


'Jenny Bayliss is the queen of funny, smart romantic comedies' Freya Sampson, author of The Last Library 'A warm-hearted romance to cosy up with this Christmas' Woman's Own "A fantastic holiday romance that skillfully explores the many entanglements of our hearts." -Jean Meltzer, author of The Matzah Ball and Mr.Don't miss the Christmas wedding of the year, in Meet Me Under the Mistletoe, by the bestselling author of The Twelve Dates of Christmas, Jenny Bayliss. "Old friends, new love, self-acceptance, and family loyalty are just some of the themes Bayliss deftly touches on here." -Reader's Digest Bayliss’s fans will be pleased." -Publishers Weekly "All the hubbub of wedding preparation in the background offers some good laughs, and Nory’s diverse friend group is sure to win over readers. " Meet Me Under the Mistletoe captures the same small-town charm and holiday cheer found in Bayliss’s debut novel, The Twelve Dates of Christmas, while tackling themes of class relations, self-acceptance, family loyalty, and the value of old friendships and new love.” - Apartment Therapy

"Filled with holiday bliss and the spirit of new starts, Nory and Isaac's second chance is the perfect holiday romance." - PopSugar

"A story of past flings, friendships, and new love….Reading this with a mug of hot cocoa sparked so much joy!” - FIRST One of Reader's Digest's 30 Most-Anticipated Books of 2022 Nory and Isaac explore their common ground, but pressures mount on all sides, and Nory must decide what kind of life she wants to live and what sort of love is worth the risk . . . And as Nory spends more time with Isaac during the wedding festivities, she finds herself falling hard for the boy she used to consider an enemy. When she falls quite literally into the arms of Isaac, the castle’s head gardener, who has nothing but contempt for the "snobby prep school kids," the attraction between them is undeniable. The reunion brings back fond memories, but also requires Nory to dodge an ill-advised former fling. So when two of her oldest friends invite their whole gang to spend the time leading up to their wedding together at the castle near their old school, Nory must prepare herself for an emotionally complicated few days. Forever torn between her working-class upbringing and her classmates’ extravagant lifestyles at the posh private school she attended on scholarship, Nory has finally figured out how to keep both at equal distance. A city bookshop owner heads to the English countryside for a holiday reunion-only to face her childhood enemy.Įlinor Noel-Nory for short-is quite content running her secondhand bookshop in London.
