Behind the scenes, the staff work tirelessly, ensuring the smooth operation of the hotel, not only keeping the confidences of their guests, but also protecting their own secrets. are preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime event – the marriage of chambermaid Nancy Nettleton to debonair demonstration dancer Raymond de Guise. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. Full details of your rights under the Distance Selling Regulations are available in the UK from your local Citizens' Advice Bureau or your Local Authority's Trading Standards Office. Throw in a couple of love stories, some espionage, a spy (or 2) and this story has a little something for everyone.

There was actually little about Christmas if I am honest till right at the very end - but the picture painted of the tree in the grand reception of The Buckingham Hotel was good. As already mentioned, war is looming, but we also have the values and prejudices front and centre and these present quite a few challenges for many of the characters. Do you feel weighed down by stress and pressure, held back by judgement and lack of opportunity, and critcised by everyone – including yourself? The hotel staffare preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime event - the marriage of chambermaid Nancy Nettleton to debonair demonstration dancer Raymond de Guise. As the band strikes up in the Grand Ballroom to celebrate Nancy and Raymond’s wedding, one thing is certain – this will be a Christmas to remember.Access to the Plus Catalogue—thousands of Audible Originals, audiobooks and podcasts, including exclusive series. I will however be pouncing on the Audiobook as soon as it is released so I can revisit with that extra dimension that the narrator brings. Although I hadn’t then read the previous books, it was easy to catch up on the history of the characters and to enjoy the story. of our deliveries are made by Royal Mail as we think they give the best service and cover all areas of the UK.

When Billy can’t find the informant, he wonders if Kate is secretly harboring her, since the two grew close during Kate's weeks undercover. Helene the female lead dancer has her own secrets- a child with a black husband now dead and her family disowned her as it “would bring shame on their good name”.Yes, there is dancing, yes there is a ballroom but the main story is based around the staff who live and work in the Buckingham Hotel. That said, I’m sure she won’t mind me saying (given last week’s 13 points) that I think we may be in need of your votes this weekend! Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. This is book three in the series set in the Buckingham Hotel (The previous books are One Enchanted Evening and Moonlight over Mayfair). As the band strikes up in the Grand Ballroom to celebrate Nancy and Raymond's wedding, one thing is certain - this will be a Christmas to remember.

Having seen action himself in the Great War and still bearing the emotional scars a second war feels imminent to Maynard, with the odious Lord Edgerton, a key member of the hotel board, a notable member of the British Union of Fascists. Liking a bit of strictly, and listening to the gentleman when he talks, I was expecting it to be a cheesy read based around Mr Du Bekes dancing career, turned into a story to make it more readable than just an autobiography of sorts. Meanwhile, it’s back to the training room for me in readiness for this Saturday’s Samba with my new partner Jacqui Smith! Although I haven’t read the previous books in the series and some of the references to past events therefore didn’t mean much to me, I was easily able to follow the storyline and dive straight into the world of the Buckingham hotel.A consummate storyteller adept at captivating audiences, he is now captivating readers as he whisks them away to worlds of dance, intrigue, high society and scandal.

And so far I haven’t been disappointed, my only gripe is that I wished I had read his previous books to get a proper portrayal of the characters, that said the book does go into a slight background on each character so you can get a grip of each of them, I am only about three quarters of the way through so I hope the ending is as good as the rest as been so far.

In 2018, he realised his boyhood ambition and published the first in a series of bestselling novels set in the 1930s world of the exclusive Mayfair hotel, The Buckingham. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The arrival of elegant principal dancer, Hélène Marchmont’s estranged family bringing news of their own to the hotel exposes her most precious secret, thereby placing her future in the Grand Ballroom on the line. Behind the scenes, the staff work tirelessly, ensuring the smooth operation of the hotel, guarding the secrets of their guests - but they have many of their own that they fear will be revealed.