A Tale of Two Toyshops
A heart-warming Christmas romance filled with hope, healing, and second chancesBy Jax Burrows
Length6h 22m
About this audiobook
Sometimes the greatest gift is a second chance at love.
Five years after losing her husband and daughter in a tragic accident, Simone Beauvais has no room in her life for Christmas or for love. Instead, she hides behind the polished windows of Jeffersons, the perfectly ordered toyshop she runs with precision and control.
Across the street, Gabriel Lovejoy embraces everything she cannot: colour, chaos, laughter, and the magic of Christmas. When their rival shops are drawn into a festive competition, Simone and Gabriel are forced into each other's worlds. Slowly, his warmth begins to melt the ice around her guarded heart.
But when a snow globe in Gabriel's shop unlocks memories too painful to bear, Simone must decide whether she can truly open herself to joy again, or whether some wounds run too deep.
Set against twinkling lights and falling snow in the Cheshire town of Leytonsfield, this tender and romantic story will sweep you into the wonder of the season and remind you that sometimes love really is the greatest gift of all.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 4.4 (22)
Includes Goodreads
GenreGeneral Fiction, Humor, Romance
Length6 hrs 22 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateApr 9, 2026
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1By Jax Burrows
22Wednesday 16th December
2Chapter Two
23Chapter Nineteen
3Chapter Three
24Chapter Twenty
4Chapter Four
25Chapter Twenty-One
5Friday, 4th December
26Chapter Twenty-Two
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6Chapter Five
27Chapter Twenty-Three
7Chapter Six
28Chapter Twenty-Four
8Chapter Seven
29Chapter Twenty-Five
9Chapter Eight
30Chapter Twenty-Six
10Chapter Nine
31Chapter Twenty-Seven
11Chapter Ten
32Chapter Twenty-Eight
12Chapter Eleven
33Chapter Twenty-Nine
13Friday 11th December
34Chapter Thirty
14Chapter Twelve
35Thursday 24th December
15Chapter Thirteen
36Chapter Thirty-One
16Chapter Fourteen
37Thursday 24th December
17Saturday 12th December
38Chapter Thirty-Two
18Chapter Fifteen
39Friday 25th December
19Chapter Sixteen
40Also by Jax Burrows
20Chapter Seventeen
41About the Author
21Chapter Eighteen
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