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Seis anos haviam se passado desde que Ross Marshall e Lucy Fleming tiveram um Natal muito quente em Manhattan. Nessa época, ele era apenas um cara com corpo defi nido e um cinto de ferramentas, e ela, uma ousada estudante de fotografi a. Alguns natais depois, Ross e Lucy se encontram de novo na festa da empresa cujo dono é ele! Quando o último convidado vai embora, deixando-os sozinhos e presos no escritório por conta de uma nevasca, não demoram a buscar calor no corpo do outro. Sendo que desta vez o sexo é muito mais hot! Eles terão apenas outra transa casual, ou a emoção da surpresa será mais forte do que tudo?
229 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
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Leslie Kelly
243 books406 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.
New York Times Bestselling author, Leslie Kelly writes sexy romances and dark romantic thrillers. A four-time RWA RITA Award nominee, eleven-time Romantic Times Award nominee and 2006 RT Award winner, Leslie has become known for her delightful characters, sparkling dialogue, and outrageous humor in her romances, and for the dark grittiness of her thrillers. Since the publication of her first book in 1999, Leslie has gone on to pen more than forty sassy, sexy romances for Harlequin Temptation, Blaze, and HQN.
In 2009, Leslie began tapping into her love for dark suspense by penning several books under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish. The Black CATs and Extrasensory Agents series quickly put Leslie on the must-read list of romantic-suspense fans.
Tired of writing under various names, Leslie decided to go into her next genre--futuristic thrillers with a suspense element--under her real name. She released her dark, gritty Veronica Sloan books, and reissued the Black CATs series, as Leslie A. Kelly.
Leslie lives in Denver with her husband Bruce--her real-life romance hero. Visit her online at lesliekelly.com (for her sexy romances) or at leslieAkelly.com (for her romantic suspense.)
New York Times Bestselling author, Leslie Kelly writes sexy romances and dark romantic thrillers. A four-time RWA RITA Award nominee, eleven-time Romantic Times Award nominee and 2006 RT Award winner, Leslie has become known for her delightful characters, sparkling dialogue, and outrageous humor in her romances, and for the dark grittiness of her thrillers. Since the publication of her first book in 1999, Leslie has gone on to pen more than forty sassy, sexy romances for Harlequin Temptation, Blaze, and HQN.
In 2009, Leslie began tapping into her love for dark suspense by penning several books under the pseudonym Leslie Parrish. The Black CATs and Extrasensory Agents series quickly put Leslie on the must-read list of romantic-suspense fans.
Tired of writing under various names, Leslie decided to go into her next genre--futuristic thrillers with a suspense element--under her real name. She released her dark, gritty Veronica Sloan books, and reissued the Black CATs series, as Leslie A. Kelly.
Leslie lives in Denver with her husband Bruce--her real-life romance hero. Visit her online at lesliekelly.com (for her sexy romances) or at leslieAkelly.com (for her romantic suspense.)
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December 20, 2011
I really did not want to finish nor like this book. You KNOW what happens...events (and general stupidity on both their parts if you ask me) consipire to keep them apart for six years. These people think love just happens and is easily replaced, and I just don't get that!! Anyway, I stuck it out and it was so worth it. I practically bawled at the end- it was syrupy sweet.
Good writing. Pretty good narrattion. Hot and bittersweet at times. Hot and gut wrenchingly (did I spell that right? thanks to Carrie, I have!! :-) romantic at others.
Good writing. Pretty good narrattion. Hot and bittersweet at times. Hot and gut wrenchingly (did I spell that right? thanks to Carrie, I have!! :-) romantic at others.
July 29, 2016
This is one I wouldn't tell my mother I read. For real. But since I grew up with the genre--my small-town "mawmaw" (grandma) owned shelves and shelves of Harlequin presents, I guess it's in my blood. I used to sneak her HQN "Temptations" and got in trouble for reading them--they were graphic in 1985 or whenever I read them. Huh. I hope my Mawmaw never read these, or I'd have to think she just wasn't full of the "sugar" she talked about so much. Whoa! I have to admit, I was shocked by the graphic descriptions. They were NOT poorly written, but I didn't realize that this was so mainstream...
