All’s Fair in Love and Christmas

Well, to be honest, the fifth star is just because the story is just so over the top cheerful and sentimental and cozy. Sure, there's a good bit of nerves involved in the romance, but they're just such delightful ones, and of course they all get properly ironed out by the end. I wanted to squeeze the characters and pat them on the head like a fond grandmother by the time I got to the final chapters!

I don't like large crowds so I was able to empathize quite easily with our heroine's panic at times of public notice. The author stuck us right in her shoes with all the feels on that respect.

The hero is really busy and doesn't feel he can get on with his life until his late sister's kids are grown. It's up to his close friends and one spunky coworker to change his mind about that...

I hope to get a hard copy in time for a cozy Christmas reread in a few months!

Thanks to the publisher and netgalley for a free reading copy. A favorable review was not required.