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A Family For Christmas
Luca meets Bella and have a one nightstand. In the morning she disappears and he has no memory of her or the night. Four years later he runs into her…and his twins.
December 2012
Luca:
It's morning. I'm in a strange hotel room. I vaguely remember returning last night after hitting the bar downstairs, but there's something else prickling at the recesses of my mind.
***
Four Years Later
I see a figure off in the distance, it sparks something in my mind I don't know what, I don't know this person; do I?
As I draw closer my breath speeds up, my skin prickles and the hairs on my arm stand on end. I grow light headed, you turn around, your eyes grow round and then you try to hide behind your golden brown hair.
"Mommy there..."
Wait you have a kid, who are you, why do you seem so familiar...the kid, why does he look...
I stop in my tracks, I know that face I see it every morning in the mirror.
"Momma..."
I turn my head to this new interruption, there's another one, a little girl...I look at you as the pieces start to fall into place.
It all comes flooding back, that night I wasn't too sure of, that night that has haunted me for nearly four years almost to the day. The dream I've been chasing. But it wasn't a dream, it was real, you are real.
"Who are you?"
December 2012
Luca:
It's morning. I'm in a strange hotel room. I vaguely remember returning last night after hitting the bar downstairs, but there's something else prickling at the recesses of my mind.
***
Four Years Later
I see a figure off in the distance, it sparks something in my mind I don't know what, I don't know this person; do I?
As I draw closer my breath speeds up, my skin prickles and the hairs on my arm stand on end. I grow light headed, you turn around, your eyes grow round and then you try to hide behind your golden brown hair.
"Mommy there..."
Wait you have a kid, who are you, why do you seem so familiar...the kid, why does he look...
I stop in my tracks, I know that face I see it every morning in the mirror.
"Momma..."
I turn my head to this new interruption, there's another one, a little girl...I look at you as the pieces start to fall into place.
It all comes flooding back, that night I wasn't too sure of, that night that has haunted me for nearly four years almost to the day. The dream I've been chasing. But it wasn't a dream, it was real, you are real.
"Who are you?"
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First published November 21, 2016
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December 1, 2016
5 FAITHFUL STARS
"If I’d known anyway to find you, I would’ve and that’s before I knew about the kids. I want you as much as I want them. More than that, I want to have more children with you. Lots and lots of babies.”
JUST WHEN I HAD ALMOST GIVEN UP HOPE ON MS. SILVER, SHE GIVES ME THIS!
A powerful story about giving love a second chance.
And I loved everything about it.
This is a story about Luca who had suffered a great loss.
He recalls, "Four years ago, my wife had hit a patch of ice on the way home from holiday shopping right after Thanksgiving. Our three-week old son was in the car with her, and...." So essentially his whole world was altered in a few minutes and he was left to morn.
He goes to a bar with the intention of drowning his sorrows after having just buried his wife and child, when in comes a sweet smelling stranger. A beauty he is drawn to and feel an instant connection with.
WAS IT DESTINY OR A ONE NIGHT STAND?
At first it really appears to be a ONS situation with the hero calling out his dead wife name in the middle of the night. But he honestly did not remember having met the heroine or their sexual encounter. He just remembers the smell of vanilla and the vague recollection of missing something important.
No matter the rhyme or reason the results are the same
"She was the reason I’d been celibate all these years, not my wife, not the woman I’d sworn to love. It was her fucking memory that had haunted me for four years. Her existence that had kept me from forming any type of attachment with anyone because if I even thought of making love to someone else, the memory of that night was always there, blocking,"
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS, HIM BEING FAITHFUL TO A FADED MEMORY!
Now the story takes off 4 years after their encounter as they meet by chance in a mall of all places. He sees and smells the heroine and he knows there is more to her. He feels drawn to her and he is further overwhelmed when he sees his own face reflected in the faces of two small children.
Could they be his!? And why had he not known about them.
So many questions but they all lead to one vital fact, he now had a family and a new purpose!
His most crucial part was linked with her and his only thought was:
"This was my second chance, my own Christmas miracle. It’s been a while since I’ve believed in such things. Yesterday when I rushed her into marriage I hadn’t thought of the future and what a life together would be. But after last night, dare I hope? Better not tempt fate." So he set up to marry her and claim his kids.
