Escape to snow-blanketed Manhattan in December where chestnuts roast on street vendor carts, visitors ice skate under the stars, Santa roams Times Square in a sleigh, and storefronts brim with twinkle lights. Let Christmas warm you all year round in this sweet, wholesome, holiday romance that is guaranteed to make you laugh out loud.
Christmas has come to New York, but it doesn’t feel very festive for Lucy Carpenter. Single, disgruntled in love from past hurts, she disappears into the world of books as a manuscript reader for a mid-level publishing company on the East Side. Plagued with guilt for a mistake that took her mom’s eyesight, Lucy dreams of achieving financial success despite growing medical bills and unpaid rent. Her only hope of survival is to publish her little Christmas novel despite repeat rejections by big publishers. When her boss requests her publishing recommendations for the month, Lucy submits her manuscript under a false identity against strict company guidelines in what becomes the great holiday literary hoax of Manhattan where lies spin out of control and stockings are filled with coal.
Known as the ice fish of Big Apple Books, William Harcourt longs for acceptance from a nitpicky father who rules the publishing industry with an iron fist. When a sweet Christmas manuscript about a father and daughter in a fictional book town crosses his desk, he believes it to be the ticket that will bring his company into the Top Five and finally gain him his father’s love. What he didn’t expect was to fall in love over email with an enchanting mystery author whose book thawed his wounded heart and opened his eyes to the true meaning of self-acceptance and self-love. My Christmas Darling is a heartwarming holiday romance to remind us why we love Christmas. This adorable love story draws you in fireside and proves how the spirt of the season goes beyond pretty-wrapped packages under a tree.
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MY REVIEW:
My Christmas Darling by Vivien Mayfair
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
Lucy lives in NY and it is getting close to Christmas. She works for a book publishing company and reads manuscripts to see what the publishing company should pick up to publish. Her boss is not happy with what she she has chosen and given to him. He wants something different and wants the company to be in the top 5 publishing field. So she does a no no and submits the manuscript she wrote. It had been declined from all other publishing companies and even her ex says it is a piece of fluff and junk. So she hurries up and changes the name on the manuscript and hands it in. Lo and behold her boss loves it!!! Now Lucy is stuck. She blames herself for an accident that made her mom blond and is looking for financial freedom to giver her mom everything that she needs.
Her boss , William Harcourt can never please his dad and is always in competition to win his dad's approval. His dad is part of one of the top 5 publishing companies.
William starts emailing with Lucy but he thinks she is someone else and really falls for her and what the true meaning of Christmas is. But what happens when he finds out the truth? And will her book not be allowed to be published? Read it to find out :-)
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On the eve of Robin's eighteenth birthday, a man breaks into her home. First time she's alone at home with a guy, and he is certifiably insane. He tells her she is a fae princess from the kingdom of Taidel, and she doesn't believe him.
Until he proves magic exists, and her entire world crumbles around her. He presents her with a choice; Leave everyone and everything she knows behind, or let the fae die at the hands of the evil and darkness that has taken control of their lands.
They must head into the dangerous lands of Taidel where enemies lurk around every corner. To make matters worse, Robin’s feelings for Holden begin to surface, but she's already betrothed to a fae prince she's never met.
MY REVIEW:
Born In Magic by Basia Pike
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
When Robin turns 18 she is confronted by Holden who tells her she is a fae princess. She doesn't believe him or in magic. So he proves magic is real. Robin knew at 13 that she was adopted as a baby. The only thing her birth parents left her was a ring.
Holden tells her she has to go back to her birthplace, Taidel because it is being taken over by darkness. Evil is lurking everywhere and there is a bad man out to destroy everything. As Holden is taking here there and training her on how to use her magic they end up having feelings for each other. Then she finds out she is betrothed to a fae prince and has been since she was born. But she is going to fight it every way she can because she doesn't know him. There is evil lurking to kill her so she can not lay claim to the throne.
This book was fun and I am glad that I got the chance to read it.
I received an advanced review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
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He's the hot Italian superstar, adored by millions.
She's the one that got away...
When Romeo Moretti, the most charismatic man Jasmine Hartwell has ever met, offers her a dream job, she hopes it will be a release from her nightmares.
She can't run from the survivor's guilt she carries after a deadly typhoon, but perhaps Romeo's offer will be the perfect distraction?
However, these two have a history, a mutual desire and deep love that they never dared to explore.
The sexual tension between them only increases as the days pass. Problems escalate when a billionaire Sheikh, who is also Romeo's enemy, begins vying for Jasmine's attention.
Now the men are not only warring over their different agendas but also their yearning for Jasmine.
With tough decisions to be made and dangerous obstacles to overcome, how can Jasmine and Romeo find a way to be together?
Saying no to their love would be a tragedy, but saying yes could cost them their lives…
A steamy and adventurous story of forbidden love. Guaranteed HEA. No cliffhanger.
MY REVIEW:
Wanted in Paradise by Kate Ashenden
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Romeo is a superstar and Jasmine just walked away from her job. These 2 have a history together. As they meet up again you can see the chemistry between them. Many years ago Jasmine had dated his brother but his brother didn't treat her right and one night Romeo and Jasmine had kissed. Then they didn't see each other again. Now years later he hires her to help out at a concert that is a fundraiser. But his manager does not like her and is very mean to her.
Meanwhile Romeo's brother had gone missing and everyone thinks he is dead. So Romeo doesn't want anything to happen with Jasmine because he feels it would be a betrayal to his brother.
A sheikh also shows up who is enamored with Jasmine but Romeo doesn't trust him and wars Jasmine away from him. Will Jasmine stay away from the sheikh or try to convince Romeo that they the belong together.
This book was so much fun to read and I enjoyed the writing.
I received this ARC from Booksirens for an honest review.
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