Every December, Josie posts a letter from her home in London to the parents she lost on Christmas night many years ago. Each year, she writes the same three words: Missing you, always. But this year, her annual trip to the postbox is knocked off course by a bicycle collision with a handsome stranger--a stranger who will change the course of Josie's life.
Josie always thought she was the only one who avoided the Christmas season, but this year, Max has his own reasons for doing the same—and coincidence leads them to spending the holiday together. Aglow with new love, Josie thinks this might be the start of something special.
Only for Max to disappear without saying goodbye.
Over the course of the next year, Max and Josie will find that fate continues to bring them together in places they'd never expect. New York City. Edinburgh. The quiet English countryside. And it turns out, Max had every reason to leave and every reason to stay. But what does fate hold for Josie and Max as Christmas approaches again?
A devastating, romantic, life-affirming love story, Always, in December will stay with readers long after they've finished the last page.
Josie Morgan has found out that her boyfriend cheated on her, at Christmas time! It's already her least favorite holiday to begin with and this has become the icing on the cake. Especially since she will be seeing Oliver again at their work Christmas party.
Running a last minute errand, Josie literally runs into Max. Trying to apologize, Josie offers to buy Max a drink. It turns out that his flight to New York has been cancelled. Call it "luck" that Josie is now alone for the holidays. They spend the next 4 magical days together. They connect so soundly that it seems fated. Max's flight was rescheduled to Boxing Day (the day after Christmas for us americans ;) ), and he sneaks out without a proper goodbye.
But their serendipitous encounter has changed them both. Fate intervenes time and again as they run into each other a few more times through the span of a year. But Max hasn't been totally honest since their first encounter and now the hands of fate are winding down.
I adored this story. We see them both grow as people, with and without each other. Although, they were best together, in my opinion. You should definitely pick up this heartwarming book today.
Thank you to Netgalley and Random House Pub for the opportunity to review this.