He was not going to let them or his love slip away!
But after so many years of doing this on her own, would she be willing to share herself and her kids with a stranger who called for another?
YOU MUST READ THE BOOK AND DISCOVER FOR YOURSELF!
Honestly, It's my favourite holiday read published this year so far....
Hard to imagine a Holiday miracle topping that but I hope other authors will give it a try.
I need more sweet sexy holiday reads like this in my life!
I would recommend it and I will reread it.
I borrowed it but then I bought it.
This one is a keeper.
Safety: hero was married and faithful to his wife, and heroine was a Virgin, but they are both celibate for the whole period of separation. No condoms or OW/OM.
"If I’d known anyway to find you, I would’ve and that’s before I knew about the kids. I want you as much as I want them. More than that, I want to have more children with you. Lots and lots of babies.”
JUST WHEN I HAD ALMOST GIVEN UP HOPE ON MS. SILVER, SHE GIVES ME THIS!
A powerful story about giving love a second chance.
And I loved everything about it.
This is a story about Luca who had suffered a great loss.
He recalls, "Four years ago, my wife had hit a patch of ice on the way home from holiday shopping right after Thanksgiving. Our three-week old son was in the car with her, and...." So essentially his whole world was altered in a few minutes and he was left to morn.
He goes to a bar with the intention of drowning his sorrows after having just buried his wife and child, when in comes a sweet smelling stranger. A beauty he is drawn to and feel an instant connection with.
WAS IT DESTINY OR A ONE NIGHT STAND?
At first it really appears to be a ONS situation with the hero calling out his dead wife name in the middle of the night. But he honestly did not remember having met the heroine or their sexual encounter. He just remembers the smell of vanilla and the vague recollection of missing something important.
No matter the rhyme or reason the results are the same
"She was the reason I’d been celibate all these years, not my wife, not the woman I’d sworn to love. It was her fucking memory that had haunted me for four years. Her existence that had kept me from forming any type of attachment with anyone because if I even thought of making love to someone else, the memory of that night was always there, blocking,"
I WAS NOT EXPECTING THIS, HIM BEING FAITHFUL TO A FADED MEMORY!
Now the story takes off 4 years after their encounter as they meet by chance in a mall of all places. He sees and smells the heroine and he knows there is more to her. He feels drawn to her and he is further overwhelmed when he sees his own face reflected in the faces of two small children.
Could they be his!? And why had he not known about them.
So many questions but they all lead to one vital fact, he now had a family and a new purpose!
His most crucial part was linked with her and his only thought was:
"This was my second chance, my own Christmas miracle. It’s been a while since I’ve believed in such things. Yesterday when I rushed her into marriage I hadn’t thought of the future and what a life together would be. But after last night, dare I hope? Better not tempt fate." So he set up to marry her and claim his kids.
He was not going to let them or his love slip away!
But after so many years of doing this on her own, would she be willing to share herself and her kids with a stranger who called for another?
YOU MUST READ THE BOOK AND DISCOVER FOR YOURSELF!
Honestly, It's my favourite holiday read published this year so far....
Hard to imagine a Holiday miracle topping that but I hope other authors will give it a try.
I need more sweet sexy holiday reads like this in my life!
I would recommend it and I will reread it.
I borrowed it but then I bought it.
This one is a keeper.
Safety: hero was married and faithful to his wife, and heroine was a Virgin, but they are both celibate for the whole period of separation. No condoms or OW/OM.
November 29, 2016
This is a beautiful Christmas story. And I love how JS writes her heroes. Very possessive, very protective and a take-charge man who would do everything for his loved ones.
The story is about Luca and Bella. When they met, he's 30 and she's 19.
Luca had just buried his wife and three-week old son. He was devastated and he needed to move away. On his way out of their town, he met Bella. They had a great night together. The problem is, he called her by his wife's name so she left. When he woke up alone, he searched for his wife, only to remember she's gone. He was so drunk he has no memory of what happened the night before. He just knows he slept with someone and all he had was a memory of her scent. And through the years, he's been dreaming of her.
Almost four years after, he went back home to spend the holidays with his parents. He ran into his mystery woman the first night he's back in his hometown and flashes of memory hit him. And he got the shock of his life. Finding out he's a father of twins.
