This was such an adorable love story and in the most perfect setting! Get yourself comfy, and get ready for an adorable story at wintertime.

Thank you to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for this ARC.

Liv is absolutely livid. Another guy has ghosted her on an online dating website. Just deleted his entire profile! She had such high hopes for kind Fraser - he was easy on the eye and shared her interests of reading and Mariah Carey songs. This time she is not taking it lying down! He is a chef in the Scottish Highlands and as soon as she has Googled the address she is off in her sister's car, to tell him personally what a cockwomble he is (yes, the word is used). Of course, nothing goes to plan. She drives the car into a snowy ditch in increasingly bad weather, just as she is metres from the hotel/restaurant, has a pratfall, hurts both her ankle and her head and originally pretends to have amnesia when asked her name.

Fraser is gorgeous yet grumpy and not very happy about the sudden guest but doesn't seem to recognise her. His young cousin Effie is ecstatic however, and she and her grandmother Dolly warmly welcome her and give her a bed for the night in the run-down, not open for business hotel, that offers stag heads on walls and bats in a wardrobe as fancy extras. There are also enthusiastic rumours of a ghost called Janet. Then the snowstorm gets worse and a newly-wed couple and a snotty influencer need to be given refuge too. Liv gets so swept up with everything that she never finds the time to confront Fraser about his apparent ghosting of her.

I loved all the quirky supporting characters - bubbly Effie and feisty Dolly are a hoot, then there are elderly well-intentioned Minnie and arrest-happy Robbie Williams - the police officer, not the other one! The menagerie is completed by sock-loving Jock'O the dog and music-loving Ginger the cow whose independent streak is strong. In other words, she likes to escape!

This book covers the week before Christmas and gets a lot of story in. We learn of Effie's and Fraser's respective heartbreaks and get a restaurant off the ground. Effie also has a love interest who isn't all he seems. There is a mountain of snow, mistletoe, comforting log fires, a toppling Christmas tree and all the other trimmings.

I absolutely loved this book. It's ruined me for alI other Christmas books. This had it all - banter, shenanigans, graffiti, awful exes and two slowly developing romances.

I had every intention of stopping my reading once it got to midnight but the chapters are so nice and short that I suffered a bout of "just one more chapter"-itis until - whoops - I had finished it! What a great, fun holiday read. It will make you laugh and warm the cockles of your heart at the same time.

I enjoyed the latest offering from Bella who is becoming an must read author. This is a cute, fluffy Christmas romance set in the Scottish Highlands which are always a wonderful place to read about in the run up to Christmas. Olivia story is one that many people can connect with especially with online dating such a thing these days. I love Bella has used something that is so modern but turned into Christmas magic.

Thank you, NetGalley, for providing me with a copy of this book.

The story centers around Olivia, or Liv, our main character. After being ghosted yet again by a guy named Fraser, she decides to confront him by going to his restaurant. However, a series of unexpected events prevents Liv from facing him, and she ends up stuck with him...

This was a fun, cozy, and light read. I initially struggled with the story because I felt uneasy about Liv not being upfront and lying, but I understand that the book would have been much shorter otherwise. After reaching the 25% mark, I found myself less bothered by it.

Effie was probably my favorite character. She has such a unique and sparkling personality. Whenever her name appeared on the page, you could expect to smile, laugh, or just want to give her a hug. The plot twist involving her at the end was delightful and sweet.

I also enjoyed the multiple perspectives throughout the book, as it allowed us to explore the thoughts of several characters.

Are you ready for your next country side holiday romance? Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands should be your next read.

What a delight this wonderful Christmas read is.

We start off meeting Liv who has been ghosted by Frazer and takes it upon herself to go find him in the Highlands.

Full of humor as always with A Bella Osbourne read, Ginger the cow, warmth and love this is one book you do not want to miss out on.

Thank you for the ARC

Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands is a wonderful Christmas gift to all of Bella Osborne's readers, and there's no need to wait for the holidays to open it!
This delightful book has everything you could want in a rom-com - a female lead who just can't get a break in her search for a significant other, an antagonistic yet oddly loveable, foreign male lead, a snowstorm that brings together a wide variety of stranded and local characters, and misunderstandings at every turn. It even has a moody cow. Osborne weaves it all together skillfully to produce a feel good page-turner that is fun to read and leaves you feeling good afterwards.
I'm so happy to have received an ARC of #MistletoeMagicInTheHighlands from #NetGalley and highly recommend this book.

