Review: A Perfect Holiday Story!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 1, 2013
A Perfect HolidayI was lucky enough to get my grubby little paws on an early copy of A Perfect Holiday by Riley Murphy. It really was like getting an early Christmas present! I love novellas, and I love Christmas stories, and you all KNOW how much I adore Riley Murphy, if she lived closer, I would totally stalk her. This was a total win/win/win situation for me.It isn't a short short story(does that make sense?) The characters are well developed and there REALLY is a storyline involved, it isn't just an erotica, sexy short. I think sometimes the word novella turns people off a book because they think it is going to be TOO short, this story isn't like that!Sidney is Kindergarten teacher, and a people pleaser, the "good girl" next door. Literally. Of course, that is what everyone thinks. Sidney has a few, um, surprises behind closed doors. Riker is the playboy of the apartment complex, and while he has noticed Sidney, she has flown below his radar until they are left alone in the apartment complex during the Christmas holiday and Riker is locked out of his apartment. This leads to their meeting, a calamity of errors that had me laughing out loud.Riley Murphy has a way of writing that brings both humor and a little bit of angst to the reader. Not enough to bring on the ugly, gut wrenching tears, but enough to pull on the little heartstrings and maybe, I'm saying MAYBE make you tear up a little. Oh, and also, she can write the heck out of some love scenes. Even before they get to the good stuff, the sexual chemistry is sizzling between these two!This is a must read Christmas story, see how these two make it through a meddling family, a wanna be boyfriend, and the ghosts of exes past! Pick up this book for a hot, short read that will leave you feeling happy and, um, satisfied.I give it five holiday stars!