He came out strong and others might consider him an ass to her. And I totally understand because he's hard on her. He gave her a choice, marry him or he'll take her to court and get the kids. He's a man who gets what he wants.
There's a very cute epilogue. Little Luna is a little terror. And as always, I love JS's epilogues. I can't wait for more of her books.
SAFETY:
The story is about Luca and Bella. When they met, he's 30 and she's 19.
Luca had just buried his wife and three-week old son. He was devastated and he needed to move away. On his way out of their town, he met Bella. They had a great night together. The problem is, he called her by his wife's name so she left. When he woke up alone, he searched for his wife, only to remember she's gone. He was so drunk he has no memory of what happened the night before. He just knows he slept with someone and all he had was a memory of her scent. And through the years, he's been dreaming of her.
Almost four years after, he went back home to spend the holidays with his parents. He ran into his mystery woman the first night he's back in his hometown and flashes of memory hit him. And he got the shock of his life. Finding out he's a father of twins.
He came out strong and others might consider him an ass to her. And I totally understand because he's hard on her. He gave her a choice, marry him or he'll take her to court and get the kids. He's a man who gets what he wants.
There's a very cute epilogue. Little Luna is a little terror. And as always, I love JS's epilogues. I can't wait for more of her books.
SAFETY:
December 10, 2016
Wow! Shocked! This was pretty good. Totally enjoyed =)
November 21, 2016
I stayed up until the wee hours to finish this (5:30am) because once I started, I wanted to see what happened. I do feel this was one of the better Jordan Silver books released in a while.
To be honest, I was a little iffy at first because of the whole dead ex wife scenerio. That's always a tough one to get over. Especially when the hero is devastated (with good reason) and shutting himself off from everyone in despair. He even moved away and shut himself off from the people who cared about him. On his way out of town, a snow storm has his holed up in a hotel bar, drinking away his sorrows. That is where he met the heroine, also snowed in, and spent the night with her. He wakes up the next morning, reaching for his wife, and is devastated again when he remembers she is dead. He does not remember the night before , he just knows that he had sex with someone from the evidence on him and his bed.
Now it's 4 years later and although he misses them, he is past the pain and guilt of his family's death. Now it's the haunting memory of a night he can't remember. He knows he slept with a woman but he only can remember flashes. It drives him to distraction. He also can't bring himself to date again because of these flashes of memory.
Home for the first time in 4 years he happens up a woman who's scent and image brings the memories back from that night. To his surprise, she has children who look exactly like him!
Now, in true JS alpha fashion, Luca turns into a raging alpha caveman (which totally works for me). I thought he was tough on Bella on several occasions. Accusing her of keeping this from him intentionally (even though she only knew his first name and nothing else, apparently she should have figured it out.), even going so far as basically telling her she either go with him or he was taking his children from her. All she knew about him was his name was Luca, he was extremely drunk and he called her by another woman's name while having sex. She was afraid he had a wife or wouldn't want to have anything to do with the children. He didn't understand why she just left without a goodbye.
I felt bad for her because he totally bulldozed her with his threats and she was afraid because he was extremely wealthy and had a lot more to give the kids.
Luca definitely was a different character by the end of the book than he was at the beginning. I was glad they got a HEA.
-damaged hero who ended up being alpha once the heroine came back into his life
-young heroine who was naive yet raising twins on her own
-no om/ow drama
-no cheating
-both were celibate for the entire separation
-cute epilogue with HEA.
To be honest, I was a little iffy at first because of the whole dead ex wife scenerio. That's always a tough one to get over. Especially when the hero is devastated (with good reason) and shutting himself off from everyone in despair. He even moved away and shut himself off from the people who cared about him. On his way out of town, a snow storm has his holed up in a hotel bar, drinking away his sorrows. That is where he met the heroine, also snowed in, and spent the night with her. He wakes up the next morning, reaching for his wife, and is devastated again when he remembers she is dead. He does not remember the night before , he just knows that he had sex with someone from the evidence on him and his bed.
Now it's 4 years later and although he misses them, he is past the pain and guilt of his family's death. Now it's the haunting memory of a night he can't remember. He knows he slept with a woman but he only can remember flashes. It drives him to distraction. He also can't bring himself to date again because of these flashes of memory.
