25 Days in December: A heartwarming Christmas romance that will help you believe in love again this festive season

This wasn't what I initially thought it would be, I thought it would be a light Christmas story, but it had much more depth to it and was such a lovely book. Kate and her six year old son Jack are living in a tiny flat above a launderette and whilst Kate does have a job in a department store every day is a struggle money-wise for her. Her husband was in the army but was killed a few years ago and, whilst he did have a pension, the money from that goes to keep his grandmother, who raised him, in a home as she has dementia and doesn't know anyone now. Daniel is also struggling this Christmas, but emotionally, as his sister died earlier in the year. Every year Daniel and his sister used to buy a Christmas tree from the department store that Kate works in, and Kate was always the 'elf' outside selling the trees so Daniel knows her as the 'Christmas Tree Girl'. Initially neither one of them knows each other, even though they have noticed each other every year, but never really spoken - Kate spoke to Daniel's sister whilst buying the tree each year - until this year. Maybe this year is the year some Christmas magic will happen. This was such a lovely heartwarming Christmas story and you can just see all the little connections that both Daniel and Kate have throughout the story, even though they keep missing one another initially. But eventually they manage to connect with various things - a shop for rent and a charity coffee shop helping special need adults that Kate and the company she works for are trying to raise funds for. There are some fairly sad parts and hard subjects covered but ultimately this was such a really lovely story about fighting through your struggles and eventually coming out the other side stronger. I absolutely loved it!