The Heart Of Christmas
Brenda Novak
Harlequin MIRA, Oct 28 2014, $7.99
ISBN: 9780778316398
In Whiskey Creek, thirtyish Eve
Harmon manages her family-owned Little Mary’s
B&B. However, as Christmas arrives,
she feels depressed because her love life for the most part remains celibate since
Ted Dixon dumped her (see Take Me Home For Christmas); while she desperately wants
a family.
She is astonished to find a naked stranger in her
bed with their disheveled clothing providing Eve with an explanation as to what
happened there but not what occurred before they shared her sheet. Rex McCready (see
Bulletproof trilogy) knows he must leave unsatisfied with just a one night
stand; but keeps delaying his departure as he needs Eve. Still he realizes he cannot have forever with
her though he craves this because she deserves someone without his ugly baggage. As they fall in love, his dark past becomes
known but Eve is hurt that her beloved failed to tell her before it became
known.
The latest Whiskey Creek romance
(see Come Home To Me) is a charming contemporary Christmas tale due to the
beguiling lead couple who apparently has no future together, but thrives on
their one day at a time relationship. Though
Eve’s obsession re biological clock and family can be distracting, readers will
root for this couple to make it. An added
bonus is resolution of the Little Mary icy cold case.
Harriet Klausner
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