Review: Still in awe of so much love in such a short package
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 5, 2012
If you're looking for the perfect way to pass an hour with a glass of wine this Holiday Season look no further. Her Christmas Pleasure is like a Christmas cookie, a little bon-bon, a piece of fudge. It's short, sweet, and yummy...I didn't realize when I requested this book that it was a novella. I wasn't sure how I felt about the length when I opened the ebook...Short doesn't usually mean good in the Romance genre...It usually means underdeveloped characters I don't connect to...It means I feel gypped by a lack of fleshed out relationships and bedroom scenes that seem rushed and [pardon the pun] unfulfilling.I could not have been more wrong in my prejudice of this book. I've waited a bit to write this review trying to figure out exactly how Erickson gave so much body to such a short book. Right from the start I felt involved in Damien and Celia's lives. Probably because Erickson throws you right into the middle of things. The middle of a Christmas celebration, the middle of their relationship, and in the middle of Damien's decision to stay by Celia's side and fight for her affections...or run away to a new job and a new country. These characters have a history and you feel that connection and the tension right from the start.By the time Damien and Celia make it to their first bedroom scene you'll be thinking "What took you two so long?!" even though you'll only be, like, 30 or so pages in! Erickson is just that good at setting her scenes and forming her characters. I was amazed to find that the novella was over. I think I kept clicking after the final page just hoping for a magical continuation of their story (hey, I'm sure some of Santa's elves specialize in Romance novels...they're the naughty ones  Sorry couldn't resist!)Anyway, know that I wasn't sad this book ended so quickly because the story wasn't complete. Nope. Damien and Celia's story comes to a satisfying conclusion [again, me and the puns today!]. I just wanted more because I loved the characters so much. I wanted to follow them into their happily ever after. I wanted more from their newly formed family.Honestly, treat yourself to this little Christmas nugget. You'll thank me for the hour you spent in the company of Her Christmas Pleasure...It's the perfect escape from the hustle and bustle of the season.