Category: Christmas Romance

Mistletoe Between Friends / The Snowflake Inn by Samantha Chase

Posted November 24, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

mistletoe-between-friends-the-snowflake-innTitle:  Mistletoe Between Friends – The Snowflake Inn
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Author:  Samantha Chase
Genre:  Christmas Contemporary Romance
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

The holidays don’t have to be fraught with tension, as lifelong friends Lily Cavanaugh and Cameron Greene discover in Mistletoe Between Friends when they cook up a scheme to fool their family and friends.

The Snowflake Inn shows rivals Grace Brodie and Riley Walsh that Christmas is a time when dreams come true-even if you’ve given up on those dreams long ago.

This is a combination of two earlier novels by Samantha Chase… a more detailed cover description for each is below:

MISTLETOE BETWEEN FRIENDS

All lifelong friends Lily Cavanaugh and Cameron Greene want is a chance to enjoy the Christmas season. What’s stopping them? Their matchmaking parents who seem determined to set the two of them up on some of the worst blind dates in the history of dating.

They’ve identified the problem and have come up with the perfect solution – they will pretend to be dating in order to get their parents off of their backs and finally have a chance to enjoy a peaceful Christmas.

It was a simple concept; spend some extra time together pretending to like one another. But neither of them expected long-hidden desires to come to the surface or that a pretend relationship could suddenly feel very real.

THE SNOWFLAKE INN

A home for the holidays…

Grace thought she had finally found a place to belong. Coming off of ten years of tragedy and disappointments, her arrival at The Snowflake Inn finally gives her a reason to have hope for her future and the possibility of her forever-home. Until one man arrives with the power to take it all away.

Versus NOT wanting to be home for the holidays…

Riley’s world has been turned upside down. He’s back at the one place that he never wanted to return to and it looks like he may be staying longer than he had planned. Taking over The Snowflake Inn was never his dream, it was his family’s dream for him, and all Riley wants to do is cut his losses and leave. But one fiery red-head has him rethinking everything he had planned.

Both Grace and Riley had very different plans for their time at The Snowflake Inn but with the magic of Christmas all around them, and an attraction that they can’t seem to ignore, this could be the perfect time and place for everyone’s dream to come true.

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A Very Jaguar Christmas by Terry Spear

Posted November 23, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Series / 0 Comments

a-very-jaguar-christmasTitle:  A Very Jaguar Christmas
Series:  Heart of the jaguar #5
Author:  Terry Spear
Genre:  Paranormal Romance Shifter
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

As a protector of all jaguar-kind, Guardian agent Demetria MacFarlane isn’t surprised to get a call near Christmas—but when she’s sent to protect a cub whose species she didn’t even know existed, her holiday season gets complicated. And it doesn’t help that her partner is a distraction of the hottest kind.

Hotshot JAG agent Everett Anderson can handle dangerous poachers and wildlife traffickers, no problem…but kids? Everett fears he’ll be stuck cub-sitting under the Christmas tree, but working with one sexy Guardian she-cat may be the best present he’s ever gotten

Titles in this series include:  Savage Hunger – Jaguar Fever – Jaguar Hunt – Jaguar Pride – A Very Jaguar Christmas

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The Christmas Tree by Allyson Charles

Posted November 22, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

the-christmas-treeTitle:  The Christmas Tree
Series:  Pineville #2
Author:  Allyson Charles
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  November 22, 2016
Publisher:  Kensington Books – Lyrical Shine
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

It was one little fender bender. Sadie was only in picturesque Pineville, Michigan, for a day, trying to handle the ramshackle house her grandmother left her and juggle the sale of her failing design business at the same time. Her debtors don’t care that it’s almost Christmas. But then neither does the big bad contractor whose truck got squashed.

Colt McCoy might be the least festive person she’s ever met. He’s gruff, rude, and way too upset about a minor accident. Of course, he is nice to look at, with dimples hiding in his scruffy beard and a body like a lumberjack’s. And Sadie will have plenty of time to enjoy the view, since their community service sentence has put the two of them in charge of Pineville’s jinxed Christmas tree.

But as their squabbles over ornaments turn to laughter, anyone can see Colt and Sadie have something electric. The hard part is guessing if they’ll light each other up—or just keep blowing the fuse.

