Category: Christmas Romance

Oklahoma Christmas Blues by Maggie Shayne

Posted December 3, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

oklahoma-christmas-bluesTitle:  Oklahoma Christmas Blues
Series:  The McIntyre Men #0.5 (prequel)
Author:  Maggie Shayne
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  November 10, 2016
Publisher:  Thunderfoot Publishing
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  Own Kindle Edition
Cover Description:

Darryl is on a quest for peace. His chance at fatherhood was taken from him long ago, and an IED in Iraq ensured he’d never get another. In Big Falls, the McIntyre brothers hire him to keep an eye on their beautiful cousin Sophie in case her criminal ex shows up. He doesn’t expect to fall head over heels.

Sophie McIntyre’s life was blown apart by a drug dealing ex who cost her her job and nearly her medical license. She comes to Big Falls because she has nowhere else to go. And the minute she gets there, things start to get better.

Is it because of that letter to Santa her Aunt Vidalia convinced her to write?

Within days she meets a beautiful man with a deeply wounded soul. And oddly, she finds herself giving him the same advice the town Santa gave to her—try believing again, and if it’s too much to believe, then just try hoping.

Love, magic, and miracles ensue.

Because this is Big Falls, Oklahoma. Miracles are an everyday occurrence around here. Especially at Christmastime.

Titles in this series include:  Oklahoma Christmas Blues – Oklahoma Moonshine – Oklahoma Starshine

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His Jingle Bell Princess by Barbara Dunlop

Posted December 3, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

his-jingle-bell-princessTitle:  His Jingle Bell Princess
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Author:  Barbara Dunlop
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Accidentally abandoned and stranded by a raging blizzard in the picturesque town of Tucker, Maine, Crown Princess Jasmine Arcules finds herself alone and unguarded for the first time in her life.

Meanwhile, widower Sam Cutler is dreading the Christmas season. Struggling to be a good father to his nine-year-old twin daughters, he’s wracked with guilt and battling painful memories. The last thing he needs is a beautiful stranger invading his world.

Jasmine keeps her royal identity secret, so Sam treats her the way no man in her native country ever would – a country where speaking to Jasmine out of turn could result in jail time. But Jasmine has a knack for getting past Sam’s defenses, comforting his daughters, arousing his suppressed emotions, and forcing him to remember he’s a man…

Both Sam and Jasmine need each other, but can they trust in Christmas magic to bring their hearts together?

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Montana Secret Santa by Debra Salonen

Posted December 2, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 2 Comments

montana-secret-santaTitle:  Montana Secret Santa
Series:  Love At The Chocolate Shop #3
Author:  Debra Salonen
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  December 1, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Ad exec Krista Martin, while feeling more Grinch than elf, still jumps at the chance to co-chair Marietta’s Secret Santa Society. Why not? Especially since brilliant, attractive, and innovative tech wunderkind Jonah Andrews has agreed to help. He’s well connected and Krista’s hoping for some advice on rebooting her career.

Jonah knows Krista has a not-so-hidden agenda, but sparring with her over cocoa at their Secret Santa meetings is the most fun he’s had since returning to his old hometown. Krista may come across as all business, but Jonah’s positive he’s glimpsed a little girl inside her who wants to believe in Santa… and in love.

Titles in the Love At The Chocolate Shop series include:  Melt My Heart, Cowboy – A Thankful Heart – Montana Secret Santa – The Chocolate Cure – The Valentine Quest – Charmed by Chocolate – The Chocolate Comeback

This particular story also has a connection to Debra Salonen’s Big Sky Mavericks series which includes:  Montana Cowgirl – Montana Cowboy – Montana Darling – Montana Maverick – Montana Hero – Montana Rogue – Montana Rebel

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The Doctor’s Christmas Proposal by Eve Gaddy

Posted December 1, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

the-doctors-christmas-proposalTitle:  The Doctor’s Christmas Proposal
Series:  The Gallaghers of Montana #3
Author:  Eve Gaddy
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  November 17, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Betrayed by his ex-fiancée, Dr. Wyatt Gallagher turns to the one woman he can always trust – his best friend, Mia Watson. After moving away, Wyatt has realized he wants more than friendship with the beautiful artist. With that in mind, he convinces Mia to come to Marietta for the Christmas holidays. But wooing Mia is surprisingly difficult — especially given the passionate night they’ve already shared.

