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Dream a Little Dream- 4*
I loved this little novella. What makes it even better is, one can jump right in and enjoy it without having read any of the Lucky Harbor books. (And I'm out of order only having read through Lucky in Love (book 4)- this novella is numbered 8.5)
Every Year- 1*
I didn't care or like this one. It might be because because it's part of a series. It was also my 3rd Kristen Ashley book. Her writing just doesn't do it for me.
Silent Night- 3*
This one was sweet. I did make me curious about cousin Jennifer and I *might* pick up her story.
Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas- 4*
This one was cute. I liked the surprise at the end.
A Family for Christmas- 3*
I certainly didn't like Jared's family. I thought the conflict was resolved a but too quickly (but hey it is a novella).
Average for anthology:
3*
I loved this little novella. What makes it even better is, one can jump right in and enjoy it without having read any of the Lucky Harbor books. (And I'm out of order only having read through Lucky in Love (book 4)- this novella is numbered 8.5)
Every Year- 1*
I didn't care or like this one. It might be because because it's part of a series. It was also my 3rd Kristen Ashley book. Her writing just doesn't do it for me.
Silent Night- 3*
This one was sweet. I did make me curious about cousin Jennifer and I *might* pick up her story.
Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas- 4*
This one was cute. I liked the surprise at the end.
A Family for Christmas- 3*
I certainly didn't like Jared's family. I thought the conflict was resolved a but too quickly (but hey it is a novella).
Average for anthology:
3*
Very quick short stories. Always a joy to read from these authors.
A small-town-Christmas themed anthology with the stories slotting into the each of the authors existing series. It's kind of like those round tins of Christmas cookies, each one is a little different but all good!
Im a big Jill Shalvis fan, and a long-time follower of the Lucky Harbor series. Fortunately for me her Dream a Little Dream [Lucky Harbor series] is the first story so I didnt have long to wait. Take one lonely but hunky firefighter hero still grieving for his lost sister, add spunky but commitment phobic heroine. Heat well and repeatedly to produce a tasty romance. Essentially a second chance romance and a good read.
Kristen Ashleys Every Year [Chaos Motorcycle Club series] is a finding Christmas story that apparently contains characters from the series. Since I have missed this series somehow, I was pleased there was enough back story provided that I avoided those huh? moments you occasionally find when entering a series in the middle.
Silent Night [Last Chance ] by Hope Ramsay has a hard-luck Christmas theme with some nice echoes of the original Christmas story. Fate takes a hand to bring two hurting people together to find love and family under a Christmas star.
I fell in love with the title for Molly Cannons Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas [Everson, Texas series ]. The heros mother hires a professional organizer and sics her onto the hero to clean up his act and decorate for Christmas. Needless to say the hero STRONGLY resents this. [As a piler myself I admit I sympathized with the hero, the rule at my house is touch my desk and die!] Of course she wins him over, eventually
A Family for Christmas [Tallgrass series] by Marilyn Pappano is an opposites attract story with a large dose of Christmas spirit provided by the heroine.
Like any anthology, there are stories I loved and those that were good but not great. Each story is augmented by a comment from the author and an excerpt of one of their other works is provided at the end of the story. [It was kind of like a TV show; and now a word from our sponsors but I did get some leads on other stories to pursue.] Since I need to give an overall rating I will have to go with 4. Its definitely worth picking up.
Im a big Jill Shalvis fan, and a long-time follower of the Lucky Harbor series. Fortunately for me her Dream a Little Dream [Lucky Harbor series] is the first story so I didnt have long to wait. Take one lonely but hunky firefighter hero still grieving for his lost sister, add spunky but commitment phobic heroine. Heat well and repeatedly to produce a tasty romance. Essentially a second chance romance and a good read.
Kristen Ashleys Every Year [Chaos Motorcycle Club series] is a finding Christmas story that apparently contains characters from the series. Since I have missed this series somehow, I was pleased there was enough back story provided that I avoided those huh? moments you occasionally find when entering a series in the middle.
Silent Night [Last Chance ] by Hope Ramsay has a hard-luck Christmas theme with some nice echoes of the original Christmas story. Fate takes a hand to bring two hurting people together to find love and family under a Christmas star.
I fell in love with the title for Molly Cannons Have Yourself a Messy Little Christmas [Everson, Texas series ]. The heros mother hires a professional organizer and sics her onto the hero to clean up his act and decorate for Christmas. Needless to say the hero STRONGLY resents this. [As a piler myself I admit I sympathized with the hero, the rule at my house is touch my desk and die!] Of course she wins him over, eventually
A Family for Christmas [Tallgrass series] by Marilyn Pappano is an opposites attract story with a large dose of Christmas spirit provided by the heroine.
Like any anthology, there are stories I loved and those that were good but not great. Each story is augmented by a comment from the author and an excerpt of one of their other works is provided at the end of the story. [It was kind of like a TV show; and now a word from our sponsors but I did get some leads on other stories to pursue.] Since I need to give an overall rating I will have to go with 4. Its definitely worth picking up.
I love Christmas anthologies, and this one was no exception. Hope Ramsey, Jill Shalvis and Marilyn Pappano were already favorite authors, and it was nice to "meet" the other two contributors, Molly Cannon and Kristen Ashley.
