Romance Book Review: Riley Murphy's A Perfect Holiday

Author: Riley Murphy
ISBN: 978-1493585946
Genre: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance
Publisher: Riley Murphy

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Sidney has always worked to be the good girl her rich parents expect. Just once she'd like to be the bad girl. She gets the chance when she gets the opportunity to spend some quality time with her sexy neighbor.

Forced to take some R&R for a weekend, Riker finds the perfect distraction and a chance to spend time with his cute neighbor Sidney, but soon it turns into more.

Can Sidney move away from being the perfect daughter to spend the perfect holiday and the perfect future with Riker?

Cute holiday story about well developed characters and a hot sexy romance.

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What do you get when a good girl looking to bad is left alone at Christmas with a jaded bad boy looking to be good? A Perfect holiday. 

It’s not a matter of what could go wrong when a kindergarten teacher who’s tired of living vicariously through her porn collection is virtually stranded for the weekend with Mr. Sex-on-a-stick. It’s more a question of what could go right. 

Sidney Capp is tired of denying her natural desires to be the quintessential good girl her parents expect her to be. So when the holidays arrive, and she’s free of her folks breathing down her neck for the weekend? She’s drunk with power. Probably why when the opportunity to be a little bad presents itself, she doesn’t hesitate, but dives all over him. 

Riker Mitchell thinks being forced into some much needed R&R for a few days is going to kill him until he inadvertently discovers his sexy but shy neighbor is secretly into watching porn on the weekends. Apparently, he isn’t the only one with erotic ideas on the brain. Little does he know, the hottie in two B is determined to turn her sizzling dreams into a sensual reality. On a regular day, with a regular girl, he would have been the first to sign up, but with this little innocent? No matter how tempting it might be, he’s not going to take advantage of her…unless she can persuade him to do the wrong thing.

Romance Book Review: W. Lynn Chantale's Mistletoe Blues

Author: W. Lynn Chantale

ISBN: Not Assigned

Genre: Contemporary Romance/ Holiday Romance

Publisher: Whisper Publishing

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Three months ago Meredith thought the love of her life, Jackson, left her high and dry without explanation. Now she isn't sure if she wants to forgive him.  

When Jackson comes back from a music tour, he can't understand what happened between the Meredith and him. He didn't understand why she hasn't returned his calls, but he wants to get past that and get back to where they were together.

Very, very quick holiday romance featuring Christmas nuptials. Would have liked to see the story more drawn out, but a good start.

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Jackson Holt wants to surprise his girlfriend, Meredith with the wedding of her dreams, but a jealous co-worker is bent on keeping the lovebirds apart.

Meredith Baxter is overjoyed at the prospect of a Christmas Eve wedding. When the groom goes missing just moments before the ceremony, she’s left to wonder if it’s a case of cold feet or something much more sinister.

Romance Book Review: A Winter Tale: With Marshmallows

Author: Stephanie Beck
Digital ISBN: 978-1-61650-245-4
Genre: Holiday Romance/ Contemporary/ Paranormal
Publisher: Lyrical Press

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Mona is on the run from her father. When she was young he chose a life for her that Mona didn't want to be any part of anymore. As the alpha of her pack, it was hard to say no to her father. When she found a mate and started a family, her father intended her for to right back to being an assassin once the children were born. When she didn't want that life anymore her father had her mate killed.

Seeking sanctuary with another pack was a big move for Mona, but she couldn't continue on her own and keep her pups safe. When she meets alpha, Chris, she knows he is strong enough to protect her.

Chis isn't about to accept just anyone as his mate. When Mona first comes into his diner, he knows the strong wolf is the one for him. He knows she has a lot on her mind at the moment and he doesn't want to rush her, but if he is going to have her as his mate he has to act fast.

Quick read that takes place around the holidays but doesn't hold a lot of holiday cheer. Could even be a good read for the rest of the winter. Great to sit down with, with a cup of hot cocoa and marshmallows.


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No winter night is complete without marshmallows.

Pregnant and on the run, Mona Renalds is a werewolf with trouble nipping at her heals. She wants a new life for herself and the twins she’s carrying. Embracing the future can’t happen until she finds an alpha male strong enough to take on her former pack leader.

Chris Meyters is alpha of Haven Pack. Mild mannered and progressive, he tries to reverse the archaic methods of his pack’s previous leaders. When Mona comes into his diner requesting sanctuary, his primitive instinct to claim her nearly consumes him, but he fights himself to give her the choices she was denied in her former pack.

Surrounded by the Pennsylvania winter of snow, sledding parties and creamy cups of hot chocolate, Chris and Mona are prepared to do whatever it takes in order to maintain the domestic bliss they’ve found with each other.

Romance Book Review: Home for the Holiday

Author: Wendy Stone
ISBN: 978-1-60659-505-3
Genre: Contemporary Holiday Romance
Publisher: PhazeBooks

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Kenna and Nicky have been best friends for a long time and both are interested in making the relationship into something more, but neither know how to go about making the change.

When Kenna's mother convinces her to come home for Christmas, Kenna knows she is going to have to face her sister and her cheating ex. Kenna's sister Bekka stopped Bekka's wedding to Steven several month earlier to tell Kenna she was pregnant with Steven's baby.

Heartbroken Kenna moves back to the city and with Nicky's help gets over the betrayal, but can she really face them. Coming up with an idea, Kenna asks Nicky to pose as her boyfriend and convince her family that she is okay and moving on with her life. Taking full advantage of the situation, Nicky show Kenna that he wants more than just friendship.

Told in the first person, this story has all the same out cliches that many romance's offer, but I like the writing style that Wendy Stone uses for this story. While it take place on the Christmas holiday there is still time to enjoy this story.

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Kenna McEwen is sent into a panic when her mother calls to invite her home for the holidays. This past year hadn't been very good to her and the idea of meeting up with her sister, pregnant by the man that Kenna had planned to marry, makes her anxious.