As the CEO of a major department store, I know firsthand that Christmas joy can be bought and sold just like anything else.
That's right. When it comes to the most wonderful time of the year, I’m a grinch in a penthouse. But when a gorgeous, red-headed firefighter saves me from a heart attack with a kiss and a whispered plea, even I can’t begrudge her a simple favor - be her date at her younger brother’s holiday wedding.Turns out, there’s nothing simple about it. Suddenly, I’m ice skating on frozen ponds, baking cookies with her family, kissing under mistletoes, and finding a little fa-la-la in the season. I don’t even recognize myself.
Because she’s like the spirit of Christmas present, haunting my thoughts, sparking something in my cold heart, and making me crave things past-me would never have considered asking the big man in red for - a future.
Once upon a time, a scrooge like me vowed to transform. The only thing he didn’t get in the end was the girl. I’m determined that won’t happen to me.
It’s either give up my selfish ways or lose the love of a truly elf-ish woman.
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L.B. Dunbar is back with another Holiday Hottie certain to heat the season and be your reason to fall in love this November. The fourth book among these Chicago firefighters can be read as a complete standalone, but we’re sure you’ll want to check out the rest of the department once you finish this one.
This book was one of those that I was enjoying but not loving at the start, but once we got farther into Jude and Angelica's story, I liked it more than I did at the beginning.
Jude is definitely a grump and I was not sure what I thought of him. I didn't dislike him, but he wasn't my favorite of heroes. He was gruff, and I get it, but it took a while for me to start to appreciate the "cracks" in his character. But, once we finally really started to see them, and she did too, the story became a lot more appealing to me, as I think Jude started to like himself more and that came through for me in the story and the characters.
I did believe in their connection and I did enjoy the way the fake relationship of the story evolved. It felt real and authentic.
I enjoyed and recommend this title.
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L.B. Dunbar loves sexy silver foxes, second chances, and small towns. If you enjoy older characters in your romance reads, including a hero with a little silver in his scruff and a heroine rediscovering her worth, then welcome to romance for those over 40. L.B. Dunbar’s signature works include women and men in their prime taking another turn at love and happily ever after. She’s a USA TODAY Bestseller as well as #1 Bestseller on Amazon in Later in Life Romance with her Lakeside Cottage and Road Trips Romance series. L.B. lives in Chicago with her own sexy silver fox.
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