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From Paris With Love This Christmas

(With Love Trilogy #2)

Jules Wake

4.01 · Rating details · 1,161 ratings · 60 reviews

‘A delicious Christmas delight’ – Katie Fforde ‘All the best things about Christmas wrapped into one gorgeous, romantic read’ – Phillipa Ashley, author of Christmas at the Cornish Cafe

The gorgeous, Christmassy feel-good follow up to the Summer best-seller ‘From Italy With Love’.

Just until Christmas…

That’s what Paris socialite Siena keeps telling herself. She’ll

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Published October 29th 2015 by HarperImpulse

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Dec 26, 2018 Joanne rated it it was amazing

I think this is the first Jules Wake book I've read but it won't be the last as I loved every Christmassy feel-good minute of it. From the moment clueless and somewhat spoiled Siena was met at the airport by grumpy Jason and mistook him for a chauffeur, I loved watching the relationship between the two develop. The book had everything I enjoy in a romantic novel from lighter, funny moments, to misunderstandings, to people saving the day, to a last minute airport dash. And with a trip to Paris ne ...more

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Nov 03, 2015 Sheerie rated it it was amazing

Oh my days, put simply is that I adored this book, to the point of waking during the night and reading a few more sneaky chapters. Preconceived ideas by Jason on Siena are made and because of his past it takes time until his mind allows them to be stripped right back. Siena is one feisty lady who is determined to stand on her own two feet and leave the glitz and wealth her life and family in France expect her to take as granted. Siena is actually nobody's fool and she has hidden talents and a he ...more

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Nov 17, 2017 victoria_tonks rated it liked it

Three stars is not much, but there were some things in this book which made me downgrade the rating. I adored Siena as a character, and Jason was not bad either ;) - plus it was great to meet Lisa and Will before their Book 3 story. The plot overall was also really interesting. But. There were some really dark parts of the plot which never got a proper resolution. (view spoiler) ...more

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Jan 03, 2019 Hannah Clarke (Love Books Actually) rated it it was amazing

A feel good book full of new friendships, family, love and of course lots of Christmas cheer!

The story kicks off with main character Siena on a flight to London, from reading the blurb you already understand that this wasn't a planned vacation or visit but an escape from her fiancé.
Siena, hoping to stay with her sister Laurie after past promises that there would always be a room for her whenever she needed is surprised to find a grumpy but gorgeous Jason awaiting her in the arrivals hall. Not k ...more

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Dec 09, 2015 Suze Lavender rated it it was amazing

Because of her rich French family Siena is used to living in luxury. She can buy whatever she likes, has the most beautiful designer clothes and she doesn't have to work. Unfortunately things aren't as great as they seem. Her fiance isn't a man she should want to marry and because of that she decides to run from home. Her sister Laurie owns a house in England and she promised Siena she'd always be welcome there, so that is where she'll go.

Siena hasn't spoken to Laurie in a while and doesn't kno Because of her rich French family Siena is used to living in luxury. She can buy whatever she likes, has the most beautiful designer clothes and she doesn't have to work. Unfortunately things aren't as great as they seem. Her fiance isn't a man she should want to marry and because of that she decides to run from home. Her sister Laurie owns a house in England and she promised Siena she'd always be welcome there, so that is where she'll go.

Siena hasn't spoken to Laurie in a while and doesn't know that someone else is living at her cottage now. His name is Jason and he's quite grumpy. He isn't happy with Siena's company, but she has her own room at the house, so he lets her stay. After a difficult start they're getting to know each other a little bit better. Even though they're from different worlds they're getting along very well. Siena even manages to find some breathing space and she learns how to live her own life now that she's away from her family. Only her stay was always meant to be temporary, she has to go back to France before Christmas...

From Paris With Love This Christmas is another wonderful story by Jules Wake. I also loved From Italy With Love. The books are linked, but they can easily be read as a standalone. The way Jules Wake describes fashion, wine, food and other good things in life, is great. She writes about the rich and the not so rich in an equally comfortable way. I like that about her writing. She manages to make her stories come to life so well. Her descriptions are vivid and colorful. When you read one of her books you can see what her main characters are seeing and feel what they are feeling.

