Sassy characters, each with a back story, seemingly at a loss with life when fate throws them together in the strangest of situations. Witty, immensely readable, page turning and fun, with moments that catch you by surprise

This was a light-hearted story about Silas a widowed father who hasn't spoken to his son for thirteen years. He finds out from his doc he needs to look after himself better,or else his health will suffer. This pushes him to send his son a letter to make contact. He usually has a Santa job in a department store every year but this year is unsuccessful. He does however, thanks to a friend who finds the advert in the newspaper, find a Santa job aboard a gay cruise ship. He's not homophobic but finds it all a little uncomfortable. Meanwhile two childhood friends Ellen and Julia, with health issues, decide to go on said cruise to tick an item off their bucket list. Silas helps Ellen when she falls during a fire drill on the ship. The pair are separated and the story continues on..... I really liked this story. It was the usual romance formula but the main characters had great depth to them, which made them more interesting. Silas had lots of struggles just being a widower and missing his wife and so does another character. I really wanted them both to be happy. Family estrangement was also a large topic in the story. So all in all, this story was really good. There was a bit of humour thrown in too from time to time, so the book was more lightweight than heavy and depressing. Definitely worth a read!. Netgalley provided my free arc book for an honest review. #Netgalley, #BooksGoSocial, #authormofanning.