Many thanks to my partner @prhaudio for this gifted copy.  

 

Tender and totally seductive with a side of holiday cheer.  I am still <swooning> over this book (and Colton Wheeler 🔥).

 

This romance was chock-full of things I love:  

🎄Found family

🎄Christmas magic

🎄Charming cast of supporting characters

🎄Grumpy/sunshine (but reverse!)

 

Add to that

🎄Second chance romance

🎄A likeable celebrity

🎄Open door spice

🎄An actual PERFECT ending

 

Do you see why I am still swooning???

 

Grumpy Gretchen is an immigration lawyer that is disgusted by greed and power.  Her goal is to work hard and make a difference in society… but at the expense of her own personal life.  Sunshiny Colton is a country star stuck in a music rut and hankering for love.  Together, they are fireworks.  But he has to convince her that their spark is creating a lasting fire.  

 

I’m really not sure I could’ve loved this story more.  It perfectly balanced the gentle love with the fiery chemistry.  The characters felt authentic with multi-faceted lives, and the relationship between them just made sense.  Two pieces of a puzzle.  This could easily have been an any-time-of-year romance.  But that scene where they decorate the Christmas tree was the extra holly jolly I needed!  

 

This is my first read in the Bromance Book Club series, and I have no idea why I waited so long.  I’ll be rectifying that asap!

 
I was putty in Andrew Eiden’s hands as he narrated Colton’s story. I think this book is a winner either way, but the audiobook was *chef’s kiss.*