I decided to try my hand at writing some, and it has been a whole lot of fun. In my quest to learn more about the genre, I purchased six romance novels from various publishers/imprints. This one was one of the better books I read. The writing is snappy--although she's not as good as Sophie Kinsella at fluffy stuff, this writer could get there if she wasn't making so much money churning out this stuff as fast as she does. The story was relatively believable, the characters pretty rounded...and the, AHEM, the meat of the story was interesting.
DO PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEY ARE SELLING THESE ON THE SHELVES OF TARGET?
It made me feel like I was sneaking the book Forever...or some of those Norma Klein books we used to pass around.
I guess I didn't realize much about the genre...but now I know why it's so popular. To quote Ms. Hilton, "That's hot."
I decided to try my hand at writing some, and it has been a whole lot of fun. In my quest to learn more about the genre, I purchased six romance novels from various publishers/imprints. This one was one of the better books I read. The writing is snappy--although she's not as good as Sophie Kinsella at fluffy stuff, this writer could get there if she wasn't making so much money churning out this stuff as fast as she does. The story was relatively believable, the characters pretty rounded...and the, AHEM, the meat of the story was interesting.
DO PEOPLE REALIZE THAT THEY ARE SELLING THESE ON THE SHELVES OF TARGET?
It made me feel like I was sneaking the book Forever...or some of those Norma Klein books we used to pass around.
I guess I didn't realize much about the genre...but now I know why it's so popular. To quote Ms. Hilton, "That's hot."
December 11, 2022
In this enjoyable and witty second-chance romance, all roads lead back to Ross. The alternating chapters tell the story of both past and present, the one leading to disappointment and the other to the fulfillment of dreams. Ross once came to Lucy's rescue when she needed it most, and showed her that joy could be found at Christmas. Six years later, when Lucy comes face to face with Ross in a different place but on the same date, she steps back fearful of being hurt again. Nevertheless, fate steps in, and Ross and Lucy are forced to spend time together. The spark that brought them together in the first place is easily fanned into an inferno, but it takes courage on both their parts to set the past aside and find a future. I enjoyed this novel, the characters, and the chemistry between them. I received a copy of this book as a gift and this is my honest and voluntary review.
January 10, 2014
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Leslie Kelly
H. Flor Da Pele 05
2013
Com certeza o melhor livro até o momento desta série Flor da Pele.
Bem, adoro nevascas, simples assim, todo livro que tem uma nevasca em algum momento, sempre é ótimo. É tiro e queda.
Tirando o clima, o livro também é ótimo, porque a autora conseguiu mostrar o que queria de uma forma realista e concisa.
E o casal é uma coisa. Tão fofos e adoráveis, difícil não se identificar com eles.
Fora o obvio, adorei porque a estória se passa em boa parte em Chicago, e espero estar nessa cidade, no final de novembro de 2014. Só que no meu caso, espero que não aconteça nenhuma nevasca e muito menos um blackout. Vamos torcer!!!! kkkk...
ADORO!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
Leslie Kelly
H. Flor Da Pele 05
2013
Com certeza o melhor livro até o momento desta série Flor da Pele.
Bem, adoro nevascas, simples assim, todo livro que tem uma nevasca em algum momento, sempre é ótimo. É tiro e queda.
Tirando o clima, o livro também é ótimo, porque a autora conseguiu mostrar o que queria de uma forma realista e concisa.
E o casal é uma coisa. Tão fofos e adoráveis, difícil não se identificar com eles.
Fora o obvio, adorei porque a estória se passa em boa parte em Chicago, e espero estar nessa cidade, no final de novembro de 2014. Só que no meu caso, espero que não aconteça nenhuma nevasca e muito menos um blackout. Vamos torcer!!!! kkkk...
