She doesn’t believe in Christmas. He doesn’t believe in giving up on her.
Holly Evans has thirty-seven dollars in the bank, a foam chicken hat on her head, and one last shot at the screenwriting career she’s been clinging to since she was twenty-one. The offer? A small-town Christmas rom-com. Six-week deadline. And a producer who didn’t want her thriller about Santa losing his magic—but loved the idea as a romance.
There’s only one tiny problem. Holly is the least Christmassy person in the Western Hemisphere. She’s an Aussie. She wouldn’t know a snow angel if she tripped over one. Not to mention her family hasn’t done a real Christmas dinner since the divorce.
Enter Joe Winters. Maple Lake, Minnesota. Tourism consultant. Christmas personified. The guy who once got fired for decorating the public bathroom as Santa’s Official Bathroom. His career is on the line too—he needs Maple Lake to land as a streamer Christmas-movie filming location, and he needs Holly to fall in love with the town badly enough to write it into her script.
She came to write a love story. She didn’t plan on starring in one.
But Joe’s picture-perfect Christmases hide something. And the more Holly digs, the more she wonders what Mr. Mistletoe is really protecting.
She’s spent a decade convincing herself she doesn’t need Christmas. He’s spent a decade convincing the rest of the town to believe harder. Six weeks. One Aussie screenwriter pretending to feel the magic. One small-town tourism guy quietly carrying more than he lets on. And a script that’s about to start writing itself.
Holly Evans has thirty-seven dollars in the bank, a foam chicken hat on her head, and one last shot at the screenwriting career she’s been clinging to since she was twenty-one. The offer? A small-town Christmas rom-com. Six-week deadline. And a producer who didn’t want her thriller about Santa losing his magic—but loved the idea as a romance.
There’s only one tiny problem. Holly is the least Christmassy person in the Western Hemisphere. She’s an Aussie. She wouldn’t know a snow angel if she tripped over one. Not to mention her family hasn’t done a real Christmas dinner since the divorce.
Enter Joe Winters. Maple Lake, Minnesota. Tourism consultant. Christmas personified. The guy who once got fired for decorating the public bathroom as Santa’s Official Bathroom. His career is on the line too—he needs Maple Lake to land as a streamer Christmas-movie filming location, and he needs Holly to fall in love with the town badly enough to write it into her script.
She came to write a love story. She didn’t plan on starring in one.
But Joe’s picture-perfect Christmases hide something. And the more Holly digs, the more she wonders what Mr. Mistletoe is really protecting.
She’s spent a decade convincing herself she doesn’t need Christmas. He’s spent a decade convincing the rest of the town to believe harder. Six weeks. One Aussie screenwriter pretending to feel the magic. One small-town tourism guy quietly carrying more than he lets on. And a script that’s about to start writing itself.
MY THOUGHTS
First Line: “Holly Evans had thirty-seven dollars in the bank and a foam chicken hat on her head when the last voice she wanted to hear called out her name.”This was such a sweet and heartwarming Christmas romance! I loved being back in Maple Falls. It’s one of my favorite fictional towns in recent memory. It's so cozy and welcoming.
Holly is a bit of a Grinch when it comes to Christmas. But she's going to have to find some holiday spirit some way, since she has a Christmas script to write. Her livelihood depends on it. Enter Joe Winters. He has an abundance of Christmas spirit. His joy for the holiday was infectious. I liked him instantly. He was a bit absentminded and didn’t always make the best first impression, but he was so relatable. So lovable. It took a bit to warm up to Holly, but I loved seeing her experience the joy of Christmas.
Even though this is book four in the series, it stands alone perfectly fine. I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys small-town, faith-filled romances. I loved it.
I received a copy of this book and voluntarily reviewed it. All thoughts and comments are my honest opinion.
FIVE STARS
This sounds like a great Holiday read! And glad to know you don't have to start with the first book in the series. Great Review!
ReplyDeleteIt's always fun to read a romance where one is a grinch and one has all the Christmas spirit.
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