Review: Sweet and humorous Christmas novella
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 31, 2014
Holiday Serenade by Ava Miles is a lovely and sweet Christmas novella.  Rhett Butler Blaylock is a professional poker player, with an act that includes two “poker babes”.  He is in love with Abbie Maven  and has come to settle down in Dare Valley and win Abbie’s love.  Abbie is a single mother of a teenaged son who has tried to live a respectable life for her son.  Dating a guy that is a professional poker play with “poker babes” is not respectable.  In many ways, this was not the usual type of Christmas story because of Abbie’s past memories and overwhelming need to appear “respectable” in Dare Valley.  Rhett is patient and does everything he can to prove his love.  Will it be enough?  Being a poker player, he’s betting that he can.This is a stand alone novella; however, if you have read the previous Dare Valley books you will enjoy being able to see many of the characters from the previous books.  As secondary characters, they provide this story with the love and family theme that is Ava’s trademark and move the plot along to the HEA that you hope for – especially in a Christmas story.Disclosure: the book was provided by NetGalley and the publisher for an honest review.