Thursday, May 28

Book Review: Secret Santa by Fern Michael, Laura Levine, Marie Bostwick, & Cindy Myers


Secret SantaAuthor: Fern Michaels, Laura Levine, Marie Bostwick, Cindy Myers
Title: Secret Santa
Genre: Anthology, Romance, Mystery
Format: paperback
Pages: 400
Published: January 1st 2013
Where I Got It: My shelf (Library book sale)




Christmas is the time for miracles, mayhem, and holiday romance in these wonderful stories from four of today's most beloved authors…



"Mister Christmas" by Fern Michaels


A week before Christmas, attorney Claire O'Brien is summoned to Ireland to change her wealthy client's will--only to encounter resistance from his handsome nephew. Will Claire be forced to spend the holidays up close and personal with her irresistible Irish nemesis?


"The Yellow Rose of Christmas" by Marie Bostwick


Though Miss Velvet Tudmore wrote off romance years ago, rumor has it she has a secret admirer. And when her surprise suitor promises to reveal himself at the annual Christmas ball in Too Much, Texas, Velvet starts to wonder: is it ever too late to find love?


"Nightmare on Elf Street" by Laura Levine


Aside from the mortifying costume, how bad can a gig as a mall Santa's elf be? Jaine Austen finds out when she's teamed up with the Santa from Hell. But things go from bad to worse when he's found murdered on the job--and Jaine is a suspect. Now all she wants for Christmas is to find the real killer…


"Room at the Inn" by Cindy Myers


When a Rocky Mountain blizzard forces Barb and her husband to spend Christmas in a remote Colorado cabin with their fellow travelers, Barb struggles to cope--especially when her husband reveals troubling news. But sometimes a holiday shake-up is all a woman needs to discover what she's truly made of…. 







Reading a Xmas book in May? Sure! Why not!

"Mister Christmas" by Fern Michaels

This started out so strong! Xmas time set in Ireland? YAS! However, I started yawning partway through. I barely remember much of what happened. Next thing I knew the two were together and in LOVE and then it ended. I feel like I missed what had happened. Meh for me. 2 stars.


"The Yellow Rose of Christmas" by Marie Bostwick

Cute, cute, cute, CUTE! This was a really cute one. The names were funky....super funky...but it is a funky town with a funky town name. All makes sense. I liked the ending! Did I mention this was super cute? 4 stars.


"Nightmare on Elf Street" by Laura Levine

This was a fun one. Completely different than the others. We had a murder mystery and no realy romance here. We had some sparks, but that was about it. I'm bummed we didn't get see Jaine in lovvveeeee, but I did enjoy the mystery. I loved that dang cat! She was a little devil. 3 stars


"Room at the Inn" by Cindy Myers

At first I was bored and didn't really care about these characters, but then a certain event happened and it made me sit on the edge of my seat. I grew to adore everyone here. There was a romance, but not your typical one. Barb and her hubbie are given a second chance. On top of that Barb realizes she needs to make herself happy too. I really enjoyed this. I think this is ended up being tied for first place. I'll give this 4 stars. 


OVERALL
I really liked this. I think I needed a nice book full of Xmas miracles and joy. Like everyone I have had my bad days because of the social distancing and lock down we are in. This was nice and needed. I'll give this 3 stars. A couple really good, one okay, and one...not for me.










Challenge(s):

- #16 for Pet on cover




4 comments:

Blodeuedd said...

Xmas book! You crazy woman :D

Carole Rae said...

hehehe.

Sophia Rose said...

That feel good feeling is what I love about Christmas books, too. Oh, and cuteness? Yes, please!

Carole Rae said...

Yesss! I needed the good feelings!