From now until Christmas Day, we’ll be posting a series of six Christmas thoughts from some of our favourite Entice authors. Today, Mariah Stewart tells us all about her typical family Christmas:

‘In our home, Christmas Eve is usually chaos of wrapping, baking and turning the house upside down searching for those gifts I’ve misplaced.

Christmas morning is the best – we’ve been hosting a brunch for the same group of friends and family for over twenty-five years. The kids who were toddlers way back then have grown into adults, and we’ve added new faces as there have been engagements and weddings and yes, a baby (our adorable grandson, Cole!).

There’s always much laughter and the joy of being with people you’ve known and loved forever. Brunch always goes well into the afternoon, but we wouldn’t have it any other way!’

Mariah Stewart’s bestselling Cheseapeake Diaries series is available from Piatkus Entice now (Coming Home, Home Again, Almost Home, Hometown Girl and Home for the Summer).