Book Tour – Christmas At The Cornish Cafe By Phillipa Ashley

[amazon_link id=”B01GCJ1CY0″ target=”_blank” ][/amazon_link]Today on the book tour for Phillipa Ashley’s brand new Christmas book,’Christmas At The Cornish Cafe’, Phillipa tells us what she hopes to get for Christmas.

I’M MAKING A LIST…

Dear Santa,
Here I am again, sending you another begging letter. I know, you must be rolling your eyes. You get so many of these notes. I bet you’d far rather be sitting in front of Love Actually on Christmas Eve, sipping a glass of Taylor’s and scoffing a Tesco Finest mince pie, than flying around the world with a pack of over-excited reindeer. (By the way, what do you do when Rudolph wants to … you know? Do you carry a bucket and shovel or do they wear those nappies like the carriage horses in Bruges?)

Anyway, I digress. Here’s my Christmas list.

For readers – books
OK, Santa. I see you sighing but that’s what readers do. Read books. Without my readers, I’d be redundant and very miserable. So I’m asking you to make sure that readers can continue to read exciting, uplifting books whether they’re e books or paperbacks. You can’t have a reader without a book – and what’s the point of writing, unless you can share your story?

For bloggers – a huge hug and round of applause
Yes, yes… I’m creeping here but you’re only reading this post because a book blogger has spent their time and energy to creating this wonderful blog. You may think that a bloggers’ life is marvellous. All they do is read free books all day, jot down a few words about them and post a review on social media. I know it sounds like a dream come true, but bloggers also come under a lot of pressure to read a lot of books in a short space of time. Believe it or not, some people in cyberspace aren’t always kind to them even though they try to be honest and constructive with their reviews. Blogs also take a lot of maintenance and work to keep them fresh and fun for readers. Bloggers don’t get paid and they juggle day jobs, families and often challenging circumstances. So, Santa, please bring them a very happy 2017. They deserve it. I’m sure they’d also appreciate a Ferrari hand delivered by Aidan Turner but that’s up to you.

For Cornwall – a great big slobbery kiss
Santa, I’m wishing Cornwall and the Cornish people the best possible 2017 they can have. They’ve already given so much to me by inspiring my books. Many readers have been kind enough to say that when they read the Cornish Café series they really feel as if they’re actually standing on a Cornish beach, with the breeze tugging their hair and the seagulls crying. That’s because I can’t fail to be inspired by the stunning Cornish landscape with all its scents, sounds and tastes and have to pass on the way I feel. I know that the county has its share of problems: who could forget the winter flooding of a few years ago? I also know that the people pull together and help each other in times of crisis. It’s this community spirit that’s inspired some of the scenes in Christmas at the Cornish Café – so be generous to Cornwall, Santa, if you possibly can.
For us all – a more peaceful world

What? You get asked that a lot these days? And you’re finding it harder than ever to deliver? In fact, you’re thinking of discontinuing world peace and replacing it with ‘let’s hope for the best.’ Well, I suppose we’ll just have to make do with that, then.

There you go: I’m not asking for much, am I?

Hope you all get what you’re wishing for.

You can buy [amazon_link id=”B01GCJ1CY0″ target=”_blank” ]Christmas at the Cornish Café from Amazon [/amazon_link]