Two broken hearts plus one meddling grandmother equals a Christmas to remember.
Single mom Quinn is down on her luck.
It’s a few days before Christmas and despite her efforts to keep her life from crumbling, fate isn’t on her side. Just as she wrangling her five-year-old into her car, the wind picks up and her car door scratches the paint of the Jaguar next to her. The car that just happens to belong to Collin Stewart—the boy who broke her heart years ago.
Collin is back in his sleepy home town to spend the holidays with his sick grandmother. He didn’t think that he’d run into Quinn—the girl he’s never really been able to get out of his head. At the prompting of his grandmother, he calls Quinn to inquire about her plans for the holidays only to find out that there’s been fire at her house, leaving her homeless. The only plausible reaction is to ask Quinn to come stay with him.
She’s hesitant, but agrees.
They soon learn it’s harder to live in such close quarters with feelings they can’t quite ignore. Not when Collin’s grandmother seems determined to push them together. Or Quinn’s precocious daughter seems to be winning Collin’s heart. Add the magic of Christmas and Quinn and Collin must decide if there’s just enough magic in the air to change their broken hearts.
My Review
We begin with Quinn shopping for the holidays. Of course, her daughter scribbled on the list she needed to shop with. She lives in a small town in Middleton, Montana. It is cold, and her daughter is naturally like any precouses 5 year old, but the story will remind you of your parenting days. The book is more narrated than first person pov.
Of course, under not-so-great circumstances, she runs into her ex at the small town craft store.
Collin is back in town for the holidays and to help take care of his ailing grandmother, but he doesn’t expect to run into Quinn. I love his feisty grandmother, but the narration of this story is a little more telling than being. His grandmother is playing matchmaker, and his guilt as well for leaving his high school girlfriend to make something of himself and choosing work over love. Will he get his second chance?
He makes the phone call only to find out she is in need, and this hero can’t just do nothing. Their time together in his house is like stepping on eggshells. Collin is trying to break down her walls and love on her daughter, but Quinn is prickly,
His ailing mother, Ruby, is playing matchmaker; she is worried he will leave again, he wants to have a family with them, but he needs to speak up. This book has some miscommunication, a lot of slow burn, and misunderstandings. Quinn is quite delicate despite her trying to be strong, but this woman is so damaged from her past relationships.
Colin unfortunately doesn’t communicate well either, so between the two of them to story takes two steps forward, and they’re backwards.
Of course, just as things start to even out, the ex arrives and makes things so much more complicated.
Quinn is frustrated with her lack of thought and misunderstandings because of miscommunication. Collin isn’t much better, and this seems to lead them both on a rollercoaster of ups and downs. It’s like a does he love me, does he not. Her doubt and his grit are frustrating to listen to. Of course the last chapter, he finally says something.
Of course, he finally proposes. This was a long time coming, and there is too much sensual feeling in the description, but not enough moving forward.
Overall, her naive attitude and self deprecation is frustrating in the storyline.
She has so many self doubt she can’t even speak up for herself about what she wants. But the story is a clean romance.
This does end happily for Quinn, Collin, and Macy, but the travel to get there is insane.
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