A Tale of Two Toyshops
Published on 9. April 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-1-0367-0815-3 (ISBN)
Description
Sometimes the greatest gift is a second chance at love.
Five years after losing her husband and daughter in a tragic accident, Simone Beauvais has no room in her life for Christmas or for love. Instead, she hides behind the polished windows of Jeffersons, the perfectly ordered toyshop she runs with precision and control.
Across the street, Gabriel Lovejoy embraces everything she cannot: colour, chaos, laughter, and the magic of Christmas. When their rival shops are drawn into a festive competition, Simone and Gabriel are forced into each other's worlds. Slowly, his warmth begins to melt the ice around her guarded heart.
But when a snow globe in Gabriel's shop unlocks memories too painful to bear, Simone must decide whether she can truly open herself to joy again, or whether some wounds run too deep.
Set against twinkling lights and falling snow in the Cheshire town of Leytonsfield, this tender and romantic story will sweep you into the wonder of the season and remind you that sometimes love really is the greatest gift of all.
Five years after losing her husband and daughter in a tragic accident, Simone Beauvais has no room in her life for Christmas or for love. Instead, she hides behind the polished windows of Jeffersons, the perfectly ordered toyshop she runs with precision and control.
Across the street, Gabriel Lovejoy embraces everything she cannot: colour, chaos, laughter, and the magic of Christmas. When their rival shops are drawn into a festive competition, Simone and Gabriel are forced into each other's worlds. Slowly, his warmth begins to melt the ice around her guarded heart.
But when a snow globe in Gabriel's shop unlocks memories too painful to bear, Simone must decide whether she can truly open herself to joy again, or whether some wounds run too deep.
Set against twinkling lights and falling snow in the Cheshire town of Leytonsfield, this tender and romantic story will sweep you into the wonder of the season and remind you that sometimes love really is the greatest gift of all.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 198 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
227 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-0367-0815-3 (9781036708153)
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Jax Burrows has done many different jobs in her career, including working in the NHS for twenty years, providing her with a rich source of material for her novels. As a voracious reader from childhood, Jax has always wanted to write a novel, and Indie-published her debut novel "Rescuing the Rossini Heir" in January 2017. Since then, she has published two more stand alone novels; "Roses for His Rival" and "Love, Lies and Weight Loss". Her first medical romance series is called "The O'Connors" and she is working on her second series called "The McBrides". Jax writes romance with sexy men and strong, empowered women, and she loves a happy ever after. When not writing, Jax loves to travel; Italy and Australia are two of her favourite places. She loves to hear from her readers and you can contact her via her website jaxburrowsauthor.co.uk or on Twitter @jaxburrows3.