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Weiße Weihnachten
Jeder träumt von weißen Weihnachten.
Aber keiner wünscht es sich so sehr wie Hal Benson.
Als arbeitsloser Schauspieler wird Hal ersatzweise Wettermoderator bei einem Privatsender, dem es mehr um Quoten als um Inhalt geht. Hal ist es egal, ob es regnet oder nicht – für ihn ist es nur ein Job.
Aber dann trifft er Lizzie Foster. Sie ist Meteorologin bei einem ernstzunehmenden Sender und besticht Hal sofort durch ihre Intelligenz, ihr Interesse für Meteorologie – und ihre Schönheit.
Sie ist der genaue Gegensatz zu Hal.
Aber Gegensätze ziehen sich bekanntlich an.
Sie lassen sich auf eine Wette vor der Kamera ein: Wird es an Weihnachten schneien?
Für Hal und Lizzie gibt es jedoch eine noch wichtigere Frage. Wird ihre Beziehung, die so unvorhersehbar wie das Wetter selbst ist, ihre meteorologischen Differenzen überstehen?
Emma Lee-Potter ist Schriftstellerin und Journalistin. Bei Endeavour Press ist von ihr auf Deutsch bisher ‚Schulhofküsse‘ erschienen. Sie ist außerdem die Autorin des Blogs ‚House With No Name‘, in dem sie über das Leben, Bücher, Teenager und Frankreich schreibt.
Ihre Bücher wurden hoch gelobt.
„Ein rasanter Enthüllungsbericht [...] dicht erzählt mit schlagfertigen Dialogen.“ – Daily Mail
„Fast und furious.“ – Daily Mirror
„Konnte es nicht mehr weglegen“ – Best
„Wem Tempo, Dialoge und ein Blick aufs Leben hinter den Kulissen gefallen, der wird Lee-Potter lieben.“ – Belfast Telegraph
„Ein authentischer und witziger Einblick ins Leben.“ – Books Magazine
Endeavour Press ist einer der führenden unabhängigen digitalen Verlage.
Aber keiner wünscht es sich so sehr wie Hal Benson.
Als arbeitsloser Schauspieler wird Hal ersatzweise Wettermoderator bei einem Privatsender, dem es mehr um Quoten als um Inhalt geht. Hal ist es egal, ob es regnet oder nicht – für ihn ist es nur ein Job.
Aber dann trifft er Lizzie Foster. Sie ist Meteorologin bei einem ernstzunehmenden Sender und besticht Hal sofort durch ihre Intelligenz, ihr Interesse für Meteorologie – und ihre Schönheit.
Sie ist der genaue Gegensatz zu Hal.
Aber Gegensätze ziehen sich bekanntlich an.
Sie lassen sich auf eine Wette vor der Kamera ein: Wird es an Weihnachten schneien?
Für Hal und Lizzie gibt es jedoch eine noch wichtigere Frage. Wird ihre Beziehung, die so unvorhersehbar wie das Wetter selbst ist, ihre meteorologischen Differenzen überstehen?
Emma Lee-Potter ist Schriftstellerin und Journalistin. Bei Endeavour Press ist von ihr auf Deutsch bisher ‚Schulhofküsse‘ erschienen. Sie ist außerdem die Autorin des Blogs ‚House With No Name‘, in dem sie über das Leben, Bücher, Teenager und Frankreich schreibt.
Ihre Bücher wurden hoch gelobt.
„Ein rasanter Enthüllungsbericht [...] dicht erzählt mit schlagfertigen Dialogen.“ – Daily Mail
„Fast und furious.“ – Daily Mirror
„Konnte es nicht mehr weglegen“ – Best
„Wem Tempo, Dialoge und ein Blick aufs Leben hinter den Kulissen gefallen, der wird Lee-Potter lieben.“ – Belfast Telegraph
„Ein authentischer und witziger Einblick ins Leben.“ – Books Magazine
Endeavour Press ist einer der führenden unabhängigen digitalen Verlage.
65 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 3, 2012
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December 10, 2020
I liked both principal characters but I'd like more development of the plot.
January 5, 2014
Quick quirky read regarding 2 weather presenters - one who is a very serious well educated in the field, Lizzie and one an actor who has just go the gig for 4 weeks, Hal.
Predictable but still a fun read!
Predictable but still a fun read!
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December 8, 2017I struggled with this story simply because I had no idea who was supposed to be the love interest - Hal or Dan (who came across as rather a decent guy)
In the end it became a little too 'candyfloss' for me - not much substance, and I dnf'd at 77%, not realising that this was such a short book.
In the end it became a little too 'candyfloss' for me - not much substance, and I dnf'd at 77%, not realising that this was such a short book.
April 24, 2017
3.5 stars!
This one was a bit quirky, but I loved the idea of having a bet of whether or not there was going to be a white Christmas and that bringing two unlikely people together!
