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A Weekend in Paris
A gorgeously escapist winter romance story set in the famed City of Love.
When Emily decides to spend a winter weekend in Paris to honour the memory of her late grandmother - who adored the city - she hopes for a relaxing break in the French capital and plans to see all the glorious, festive sights.
But one sight she didn't expect to see is old flame Patrick - the one who got away. Can a magical winter weekend in the most romantic city in the world offer them a second chance?
When Emily decides to spend a winter weekend in Paris to honour the memory of her late grandmother - who adored the city - she hopes for a relaxing break in the French capital and plans to see all the glorious, festive sights.
But one sight she didn't expect to see is old flame Patrick - the one who got away. Can a magical winter weekend in the most romantic city in the world offer them a second chance?
62 pages, Kindle Edition
Published September 20, 2018
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About the author
Melissa Hill
118 books1,256 followersMelissa Hill is a USA Today bestselling author living in Ireland’s beautiful County Wicklow. Her page-turning contemporary novels of family, friendship and romance are published worldwide and have been translated into twenty-six languages.
A Hollywood adaptation of her international bestseller Something from Tiffany's, by Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios, was released worldwide in Dec 2022.
Other novels including A Gift to Remember and The Charm Bracelet have been adapted for screen by Hallmark Channel USA, with multiple other titles currently also in development for film and TV.
For more info, visit her website at www.melissahill.info
Facebook: facebook.com/melissahillbooks
Instagram: @melissahillbooks
Melissa also co-writes forensic thrillers with her husband under the pseudonym Casey Hill. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
A Hollywood adaptation of her international bestseller Something from Tiffany's, by Reese Witherspoon's production company Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios, was released worldwide in Dec 2022.
Other novels including A Gift to Remember and The Charm Bracelet have been adapted for screen by Hallmark Channel USA, with multiple other titles currently also in development for film and TV.
For more info, visit her website at www.melissahill.info
Facebook: facebook.com/melissahillbooks
Instagram: @melissahillbooks
Melissa also co-writes forensic thrillers with her husband under the pseudonym Casey Hill. http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/...
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January 3, 2020
This is a collection of stories.
The first book was a fairly promising story of a woman who goes to Paris for a long weekend and bumps into her first true love. They then have a whirlwind romance where they work out they still love each other. The only issue is that the leading lady lives in London whilst the leading man lives in Paris.
The story ends rather abruptly with one of them deciding to move to the other's city (I won't say who to leave for an air of mystery). The story could have been taken a lot further and I was not prepared for it to end and therefore I felt rather disappointed and cheated.
The spelling, punctuation and grammar was quite atrocious at time and left some sentences non-nonsensical.
The second story in the collection is called Christmas at the Heartbreak Cafe and follows the story of a cafe owner who is a pillar of the community, and her plight as her cafe is repossessed for unpaid debts belonging to her landlord.
The main character is older than the usual main character, I believe she is in her early sixties, which made me feel like I am not the target audience of the book. Nevertheless I enjoyed the story. This was more detailed than the first, with multiple storylines running concurrently and fairly enjoyable characters.
Shame about the lack of depth and atrocious spelling, punctuation and grammar. It seems that whenever the author gets excited about what she's writing, her attention to detail goes out of the window and either the proof reader is dire or simply non-existent. Check your work Hill!
Book 3 - The Christmas Wedding
The book gets off to a shaky start by explaining the main character is Irish and then introducing her father as Paddy O'Brien...Seems a little stereotypical and unimaginative to me...and unfortunately this lack of imagination continues.
The story is about a couple who get married in Italy. The groom's mother thinks the bride is not worthy of her son for no real reason other than that he has a title and the bride does not. The story reads like a first draft waiting to be developed.
Book 4 - The Dinner Guest
This book begins by introducing a handful of characters, two of whom are Ben and Molly (the names of the bride and groom in the previous book). However Ben in the last book was also known as Lord Pembrey but in this book the family's surname is Griffin, so they appear to be new characters with recycled names. How unimaginative!
It is however cleverly written at the beginning because the author makes you believe Ben is the father by expressing his thoughts and opinions in a personified way, when there is actually a twist.
This is by far the shortest story I have ever read, but the author has written in fairly cleverly.
