Christmas at the Home Farm Vets

Suzanne Snow

CAN a young vet’s broken heart be mended amidst a snowy winter in the picturesque Yorkshire Dales? Spend Christmas in rural splendour as Lancashire-based author Suzanne Snow delivers a fun, festive and heartwarming romance set in her fictional Hartfell Village. 

Loved for her contemporary and uplifting novels which come with a vibrant sense of setting and community and connect the lives of her characters, Snow (pictured below) is inspired by her passion for landscape, romance and rural life.

Here we meet Erin Hardy who, ten years ago, had her heart broken by fellow vet student Oli Sterling. Now, he has returned on locum at Home Farm Vets and she is his landlord. 

All Erin wants is independence and security. All Oli does is travel the world in between working as locum at practices for a few months. So when he comes back into Erin's life, she knows it’s temporary, no matter the lingering looks he gives her.

With Christmas approaching, the vet practice is busier than ever, and Erin is surprised at how well she and Oli work together to help the animals of Hartfell. From sharing meals in her cramped cottage to meandering to the village fayre, the wall Erin has built around her heart begins to crumble.

But Oli’s contract is coming to an end and he has shown no sign of wanting to stay. Has she set herself up for another broken heart by the only man she has ever loved? Or will she realise that being independent sometimes means relying on others, and security comes with taking risks?

With a cast of both human and animal characters to enjoy, a picture perfect wintertime setting, a slow-burn romance, and themes of family, single parenthood and rural life, this is escapist reading with a warm heart and a wise head.
(Canelo Romance, paperback, £8.99)