ADORO!!!
RECOMENDADÍSSIMO!!!
November 30, 2011
Not as wildly sexy as some of Kelly's other books, but I liked that. Very sweet story, more romantic than steamy. The story is kind of different, one chapter is from the hero and heroine's past 6 years ago in New York and shows them fall in love, then the next will be present day in Chicago. Each day from then somehow reflects the day from today. Pretty clever and had a nice holiday feel. I teared up a little.
October 8, 2012
Voted "Buried Treasure of 2011" on AAR
I didn't see this as a "buried treasure." It was good, and had a less schmaltz than many of it's type, but it lacked zing. Nothing unexpected happened. A decent way to spend a few hours, but forgettable.
I didn't see this as a "buried treasure." It was good, and had a less schmaltz than many of it's type, but it lacked zing. Nothing unexpected happened. A decent way to spend a few hours, but forgettable.
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January 22, 2021
Underwhelming festive romance
3 stars
Six years ago, Ross Mitchell and Lucy Fleming shared a hot interlude over Christmas that neither would ever forget. But with her a struggling photography student and him a labourer with a hot bod and a tool belt, it wasn't the right time for them.
Fast forward in time and the pair once again meet by chance but this time she's a successful photographer and he's head of a global corporation. They still don't seem to be in the right place yet they still have chemistry and the sex is better than ever.
But are they destined just to be each other's holiday fling or will they get the gift of love this Christmas?
I love Leslie Kelly and so was really looking forward to this book, especially as I love a good Christmas romance. Perhaps that's partly the reason that I was quite underwhelmed with this book.
Don't get me wrong, the writing was good (as always), the characters were both likeable and relatable and the plot wasn't terrible. It's just that the story seemed to lack any sparkle. The story is told both in the present day and in flashbacks to six years ago when Lucy and Ross first got together. I found this made the story a little slow going and I found myself continually wanting to get back to the modern day chapters so I could see how the pair were getting along now and not back then.
Lucy was also fairly peeved at Ross which led to a lot of the conflict for whether or not they would be able to make things work. However, when it got to the reason that the pair split up in the first place I couldn't believe it. Sure, it was a legitimate reason for breaking up but certainly not for being mad at someone - I just didn't get it.
Overall, a little lacklustre and good for a quick read on a cold night but nothing overly special I'm sorry to say. 3 stars.
July 9, 2020
A hot Christmas read in the Harlequin line. I enjoy Christmas romances anytime of the year.
September 23, 2021
2.5 rounds up to three stars for me. Really condensed story (as all snowbound stories tend to be, I guess)--it felt like more time was spent on flashbacks than the present.
December 18, 2022
Ross Marshall and Cassie Fleming meet six years after they’d last laid eyes on each other. When they had originally met, they’d shared a magical day, but life intervened, and their paths diverged before leading them back to each other half a dozen years later.
Leslie Kelly’s story is a sweet Christmas second-chance story with a bit of heat.
Leslie Kelly’s story is a sweet Christmas second-chance story with a bit of heat.
June 22, 2023
Nothing about this story I didn't like!
October 11, 2024
Great story.
August 22, 2012
3.5 to 4 Stars
This is a fun, light hearted romantic read, with the back-drop of Christmas. Tells the story of how Lucy and Ross meet under strange circumstances and then how not only her career path, but his career as well... with his family obligations come between them for six years. Six long years where they are both pining away for the other. Ross feels he had to take over the family business to help out his dad and family, but he was also torn about letting Lucy go off to Europe to pursue her dreams of being a famous Photographer. Even though they only spent a few days together they both fall madly in love with each other, but are at different forks in the road and must each choose what is best for them at the time. Eventually, fate brings Lucy and Ross back together in Chicago and they realize just how much they love each other and how they want their crossing paths to lead to much more.
