Oh my goodness!! I absolutely loved this!!! I think holiday romance that is also family based is my favorite. 

I have never read a Kate Stewart book before and now I feel like I need to go and read the Ravenwood series that I see everywhere. 

I love how confident and sassy our protagonist Whitney is. She is 38 years old (which that is also refreshing to read in a romcom), working successfully in marketing, aunt to nieces and nephew and youngest of 3. She has always been career driven and couldn’t quite find the one after her heart was broken when she was 21. 

Suddenly, the man who broke her heart is joining their family for a week after being invited by Whitney’s brother Brendan. Eli, is a single man who built a successful business sold and decided to work for Brendan’s company. 

So much happens in this week time that pulls them back together as well as apart. And in addition to their storyline, we also are following the complex relationship of Whitney’s older sister Serena and her husband Thatch. And at the end, there’s a conflict between Brendan and his wife Erin.

I love the dialogue between the adults as well as the adults relationship with the children. My goodness - Eli’s relationship with Peyton….Swooooooon! 

This was a slow burn but we did get steam during flashbacks before the ultimate moment. Firrrreeeeeeee! 

Also can all moms be like Ruby?!