Home for the first time in 4 years he happens up a woman who's scent and image brings the memories back from that night. To his surprise, she has children who look exactly like him!
Now, in true JS alpha fashion, Luca turns into a raging alpha caveman (which totally works for me). I thought he was tough on Bella on several occasions. Accusing her of keeping this from him intentionally (even though she only knew his first name and nothing else, apparently she should have figured it out.), even going so far as basically telling her she either go with him or he was taking his children from her. All she knew about him was his name was Luca, he was extremely drunk and he called her by another woman's name while having sex. She was afraid he had a wife or wouldn't want to have anything to do with the children. He didn't understand why she just left without a goodbye.
I felt bad for her because he totally bulldozed her with his threats and she was afraid because he was extremely wealthy and had a lot more to give the kids.
Luca definitely was a different character by the end of the book than he was at the beginning. I was glad they got a HEA.
-damaged hero who ended up being alpha once the heroine came back into his life
-young heroine who was naive yet raising twins on her own
-no om/ow drama
-no cheating
-both were celibate for the entire separation
-cute epilogue with HEA.
November 21, 2016
I can usually get through anything, but I had to stop about 50%.
I just need to leave Jordan Silver alone.
I just need to leave Jordan Silver alone.
December 13, 2019
Okay, one doesn't look for great writing while reading smut but still, bad grammar and errors slows down the whole process of reading and then processing it.
The book starts great but then loses away the advantage, actually after the sex!
The evil sister is sooo unnecessary. What was the purpose of an off-pages (for most) evil, selfish sister? The h is, anyways, Mary-Sued enough. So, just added confusion for me to wade through.
Although I did hope for the H to bash up the 'octopus' boss. But No!
The book starts great but then loses away the advantage, actually after the sex!
The evil sister is sooo unnecessary. What was the purpose of an off-pages (for most) evil, selfish sister? The h is, anyways, Mary-Sued enough. So, just added confusion for me to wade through.
Although I did hope for the H to bash up the 'octopus' boss. But No!
January 9, 2017
Finally another JS book I can give more than 2 stars to!!! Loved this fun, dirty holiday read!
December 1, 2016
This was sweet but I did have a few moments where I wanted to smack the H in the head with a hammer but then it would pass and I would be ok
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November 24, 2016Information say All of it I really despise in book.
May 25, 2018
Don’t ask me why I’m reading a Christmas book in May. Some things are just unexplainable.
May 7, 2017
2 stars for celibacy and him pointing out the celibacy was NOT in fact for the dead wife but because of the memory of the sex he had with heroine which he kinda didn't remember. *scratches head*
He threatened, coerced, blackmailed and bullied her into a marriage by threatening to take the kids away. His uncle was a judge. He had law in his pocket in the small town, she was a half broke single mother. Even if he DID love her even at that point, he OFFERED her nothing apart from threat to marry her. All SHE knows is that he called out his dead wife's name during their ONS and he's now bullying her into marriage because he wants the kids. So HER feelings never actually came in the equation. So no, he's NOT an alpha. Like I have said multiple times when our authors seems to miss out on the main point when they write about their alphas and Doms.
There is a distinguished difference between doms and alphas, and plain bullies. This guy was a plain spoilt rich bully who cared nothing for the heroine's feelings! Alphas love, care and protect, Doms may be controlling and dominant, and it might not be something I understand or care for, but they also love, care and protect. They do NOT walk all over someone else to gain something who is at disadvantage.
JS has been on my auto avoid pile since beginning, and I think that's where she's staying.
He threatened, coerced, blackmailed and bullied her into a marriage by threatening to take the kids away. His uncle was a judge. He had law in his pocket in the small town, she was a half broke single mother. Even if he DID love her even at that point, he OFFERED her nothing apart from threat to marry her. All SHE knows is that he called out his dead wife's name during their ONS and he's now bullying her into marriage because he wants the kids. So HER feelings never actually came in the equation. So no, he's NOT an alpha. Like I have said multiple times when our authors seems to miss out on the main point when they write about their alphas and Doms.
