Another Cup of Christmas is a festive sequel (of sorts!) to Jenny Kane’s fantastic debut romance, Another Cup of Coffee.
Five years ago the staff of Pickwicks Cafe in Richmond were thrown into turmoil when their cook and part-owner, Scott, had a terrible accident. With help from his friends, his wife Peggy, and the staff at the local hospital, he made an amazing recovery. Now Pickwicks is preparing to host a special Christmas fundraiser for the hospital department that looked after Scott.
Pickwicks’ waitress Megan has been liaising with the ward’s administrator, Nick, as all the staff who helped Scott’s recovery are invited are invited. As the problems of organising the fundraiser take up more and more of their busy lives, Megan and Nick contact each other more frequently, and their emails and phone calls start to develop from the practical into the flirty.
But can you actually fall for someone you’ve never met? As the fundraiser draws closer, Megan is beginning to think that she had imagined all the virtual flirting between herself and Nick – he promised to arrange to meet her for real, but he hasn’t done so. Now he’s bringing someone with him to the fundraiser, and they’re just bound to be everything Megan feels she isn’t ...
Usually to be found within range of plate of hot buttered toast, a huge mug of black coffee, and a with a bar of emergency chocolate tucked in her jacket pocket, Jenny Kane spends her days in her local cafe typing away…
Inspired by everything and anything, Jenny combines her past experiences as an archaeologist, university tutor, cheese seller, newsagent, hat maker, and data clerk, with the sights and sounds of everyday life, to weave tales of relaxingly relatable romance.
When Jenny isn’t writing romance, she is exploring her historical side as Jennifer Ash or her darker side as Kay Jaybee (the erotica world’s Queen of Kink!!).
Jenny Kane I the author of the romcom's Another Cup of Coffee, Another Cup of Christmas, Christmas in the Cotswolds, Christmas at the Castle, Another Glass of Champagne, Abi's House, Abi's Neighbour and Romancing Robin Hood.
Jenny Kane is currently awaiting the publication of her 9th book. Watch this space...
Another Cup of Christmas by Jenny Kane Great follow up story to Another Cup of Coffee! Jenny Kane does it again. This story takes place five years later with the Pickwicks Café bunch. They are throwing a fundraiser to help raise money for the hospital that helped Scott recover from his accident. Megan is the new waitress at Pickwicks. She is doing her best to help get the fundraiser together and coordinating with the hospital. Megan is working with a man named Nick who is an employee at the hospital. She has only had contact with him via email and occasionally phone call or two. Megan ends up having feelings for Nick even though she has never met the guy. Nick is worried about his feelings for Megan. Is she like his ex? Is she a liar? One way to find out is to go to the fundraiser to meet her. The fundraiser is a huge success and they end up raising more money that they thought they would and love is sure in bloom when Megan and Nick finally meet. I really loved this book. I have been in a similar situation so I know it is possible to fall for someone over the phone. So this is almost like a true story. I can’t wait to read more by Jenny Kane. Her first two books are a hit in my opinion. I received this book as a gift from the author.
Author Jenny Kane's story, A Cup of Christmas, picks up where her first novel, Another Cup of Coffee, left off. I was SO happy to get to visit with these characters again! It is five years after Scott, the owner of Pickwicks Cafe, was in a terrible accident. Scott and his wife Peggy are planning a fund raiser for the hospital where he had stayed during his recovery. Kit, our "mad middle-aged eccentric writer" from the first story, and her husband Phil pitch in to help out. We also meet a new character, Megan, who was hired at the tale end of Another Cup of Coffee to replace Amy. The story revolves around planning the fund raiser, as well as the blooming romance between Megan and Nick, the hospital liaison. Both end up being a huge success.
Overall, a wonderful holiday tale! Who doesn't love romance and Christmastime?
Apparently this book is a sequel to ‘Another Cup Of Coffee’ but I hadn’t read the first book and still enjoyed this little Christmas novella and could easily follow what was going on. I loved all the characters, they were all likeable and realistic. Throughout the story there were references to the first book but they were explained and could very easily be followed. There were a few parts of the story that kept you guessing about them and I couldn’t wait to find out what happens and the whole ‘will-they-won’t-they’ was drawn out beautifully!! I will definitely be reading the first book to find out what had happened previously.
Five years on from Another Cup of Coffee and we find the gang from Pickwicks in the throws of organising a fundraiser for the hospital that treated Scott.
Is it possible to fall for someone over emails and phone calls without ever setting sights on them??? Megan and Nick are about to find out.
A lovely heart-warming tale set at Christmas and a perfect short read for in front of a blazing fire and a cup of coffee (or hot chocolate!)
Another Cup of Christmas is a really sweet, romantic read and when I say romantic, I don’t just mean with regards to Megan and Nick’s relationship. Jenny Kane conveys a real community spirit when it comes to Pickwick’s Christmas fundraiser. I loved the way each and every character willingly threw themselves into the event and I felt myself really getting into the festive mood as the story developed. A great read in the run up to Christmas, highly recommended.
This was a short story and an okay read. A little contrived and there wasn't really much to keep me interested, another of those, 'It's over before it's begun' books. I understand it involves characters from a previous story though, so maybe if you've read that you'll enjoy this catch up more than I did.
A excellent short read where a couple what to give back to the hospital that helped them and it brings everyone together and does a new love begin because of the charity event help at a little coffee shop. Well worth reading.
A lovely quick read and brief follow up to Another Cup of Coffee, this is a light festive break away from one's own stresses into a world you would like to be a part of for a while. Recommended for romantics everywhere.