I'm always a big fan of stories set in two countries and of course I'm also very much in love with France. It was great to read about Christmas in Paris, about the markets and the traditional Christmas food. I loved this book, it has such a good vibe. Siena is resourceful, brave and lovely. Jason is a nice guy even though he's a bit moody sometimes. They both made me smile. I loved how Siena took control of her own life and the lessons she has to learn are valuable. I highly recommend this warm and romantic Christmas story. From Paris With Love This Christmas is a book that will bring readers joy and happiness. ...more

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Nov 16, 2015 Rachel Gilbey rated it it was amazing

Another cracker of a book from Jules Wake. I was absorbed in this story right from the beginning, and the second my memory kicked in fully to remind me of the meeting between Laurie and Siena in From Italy with Love, it became even better. As I did remember Siena, I just couldn't fully place her at first.

Although this does feature small parts by characters featured in From Italy With Love, this is definitely a standalone book, with a whole new cast, and is set predominately in England, but ther Another cracker of a book from Jules Wake. I was absorbed in this story right from the beginning, and the second my memory kicked in fully to remind me of the meeting between Laurie and Siena in From Italy with Love, it became even better. As I did remember Siena, I just couldn't fully place her at first.

Although this does feature small parts by characters featured in From Italy With Love, this is definitely a standalone book, with a whole new cast, and is set predominately in England, but there is a trip to Paris in the run up to Christmas that is brilliant.

Seeing Siena guide Jason around Paris is superb, and she is full of surprises throughout the book. Siena shows Jason some of the big sights, some excellent views, and also some of the bits of Paris that she knows well.

As I say Siena is surprising, not only was she continually making Jason rethink his initial opinion of her, but I was becoming more and more impressed by her, by ever passing chapter. The development of Siena's character reminds me a lot of Rachel from Friends, over the 10 series, going from reasonably clueless about the world outside the privilege she grew up in, to becoming a well rounded determined young woman.

I loved how Jason slowly changed too, and as a reader you are probably a few steps ahead of either of them, with their feelings for each other. You can see the connection deepening and the changes in Jason towards Siena are lovely.

Wonderful story set in the run up to Christmas, with some great festive touches including glittery pine cone Christmas decorations, and Siena's ability to keep cool in a crisis, once she has found a job she can do is inspiring,. We slowly learn the reason for Siena's appearance in England, at short notice, and I can't say I blame her.

I think I preferred From Italy With Love, but this comes a very close second to me, in the books I have read by Jules Wake. It may have been missing the cross-Europe road-trip but it features Christmas, and so much more, that I didn't mind.

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Apr 04, 2016 Jane Hunt rated it it was amazing

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Yes, I know it’s not Christmas but I really enjoyed this author’s first book ‘From Italy With Love’ and I do love Christmas stories, so I thought why not? I’m so glad I did. ‘From Paris With Love This Christmas’ is full of lovely characters and festive settings, with plenty of romance and fun. It features Siena, the younger sister of Laurie, the rom ...more

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Dec 25, 2016 Zoe Hartgen rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 5star

Another spectacular read from Jules Wake. Her characters always come alive for me, they’re always full of love, humour, wit, and goodness. There’s never any hiding with them, you know where you stand and that’s that. I love reading characters like that.
Her writing style captivated me from the first page with this book, and I reluctantly let it go at the last page. I could have read about Siena (with one n), Jason and co for a lot longer than this book. Jules Wake writes her men perfectly and Jas ...more

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Oct 26, 2015 Ann Cooper rated it it was amazing

Jules is one of my favourite authors and I've been looking forward to reading this since I finished From Italy With Love!

And I certainly wasn't disappointed. Siena's story is a wonderful tale and she is a feisty, vulnerable, confused young woman. Appearances can be deceptive and Jason misjudged her to start with but then begins to see the grit that makes up a lot of personality.

Jason is a hot, growling bear at the start of the book, but his understanding soon shines through.

