Reviewed by --
Jacqueline Driggers
Book Review of --
Heating up the holidays by Marcia James
Overall star rating
--- 5
About the book:
Nicky Paxton is up to
her pointed elf ears in work—filling in for a sick Santa’s helper, corralling
kittens in a mechanical winter wonderland and running her family’s department
store chain. With only 14 shopping days until Christmas, the last thing she needs
is the return of her high school heart-breaker.
Lawyer and single dad
Chris Spencer leaves the Los Angeles rat race to raise his five-year-old
daughter, Holly, in his sleepy Virginia hometown. His first goal is to make
sure Holly has a Christmas to remember. His carefully laid plans don’t include
a second chance with his first love.
When Holly asks the
store Santa for a “fairy pony puppy”, Chris enlists Nicky’s help to track down
the elusive item. Despite Nicky’s resolve not to re-gift her heart to Chris,
their sexual attraction could power the town’s holiday light display. With the
help of mistletoe, a hairless dog and a lonely child, Chris and Nicky just
might get their Christmas desires.
Book creation ratings:
Overall total, 28 out
of 30 --
-- Story &
characters -- 10
-- Cover & title
-- 10
-- Editing &
formatting -- 8
* based on a 1-10
scale with: 1-4, poor; 5-7, good; 8-10,
very good.*
The review --
This book has all the
Christmas romance bells and whistles that you would want. As books go, it's not
very long, but it does pack a delicious punch. It reminds me of a book version
of the Hallmark channel holiday romance movies that I love so much. So yes, I
enjoyed the book very much. The characters are great - Nicky runs her family's
store chain, Chris is an old love who has blown into town, and she's determined
to resist him; determined to not give him another chance to break her heart.
But he's come back home to stay, and wants to raise his daughter Holly there.
Want to know more? You'll have to read the book, and this one is well worth
reading. It has a deliciously wonderful ending as well.
Reader Recommendations
Genre -- Christmas
holiday romance, contemporary
Age recommendations --
17 plus
Sex content rating --
mild
Violence rating --
none
** The author's links
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Hi, Jacqueline! Thank you for taking the time to read and review my Christmas novella. Your kind words made my day! I'm a sucker for holiday romances, so I really enjoyed writing this story. I'm also a big fan of Hallmark Christmas movies! :-) Thank you again. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving!
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