The Christmas season can be joyous to some and for others it can be heartbreaking or depressing. Lucy and her brother Sam have lost both their parents to a drunk driver on Christmas Eve, so this holiday holds bitter memories and they both find ways to celebrate in a non-traditional fashion.
Lucy is an aspiring Photographer and working an intership when she discovers her boyfriend of three months is not only a wealthy and petulent brat, but Jude is also a cheater. Seems he can't hold out any longer and has been caught in the act with a wild neighbor. She now knows she made the right decision to never sleep with Jude and give up her virginity, but all changes for her the same evening when she meets a handsome Carpenter named Ross. Ross is handsome, kind and protects her from Jude and a possible rape. They decide to spend Christmas Eve together and one thing leads to another. Lucy not only gives up her virginity to Ross, but her heart. Even though she hasn't communicated this to Ross, he in turn feels the same, but he recieves a phone call that has him flying back to Chicago as his father is in the hospital and he must step up to take over the family business. He is torn as he has just found Lucy, but all along she had mentioned she'd be leaving NYC after the holidays to go to Europe, so Ross doing the right thing for his family, and for her decides to bow out of her life as gracefully as possible.
Lucy reappears six years later at his office Christmas party of the company he is now CEO of. She is there to photograph stuff, and then gets so flustered by seeing Ross again that she leaves her camera and equipment there, and realizes this once she has gotten home to her empty apartment. Ross too, is taken aback and has forgotten to mail out his packages and do what he had to do for his family and he also leaves stuff at the office and must head back in the middle of a blizzard when his security guard is injured, and when he and Lucy wake up the next morning, in his office, in bed together, snowed in, on Christmas Eve again since they had first meet that Christmas Eve six years ago...it is as if fate is telling him something! This time Ross isn't willing to let Lucy go, and after she and him spend 36 glorious, and highly charged sexual hours together they both realize they love and want each other. He decides to tell his dad he isn't willing to continue to put his life on hold and be without Lucy again.
Christmas, love, family, redemption and hot sexing make this a nice read.
This is a fun, light hearted romantic read, with the back-drop of Christmas. Tells the story of how Lucy and Ross meet under strange circumstances and then how not only her career path, but his career as well... with his family obligations come between them for six years. Six long years where they are both pining away for the other. Ross feels he had to take over the family business to help out his dad and family, but he was also torn about letting Lucy go off to Europe to pursue her dreams of being a famous Photographer. Even though they only spent a few days together they both fall madly in love with each other, but are at different forks in the road and must each choose what is best for them at the time. Eventually, fate brings Lucy and Ross back together in Chicago and they realize just how much they love each other and how they want their crossing paths to lead to much more.
The Christmas season can be joyous to some and for others it can be heartbreaking or depressing. Lucy and her brother Sam have lost both their parents to a drunk driver on Christmas Eve, so this holiday holds bitter memories and they both find ways to celebrate in a non-traditional fashion.
Lucy is an aspiring Photographer and working an intership when she discovers her boyfriend of three months is not only a wealthy and petulent brat, but Jude is also a cheater. Seems he can't hold out any longer and has been caught in the act with a wild neighbor. She now knows she made the right decision to never sleep with Jude and give up her virginity, but all changes for her the same evening when she meets a handsome Carpenter named Ross. Ross is handsome, kind and protects her from Jude and a possible rape. They decide to spend Christmas Eve together and one thing leads to another. Lucy not only gives up her virginity to Ross, but her heart. Even though she hasn't communicated this to Ross, he in turn feels the same, but he recieves a phone call that has him flying back to Chicago as his father is in the hospital and he must step up to take over the family business. He is torn as he has just found Lucy, but all along she had mentioned she'd be leaving NYC after the holidays to go to Europe, so Ross doing the right thing for his family, and for her decides to bow out of her life as gracefully as possible.
