Love, Holly by Emily Stone

I enjoyed Love, Holly immensely. Holly writes a Dear Stranger letter at Christmas. She decides to seek out the stranger who wrote the Dear Stranger letter to her this Christmas. When she does she begins a journey of friendship, love, and healing. The question "Was it fate or chance?" is woven throughout the story making it an interesting read.

I am becoming a huge fan of Emily Stone’s work. This story had me laughing, crying, and reflecting. The characters had depth and I was very invested in them. Though the story covers deeper issues it is not too heavy. To me it had the perfect mix of romance, depth, and great storytelling.

Love, Holly by Emily Stone is story of love, friendship, family, forgiveness and making peace. I find myself turning the story over in my mind and being so glad that I read it. I highly recommend Love, Holly.

I was given a copy by the publisher and not required to write a positive review.

Hello, I'm Emily! I have written three books now, which feels surreal! My latest novel is Love, Holly in the US and The Christmas Letter in the UK. My books always revolve around the Christmas period, but span the course of a whole year and more. They also deal with love - and grief, in one way or another. I think I put a part of me in every book - as I'm sure every author does - and my newest book is no exception. The main character - Holly - often does the wrong thing for the right reasons, and that is a situation I've found myself in! And with three sisters myself, writing about the sister love - and difficulties - in this book felt personal at times!

My other two novels are One Last Gift - a story of finding yourself when you feel that's impossible, and of the love between siblings - and Always, in December. As my debut novel, it will always be one close to my heart. Whilst very different from me, the protagonist, Josie is suffering with a grief that I know all too well - losing a parent/parents at a young age, and having to carry that grief into adulthood, long after it's supposedly 'gone away'. I lost my mum when I was seven, and I still think about her even now, in my thirties - and that's something that Josie and I share. Max, too, is suffering his own kind of grief, and that's something that he has to learn to deal with. But whilst the novel is about grief, and learning to live with that, it's also about falling in love, and about learning to be brave, even when your life doesn't feel quite right yet - even if it feels like it will never quite be right!

I wrote my first two novels in a glorious house in Chepstow, living with my sister and my two nieces. My third book I wrote on the English coastline in Cornwall - so I consider myself very lucky!

If you read any of my novels then thank you, and I really hope you enjoy! If you want to get in touch then I'd love to hear from you - I'm on Twitter and Instagram under @EmStoneWrites!