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Nov 01, 2015 Sissy's Romance Book Review rated it really liked it

Shelves: arc-netgalley, trt

This is my first book by Jules Wake and this will not be my last book. Loved having this book and the chance to read/review it! Our heroine is, Siena Browne-Martin who is looking to get away for a little while. This puts her on the path to meeting our hero, Jason Landon. Who is somewhat put off at first by Siena and is very hard on her. But Jason starts to see beyond his thoughts of what she is to the real person. This starts their sweet story.

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Dec 16, 2017 Marjorie rated it liked it

I bought this book after reading Covent Garden In The Snow and I have to admit I found it rather disappointing. The characterisations in this book are very flat and nobody feels like a flesh and blood person. The majority of the tale is set in Leighton Buzzard with only a brief sojourn in Paris so I was expecting snow by the Seine and instead got snow by Watling Street.

Siena in particular is nothing more than a materialist who appears to blame everything in life on her mother - as is the way of I bought this book after reading Covent Garden In The Snow and I have to admit I found it rather disappointing. The characterisations in this book are very flat and nobody feels like a flesh and blood person. The majority of the tale is set in Leighton Buzzard with only a brief sojourn in Paris so I was expecting snow by the Seine and instead got snow by Watling Street.

Siena in particular is nothing more than a materialist who appears to blame everything in life on her mother - as is the way of this genre mothers are either completely apple-cheeked and wonderful or complete harridans and Siena's mother is the latter. Her conversion in to this warm, capable organiser is not entirely believable and I found myself heaving a few hearty sighs of annoyance at her antics.

Jason is the surly, crossed in love male whose heart she has to win. He is a slightly more fleshed out character with a decent support network and a passion for brewing. It is this passion that prevents the character from becoming annoying to the same level as Siena's but he is still right up there for this reader.

I found myself just wanting to get to the end of the book so that they could be together and it was all over. Particularly as I could not really see either of these people together and it felt all forced and contrived to get them to this point. Especially the section where a few drinks breaks through Siena's repressed sexuality - bit of a dangerous message there in my mind. If she had suffered at the hands of her fiance as the novel would have us believe then I don't think the "love of a good man" and a few wines would break through that trauma.

Her estranged sister Laurie and her gentleman, Cameron, are far more interestingly written and so little time is spent with them. It did make me wonder if their story was dealt with in another tome but I was so disappointed in this book that I find I don't really want to bother looking at Ms. Wake's books to find out.

However, this is a 2015 publication so maybe Ms. Wake was still finding her feet, I may well check out one of her later books in case this is a blip but I remain to be convinced that more disappointment will not follow.

To sum up it a bland, cookie cutter read that is, on the whole, inoffensive. If you are a fan of this genre then you may well extract more enjoyment from this book than I did. I did give it three stars, this much is blatantly true, but only as I fear my judgement was clouded by loving Covent Garden In The Snow so much that my judgement of this book may have been impaired. ...more

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Feb 05, 2017 Alina rated it it was amazing

This was my first book by Jules Wake, however, I did not realize this was a part of the series. therefore this is second out of three books. And after reading this great novel, I added the other two to my TBR list and will read those very soon.

From Paris With Love this Christmas concentrates on Siena. From the first pages of the book, she is painted as a spoiled, rich brat who ran away from home (France). She meets grampy Jason, her older sister's tenant who is renting/looking after Laurie's est ...more

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Nov 24, 2017 Joan rated it it was amazing

Siena is determined to break the pattern of her life as a rich socialite in Paris and in her opulent family home. There must be more to life than shopping, jet-setting and obeying her mother and marrying a rich and suitable fiancé that she doesn’t love or who doesn’t love her simply out of duty. She needs time to think, so she secretly plans to visit her sister Laurie who lives in London. It’ll give her time to think – just a small breather so that she can make plans for her future; a future tha ...more

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Apr 09, 2018 Rebecca rated it really liked it

I'm a massive fan of Jules Wake and I've been reading as many of her books as I can get my hands on. I ended up reading this out of order in the series but that didn't affect my enjoyment of the novel.

