does, we learn why he hates the holiday so much. It's touching to see Blake's change of heart.

I really enjoyed reading "The Highland Lodge" and gave it a 3.75 rating. But, it's important to know that the story takes its time to get going. You don't meet Blake until you're about 24% into the book, which might feel like a long wait for the main guy to show up.

I could relate to Lottie's love for Christmas, and her personality made the story even better. It's a sweet tale about how love and holiday cheer can change even the grumpiest hearts.

In short, "The Highland Lodge" is a heartwarming story where Christmas magic and love triumph over all odds. It's a great pick if you want a feel-good read.

If you are looking for the ultimate Christmas feel book to set you up with that festive feeling, then this has got to be up there with them. One character absolutely adores all things Christmas meets another who absolutely detests all things Christmas, so how on earth are they going to be able to work along side each other on a new job proposition with such differing ideas. Thanks netgalley for an advanced copy of this book.