From Wall Street Journal bestselling author Nicole James comes a grumpy sunshine, small town, holiday romance!JJ—
I’ve been to Christmas Town. Never thought I’d admit that to anyone. And yes, it’s a real place.
My brother and I visited there many times when we went to see our grandparents for the holidays. The small Tennessee town is proud of its name and takes it seriously. Gramps owns the local Christmas tree farm, Holly Jolly Farms on Candy Cane Lane. I know, right? Gag me with a spoonful of sugar.
I haven’t seen Gramps in forever, so never in a million years would I have expected that he’d leave it to me and my brother in his will. Only problem is, my brother passed away eight months ago. Guess gramps didn’t get a chance to update his will before he kicked the bucket.
It’s not that I’m ungrateful. We had some fun times there as boys, but now I’m a grown man who lost his Christmas wonder a long time ago. You could say I’m the definition of Bah-humbug.
To top it all off, I now share ownership of the place with my brother’s widow, a woman I’ve never even met.
Why is that, you ask?
Because I’m the black sheep of the family. I left home a decade ago and joined a motorcycle club. How’s that for a flying finger to the whole fam?
Needless to say, I haven’t been invited back since.
Not once.
So, all things considered, I’m thinking we make a quick sale, and unload the place to the first buyer we can find. But Rebecca has other ideas. She wants to make a go of it and she’s got a ton of ideas.
She’s complicating everything with her perky attitude and persistent optimism.
Per the stipulations of the will, neither one of us can sell unless the other one agrees, at least for the first year.
So, now I’m stuck with a failing tree farm and a hot-as-hell partner who pushes all my buttons, and is full of stinking Christmas cheer.
If I hear another ho-ho-ho, I won’t be responsible for my actions.
Between the tinsel and glitter and twinkling lights, the tree farm on Candy Cane Lane is coming back to life and my sexy partner is trying my last nerve and testing all my willpower. Lord, save me. It’s enough to drive a man to drink.
Pass the eggnog and don’t skimp on the liquor.
I’m in Freaking hell.
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My Review: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4 out of 5
Enjoyable read. A little early for the season, but I enjoyed it.
I found JJ to be a grumpy MC character with a soft spot for his grandparents and for his sister in-law. He has fond memories of visiting Christmas Town as a boy and spending the time with his grandparents on their tree farm, but he also has the memories that drag him under, the ones where he’s being treated like an outcast even before he joins the MC.
Rebecca has her own scars from JJ’s brother and is looking to move on with her life and make a life for herself. She just needs JJ to agree and work with her. They each have their own thoughts on the farm and Rebecca wants JJ to help her out for a year and then he can go on his way.
I enjoyed the story, but it left me wondering what happened to JJ’s brother and which MC does JJ belong to?
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