Siena and Jason snap decisions about each other based on their first impressions and I really liked the way the reader was almost encouraged to make the same snap decisions with the information provided in the early scenes. I felt like over the course of the book, I was peeling back layers at the s ...more

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Jan 01, 2018 MRS CHRISTINE SITTON rated it it was amazing

A brilliant sequel

Loved the book and just didn't want to put it down. When I first met Sienna she came across as a spoilt rich brat but as you went deeper you got to know her she was so misunderstood. Love the detail of the Chateaux so much you could imagine it. As for the clothes, bags and shoes , a life you can only dream of! Yet again all the expensive cars from the previous book set in Italy with Laurie and Cam so you found out what happened to them. A world and lifestyle to imagine. Can't w ...more

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Nov 23, 2017 Lauren Jackman rated it really liked it

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Nov 16, 2018 Catherine rated it did not like it · review of another edition

After waiting for two years to read this, I have to say, I am terribly disappointed. Predictable, cliché chick lit. Was almost a DNF. Don’t be fooled by the title. They spent less than 5 minutes in Paris. I am a sucker for romance and Paris but this was anything but! Wish I could get my money and time back!!!

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Dec 05, 2018 Jana rated it it was amazing

Awesome romantic Christmas story

Perfect romantic Christmas Story. It was a great riches to rags story of the unraveling of a person's life to realize what really matters. It was definitely a fairytale set in London and Paris that was perfect for is hopelessly romantic girl. I recommend this book to anyone who wants a fast reading heartwarming story of a Christmas Romance . ...more

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Nov 29, 2020 Paul C. Turner rated it it was amazing

Loved this book

Love the characters. It's hard to imagine what it must be like to go from riches to being virtually penniless, yet having the gumption to go out and do something about it. I enjoyed Siena's (that's Siena with one n) wit and humor and her ways of overcoming challenges. Her relationship with Jason really shines. Great book. ...more

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Dec 12, 2017 Carol Haigh rated it it was amazing

Brilliant

Kept my interest right from the start. Why had she run away, how would she survjve ? Will she make a fresh start or go back to Paris? All this with new friends a love interest and a bit of suspense make this my type of book.

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Apr 14, 2018 alexy rated it really liked it

Great read

Easy read. Fun and keeps you engrossed to find out more. Likeable and relatable characters. Good summer beach read. Would recommend.

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Oct 13, 2020 Norma Mantyla rated it it was amazing

Fascinating characters

This book and the book, "From Italy with Love", both kept me up way past my bedtime! I fell in love with the characters, (except for Yves and Laurie's mother). They are amazingly real. ...more

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Dec 23, 2017 Louise Cole rated it it was ok

Ok

I was looking for a light Christmassy story and that's what I got. It wasn't a page turner for me, glad to finish it. ...more

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Dec 22, 2018 Stefani rated it really liked it

Just like a Christmas Hallmark movie with a happy ending!!! :-)
A delicious treat if that is what you like!!

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Dec 23, 2018 Vira rated it really liked it

Shelves: own

Can’t help myself I liked this feel-good. Jason is perfect. Siena a little too naive but ultimately plucky. Wish it had more Paris though.

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Jan 01, 2019 Mum rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, christmas-stories

It was enjoyable on the whole but a few sticking points. I would read this author again.

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Jan 12, 2019 Steph rated it really liked it

Cute

I enjoyed the spunk of Siena. Typical romance but it was still a very enjoyable read. I would want to hang out in that pub!

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Feb 02, 2019 Cheryl rated it really liked it

Set in outskirts of London, good story

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Dec 21, 2019 Marie rated it it was amazing

Enjoyable

I really enjoyed this book. It was fun, easy to read and I found myself really rooting for the characters. A nice book to snuggle up by the Christmas tree with.

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Jan 15, 2020 Pamela J Krueger rated it it was amazing

Great fun read

Thoroughly enjoyed this book. Loved the main characters and storyline. First time reading this author but it won't be my last. ...more

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