Length: 40,000 words approx.
Blurb
Rayne Sadler left the tiny town of Holiday Pines and his childhood sweetheart, Emilio Rives, to make a name for himself in the world of interior design. For twelve years, he never looked back. Now he has the successful career he wanted, but no one to share his life.
Emilio isn’t happy when Rayne returns to Holiday Pines to renovate the local playhouse. The town wants to stimulate the failing tourist industry, but Emilio has no interest in reviving the ashes of his relationship with Rayne.
Yet shared memories and experiences are powerful things. As the playhouse is restored to its former glory, the friendship between Rayne and Emilio slowly returns as well, and their chemistry is as powerful as ever. Rayne has designs on Emilio’s heart, and he sets out to prove it. Will the magic of Christmas thaw Emilio’s heart, or will it remain as cold as mountain snow?
3.75 Stars!
It took me a bit to warm up to Emilio, damn, if the man couldn't hold a grudge! Not that I could really blame him after how Rayne left him twelve years before. And well, I wasn't sure how to feel about Rayne, precisely because of how he left. Yes, they were really young and Rayne wasn't ready for more, which was understandable, but I felt bad by how he broke Emilio's heart and how he never really managed to move past that until Rayne returned to Holiday Pines. Once Emilio forgave Rayne things moved along at lightning pace, perhaps too fast for my taste, although it gave me a chance to see them as a couple a bit more, I guess.
Emilio's mother was lovely and I really liked all the descriptions about Rayne's decoration endeavors.
Overall, this was a sweet holiday, enemies-to-lovers, second chance at love story, pretty good to curl up in your bed and lose yourself in for a few hours.
*** Copy provided to Bayou Book Junkie for my reading pleasure, a review wasn't a requirement. ***
Arionrhod is a systems engineer by day who is eagerly looking forward to (hopefully) becoming a full time writer in the not-too-distant future. Now that she is an empty-nester, she has turned her attentions to finding the perfect piece of land to build a fortress in preparation for the zombie apocalypse, and baking (and eating) far too many cakes.
McKay is an English teacher who has been writing for one reason or another most of her life. She also enjoys knitting, reading, cooking, and playing video games. She has been known to knit in public. Given she has the survival skills of a gnat, she’s relying on Arionrhod to help her survive the zombie apocalypse.
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