Lucy reappears six years later at his office Christmas party of the company he is now CEO of. She is there to photograph stuff, and then gets so flustered by seeing Ross again that she leaves her camera and equipment there, and realizes this once she has gotten home to her empty apartment. Ross too, is taken aback and has forgotten to mail out his packages and do what he had to do for his family and he also leaves stuff at the office and must head back in the middle of a blizzard when his security guard is injured, and when he and Lucy wake up the next morning, in his office, in bed together, snowed in, on Christmas Eve again since they had first meet that Christmas Eve six years ago...it is as if fate is telling him something! This time Ross isn't willing to let Lucy go, and after she and him spend 36 glorious, and highly charged sexual hours together they both realize they love and want each other. He decides to tell his dad he isn't willing to continue to put his life on hold and be without Lucy again.
Christmas, love, family, redemption and hot sexing make this a nice read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 1, 2011
Loved, Loved, Loved this book!!! Another winner from Leslie Kelly!
I’m a huge fan of Leslie Kelly and was so excited when I saw she had a Christmas story coming out. I love Christmas stories and knew that any Christmas story Leslie wrote would be both super fun and sexy, and Leslie totally delivered with It Happened One Christmas.
Lucy and Ross first met six years ago when Lucy was contemplating how to get back at her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her…more how to remove what he was using to cheat on her. Ross is attracted to Lucy from the minute they start talking, and even is her knight in shining armor when her ex tries to attack her. Lucy and Ross end up spending a hot weekend together that is cut short by a family emergency for Ross.
Six years later they meet again at Ross’s office Christmas party. Fate steps in again and they end up spending another hot weekend together where they quickly pick up right where they left off …in bed. This time they are older and the chemistry is even hotter than it was six years ago. Lucy and Ross have both changed a great deal since they last saw each other, but the desire for one another is just as strong as ever.
I loved that each chapter of the story when back and forth between the present and the past. The reader got to see Ross and Lucy remembering their past as they lived in the present and got to know each other again. I really loved that both their lives came full circle to bring them both back to their hometown, Chicago. It Happened One Christmas is the perfect story for anyone looking for a fun and sexy read.
It Happened One Christmas is currently available in print and the digital release is set for December 1. Since it is a Harlequin Blaze, it will only be on the bookshelves for a limited time. However, it is available online from www.harlequin.com, www.amazon.com, www.bn.com and other online retailers for much longer.
I’m a huge fan of Leslie Kelly and was so excited when I saw she had a Christmas story coming out. I love Christmas stories and knew that any Christmas story Leslie wrote would be both super fun and sexy, and Leslie totally delivered with It Happened One Christmas.
Lucy and Ross first met six years ago when Lucy was contemplating how to get back at her ex-boyfriend for cheating on her…more how to remove what he was using to cheat on her. Ross is attracted to Lucy from the minute they start talking, and even is her knight in shining armor when her ex tries to attack her. Lucy and Ross end up spending a hot weekend together that is cut short by a family emergency for Ross.
Six years later they meet again at Ross’s office Christmas party. Fate steps in again and they end up spending another hot weekend together where they quickly pick up right where they left off …in bed. This time they are older and the chemistry is even hotter than it was six years ago. Lucy and Ross have both changed a great deal since they last saw each other, but the desire for one another is just as strong as ever.
I loved that each chapter of the story when back and forth between the present and the past. The reader got to see Ross and Lucy remembering their past as they lived in the present and got to know each other again. I really loved that both their lives came full circle to bring them both back to their hometown, Chicago. It Happened One Christmas is the perfect story for anyone looking for a fun and sexy read.
It Happened One Christmas is currently available in print and the digital release is set for December 1. Since it is a Harlequin Blaze, it will only be on the bookshelves for a limited time. However, it is available online from www.harlequin.com, www.amazon.com, www.bn.com and other online retailers for much longer.
December 22, 2012
*3.5 STARS.
(Review originally posted here at The Book Barbies.)
A while back, I was struck by the Christmas impulse and grabbed a bunch of holiday themed Harlequins from the library. This was one of them. It was a fun way to spend a slow afternoon at work! It was a sweet love story that I very much enjoyed reading.
