Christmas and ice cream, a match made in Hamlet.Great Aunt Patti is dead.Gloria Watson would probably feel a little sadder at that news if she had known about Great Aunt Patti in the first place. Growing up an only child, all she had was her grandmother. After Nana’s passing, Gloria thought she was the last one left in her family.Well, she is. Since Great Aunt Patti is dead and all.That’s okay. … family.
Well, she is. Since Great Aunt Patti is dead and all.
That’s okay. The nice lawyer who wrote her a letter assured Gloria that her great aunt lived a long, happy life in a small town that Gloria has never heard of. And now, as her next of kin, everything she owned belongs to Gloria.
Including a house. Which sounds like a godsend to Gloria, who is eager to start her dream business and could use the extra cash.
Only there’s a catch. Because of course there is.
The house is hers—but only after she lives there for a year. One year in Hamlet and then Gloria will have enough money to follow her dream. Why not? It’ll give her time to work on her flavors. And it wasn’t like she had much going on for her in the city anyway.
She’s moved in by Thanksgiving, ready to spend the holidays in her new home.
So what if her new neighbor is the hottest guy she’s ever seen? Franklin is as grumpy as he is handsome, and he hates Christmas.
Seriously.
A year? Gloria will be lucky if she makes it to January.
* Gloria is a small town Christmas romance set in Hamlet! It’s not explicitly part of the Hamlet series and for two reasons: the timeline and how different in tone it’s going to be compared to the other (darker, more suspenseful) books. Gloria will be a sweet, low-stakes, fluffy romance, similar to Hallmark Christmas movies, though it will feature characters and settings from the Hamlet books. You don’t have to be familiar with those books to read this book—it’s definitely a stand-alone—but it’s also a bit of a prequel to that series, set a couple of years before the first Hamlet book Don’t Trust Me.
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Gloria by Jessica Lynch is a great story to read. This was a great story that i have enjoyed reading very much. I highly recommend this great story to everyone who loves to read about a small town Christmas story.
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An enjoyable read. Gloria goes to Hamlet not knowing what to expect and is surprised to find a relation she knew nothing about. Great Aunt Patti left her everything, house and money if she is willing to stay for a year. What does she have to lose… and she so wants to set up her ice-cream shop. Seems like an idyllic place to live.
Thanks Jessica Lynch for a good story.
Great book
“Gloria” by Jessica Lynch, the first in an intended holidays’ Tetralogy set in the “Hamlet”* verse, is a delightful small-town romance, that takes place during the holiday season and let a very nice fuzzy feeling in the reader… a perfect book for the Season
Gloria Watson has been dreaming of starting her own business, and the time seem to have come. Fortunately, she just has inherited Great Aunt Patti state, an aunt she didn’t ever know she had in the first place. It’s a godsend, Aunt Patti seems to have had a good life, so no worries whatsoever and the state is the perfect monetary injection for her ice-cream parlor dream. There is catch through, to inherit the state, she will have to actually live in the house for at least a year, still… no worries…. for her dream Gloria is willing to take a slight delay in her plans and use the time to perfect the idea. Thanksgiving seems the perfect time to move in, holiday season in a small-town, the ultimate romantic dream, even the hot guy is included. Unfortunately, Hot-Guy Franklin is as sullen as they come, and he hates Christmas. No! it’s not a small distaste for the season, it is plain and simple hate, and he lives next-door…. Gloria leisure year has just turn into a nightmare, but at least a good looking one
Jessica Lynch has a very distinctive writing-style that captivates readers from the very first page and takes them along effortlessly for the ride. “Gloria” is not exception, even if the theme is lighter and ‘fuzzier’ than any of her other books, the book is a wonderful reading, which all characteristics that make Jessica Lynch one of our favorite authors, while offering a very nice and relaxing lecture, perfect for the season. In a way like a very tasty Christmas cookie, full, tarty, sweet, fully satisfying and still we will ask for more… more.. more… just because it makes us happy.
The series is set in Hamlet, but it can perfectly be read independently from the prime series. It takes place some years previous, and has an easy going, romance theme analog to Hallmark Christmas movies, in contrast with the dark suspense that characterises the prime Hamlet series.
When I started reading this story, I could not put it down. I read the book in one day. This author is an awesome writer. I can not wait to read more of their books. Keep up the great work. You should definitely read this book.
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Solid 4.5 star
This book is full of laughs, small town gossip, yummy ice cream, a Christmas Grinch and Gloria trying to settle into her new home for the next year and try make her mysterious sexy neighbor become a Christmas lover. You will love the townsfolk along with Gloria and Franklin and it is the perfect book to get you into the Christmas spirit. Now I need to read the the Hamlet series!!
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A short well written Christmas story that I will be reading again. I enjoyed reading Gloria Watson and Franklin Carter’s story. A small town with quirky people who are there for each other. These two do everything differently in a very good way. Frank is a sweetheart who does not talk very much, and Gloria wants to bring joy into his life with the little surprise she does for him. I recommend this story.
I loved everything about this book from the well developed and engaging characters that have lots of chemistry. And the storyline that flowed smoothly from beginning to the end.
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