This is a heartwarming romance set in one of my favourite places: Scotland. I loved the main characters who tried to hate each other, but failed miserably. I really enjoyed their banters. There is a colourful cast of supporting characters who are just as loveable as the main protagonists, including a Scottie dog with a penchant for socks and a classical music loving Highland coo... :D
Bella Osborne is one of the authors whose novels are always a fun read. I look forward to the next one.
A word of warning though. The book fleetingly touches some online relationship issues like ghosting and conmen, which might be triggers to some readers.

I really enjoyed reading this book. I loved the cover and the setting, and the overall plotline of the book. The story is about Liv, who seems to have met a great guy on a dating site, until his profile is suddenly deleted. She decides to pursue him where he works in the Scottish Highlands, but it seems that he does not know what she speaks about in regard to his dating profile or who she even is. This takes place during the Christmastime, so it has all the perfect vibes, and I think I will read this again during that season to really get into the feel of things. An overall enjoyable and light read.

Thank you to NetGalley and Aria & Aries for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you Netgallery.

Olivia and online dating fails, except this time she won’t let him get away. An unfortunate turn of events however stop her from ‘finding him’ or did it?

This was a cute, sweet and fluffy read that I will absolutely be rereading nearer to Christmas.

Cannot wait for more to come from this authors.

3.65*

This was a cute and fun book. It was very fast paced, and had some funny moments in it. The ending wasn't quite what I was expecting, and there is a lot or plot that goes on for just a week of story. This is a great holiday read and isn't too long either. Read if you enjoy: banter, grumpy X sunshine, personable characters and holiday stories.

Liv has been online datinig and has just been ghosted for the second time.
She thought they were getting on great as they messaged each other regularly and liked the same things.
She decides to go and have it out with him as she has enough information to hopefully find him so sets off to scotland.
After getting there in horendous weather she ends up walking the last bit due to a pucture.
She finds the hotel that he works at run down and closed all but one light on.
Yet again a lovley book from Bella Osbourne with a twist about online dating and scams

Mistletoe Magic in the Highlands by Bella Osborne is a slow starter, but eventually picks up and becomes a fun holiday novel. Liv, an Englishwoman who has been ghosted by one man too many, sets off to the Scottish Highlands to find the last man who did it to her. She winds up in a mess when a snowstorm hits, her tire blows, she sprains her ankle...no wonder she's very whiny at times! Fraser, who she believes ghosted her is a cranky Scot who doesn't want to deal with her and her problems, but can't do much with a raging storm outside.
Thank you to the author, publisher and NetGalley for an ARC of this novel in exchange for my honest review.

A different story about Christmas but I loved it. I learnt new tech terms. Loved Ginger the cow. Bitter x’s are cruel. Just a lovely happy laugh out loud at times Christmas read. Bella Osborne never disappoints .

Mistletoe Magic In The Highlands is a cute and cosy festive novel by Bella Osbourne.
This was such a cute read. It's the perfect book to curl up with over the festive season. It was easy to follow and had a great cast of characters. Overall a brilliant novel that I would recommend to other readers.
💝 Thank you to netgalley, the author and publisher for my arc ebook copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

I love a festive book & books set in Scotland so this was right up my street!
Thoroughly enjoyed it.
Another fab book by Bella Osbourne.

Unfortunately this book wasn’t for me.

I did not connect with the characters. Liv, the main character, was self centered and seemed to play the victim without taking ownership for her own actions. Fraser was grouchy and outside of being sweet with the kiss, Liv didn’t seem to have anything positive to say. The rest of the cast was quirky, but came across as too over the top for me to enjoy.

Additionally, I found the story slow moving. It felt like Effie and Robbie were the love story vs Liv and Fraser. And as I wasn’t interested in the ghosting plot points, things just didn’t really connect for me.

I was given a free copy of this book; I’m leaving an honest and voluntary review.

a sweet Christmas story set in the Scottish Highlands, good characters. I read it in one afternoon. I loved reading a Christmas story in July.

A fun Christmas story about a woman who goes to confront the man who ghosted her, only to find it isn't quite as she thinks. The setting of the rundown hotel in Scotland was fabulous and the characters fun. I really enjoyed it!

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I enjoyed this book, it was an easy read.

It was a cosy romance in the Highlands. Liv is furious that she has been ghosted again, so she heads up to Scotland to confront him.

Effie (sidekick) is my favourite character and she brings a fun element to the read.

I would have liked a quicker pace and maybe have spent more time with the main couple enjoying each other's company. It was slightly frustrating how Liv did everything she could to help but was still treated as disposable by Fraser.

It wasn't the way I thought the story was going to go from the blurb but it's a perfect Christmas read!

It was a light hearted and enjoyable read.

✨🔥RELEASED 10th OCTOBER 2024🔥✨

I received this book in exchange for an honest review from NetGalley. All opinions are my own.

My review will be posted in the following location on the 6th August.

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