There is a distinguished difference between doms and alphas, and plain bullies. This guy was a plain spoilt rich bully who cared nothing for the heroine's feelings! Alphas love, care and protect, Doms may be controlling and dominant, and it might not be something I understand or care for, but they also love, care and protect. They do NOT walk all over someone else to gain something who is at disadvantage.
JS has been on my auto avoid pile since beginning, and I think that's where she's staying.
December 20, 2017
Luca lost his wife and child four years ago and the only step toward moving on he took was moving away from his family and a hazy night that haunts his dreams. When he tries and makes excuses again not to come home for the holiday for the fourth year in the row, the excuse doesn't work and he finds himself running into a woman he forgot he met. Luca is stunned to find out she has twins and they are his.
It isn't like Bella tried to keep her kids from Luca, she left that one night and had no clue as to who he was. Now Luca demands to get to know his children and Bella has no choice but to let him in. Luca was never one to wait idly and decides Bella is his second chance at life, no matter how hard it scares him.
This was another great read from Jordan Silver. I thought it flowed perfectly and understood Bella's side completely. Looking for a hot holiday read, pick this one.
It isn't like Bella tried to keep her kids from Luca, she left that one night and had no clue as to who he was. Now Luca demands to get to know his children and Bella has no choice but to let him in. Luca was never one to wait idly and decides Bella is his second chance at life, no matter how hard it scares him.
This was another great read from Jordan Silver. I thought it flowed perfectly and understood Bella's side completely. Looking for a hot holiday read, pick this one.
November 24, 2016
Wow, for a second I didn't actually believe that this was Jordan Silver. This book was one of her best IMO. Great read!
August 28, 2018
“A Family for Christmas” is the story of Bella and Luca.
Once in a blue moon, I am bitten by the nostalgia bug and decide to pick up a Jordan Silver saga yet again.
They never fail to tickle my not so delicate sense of humor, arouse my cringe buds and it’s always great pleasure to get threats from my friends whom I keep sending my favorite passages to enjoy *cough* torture.
The hero is grieving the death of his wife and child- gets drunk- has shexx- forgets the fuck out of the night. Four years later he suddenly meets a chick with twins and is like yup, those are mine, I’m kidnapping and you as well as them, and oh yes if you try to deny I’m gonna steal the kids from you as you’re poor.
Also he dresses up her peasant butt and sexes her with his cock which is soooo big it always hangs out of her puss puss.
Let us recount some of the gems in this novel.
dried pussy juice on rod
feed them to me says the hero after seeing the heroines biggerrrr bewbs after breastfeeding
Emptied a gallon of jizz into her
I have my lips wrapped around her nipple more than the baby
Him describing how he likes to drink milk direct from the source
Just to name very very few of these great gems.
That being said, the epilogue was sweet.
This was a hoot.
Safe
2/5
Ps. Contrary to popular belief, I do not pick up books only to bash them. I used to genuinely enjoy this author before things became alienating-ly unbelievable. Well, off to the next!
Once in a blue moon, I am bitten by the nostalgia bug and decide to pick up a Jordan Silver saga yet again.
They never fail to tickle my not so delicate sense of humor, arouse my cringe buds and it’s always great pleasure to get threats from my friends whom I keep sending my favorite passages to enjoy *cough* torture.
The hero is grieving the death of his wife and child- gets drunk- has shexx- forgets the fuck out of the night. Four years later he suddenly meets a chick with twins and is like yup, those are mine, I’m kidnapping and you as well as them, and oh yes if you try to deny I’m gonna steal the kids from you as you’re poor.
Also he dresses up her peasant butt and sexes her with his cock which is soooo big it always hangs out of her puss puss.
Let us recount some of the gems in this novel.
dried pussy juice on rod
feed them to me says the hero after seeing the heroines biggerrrr bewbs after breastfeeding
Emptied a gallon of jizz into her
I have my lips wrapped around her nipple more than the baby
Him describing how he likes to drink milk direct from the source
Just to name very very few of these great gems.
That being said, the epilogue was sweet.
This was a hoot.
Safe
2/5
Ps. Contrary to popular belief, I do not pick up books only to bash them. I used to genuinely enjoy this author before things became alienating-ly unbelievable. Well, off to the next!
