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  • Christmas at the Cornish Café

  • The Cornish Café Series, Book 2
  • By: Phillipa Ashley
  • Narrated by: Emma Spurgin-Hussey
  • Length: 9 hrs and 17 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (127 ratings)
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Christmas at the Cornish Café

By: Phillipa Ashley
Narrated by: Emma Spurgin-Hussey
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Summary

Return to the Cornish Café in this gorgeous, festive romance - the perfect book to curl up with this Christmas.

Christmas will be slightly less turbulent than summer, won't it? Demi certainly hopes so.

She and Cal are keeping their fledgling relationship under wraps for now. But then Kit Bannen, a hunky, blond - and somewhat mysterious - writer arrives at Kilhallon Resort, and not everyone is charmed. Cal is sure that Kit is hiding something. But is he the only one guarding a secret?

Demi is busy baking festive treats for the newly opened Demelza's café, but when Cal's ex Isla arrives to shoot scenes for her new drama, Demi can't help but worry that things aren't quite over between them. Kit flirts with both women, fuelling Cal's suspicions that Kit has hidden motives for staying on at Kilhallon. Then Cal has to go to London, leaving Demi and Kit to decorate the cafe for Christmas...all by themselves.

A storm is brewing in more ways than one. As surprises unfold and truths are uncovered, can Demi and Cal finally open up to each other about their feelings?

©2017 Phillipa Ashley (P)2017 HarperCollins Publishers

Critic reviews

"A delicious festive treat with as many twists and turns as a Cornish country lane." (Jules Wake)
"Warm and funny and feel-good. The best sort of holiday read." (Katie Fforde)
"Filled with warm and likeable characters. Great fun!" (Jill Mansell)

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Loved it. Hater reader. Morgan connection waste of time. She did nothing to add to story

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Christmas at the Cornish Cafe

This is a lovely storie keeps you Listing if you want to stop ,you cannot wait to start listing again.

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This story is not to be missed

Loved this story , great to hear all the same members of families as previous Cornwall series, I was totally engrossed, can’t wait to get on to next book

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Christmas at the Cornish cafe

A lovely story set in an area of Cornwall near to Penzance where I have visited many times. What a good community it was when help was needed and Christmas wasn’t spoiled and all problems, family and others, resolved.

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A lovely....

heart-warming and funny storyline from start to finish. The narrator was very good at using different voices for the characters.

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Cornish dreams and reality

Really liked the narrator's voice able to change accents well. Lovely story not too fluffy.

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Easy reading

Love these books, easy listening without having to remember complex plots/characters. I also love Cornwall so can imagine the scenary.

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This is book 2 in the trilogy. It took me while to read and I must admit for me the first book was more enjoyable but end of the book saved it for me.

It is still told from two different perspectives. You have the brooding Cal who is trying to put a lid on his feelings for anyone let alone Demi, he is guarded and straight talking.

Demi is already in love with him but there is so much that Cal is keeping from her. Their relationship is secret and she is a tough cookie.

They are fast approaching Christmas and want everything to be just right and without incident, what could possibly go wrong? As they continue to shape Kilhallon the old estate that Cal’s late father let go to rack and ruin.

A mysterious writer Kit Bannen arrives to rent a cottage. Cal takes a instant dislike to him, while Demi is intrigued by him. Cal is uneasy in his presence but little does he know there is something they both share…..

As the story moves on we see that someone already knows Cal’s secret and the source is closer to home than he thinks.

Demi is in her element and she is the manager of the newly built cafe Demelza’s named after her and her baking and cooking skills sound mouthwatering

Will Cal’s secret be revealed, will there be consequences, Demi’s past comes back to haunt her and how will things pan out in the last of the trilogy……

At the end of the book there are some recipes too from the cafe

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A great story

This book has it all, drama, romance, sorrow and laughter. It is a great continuation of Demi and cals story. I enjoyed it better than summer at the Cornish Cafe.
The only problem I had with the narrator, the character changes between male and female. I often had to rewind 30 seconds to make sure of whoever is speaking. But she is a delight on the ears. Her voice is lovely.
Overall I would recommend this book.

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A story of hidden secrets

I enjoyed the book especially as I had listened to the prequel . However, I found the readers voice to be very monotone and it lacked dynamics.

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