This one was a bit quirky, but I loved the idea of having a bet of whether or not there was going to be a white Christmas and that bringing two unlikely people together!
December 6, 2012
It was okay to start but then it felt really rushed. The whole part about the competition between the two main characters was a weak and unnecessary addition. It could have been good, if it had been a more integral part of the story instead of just mentioned briefly toward the end of the book in a throwaway manner.
November 3, 2015
This was my 1st book by this author and I can safely say it will not be my last...I liked her style of writing.. loved the storyline and the characters....a lovely festive read...the only downside was it was too short...would have enjoyed a few more chapters....Recomended
January 1, 2016
Why was this so rushed? I mean it started off quite nicely but you never really got fully introduced to the characters. Plus these two kind of suck at flirting. Like they met for the first time and he asks her if she thinks they'll have snow for Christmas?
Thank God it only had 70 pages.
Thank God it only had 70 pages.
November 23, 2015
Kurzgeschichte schön und gut dafür sehr schwache Ausarbeitung der Handlung...ganz nett für weihnachtliche Stimmung zwischendurch aber das wars auch schon...leider
December 21, 2017
Eine kleine kurze Geschichte, die mich jetzt nicht unbedingt weihnachtlich eingestimmt hat, aber trotzdem ganz nett zu lesen war.
December 13, 2020
So cute
This was one of those perfect Christmas stories. I loved the friendship between Lizzie and Hal. Plus there white Christmas bet was super adorable.
This was one of those perfect Christmas stories. I loved the friendship between Lizzie and Hal. Plus there white Christmas bet was super adorable.
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November 20, 2021Too slow
January 1, 2014
I wanted to love this novella so much! The first two-thirds of the book were great. Lee-Potter does a nice job of introducing the reader to Hal and Lizzie (the book's love interests) and slowly developing their love. It was refreshing to have a novella that didn't have a heavy insta-love feel to it. I thought Hal and Lizzie had a fairly natural-feeling relationship. I felt that the reason they met (Hal had to go to Lizzie's class on meteorology) and why they continued to spend time together (talk weather and other stuff) made sense. Hal and Lizzie were cute, and I could have read an entire book about them.
Although the part of the book that focused on Hal and Lizzie meeting was cute, I didn't like where the plot went in the last third or so of the novella. I may have been okay with the twists and turns of the plot, if it didn't have to get wrapped up just a few pages later. It really is a shame, because the first 30-40 pages were great and the last 20 pages were so rushed and felt so different that the first two-thirds. The tale doesn't take a wildly weird turn or anything, just not a great one, in my opinion. I apologize for the vagueness, but I want the review to be spoiler free! :) I really wished that Lee-Potter could have expanded this book to make the plot feel a little less rushed and run more smoothly. This novella had a lot of promise.
Although the part of the book that focused on Hal and Lizzie meeting was cute, I didn't like where the plot went in the last third or so of the novella. I may have been okay with the twists and turns of the plot, if it didn't have to get wrapped up just a few pages later. It really is a shame, because the first 30-40 pages were great and the last 20 pages were so rushed and felt so different that the first two-thirds. The tale doesn't take a wildly weird turn or anything, just not a great one, in my opinion. I apologize for the vagueness, but I want the review to be spoiler free! :) I really wished that Lee-Potter could have expanded this book to make the plot feel a little less rushed and run more smoothly. This novella had a lot of promise.
December 14, 2016
A FUN, LIGHT-HEARTED READ
This was a short romance of sorts between an unlikely pair.
She's a legitimate meteorologist working for what appeared to be a successful TV station. He's an actor, drifting from part to part and lands a job at a rival station as a temporary weather forecaster. The stations couldn't be more different in their approach, and the couple couldn't be more different in the way they do their job.
Lizzie's station apparently wasn't doing as well as she thought and was bought out by someone who wanted to totally change things around, and horror of horrors, he wanted her to start doing her weather segments the way Hal did his. Hal wasn't even a real meteorologist and he wanted her to duplicate his methods?
Before this, Lizzie and Hal meet at a lecture he's sent to attend by his employer and strike up a bet of sorts. Will they have a white Christmas or not? Lizzie believes not but Hal believes they will. The bet gets carried away though when someone leaks out the news to the media.
It was funny some of the predicaments these people found themselves in. A few parts made me smile, but over all, there's not much to it. Not bad though.
This was a short romance of sorts between an unlikely pair.
She's a legitimate meteorologist working for what appeared to be a successful TV station. He's an actor, drifting from part to part and lands a job at a rival station as a temporary weather forecaster. The stations couldn't be more different in their approach, and the couple couldn't be more different in the way they do their job.
Lizzie's station apparently wasn't doing as well as she thought and was bought out by someone who wanted to totally change things around, and horror of horrors, he wanted her to start doing her weather segments the way Hal did his. Hal wasn't even a real meteorologist and he wanted her to duplicate his methods?