December 3, 2016
I liked the story, She had her twins which were a result of one nice stand. Luca lost his family and was having a bad time so he went out to drink and ended up hooking up with Bella. Fast forward 3 years and she haven't had luck in finding Luca but when he is summoned to his mother's house stops at the mall in which he sees the girl who he had a one night stand but doesn't remember much from that night. When he spots the kids and realizes that those twins are his children, his thought is that he finally gets a chance again to have kids and maybe love someone. I loved that he soon turned alpha on her and wanted to take care of her but the only thing I didn't like was when he kept threatening her to take the kids away (even if it wasn't a real threat) overall sweet Christmas themed story.
November 22, 2016
Great read. It's been a while for me to enjoy this author's book. This story was different, not the "same old" storyline as her recent books. Anyway, if you used to be her fans but gave up on the way, give this book a try.
January 22, 2023
Pretty good Christmas romance
This was a pretty good story. A bunch of different tropes - second chance at love, one night stand and gets pregnant, hangover and forgets they had sex, billionaire rich arrogant man and poor virginal college girl. Overall pretty good story.
This was a pretty good story. A bunch of different tropes - second chance at love, one night stand and gets pregnant, hangover and forgets they had sex, billionaire rich arrogant man and poor virginal college girl. Overall pretty good story.
August 18, 2025
Luca wakes up alone in a hotel room not being able to remember the night before. What is clear though is that he has had sex with a woman and a virgin at that. He had just lost his wife and son so he more than a little disgusted with himself. For the next four years he is haunted by that night and the fragments that he can remember.
Bella has been raising her twins alone after a one night stand. Having only exchanged first names she had no way of finding him. Life has not been easy for her.
Imagine Luca's surprise when he dumps into the three of them four years later. A great book.
Bella has been raising her twins alone after a one night stand. Having only exchanged first names she had no way of finding him. Life has not been easy for her.
Imagine Luca's surprise when he dumps into the three of them four years later. A great book.
December 10, 2016
A Family For Christmas ended up being a sweet story that was pure Jordan Silver. There was an air of tragedy to it since when Luca and Bella first meet, he is on his way to start over after losing his wife and infant. A one night stand that he was too drunk to remember results in Bella conceiving twins. Since she never saw Luca again and doesn’t know his full name, she’s been on her own.
Luca comes across as a class A jerk at first when he sees his children, but who can blame him considering he missed three years of their lives. His heavy handedness didn’t bother me since I knew Bella would have him wrapped around her finger soon enough, although there were a couple times it’s lucky for him Bella was so sweet since I’d have castrated him.
I was a bit worried about their connection because at first I just wasn’t feeling it but it did eventually improve. When things got moving in the bedroom, my worries about the connection went straight out the window. Luca had it going on!
At times there was an almost magical quality around certain incidents in the book which I liked and wish had been exploited a bit more. My one issue, and to me it was a fairly important one, was that the problems with Bella’s sister were built up and then just fizzled out. She deserved more than she got and it left me feeling like that little plotline was unfinished.
I ended up having fun reading this book. There’s nothing like an OTT alpha with some serious bedroom skills getting a Christmas miracle.
Rating: 3.5 Christmas Magic Stars
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Luca comes across as a class A jerk at first when he sees his children, but who can blame him considering he missed three years of their lives. His heavy handedness didn’t bother me since I knew Bella would have him wrapped around her finger soon enough, although there were a couple times it’s lucky for him Bella was so sweet since I’d have castrated him.
I was a bit worried about their connection because at first I just wasn’t feeling it but it did eventually improve. When things got moving in the bedroom, my worries about the connection went straight out the window. Luca had it going on!
At times there was an almost magical quality around certain incidents in the book which I liked and wish had been exploited a bit more. My one issue, and to me it was a fairly important one, was that the problems with Bella’s sister were built up and then just fizzled out. She deserved more than she got and it left me feeling like that little plotline was unfinished.
I ended up having fun reading this book. There’s nothing like an OTT alpha with some serious bedroom skills getting a Christmas miracle.
Rating: 3.5 Christmas Magic Stars
For this review and more, check out EDGy Reviews
November 27, 2016
I'm going with 3 stars because I needed more interactions between the H/h to believe their love story. H got his Christmas miracle. He got the family he needed to help repair the hole left by the death of his wife & infant son.
