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Book Review – Mistletoe Season By Michelle Major

Synopsis

Spend the holidays in Magnolia, North Carolina, where two lonely hearts find exactly what they need for Christmas.

Anji Guilardi needs a man for Christmas—at least, according to her mother. What she really needs is to grow her fledgling catering business. Partnering with Magnolia’s Wildflower Inn holds promise, but when her mother falls ill, Anji’s drawn back to the responsibility of the family restaurant. Balancing work and her eight-year-old son, she has no time for romance…until Anji runs into Gabriel Carlyle.

Temporarily helping at his grandmother’s flower shop, Gabriel doesn’t plan to stick around, especially after he bumps into Anji, one of his childhood bullies. Sure, she’s all grown up and gorgeous now, and when they find themselves under the mistletoe, their chemistry is undeniable. But it’ll take more than a Christmas miracle for Anji to break through the defenses of Gabriel’s well-guarded heart and find a love built to last.

Published Date : 26 October 2021

My Review

Anji, a single mother raising her son, Andrew has always dream to have her own business. And when she thought she have achieve it, she have to let go of her dream to help her mum to run her family’s Italian restaurant. It was not an easy task for her as her mum’s insistence on her following the traditional recipe and menu is suffocating her. She wanted to explore and challenge herself with new menu, something that she could do in her catering business but not at her family’s restaurant. The conflict within her has put a tremendous stress on her coupled with the bullying issue in school that Andrew is experiencing. 

Gabriel is back to Magnolia to help his grandma to manage her florist shop after his grandma fell sick. To get entangled in Anji and family matter is the last in his mind. But he couldn’t help himself especially when Anji still hold a place in his heart. 

It is a story of love, hope, family and redemption which I hold dear in this season of greeting. Love the stubbornness of Anji and Gabriel but not I not fancy of the  harsh decision that Gabriel made at the end of the story. Overall it is a wonderful read for this holiday season.

My Rating

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Book Review – One Christmas Wish By Brenda Jackson

Synopsis

It’s Christmas in Catalina Cove, a time of promise and second chances. But when you’re starting over, love is the last thing you’re wishing for…

Vaughn Miller’s Wall Street career was abruptly ended by a wrongful conviction and two years in prison. Since then, he’s returned to his hometown, kept his head down and forged a way forward. When he is exonerated and his name cleared, he feels he can hold his head up once again, maybe even talk to the beautiful caf� owner who sets his blood to simmering.

Sierra Crane escaped a disastrous marriage–barely. She and her six-year-old goddaughter have returned to the only place that feels like home. Determined to make it on her own, Sierra opens a soup caf�. Complication is the last thing she needs, but the moment Vaughn walks into her caf�, she can’t keep her eyes off the smoldering loner.

When they give in to their attraction, what Sierra thought would be a onetime thing becomes so much more. Vaughn knows she’s the one. Sierra can’t deny the way Vaughn makes her feel, but she’s been burned before. With Christmas approaching, Vaughn takes a chance to prove his love, and it will be up to Sierra to decide if her one Christmas wish–true happiness–will come true.

Published Date : 26 October 2021

My Review

Sierra is back to Catalina Cove after a nasty incident leading to her divorce from Nathan, her ex-husband together with her god daughter. Focusing on starting a new life with her god daughter, finding new love is far from her mind until she met Vaughn. From the moment he set eyes on Sierra, he was attracted to her but Sierra’s insecurity have make him to slow down and allow Sierra’s to take charge of their relationship. Something that he is trying to get use to.

This is the 5th book under Catalina Cove series and is my 3rd book. Love the setting where all the story take place. with strong focus on the community. This is a story of 2nd chance for both Sierra and Vaughn to find their true love. Both have experience betrayal in their past relationship and it is understandable that both are vary in this new attraction of theirs, I love how Vaughn allow Sierra to take control but at the same time, he know when to be firm. Their romance and passion really make this a very steamy and romance read to me,

My Rating

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Book Review – Sleigh Bells Ring By RaeAnne Thayne

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Synopsis

Celebrate the season with this sparkling holiday romance, perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber, Dorthea Benton Frank, and Nancy Thayer! 

Ranch manager Annie McCade thought her twin niece and nephew could join her at the Angel View Ranch for Christmas with her absent employer being none the wiser. But when the ranch’s owner, Tate Sheridan, shows up out of the blue, Annie’s plans are upended. Soon she finds herself helping Tate make a Christmas to remember for his grieving and fractured extended family.

Published Date : 26 October 2021

My Review

Annelise Mc Cade is back to Angel’s View Ranch as a caretaker to manage the ranch while taking care of her niece and nephew in the absence of her brother. Things got complicated when not only her employer turn up but practically the whole family. When the chef did not turn up, Annie took up the challenge to cook for the whole family throughout the holiday season. Soon, she find her employer’s Tate Sheridan presence intimidating to her not to mentioned her increasingly attraction towards him.

Tate has been some sort of a recluse and take his family’s responsibility seriously as a paying back for the guilt that he have over the death of his father which he feel he has something to do with it. Being near to Annie has invoke feelings that he kept locked in him.

Sleigh Bells Ring focus on family in this season of greeting. Love the story about family ties, the struggles within the family, and each of these characters overcome the struggles and be happy again with each other on a new grounds.

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