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The Trouble with Christmas by Amy Andrews Published by Entangled Publishing ISBN: 9781640638204
on September 24, 2019
Genres: Romance, Holiday, Romantic Comedy
Pages: 400
Read it as: eARC
Source: Publisher
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Synopsis
All Suzanne St. Michelle wants is an over-the-top, eggnog-induced holiday with her best friend in Credence, Colorado. But when her hoity-toity parents insist she come home for Christmas in New York, she blurts out that her sexy landlord is actually her boyfriend and she can’t leave him—Joshy loves Christmas. The more twinkle lights the better.
Rancher Joshua Grady does not love Christmas. Or company, or chatty women. Unfortunately for him, the chattiest woman ever has rented the cottage on his ranch, invited her rich, art-scene parents, and now insists he play “fake rancher boyfriend” in a production of the Hokiest Christmas Ever. And somehow...she gets him to agree.
Apparently, he’ll do anything to get his quiet life back. At least there’s mistletoe every two feet—and kissing Suzy is surprisingly easy. But in the midst of acres of tinsel, far too many tacky Christmas sweaters, and a tree that can be seen from space, he’s starting to want what he lost when he was a kid—a family. Too bad it’s with a woman heading back to New York before the ball drops...
Each book in the Credence, Colorado series is STANDALONE:* Nothing But Trouble* The Trouble with Christmas
Christmas is never too early, no sir.
This book had all the elements I love most in a romance story, and I honestly think they all were executed amazingly. I laughed out loud, and felt frustrated at times with the characters, so I was always entertained!
Tall dark and handsome love interest fake rancher boyfriend
That’s him on the cover, for crying out loud, so of course I had to mention him. Grady gets his own POV chapters so he’s a really important part of the story. He’s got his own grudges against the holidays so when on top of being a major nuisance, Suzanne also comes and makes his cabin something Christmas threw up, well, he’s not too happy.
And this is where all the fun begins. He’s always so ticked and something, and I do appreciate that consistency because it just makes it all the better to see him little by little start letting people in.
Suzanne, the legal art forger Suzie, the artist that paints Grady’s head on a cherub’s body
No, I’m not making this up. Trust me, you’re going to laugh so much throughout this story!
Suzanne’s character was really likeable. You know that due to a lot of internalized shit we tend to judge our female characters harsher than we do male characters. Because either they’re too meek, or too snarky, or bland, or mean. But Suzanne just felt like a real person to me. She was just herself, struggling to find her inspiration, and being the kind of person who gets into a really complicated mess because of one single lie. Ahem, super relatable.
She’s really chatty and such an extrovert, while Grady is withdrawed and would probably be satisfied with never having to step out of his ranch ever again. Between the two, they manage to balance each other out, and I love when that happens in a story.
I’m so happy I got to read this one!
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