I loved the H. He was alpha & in control but wasn't abusive. I felt for him because of his past tragic losses. I appreciated that JS didn't shy away from his pain. I liked the h.
This is one of JS top written books. The writing flow was there. Dialogue & internal thoughts mixed together well. This book shows JS has potential to be a good writer. The bones were there to be s great story but because of the subject matter the story needed to be longer.
I loved the H. He was alpha & in control but wasn't abusive. I felt for him because of his past tragic losses. I appreciated that JS didn't shy away from his pain. I liked the h.
This is one of JS top written books. The writing flow was there. Dialogue & internal thoughts mixed together well. This book shows JS has potential to be a good writer. The bones were there to be s great story but because of the subject matter the story needed to be longer.
October 24, 2020
I actually loved this holiday-themed romance. I think I'm going to check out more from this author.
December 16, 2025
Meh
Mini review bombing warning, part 4/4: I'm in a weird apathetic mood and haven't been updating my reads, I'm just going to clog everyone's feed for a bit. Sorry 🙏
Hero putting all the blame on the heroine for not
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Mini review bombing warning, part 4/4: I'm in a weird apathetic mood and haven't been updating my reads, I'm just going to clog everyone's feed for a bit. Sorry 🙏
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November 22, 2016
Its amazing how its always the woman's fault isn't it.
November 25, 2016
2.5 stars
There is alpha and then asshole. I didn't feel their connection beyond sex. It was like instant replacement for his wife, his love of his life and child.
There is alpha and then asshole. I didn't feel their connection beyond sex. It was like instant replacement for his wife, his love of his life and child.
December 22, 2016
Completely over the top insta-friggin-everything read!!
But it's Christmas and I enjoyed it, so 4 stars!
But it's Christmas and I enjoyed it, so 4 stars!
August 4, 2022
This was a sweet, short story on secret baby from a one night stand.
Fast forward four years later, Hero accidentally came upon the heroine (and his kids: SURPRISE!) at a mall. Never for even a second did he doubt the identities of those kids. He was certain they were his.
It was a whirlwind of two weeks - uprooting his kids and mother of his children from their dilapidated house to his mansion.
I wished this was a longer story, with more twists and turns like how the heroine had difficulties adapting living with the Hero.
Too short, I would say.
But pleasant, hence 3 stars.
Fast forward four years later, Hero accidentally came upon the heroine (and his kids: SURPRISE!) at a mall. Never for even a second did he doubt the identities of those kids. He was certain they were his.
It was a whirlwind of two weeks - uprooting his kids and mother of his children from their dilapidated house to his mansion.
I wished this was a longer story, with more twists and turns like how the heroine had difficulties adapting living with the Hero.
Too short, I would say.
But pleasant, hence 3 stars.
January 17, 2019
Loved it!
I really loved this story. It’s really a great second chance romance. Through in Christmas and you have the best of both.
I really loved this story. It’s really a great second chance romance. Through in Christmas and you have the best of both.
May 9, 2022
A Family For Christmas was about Isabella "Bella" Clifton and Luca Deleon.
The day he had buried his wife and 3-week-old son, Luca had decided he could not stay in his hometown a moment longer. The memories were just too painful. As he drove away after the funeral, the snowstorm got worse and he got stranded in a nearby town. After finding a motel/bar, he proceeded to get drunk. After a little while, a young woman entered in search of warmth and a safe haven from the storm. One thing led to another and they ended up in his room. But the next morning, she was gone and he had only a dream-like memory of the previous night's events. Those shadow thoughts haunted him for the next four years.
Bella, having left as soon as the storm had eased up, returned to her home, only to learn three months later that she was pregnant. Since she only knew Luca's first name, she had no way of contacting him...and she ended up having her twins alone, only with the aid of her parents and a very jealous sister. The next four years were a struggle...until the day she looked up and saw Luca for the first time since that night. Then things sort of barreled out of control.