I liked the way the story was presented. Ross and Lucy had a slight history from years before, and their new meeting paralleled their old in many ways. The stories unfolded at just the right pace. The flashback integrated well into the present, and it was nice to compare and contrast the two.
I liked that it was the woman who was the Scrooge figure in the book (because heaven forbid you have a Christmas romance wherein one of the characters was not anti-Christmas) with the man who loved it. It made a fun change to read a hero who loved Christmas, because that just makes me smile. Also, Lucy didn't just hate Christmas to hate Christmas; it was because of a tragic accident that had happened years earlier.
As for the interactions between Lucy and Ross, they had some great chemistry from the very beginning. And I will forever and always love the locked/snowed in trope. It is a great chance to work out issues and perhaps steam up some windows (which is obviously going to happen in a Blaze).
Christmas played a great part in the story. It was actually relevant, not just tossed in there for Christmas marketing, which happened in the other "Christmas" Harlequin I read around the same time. The story would not have been the same without it. And what a great story it was! It was a little heartbreaking at times and incredibly sweet. It totally sneaked in there and made me cry during the epilogue. Darn the Christmas sappiness! (Except I totally loved every minute of it.)
(Review originally posted here at The Book Barbies.)
A while back, I was struck by the Christmas impulse and grabbed a bunch of holiday themed Harlequins from the library. This was one of them. It was a fun way to spend a slow afternoon at work! It was a sweet love story that I very much enjoyed reading.
I liked the way the story was presented. Ross and Lucy had a slight history from years before, and their new meeting paralleled their old in many ways. The stories unfolded at just the right pace. The flashback integrated well into the present, and it was nice to compare and contrast the two.
I liked that it was the woman who was the Scrooge figure in the book (because heaven forbid you have a Christmas romance wherein one of the characters was not anti-Christmas) with the man who loved it. It made a fun change to read a hero who loved Christmas, because that just makes me smile. Also, Lucy didn't just hate Christmas to hate Christmas; it was because of a tragic accident that had happened years earlier.
As for the interactions between Lucy and Ross, they had some great chemistry from the very beginning. And I will forever and always love the locked/snowed in trope. It is a great chance to work out issues and perhaps steam up some windows (which is obviously going to happen in a Blaze).
Christmas played a great part in the story. It was actually relevant, not just tossed in there for Christmas marketing, which happened in the other "Christmas" Harlequin I read around the same time. The story would not have been the same without it. And what a great story it was! It was a little heartbreaking at times and incredibly sweet. It totally sneaked in there and made me cry during the epilogue. Darn the Christmas sappiness! (Except I totally loved every minute of it.)
December 5, 2011
You can find the entire review at Forever Book Lover.
Ok, I admit, I am a Harlequin Blaze junkie,I need my fix every month and if the book is by Leslie Kelly all the better!! Not only is her latest HQ Blaze a Christmas tale, the story line is about one of my favorite themes- soul mates, separated by circumstances and brought back together by fate. The timing was off the first time around, with a chance encounter six years later, can these two find love the second time around?
It can be tricky for a writer to blend the past with the present, it needs to be seamless to the reader so they don't feel disconnected with the characters and are unable to keep up with the storyline.
What worked for me? .....>
Ok, I admit, I am a Harlequin Blaze junkie,I need my fix every month and if the book is by Leslie Kelly all the better!! Not only is her latest HQ Blaze a Christmas tale, the story line is about one of my favorite themes- soul mates, separated by circumstances and brought back together by fate. The timing was off the first time around, with a chance encounter six years later, can these two find love the second time around?
It can be tricky for a writer to blend the past with the present, it needs to be seamless to the reader so they don't feel disconnected with the characters and are unable to keep up with the storyline.