Titles in this series include:  Putting Out Old Flames – The Christmas Tree

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Holiday House Parties by Elizabeth Mansfield

Posted November 21, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Historical Romance, Regency Romance / 0 Comments

holiday-house-parties-two-talesTitle:  Holiday House Parties: Two Tales
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Author:  Elizabeth Mansfield
Genre:  Regency Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 4, 2016
Publisher:  Open Road Intrigated Media
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

In “The Girl with Airs,” Lord Dunvegan—Laird Geordie to his friends—attempts to persuade bluestocking Caroline Woolcott to give his besotted, tongue-tied friend Sir Archibald Halford a chance to win her hand in marriage. A Scotsman banished to England to cultivate a more genteel manner, Geordie has yet to meet a female who tempts him to settle down. It certainly isn’t the headstrong lass who wants nothing to do with Archie—or Geordie. But then Geordie’s father decides the standoffish Caroline would make an ideal bride for his wayward son, and a sizzling kiss in the doorway of a grand Lancashire estate turns two warring hearts to love . . .
 
In “A Sneeze on Tuesday,” Elinor Selby succumbs to the worst cold she’s ever known five days before Christmas, and her entire future takes a catastrophic turn. After an absence of five years, Elinor’s betrothed, Julian Henshaw, Lord Lovebourne, is due home any day. Were it not for her quick-thinking, curmudgeonly neighbor, Miles Endicott, on whom she’s relied since childhood, she might not be able to cope with the momentous reunion. But then an unexpected series of events forces Elinor and Miles to take part in a scandalous deception that will ignite a firestorm of longing and love.

Stand Alone Titles

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Holiday with a Twist by Shannon Stacey

Posted November 21, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

holiday-with-a-twistTitle:  Holiday With A Twist
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Author:  Shannon Stacey
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  November 21, 2016
Publisher:  Carina Press
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

After a messy breakup, Leigh Holloway is ready to start her life over. Until her parents put the family home on the market and call her back for one final, memory-making Christmas. The last thing she wants to do is deprive her mom of the perfect holiday, so she’ll lie her way through the visit and worry about her future in the New Year. Too bad the only bar in town is owned by a guy she seriously wronged in high school.

Leigh’s best friend broke Croy Dawson’s heart, and Croy knows it was Leigh’s fault. They’ve never liked each other, but Croy isn’t cruel: he’d never turn away a pretty woman in need of some family-Christmas fortification. He doesn’t expect her to drink just enough candy-cane martinis to tell him her secrets—and he definitely doesn’t expect to get caught up in her holiday madness.

Despite the surprising love and laughter, Croy and Leigh can’t escape the truth: he can’t walk away from his family obligations and she has a life and career to reboot. But anything is possible if your holiday comes with a twist…

Stand Alone Novella (at this time)

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A Cowboy Christmas Miracle by Carolyn Brown

Posted November 20, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

a-cowboy-christmas-miracleTitle:  A Cowboy Christmas Miracle
Series:  Burnt Boot, Texas #4
Author:  Carolyn Brown
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  September 6, 2016
Publisher:  Sourcebooks Casablanca
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

It will take a miracle bigger than the state of Texas for these two feuding families to survive the holidays!

Opposites might attract…
The Brennans and the Gallaghers put aside their one-hundred-year feud every Tuesday for their weekly poker game. This week, the stakes are sky-high. Goaded to recklessness, Declan Brennan bets one thousand dollars that he can woo the next woman to walk into the saloon. A minute later, fiery-haired Betsy Gallagher pushes through the doors. If Declan can tame this wild Gallagher, he’ll have earned every penny.

If they don’t kill each other first…
Betsy can out shoot anybody in Burnt Boot and loves ranching more than anything-until she falls for Declan. He’s fallen for her too. But when she discovers what sparked their courtship, Declan will need a Christmas miracle to save his hide-and his heart.

Titles in this series include:  Cowboy Boots For Christmas – The Trouble With Texas Cowboys – One Texas Cowboy Too many – A Cowboy Christmas Miracle

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Welcome Home for Christmas by Annie Rains

Posted November 11, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

welxome-home-for-christmasTitle:  Welcome Home For Christmas
Series:  A Hero’s Welcome #4
Author:  Annie Rains
Genre:  Contemporary Christmas Romance
Published:  November 8, 2016
Publisher:  Random House Publishing – Loveswept
My Rating:  4 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Three-hundred-and-sixty-four days a year, Allison Carmichael doesn’t mind being single. It sure beats dating another loser, and it keeps her heart safe. Then there’s that three-hundred-and-sixty-fifth day: Christmas Eve, the traditional time her entire family gathers together—and gangs up on her, demanding to know when she’s going to get married. This year, she swears, is going be different. And that’s why, at a charity auction she’s throwing on-base, she buys herself a man.
 