Though Mia Watson has loved Wyatt Gallagher for years, he’s always seen her as a friend, never a lover. Except for one unforgettable interlude when comfort turned to passion. Then Wyatt moved back to Montana, leaving Mia with an unexpected consequence of their night together–and soon, heartbreak to follow.

Faced with the fulfillment of her dreams, Mia knows she must reveal the consequences of their night together to Wyatt. But having withheld the truth for so long, will her confession destroy his trust in her, ending their friendship and any hope of a future together?

Titles in this series include:  Sing Me Back Home – Love Me, Cowgirl – The Doctor’s Christmas Proposal (Links are to reviews on Keeper Bookshelf)

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If Santa Were a Cowboy by Melissa Cutler

Posted December 1, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

if-santa-were-a-cowboyTitle:  If Santa Were A Cowboy
Series:  One and Only Texas #2.5
Author:  Melissa Cutler
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  October 25, 2016
Publisher:  St. Martin’s Press
My Rating:  3.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

This Christmas, Santa wears a Stetson.

Paul Savage loves Christmas at Briscoe Ranch Resort, when he gets to take a break from being a back country guide to play Santa in the resort’s lobby and talk to kids about toys. The last thing he expects is his high school crush to come waltzing in as his new assistant photographer, wheeling a suitcase that’s more naughty than nice.

Kelly Walker is a disaster. All she’d wanted was spice up her life by saying ‘yes’ to every opportunity, which is when the universe started pelting her with ‘no’s. So when she comes across a job listing for a holiday photographer working with the sweet, scrawny boy whose advances she’d laughed off in high school, she jumps on the chance to turn her bad Karma around by giving Paul a second chance.

Trouble is, Paul’s anything but scrawny anymore, and his cowboy swagger throws her grand plans for a loop—especially when he tempts her with a red hot proposition of his own. Kelly’s in way over her head, but as she gets swept up in the magic of Briscoe Ranch’s holiday charms—and Paul’s—could Kelly’s year of ‘no’s be leading up to the ‘yes’ of a lifetime?

Titles in this series include:  The Mistletoe Effect – One Hot Summer – One More Taste – If Santa Were A Cowboy – One Wild Night (March 2017)

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A Christmas Day at the Office by Matt Dunn

Posted November 30, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

a-christmas-day-at-the-officeTitle:  A Christmas Day At The Office
Series:  A Day At The Office #2
Author:  Matt Dunn
Genre:  Romantic Comedy
Published:  October 11, 2016
Publisher:  Lake Union Publishing
My Rating:  3 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

One office, five lives, on the most romantic day of the year.

One Christmas party. Two merging companies. Free-flowing champagne. What could possibly go wrong?

With her new billionaire boss in town, Sophie’s determined to swap the No-Jobs she meets on Tinder for her very own Steve Jobs. But will looking like a million dollars be enough to kick-start a Fifty Shades adventure?

A ring in his pocket and dressed to kill, Calum’s planning to get down on one knee. Though if Mia doesn’t say ‘yes’, he’s not sure he’ll ever get back up.

Julie’s got a surprise for Mark—though it’s something she’s not even sure she wants. Meanwhile, Mark’s got another choice to make: the love of his life, or the opportunity of a lifetime?

With his job on the line, and the ex who broke his heart back on the scene, Nathan’s day is becoming a nightmare. But he’s about to meet the woman of his dreams.

This year’s office Christmas party should be a night to remember—but for five of Seek Software’s employees, it might be one they’d sooner forget.

Titles in this series include:  A Day At The Office – A Christmas Day At The Office

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Miracle on 5th Avenue by Sarah Morgan

Posted November 30, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

miracle-on-5th-avenueTitle:  Miracle On 5th Avenue
Series:  From Manhattan With Love #3
Author:  Sarah Morgan
Genre:  Contemporary Romance
Published:  November 29, 2016
Publisher:  Harlequin – HQN Books
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

It will take a Christmas miracle for two very different souls to find each other in this perfectly festive fairy tale of New York!

Hopeless romantic Eva Jordan loves everything about Christmas. She might be spending the holidays alone this year, but when she’s given an opportunity to house-sit a spectacular penthouse on Fifth Avenue, she leaps at the chance. What better place to celebrate than in snow-kissed Manhattan? What she didn’t expect was to find the penthouse still occupied by its gorgeous—and mysterious—owner.

