{"product_id":"countdown-to-christmas-9780552178693","title":"Countdown to Christmas","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe queen of feel-good Christmas fiction returns with a snowy adventure to Canada!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'If you love a rugged hero, a heroine you can relate to, a warm romantic story and a bit of armchair travel, \u003ci\u003eCountdown to Christmas\u003c\/i\u003e is for you!' \u003cb\u003eKatie Fforde\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'It just wouldn't be Christmas without Jo's book in your stocking!' \u003cb\u003eJill Mansell\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e----------------------------------- \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChloe can't wait for Christmas . . . to be over! Her son Ruben is staying with his dad and Chloe is planning to ignore the holidays altogether. Her only festive touch is her son's advent calendar, to help count down the days till he's home again. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut a surprise call changes everything. Chloe might be the unexpected owner of some land in Canada! Surely, it's a scam. Or could it be just the escape she needs right now? Ruben's latest note in the advent calendar tells her to 'say yes!' \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a flash, Chloe's new countdown to Christmas involves a log cabin in the middle of a snowy forest, a community that's worried for its future, a gruff lumberjack who gives her butterflies and a \u003ci\u003elot\u003c\/i\u003e of pancakes with maple syrup . . . \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor a happy Christmas read full of romance and festive surprises, choose Jo Thomas.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love Jo's books: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Bursting with flavour, adventure and romance'\u003cb\u003e Ruth Jones\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Jo sweeps you away to a better place with every book, which are always filled with warmth, love and a big spoonful of happiness' \u003cb\u003eVeronica Henry\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'Sparkling, romantic, magical - and delicious' \u003cb\u003eMilly Johnson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJo Thomas worked for many years as a reporter and producer, including time at Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eWoman's Hour\u003c\/i\u003e and Radio 2's \u003ci\u003eThe Steve Wright Show\u003c\/i\u003e. Jo's debut novel\u003ci\u003e, The Oyster Catcher\u003c\/i\u003e, was a runaway bestseller and won both the RNA Joan Hessayon Award and the Festival of Romance Best eBook Award. Her recent book \u003ci\u003eEscape to the French Farmhouse\u003c\/i\u003e was a #1 bestselling eBook and in every one of her novels Jo loves to explore new countries and discover the food produced there, both of which she thoroughly enjoys researching. Jo lives in Pembrokeshire with her husband and three children, where cooking and gathering around the kitchen table are a hugely important and fun part of their family life.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50661658558738,"sku":"9780552178693","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7ddf290c-d3a0-4de7-b4d8-5fd7106bb114.jpg?v=1733503557","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/countdown-to-christmas-9780552178693","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}