Before this, Lizzie and Hal meet at a lecture he's sent to attend by his employer and strike up a bet of sorts. Will they have a white Christmas or not? Lizzie believes not but Hal believes they will. The bet gets carried away though when someone leaks out the news to the media.
It was funny some of the predicaments these people found themselves in. A few parts made me smile, but over all, there's not much to it. Not bad though.
October 31, 2013
Everyone needs a bit of pre-Christmas escapism, so make yourself a hot chocolate (or mulled wine), grab a mince pie (it's never too early for mince pies) and give yourself a couple of hours me-time with Emma's novella White Christmas. Perfect to get you in the right frame of mind for all the shopping, card writing and pressie wrapping to be done in the run up to the big day.
Lizzie isn't feeling very Christmassy, but a couple of chance meetings means things are set to change in her life. Unlike my usual reads this isn't set in France, but in lovely London, with views over the Thames, candy cane decorations in Covent Garden and a meet arranged for noon on Christmas day - by the traditional Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.
This is a good, girlie 'will they, won't they' bit of festive fun.
Lizzie isn't feeling very Christmassy, but a couple of chance meetings means things are set to change in her life. Unlike my usual reads this isn't set in France, but in lovely London, with views over the Thames, candy cane decorations in Covent Garden and a meet arranged for noon on Christmas day - by the traditional Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square.
This is a good, girlie 'will they, won't they' bit of festive fun.
December 4, 2016
Lizzie is a meteorologist with a serious attitude to her work and when Hal comes along with charm and simplicity, she can’t help but bristle. They soon strike up a friendship but with Christmas looming ahead and the need to get the ratings up will the rivals find a middle ground?
This book intrigued me. I really liked Lizzie and Hal’s characters and the interplay between them but I wasn’t sure what either one thought of each other. There wasn’t a lot of romance to the book and the ending was quite abrupt. It was sweet nonetheless.
This book intrigued me. I really liked Lizzie and Hal’s characters and the interplay between them but I wasn’t sure what either one thought of each other. There wasn’t a lot of romance to the book and the ending was quite abrupt. It was sweet nonetheless.
December 9, 2012
Light fluff, and quite short. Read in in one sitting at the train station waiting for a late train to pick up my husband. It was flurrying and it looked pretty and Christmas-like outside and I was weak and succumbed to a mushy Christmas fluff story. Sigh. I should know better, but like junk food, I occasionally snarf down a chick-lit book, which is sweet and tempting at the first, but too much sweet and fluff leaves me feeling the same as if I'd eaten 6 bags of cotton candy.
July 15, 2014
Did I miss something here? I'm sorry but I thought that this book was very light: a short novella(less than an hour's reading at the hairdresser's), abrupt ending, uneven narrative ... The weather thing was continued ad nauseam and the stuff with the serious meteorologist presenting on TV in a onesie was as absurd as one of the characters saying that the onesie was "very fetching"! - and with no hint of sarcasm or humour ...! Maybe holiday reading by the pool with several glasses of wine?!
December 30, 2013
A quick holiday novella. This story was well written, with a good premise, but I thought the end moved too fast. I thought there was a great deal of potential in the end of the story, but the story wrapped up so fast that we were told what happened instead of seeing it play out. Also, the budding romance just happened at the end instead of developed. I'd be curious about what the author would do with a full length story.
December 20, 2014
This book actually bored me. I understand they are weather reporters, but the fact that they talk all technical about it, it bores me. The characters are slightly shallow, vapid. I couldn't even really get into the story. This didn't feel like a true romance story. I just didn't feel it. It just wasn't there. This book really just did nothing for me.
February 13, 2013
Lizzie is a serious meteorologist, Hal an actor hired as a weather forecaster. They make a bet – will there be snow on 25th December?
As the contest, and their burgeoning relationship, gathers momentum, sparks begin to fly. But who will be the winner?
As the contest, and their burgeoning relationship, gathers momentum, sparks begin to fly. But who will be the winner?
November 18, 2012
cute little story, easy read, wish there was more to the challenge
November 26, 2012
lovely litte Christmas read.
December 12, 2012
This was more of a short story than a book. Just when it started getting going - it just wrapped up - very unsatisfactory
December 17, 2012
Cute little Christmas story. Set in London with a mild romance between an actor and a wether forecaster. A fun holiday read overall!
October 8, 2013
Eh, it was okay. It was a cute, easy read, but it felt like a lot the storyline was patchy.
December 26, 2012
Could have been an intersting bit of easy-going chick-lit; but it was far too short and the ending felt rushed!
April 10, 2017
Quick read.
March 1, 2013
Very cute short story.
August 22, 2013
A short, fun, easy going story.
Perfect if you've got an hour to spare.
Perfect if you've got an hour to spare.
December 18, 2013
loved this
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