I loved this book. Such a cute and different take on
Christmas. This anthology contains four stories about the Evergreens, the
winter clan of witches who are in charge of Christmas. The stories focus on
three brothers and their little sister and how they manage the Christmas
industry from the town on Gingerbread in Colorado.
The stories contained in this anthology are written by Vicki Lewis Thompson, Rhonda Nelson, Kira Sinclair and Andrea Laurence.
I liked each of these fun,
steamy romances. In the first story, Naughty or Nice?, Cole's college
girlfriend hacks into their security system, forcing a reunion. He left her ten
years earlier when he left college due to a family emergency and never returned.
He felt that he could never tell her the truth about his family. But when he
brings her back to Gingerbread to strengthen the security system she hacked
into, he realizes he won't be able to leave her again.
In the next story, She's a
Mean One, Ethan Evergreen, is the figurehead for the family business - which to
most of the world is a successful ornament making company - but in reality is
keeping the Christmas spirit strong. His biggest adversary has published a book
trying to convince people that allowing children to believe in Christmas is a
bad thing. It's up to Ethan to convince her there is value in Christmas magick.
Along the way he also falls in love with this woman who he believed to be his
enemy.
The third story, His First
Noelle, is about Dash. His world is turned upside down when his ex-wife,
Noelle, returns. A former CIA agent, she's back to take her father's place in
security while he's ill. Noelle never felt like she belonged with the winter
clan, her mother having been from the summer clan, and this caused a strain on
her relationship with Dash. But they've both grown up some over the years
they've been apart, and now they're willing to work through their communication
issues.
The last story, Silver Belle, is about the sister of
the family, Belle. For months she's had standing coffee date with Nick, a sexy
construction worker (he does own his own business building Christmas-themed
cottages.) He has no idea Belle is a witch, until she approaches him to fill
the role of Santa (after Santa and Mrs. Claus disappear on a beach vacation a
week before Christmas.) Belle is afraid Nick is giving up his whole life simply
to be with her, and she doesn't feel she's ready or even wants to be the next
Mrs. Claus. What she doesn't realize is the depth to which Nick has truly
embraced Christmas magick.
While the stories aren't especially deep or profound,
they're fun, and they're romantic and they're all about Christmas magick, and
that's what makes these stories so enjoyable. I like that it's such a different
and original depiction of how Christmas happens.
Beginning around Thanksgiving,
I try to read as many holiday themed stories as possible. This is my
second one of the year, and already I think I've found a favorite. Hope
we get more stories about this family in the future.
Highly recommend to anyone wanting a lighthearted
paranormal twist to their holiday romance stories.
No comments:
Post a Comment