Review: When the weather outside is frightful...
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 11, 2013
On a cold winters night, this is the most perfect book to snuggle up with next to a roaring fire. Comprising of four novella's from four wonderful authors, whilst they tie into their book series' (which incidentally I would each recommend), you could easily read it as a standalone.So, as they each deserve their own place centre stage, a short review on each:Saving the Sheriff - Roxanne Snopek (5 stars)I read the last of the four first. None of this patience is a virtue rubbish; the Three River Ranch series is up with my fave Bliss books and, like one of Carson's mustangs, I was chomping at the bit! With the romance, touching moments, fun and laugh-out-loud humour of all the TRR full-length offerings, I loved it. Red and Frankie are a fun-loving and sweet prospective couple, their story makes you feel all warm and fuzzy inside, and I defy anyone not to sing along with the clever witty take on all our favourite carols.Loving Mindy - Karen Erickson (3.5 stars)I always said Mindy deserved her turn at happiness and her time has come. If you've read the Lone Pine Lake series, you'll know that she hasn't had the easiest of times. Throw together an epic snowstorm, a lonely Mindy, her gorgeous ex-best friend Josh and Christmas really is the most wonderful time of the year. It's short, sweet and will make you smile, although I do think these characters could have quite easily held us captive with a full length book of their own.White-Hot Holiday - Coleen Kwan (5 stars)Christmas in Oz. Snow? Not so much. Plenty heat though. Of the four, this is the one that stole it for me; the story flowed beautifully, the chemistry between Aaron and Naomi burned wonderfully and with a perfect balance of flirting, romance and touching heartfelt moments, my not-so-inner romantic sighed many rather loud sighs of happiness and had me almost welling up! It's a captivating fabulous addition to the Real Men series and I loved every page.An Officer and a Rebel - Cindi Madsen (4 stars)Last but by no means least, if you have read the Accidentally in Love series you'll know that the books only tentatively tie in together and can easily be read alone. This is no different. It's sweet, sassy, touching, romantic and fun and Nate and Kelsey are testament that opposites really do attract...I loved them together.So to summise, batten down the hatches, hunker down and prepare to swoon, sigh and smile your way towards the festive period. The laws of average make this anthology a 5 star read.