Review: Really good Christmas Anthology
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 6, 2013
4.5 StarsSo many anthologies have been released this holiday season but All I’m Asking For is one of the best. Three entertaining novellas with superior writing, great characters, and all the sexy fun you need to make your holiday bright!Tinsel My Heart by Christi Barth 4.5 starsFriends in high school but never more despite wanting it, Becca Huntley and Jack Whittaker are reunited when their mutual friend, Tyler, winds up in rehab again leaving Becca without a celebrity director for her theater company’s Christmas Show. Jack returns to the town he vowed he’d never come back to so he can see Becca again and to figure out where he goes next now that his business partner and best friend has let him down once again. While Becca is struggling with her first Christmas without her grandmother, Jack is struggling to just make it through a season he hates while directing a Christmas production.I loved the easy way these two had with each other from the start. It was evident that they had been very good friends and despite the hurt that neither one stayed in contact, they didn’t let that keep them from exploring their feelings. These two had no problems moving from friends to lovers but it was more than that, they were able to help one another with some major life decisions by offering understanding and advice.Christi Barth managed to pack a whole lot of emotion and sexy fun into Tinsel My Heart making it a pint sized treat to give yourself when you are short on time but need a reading fix!Season of Second Chances by Brighton Walsh 4.5 starsI’m a sucker for second chance stories so right away I was attracted to Second Chances by Brighton Walsh, a new to me author. Claire Hanlin and Logan Dawes were once engaged but his workaholic ways eventually split them apart, did fate strand them in O’Hare on Christmas Eve?I really loved watching these two reconnect and when you add Logan’s precocious daughter, Sophie, into the mix and it was so obvious these two (well three) belonged together. While they may have blamed the wine on slipping back into bed together, it became quite obvious neither one was completely over the other. I loved the easy way they had with one another and the way that Claire and Sophie reconnected as well. That’s not to say it was perfect but love eventually trumps all.Second Chances was an excellent holiday story filled with all the hope and wonder of the season. This may have been my first book by this author but it won’t be my last!Mine Under the Mistletoe by Kat Latham 4.5 starsTwo people hoping to forget their past hurts and celebrate Christmas away from home thanks to a house swap end up together after flight delays close an airport. Ashley Turner is making her holiday dream come true by spending Christmas in London. Oliver Stansfeld needs a sunshine filled trip to help him forget the past year but when an ice storm strands him at home he ends up giving Ashley quite the show and they both wind up finding new meaning in the Christmas season.Despite a less than stellar first meeting, I loved the way Ashley and Oliver (Ollie) made the best of their unusual situation. It was so easy to see how important this trip was for Ashley and I get Ollie a ton of credit for helping make it the best he could for her. I enjoyed the easy camaraderie they had and how they were both able to comfort the other through some painful memories.A chance meeting, some common background, and undeniable chemistry sets up this story and makes it a top notch read for the season. Mine Under the Mistletoe would no doubt even warm Scrooge’s heart!Review copy provided for an honest review.