Review: Yet another perfect read for the Holidays by Katy Regnery!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 29, 2013
A quick and short, yet truly romantic and beautiful story. “The Christmas Wish” is yet another perfect read for the Holidays by Katy Regnery!“You can put lipstick on a pig,” she whispered. “But it’s still a pig.”Tess is a waitress we briefly met in “By Proxy” (Heart of Montana, book one). She had a horrible reputation and because of her troubled past, she didn’t think she was worthy of being loved. People treated her badly and judged her as if they knew her. But, boy were they all wrong. Tess was the nicest and sweetest person in that little town in Montana. Unfortunately for her, where relationships and love were concerned, all she ever experienced and knew, was being used and then tossed aside by men. Until Lucas Flynn.Lucas, the short order cook at the diner where Tess worked, was protective -- quite the alpha, sweet, pure at heart, and just as broken as Tess was. He had been in jail for, what in my opinion, was an honorable act. I won’t say what he did because I don’t want to spoil any of the details for you, but just know that he wasn’t a “criminal” or just another “ex-con”. Right off the bat, I had a soft spot for him. The way he looked after and defended Tess, really made me swoon and smile while reading.“I love you. I’m not going anywhere unless you’re going with me, because you’re my destination. Wherever you are, I’m home.”Tess and Lucas -- two broken souls that healed each other. They were each other’s missing piece. The way “The Christmas Wish” was written, made me feel as if I had been reading about these characters for a while now… like I already knew them. I knew in my heart that their feelings towards each other were deep, real, and genuine. I desperately wanted them to get the happy ending they so much deserved. My heart yearned for it.“Her ridiculous wish – the wish he’d told her to make on a star – had suddenly, unbelievably, come true.”Katy Regnery managed to evoke certain emotions out of me under 50 pages that sometimes full length novels don’t. It’s as simple as that. I was captivated from the very beginning, felt a connection with the characters and storyline, and at the end, I couldn’t be happier with the ending. Yep. It’s that well written. This author can really write beautiful romance! Lucas and Tess’ story is one that will stay with me for time to come.Katy Regnery, I’m a fan!“Wishes do come true at Christmastime.”