(courtesy official Beth Moran Facebook page)
This Christmas, the nation’s favourite life coach is in desperate need of a little holiday magic.
Alex Nixon has built a glittering TV career teaching clients how to win at life. But when a disastrous viral awards speech reveals that she has zero friends, her family is a mess and her boyfriend has just dumped her, Alex hunkers down in her cottage to hide from the media storm. Her plan? Survive the festive season with only her rescue dog, Ernest, for company.
But she didn’t count on stumbling into the eccentric and welcoming ‘Friends Wanted’ club. And she definitely didn’t count on meeting Will – a gorgeous, warm-hearted single dad raising three chaotic but charming children.
When a devastating family crisis turns Alex’s fragile new life upside down, she has a choice to make. Should she batten down the hatches or let go of her perfect façade long enough to discover that a Christmas filled with new friends and real love is the greatest gift of all? (courtesy Boldwood Books)
When you pick up a festive romcom, you want to feel like all the magic of Christmas has come to rest rather magically in the pages of the book you’re holding.
That doesn’t happen with all rom coms, which are sadly not all created equal, but it most definitely does come to pass with the works of Beth Moran whose previous festive book, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, was a perfect seasonal delight.
Expectations are therefore justifiably high for her upcoming Christmas release, Joy to the World, the cover of which is all the escapist seasonal warm and fuzzies you could ask for.
Bring on the most wonderful time of the year – I have a highly promising book to read!
Joy to the World publishes 15 September 2026.
(courtesy official Beth Moran author page)