Review: Cute!
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 22, 2013
Reviewed by Angie Just Readfor TheRomanceReviews.comHe's a grumpy, anti-social, Christmas tree farming Scrooge who doesn't do Christmas. She's the head coordinator of the town's holiday pageant, a butter-wouldn't-melt goody two-shoes schoolteacher, and is all about making every citizen's holiday bright. They've never been formally introduced and have nothing in common...unless you count that they star in each other's nighttime fantasies.Being groped and punched by a large inflatable Santa wasn't how Hannah Jones envisioned meeting her secret crush, but it certainly made her introduction to Griff Green memorable. Finding out Griff didn't celebrate the holidays didn't stop Hannah from accepting his dinner invitation, but that was when she found out just how surly the man could be. Still, Hannah was sure she could make Griff and everyone in town realize just how special he really was.Griff Green had grown up with a silver spoon in his mouth and a mother who'd left his father a broken man. He didn't do relationships and had major trust issues, but something about Hannah Jones was irresistible and he found himself secretly watching her every move about town. But he guessed right when he had Hannah pegged as a woman who'd put her do-gooder tendencies ahead of his need to live a quiet life.Is the inherent incompatibility of two people so fixated with one another something that can be overcome, or are they doomed from the start?In this cute, contemporary holiday novella, Kinley Cade explores the attraction of opposites, the pros and cons of small town living, and the intricacies of acceptance for the sake of love. Both Hannah and Griff know going in that they vary greatly in their outlooks on life, but Hannah thinks she can change Griff when his only requirement is a woman who'll take him as he is. Luckily for her readers, Ms. Cade knows just how to negotiate acceptance without settling for less than what the heart requires.Don't miss this tale of holiday romance sprinkled with a dash of fun and a pinch of angst.