Sergeant Troy Matthews insists that he’s not for sale. His time is, though, and he’s happy to donate it. Happier still when he learns the identity of the winning bidder: the redhead with the killer good looks and smart mouth who runs the veteran’s center. Allison needs Troy’s help to fool her family into believing they’re an item, and he’s all too happy to indulge her. But by the time Christmas Eve rolls around, their little charade is working a little too well . . . because Troy’s falling head over heels.

Titles in this series include:  Welcome To Forever, Welcome Home Cowboy, Welcoming The Bad Boy, Welcome Home For Christmas

Read on for my thoughts on Welcome Home For Christmas.  No true spoilers, promise.

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Christmas Kisses by Alison May

Posted November 4, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance / 0 Comments

christmas-kissesTitle:  Christmas Kisses
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Author:  Alison May
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  November 4, 2016
Publisher:  Choc Lit
My Rating:  5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Three girls, three kisses, three gorgeous Christmas stories …

Holly hates Christmas with a passion and can’t wait to escape it – but then the flight to her once-in-a-lifetime holiday destination is cancelled. (Holly’s Christmas Kiss)

Cora has had the year from hell, and faces a bleak Christmas working in Golding’s department store – in the most unflattering reindeer costume imaginable.  (Cora’s Christmas Kiss)

Jessica is in denial after her husband’s betrayal, and can’t help but think back to when her life still seemed so full of hope and promise.  (Jessica’s Christmas Kiss)

Three years from hell, three sets of broken dreams, three girls in desperate need of Christmas spirit.

Is the perfect Christmas kiss all it take?

Christmas Kisses contains three Christmas novellas by Alison May.  It includes:  Holly’s Christmas Kiss – Cora’s Christmas Kiss – Jessica’s Christmas Kiss

Read on for my thoughts on Christmas Kisses.  No true spoilers, promise.

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His Christmas Miracle by Dani Collins

Posted October 27, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

his-christmas-miracleTitle:  His Christmas Miracle
Series:  Love In Montana #5
Author:  Dani Collins
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 27, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Quincy Ryan was just handed custody of a son he didn’t know existed. He knows how to be an architect, not a dad, so he looks to his own father for guidance, but that means moving with Pops to Marietta, Montana. Quincy knows he has to get over his shock and give Atlas the Christmas he deserves, but how? He needs a miracle.

Nicki Darren, failed actress, will take any job as Christmas approaches, even babysitting for a withdrawn, workaholic, single father. She lost her mom as a child, too, and hasn’t had a real Christmas since, so she identifies with four-year-old Atlas.

An advent calendar of activities soon has Nicki pulling Quincy out of the house to get a tree and ice skate with his son. She wants Quincy to open his heart to Atlas, but begins to fall for the Ryan men herself. It makes the countdown to her last day, Christmas Eve, bittersweet. If only the miracle he is looking for included her…

Titles in this series include:  Hometown Hero, Blame The Mistletoe, The Bachelor’s Baby, His Blushing Bride, His Christmas Miracle

Read on for my thoughts on His Christmas Miracle.  No true spoilers,promise.

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His Christmas Cowgirl by Alissa Callen

Posted October 26, 2016 by Marsha in Christmas Romance, Contemporary Romance, Series / 0 Comments

his-christmas-cowgirlTitle:  His Christmas Cowgirl
Series:  Wildflower Ranch #6
Author:  Alissa Callen
Genre:  Contemporary Romance, Christmas Romance
Published:  October 25, 2016
Publisher:  Tule Publishing
My Rating:  4.5 stars
Source:  NetGalley
Cover Description:

Headstrong cowgirl Peta Dixon has put her life on hold this Christmas to prove she can run her ranch as well as any man. There isn’t anything she can’t ride, fix, or stare down, and the only things to scare her are long hemlines and sky-high heels.

Self-made rancher Garrett Ross normally doesn’t take orders – he gives them. But when asked to step in to act as a temporary foreman on a Montana ranch over the holidays, he can’t refuse.

Yet when Garrett meets the beautiful and stubborn ranch owner, he realizes he’s signed on for a whole lot of trouble. Cynical and jaded, he has no time for feelings. And when Peta meets the man she’s to share her life with until Christmas, she discovers she no longer wants to be the person others expect her to be…

Will the rancher finally listen to his heart and admit he can’t live without a certain straight-talking cowgirl?

Titles in this series include:  Cherish Me, Cowboy, Her Mistletoe Cowboy, Her Big Sky Cowboy, His Outback Cowgirl, Hold Me, Cowboy, His Christmas Cowgirl

Read on for my thoughts on His Christmas Cowgirl.  No true spoilers, promise.

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