Christmas with the Queen

November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 by onemoreexclamation

Welcome to the Christmas with the Queen by Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb book tour hosted by Suzy Approved Book Tours.

About Christmas with the Queen

Title: Christmas with the Queen

Author: Hazel Gaynor & Heather Webb

Release: November 19, 2024

Find it: Amazon

’Tis the season! The Crown meets When Harry Met Sally in the latest heartwarming historical novel from Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb, bestselling authors of Last Christmas in Paris, Meet Me in Monaco, and Three Words for Goodbye.

December 1952. While young Queen Elizabeth II finds her feet as the new monarch, she must find the right words to continue the tradition of her late father’s Christmas Day radio broadcast. However, traditions must evolve, and the queen faces a postwar Britain hungry for change.

As preparations begin for the royal Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk, old friends—Jack Devereux and Olive Carter—are unexpectedly reunited by the occasion. Olive, a single mother and aspiring reporter at the BBC, leaps at the opportunity to cover the holiday celebration, but a chance encounter with the queen doesn’t go as planned and Olive wonders if she will ever be taken seriously.

Jack, a recently widowed chef, reluctantly takes up a new role in the royal kitchens at Sandringham. Lacking in purpose and direction, Jack has abandoned his dream to have his own restaurant. But, his talents are noticed and while he might not believe in himself, others do. A chance encounter with an old friend helps to reignite the spark of his passion and ambition.

As Jack and Olive’s paths continue to cross over the following five Christmases, they grow ever closer. Yet Olive carries the burden of a heavy secret that threatens to destroy everything.

Christmas Day, December 1957. As the nation eagerly awaits the Queen’s first televised Christmas speech, there is one final gift for the Christmas season to deliver…

Christmas with the Queen Blurbs

“A page-turning festive read, full of will they/won’t they romance, intriguing glimpses of royal life behind palace doors, and inspiring culinary treats. As delicious as a Christmas pudding topped with flaming brandy and lashings of cream.”- Gill Paul, USA Today bestselling author — Gill Paul, USA Today bestselling author

“Christmas with the Queen is, in a word, delicious. As with Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb’s previous collaborations, it balances deftly observed historical details, an engaging plot, and delightful characters (HM the late Queen among them) who become familiar and dear to the reader after only a few pages. This is a story to savor over a cup of tea as the days grow short and the year draws to a close, and I adored every bit of it.” – Jennifer Robson, USA Today and International bestselling author of THE GOWN

“Reading Christmas with the Queen felt like tucking into the world’s loveliest Christmas roast. This sweet and thoughtful book had me hooked from the first page, following along not only for glimpses of Her Majesty and the royal retinue but for Olive and Jack’s irresistible second-chance romance. A triumph and a treat of a novel!” — Bryn Turnbull, author of The Woman Before Wallis

Review for Christmas with the Queen

Hallelujah for another invigorating holiday read by this amazing duo. Based on actual events, the authors take some liberties while showcasing a young Queen Elizabeth II of England. Her earlier life with Prince Philip is refreshing as she prepares the traditional Christmas Day speeches following a decades-old tradition. It was fun learning of Royal Christmas traditions, the menus, trips, and their relationship. At a time when the royals are all over the news, this was a remarkable story. While “Queen” is in the title, this story revolves around Jack and Olive’s love story. When it finally takes off, it is proof all things are possible. I enjoyed the book and would certainly recommend it.

About The Authors

Hazel Gaynor and Heather Webb’s historical novels have all been published to critical acclaim. The USA Today and international bestseller, Last Christmas in Paris, won the 2018 Women’s Fiction Writers Association Star Award. Meet Me in Monaco was shortlisted for the 2020 Romantic Novelists’ Historical Novel award. Three Words for Goodbye was selected by Prima Magazine as a Best Novel of 2021. Christmas With The Queen is their fourth collaboration.