Book 5 - Winter in Rhodes
This story follows the path of a hen party, however it is rather unrealistic. The bride to be takes her friends to her fiance's villa in Rhodes that she has never seen before. It is a large place with staff which takes the bride to be by surprise, which is unbelievable because surely she would have at least seen a picture in the time they were dating??
The story goes that the bride to be has arranged activities that a lot of her friends decline to do, and so she apologises and amend her plans. It is her hen party! Her friends should do what she wants to do on this unique occasion! Unrealistic!
The bride find an earring under her bed and calls her fiance but a lady answers...Has he been cheating? The answer is unsatisfyingly given in about two lines.
The sixth story is called a Wonderful Life. But to be honest I am a bit fed up reading this collection of short stories. They are all basic writing with an idea that does not go anywhere and the spelling, punctuation and grammar is dire throughout; it is like the author has been sick on the page and left it in a right state. Read your work Hill! I am giving up on this book here. It is not worth reading any more. Rated 1 out of 5.
The first book was a fairly promising story of a woman who goes to Paris for a long weekend and bumps into her first true love. They then have a whirlwind romance where they work out they still love each other. The only issue is that the leading lady lives in London whilst the leading man lives in Paris.
The story ends rather abruptly with one of them deciding to move to the other's city (I won't say who to leave for an air of mystery). The story could have been taken a lot further and I was not prepared for it to end and therefore I felt rather disappointed and cheated.
The spelling, punctuation and grammar was quite atrocious at time and left some sentences non-nonsensical.
The second story in the collection is called Christmas at the Heartbreak Cafe and follows the story of a cafe owner who is a pillar of the community, and her plight as her cafe is repossessed for unpaid debts belonging to her landlord.
The main character is older than the usual main character, I believe she is in her early sixties, which made me feel like I am not the target audience of the book. Nevertheless I enjoyed the story. This was more detailed than the first, with multiple storylines running concurrently and fairly enjoyable characters.
Shame about the lack of depth and atrocious spelling, punctuation and grammar. It seems that whenever the author gets excited about what she's writing, her attention to detail goes out of the window and either the proof reader is dire or simply non-existent. Check your work Hill!
Book 3 - The Christmas Wedding
The book gets off to a shaky start by explaining the main character is Irish and then introducing her father as Paddy O'Brien...Seems a little stereotypical and unimaginative to me...and unfortunately this lack of imagination continues.
The story is about a couple who get married in Italy. The groom's mother thinks the bride is not worthy of her son for no real reason other than that he has a title and the bride does not. The story reads like a first draft waiting to be developed.
Book 4 - The Dinner Guest
This book begins by introducing a handful of characters, two of whom are Ben and Molly (the names of the bride and groom in the previous book). However Ben in the last book was also known as Lord Pembrey but in this book the family's surname is Griffin, so they appear to be new characters with recycled names. How unimaginative!
It is however cleverly written at the beginning because the author makes you believe Ben is the father by expressing his thoughts and opinions in a personified way, when there is actually a twist.
This is by far the shortest story I have ever read, but the author has written in fairly cleverly.
Book 5 - Winter in Rhodes
This story follows the path of a hen party, however it is rather unrealistic. The bride to be takes her friends to her fiance's villa in Rhodes that she has never seen before. It is a large place with staff which takes the bride to be by surprise, which is unbelievable because surely she would have at least seen a picture in the time they were dating??
The story goes that the bride to be has arranged activities that a lot of her friends decline to do, and so she apologises and amend her plans. It is her hen party! Her friends should do what she wants to do on this unique occasion! Unrealistic!
The bride find an earring under her bed and calls her fiance but a lady answers...Has he been cheating? The answer is unsatisfyingly given in about two lines.
The sixth story is called a Wonderful Life. But to be honest I am a bit fed up reading this collection of short stories. They are all basic writing with an idea that does not go anywhere and the spelling, punctuation and grammar is dire throughout; it is like the author has been sick on the page and left it in a right state. Read your work Hill! I am giving up on this book here. It is not worth reading any more. Rated 1 out of 5.
December 12, 2018
Super sweet!
January 1, 2020
⭐️⭐️⭐️💫 3.5 stars quick little clean book. Holiday romance
December 15, 2020
A sweet short story.
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