What worked for me? .....>
November 20, 2012
It Happened One Christmas is vintage Leslie Kelly, and that's a very good thing for her fans, and for readers of sexy contemporary romance. Six years previous, Lucy Fleming and Ross Mitchell ran into each other at Christmas. Figuring they were spending the holiday alone, they hooked up for a magical moment in time. Lucy planned to study in Europe. Ross was trying to cut the apron strings to his family's business. When a family emergency interrupts their idyllic interlude, they go their separate ways. But a Christmas party in their hometown of Chicago and snowstorm that traps them opens up all new possibilities. This is a sexy, quick, and very fun read.
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May 23, 2013With It Happened One Christmas my limit for characters falling in love after a couple of days of lust and a few years apart had been reached and I couldn't suspend disbelief that in the six years they had been apart the heroine hadn't been able to get over the hero to attempt to have one decent relationship before miraculously by fate finding one another again and their HEA. Although I give her credit for having the figurative balls to become a female Don Juan (I hate the sexual double standard and already tossed it out the window and set it on fire...) - my lack of connection while reading the first 80 pages of the book didn't convince me this particular Leslie Kelly would get any better for me.
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January 3, 2017
Six years ago, Ross Mitchell and Lucy Fleming shared a hot holiday weekend in Manhattan, back when he was just a hard-bodied guy in a tool belt and she was an impulsive photography student.Fast-forward a few Decembers: Ross and Lucy meet again, by chance, at his office Christmas party. And when they find themselves alone and snowed in after hours, it's not long before they're making their own body heat—again. Only this time, the sex is better than ever!But is it just another holiday romp between the sheets? Or will Lucy and Ross finally get to keep what they really want this year—each other!
This was a really cute story. There was no real conflict and no real angst. A nice read that didn't require a lot of brain power.
This was a really cute story. There was no real conflict and no real angst. A nice read that didn't require a lot of brain power.
January 15, 2012
Kelly delivers another hot read that's enjoyable and sexy as hell. And if she imitates the John Cusack - Kate Beckensale movie "Serendipity" to do it, so what? She even states that's exactly what she's doing through the thoughts of our main action hero, the carpenter-turned-CEO Ross Mitchell, when he thinks how like the movie these turns of events are, how fate is playing a hand. The flashback chapters were great, and really help to reveal the reason's behind Lucy's current dislike for Ross. And the fact that both Ross and Lucy can forgive each other, after six years, come clean and honest and real, is touching.
December 10, 2011
Excellently told Christmas tale. I really enjoyed the way Ms. Kelly alternated between the couple's first Christmas of 6 years earlier and their now present day holiday. It was great to see how misunderstandings and circumstances could tear a couple apart and fate has to once again intervene. I highly recommend It Happened One Christmas. It's sensual and has well developed characters whom you'll find yourself cheering for.
October 21, 2024
I re-read this as part of my goal to review my old reads. This is like a double whirlwind romance over a short time frame. Their first meeting is cute, with a few darker moments like an attempted assault from an ex. The second chance tomance is more forced proximity in a snow storm. Lucy and Ross were cute together, but I would have preferred more scenes in the second chance to really buy into the love. I just wasn't swept away in the whirlwinds. I'd say close to a 50/50 split between the current and flashbacks. Just nothing special or heartfelt, but cute.
June 30, 2017
B Dec2011 Ross and Lucy met 6 years ago. Her dream of a photography career and his family separated them. Photography and a blizzard have brought them back together. Alternating chapters of past and present weave their stories together.
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August 14, 2017Miniseries: The Wrong Bed
December 6, 2011
Sweet story. Nice & relaxing.
October 16, 2015
i love ross sooooooo much
November 20, 2016
I reviewed this for All About Romance and gave it a B+
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February 2, 2014
The going back and forth from present time to 6 years previous on just about every chapter got old real quick.
December 1, 2012
This book touched a soft spot... I loved how each chapter went back and forth from past to present revealing the feelings and circumstances of them both. Great read, well done Leslie!! :)
December 28, 2013
Great book
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