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The Christmas Wedding

The Village Secrets, Book 1

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 The first book in the dramatic new saga from the No.1 Sunday Times bestselling author

Holding the letter in trembling hands, Daisy’s future crumbled before her – the words engraved on her heart forever.

The village of Little Creek, the long winter of 1867

The first flakes of snow are falling when Daisy Marshall, secretly engaged to her master's son, finds herself jilted at the altar.

Heartbroken, Daisy flees to the small village of Little Creek, nestled on the coast of Essex. There she is warmly welcomed – but the village is poverty-stricken, suffering under a cruel Lord of the manor. And when cholera hits, the villagers are truly in dire straits.

Determined to help, Daisy makes new friends in earnest doctor Nicholas and dashing smuggler Jay – but also dangerous new enemies, who threaten to destroy everything she’s built. Can Daisy save the village and find happiness in time for Christmas?

©2019 Dilly Court (P)2019 HarperCollins Publishers Limited 20th Century Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Romance Victorian Village Winter Heartfelt

Critic reviews

Praise for Dilly Court:

‘Feisty female characters to fall in love with in a spirited, adventurous novel’ Sunday Express

‘Dilly Court’s latest novel is another page-turner that will keep you gripped to the end – 5 stars’ The People’s Friend

‘As always Dilly keeps you absorbed right to the end’ Choice

‘A rollicking, fast-paced adventure with a hint of romance!’ My Weekly

‘Spellbinding . . . you just keep turning the pages’ Daily Mail

‘A fast-paced, riveting read’ Sunday Express

‘A heart-warming, fast-paced story that will keep you gripped till the end’ The People’s Friend

‘Feisty female characters to fall in love with in a spirited, adventurous novel’ Sunday Express

‘Atmospheric, vivid and compelling’ My Weekly

‘An excellent, well-researched read’ People’s Friend

‘Perfect for Downton Abbey fans … heart-tugging’ Peterborough Telegraph
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Story ok but the narration was awful. I don't think I could listen to this again.

o k story

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Loved it. couldn't stop listening. I love all the Chiristmas books. thank you Dilly Court

Brilliant as always Dilly Court

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what a wonderful story. as always annie read beautifully. together dilly and annie are a match made in heaven. thank you.

wonderful

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Really enjoyed the story and am about to down load the second in the series. Narrated brilliantly a usual

Lovely story

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As sadly and frequently happens with American authors, they cannot help themselves but include Americanisms in stories set in England! Every time I heard the word "creek", it grated on me and since every place and home seems to be called Creek ****, that was quite often! There were others too, which were equally annoying, but the story albeit a little slow to get started was a bit different than your usually HR books and as I'd downloaded the set and listened to them one after the other, so on balance, I managed to put up with them.

Interesting but a little frustrating

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