Bestselling crime writer Lucas Blade is having the nightmare before Christmas. With a deadline and the anniversary of his wife’s death looming, he’s isolated himself in his penthouse with only his grief for company. He wants no interruptions, no decorations and he certainly doesn’t appreciate being distracted by his beautiful, bubbly new housekeeper. But when the blizzard of the century leaves Eva snowbound in his apartment, Lucas starts to open up to the magic she brings…This Christmas, is Lucas finally ready to trust that happily-ever-afters do exist?

Titles in this series include:  Midnight At Tiffany’s – Sleepless In Manhattan – Sunset In Central Park – Miracle On 5th Avenue

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It Must Be Christmas by Jennifer Crusie, Mandy Baxter, Donna Alward

Posted November 29, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

it-must-be-christmasTitle:  It Must Be Christmas
Series: -Anthology-
Author:  Jennifer Crusie, Mandy Baxter, Donna Alward
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  St Martin’s Paperbacks
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

t’s the most wonderful time of the year, when love is in the cold and frosty air—and desire reaches the boiling point. . .

Hot Toy
From New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Crusie comes a hilarious, sexy story about a determined shopper who grabs the last action figure off the shelf, only to find herself plunged into the arms of a sexy secret agent. Mayhem under the mistletoe ensues. Business as usual this Christmas season…right?

Christmas with the Billionaire Rancher
Nate wants to stay away from all the women who want his money in Mandy Baxter’s story set deep in the heart of Texas. But when gorgeous do-gooder Chloe Benson comes knocking at his door—in search of funds for her charity—Nate can’t ignore the passion he feels for her. Maybe love is priceless after all?

Christmas at Seashell Cottage
’Tis the season in Jewell Cove when local doctor Charlie Yang finds her quiet, steady life disrupted by both an abandoned baby in the nativity manger and ex-SEAL Dave Ricker. Are these turn of events too good to be true? Or is Christmas working its magic—for real— Donna Alward’s heartwarming holiday story?

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Winter Wonderland by Elizabeth Mansfield

Posted November 28, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Regency Romance, Series / 0 Comments

winter-wonderlandTitle:  Winter Wonderland
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Author:  Elizabeth Mansfield
Genre:  regency Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Open Road Media Romance
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

For inexperienced, painfully shy Barnaby Traherne, the glittering society ball is akin to a battlefield . . . that is, until his attention is captured by an auburn-haired beauty. Scandalous rumors swirl around Miranda Pardew and now she has set her cap for a renowned rake. Ignoring the gossip, the already-smitten Barnaby gathers his courage and asks Miranda for a dance. When she rejects him—in a very public humiliation—he vows that when he reenters the fray, he will be better prepared. Eleven years later, he gets his chance, along with the opportunity to deliver to a certain haughty beauty her long-overdue comeuppance.
 
Once the belle of the ball, Miranda is now an impecunious widow. A stroke of luck lands her a governess position in Norfolk. Before she arrives, her stagecoach is ambushed by highwaymen, and Miranda finds herself stranded with an attractive stranger. She has no idea he’s the nobleman she rebuffed years earlier. But Barnaby has not forgotten her—and is shocked to discover that Miranda has been employed to look after his nephews. At his brother’s estate for Christmas, Barnaby tries in vain to conceal his still-wild attraction to Miranda, but a capricious fate conspires to throw Barnaby and Miranda together at every turn.

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True-Blue Cowboy Christmas by Nicole Helm

Posted November 28, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

true-blue-cowboy-christmasTitle:  True-Blue Cowboy Christmas
Series:  Big Sky Cowboys #3
Author:  Nicole Helm
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 4 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Thack Lane has his hands full. For the past seven years, he’s been struggling to move on from his wife’s tragic death and raise a daughter all by his lonesome. He doesn’t have time for himself, much less a cheerful new neighbor with a smile that can light up the ranch.

Christmas spirit? Bah, humbug.

With Christmas right around the corner, Summer Shaw is searching for somewhere to belong. When her neighbor’s young daughter takes a shine to her, she is thrilled. But Thack is something else altogether. He’s got walls around his heart that no amount of holiday wishes can scale. Yet as joy comes creeping back to the lonely homestead, Summer and Thack may just find their happily ever after before the last of the Christmas miracles are through…

Titles in this series include:  Rebel Cowboy – Outlaw Cowboy – True Blue Christmas Cowboy (links are to reviews on Keeper Bookshelf)

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