Luca took one look at the little boy and little girl and knew immediately that they were his. He took control of the situation, grabbed the kids, and forcibly made Bella do everything he demanded, threatening to take the kids from her if she didn't. He was angry at her for keeping them "hidden" from him...but how the h*ll was she supposed to let him know when he had only told her his first name?! Upon seeing her "death-trap" of a car and the small home they lived in, Luca again forced Bella to do what he wanted...pack up and go with him or lose the kids. He took them back to his parent's home in the next town. He then proceeded to tell her that the twins would be going live with him in New York. He wasn't above using his family's money and standing to get what he wanted...and he intended to do it whether she liked it or not...and he decided to force her to marry him even though he had never planned to marry again. Luca blamed everything on Bella, even going so far as to say if she had known anything about him, "she would have chosen someone else to spend the night with". WTF?! He wasn't about to let her keep the children, so he would marry a total stranger just to get them, and then he'd "figure out what to do with her later". (But then, after the deed was done and they were married, he told Bella, who thought the marriage would be in name only to "think again, sweetheart. I haven't f*cked anyone in four years because I couldn't get you out of my head. Name only my A$$. You spoilt me for all others".) He even blamed her for his four-year-long celibacy...not his wife's death, but the mere memory of Bella that had haunted him from that one nightstand. When Bella tried to stand up for herself, he once again threatened to take the kids from her if she didn't go along with what he wanted. What pissed me off, even more, was that both his parents and his uncle were in on forcing Bella into the marriage. Then, with 4 years of absence between their first meeting and the few hours after meeting up again...they ended up in bed because he thought "We need to reacquaint ourselves. I figure it's best to get this out of the way so you (Bella) don't spend the rest of the holiday worrying about it". WTF?! And Bella..just gave in?! Seriously?!
The next morning, Bella suddenly remembered to call her mother, only to have Luca take over the call and arranged to have her family show up at his parent's home later that night. Oddly enough, Luca seemed to have mellowed out a bit after the romp in the sack the previous night and what followed in the morning. He wasn't as hateful towards Bella, even going so far as to call her several endearments. But that didn't last long because when he learned she hadn't quit her job as he had expected her to, he got pissed because she was being difficult and not accepting things as quickly as he wanted her to, "I guess it was too much to ask that a night of hot f*ck!ng would thaw her contrary A$$ a bit. Whatever!". Then, just like that, *with a snap of the fingers*, he changed again when she told him of her fear that he would take her and the kids to New York, then take the kids away from her and put her out on her own...his reaction was, "I'm asking you to trust me. You saw what happened last night. Trust me, if I wanted to take the kids or make life hard for you, all it would've taken is one phone call.". Plus, he was back to using terms of endearment.
Something about this pissed me off. First, the author stated that Luca was going to deal with Bella after he got the kids. Then she turned around and had him tell her that he had "snowed" her when she voiced her fears that he only wanted her for the kids' sake. Luca told her that, as soon as he saw her again in the mall, all of his memories from that night came "flooding in", and that "those memories kept me going for a long time.". He then told her he wanted her as much as he wanted the kids...and he wanted to have more kids with her. Then he had the thought that he didn't realize he loved her till she cried, and that he'd wanted her from the moment he had seen her again...even before he had seen the twins. He thought, "It's not easy for me to show what's in my heart. Not easy to say those words, but I know what I feel, know that I couldn't imagine life without her in it the way she is now. For me, that's more than enough.". WTF?! The author can't have it both ways. You can't change your plot and scenario mid-stream. That's not how this works!
The storyline was...well, it was whacked. The author kept changing the plot mid-stream and that made for so many inconsistencies that it created a frustrating read. It also made the relationship between Luca and Bella less believable. The drama and angst were so wishy-washy that they didn't feel real, and the chemistry between Luca and Bella was so bogus that it was sickening. Even the sex scenes were too contrived and unbelievable. That Bella had been in love with the memories of the time with Luca was easy enough to accept, but Luca? The author had his character waffling back and forth from hot to cold, angry to happy, in love to "I'm gonna take your kids and to hell with you" attitude that the love he finally professed didn't come across as the truth or even honest. It definitely wasn't believable.
Bella's character wasn't portrayed as a strong one. She was more of a doormat than a person who had a backbone. She let everyone walk all over her...including her sister that apparently hated her from a young age. The author didn't bother to give a reasonable explanation for that attitude.
Luca's character was that of a bully. He wasn't an alpha male. He.Was.A.Bully. He did change in the end, but he never, ever apologized for his threats, for forcing Bella to marry him, or for any of his crass actions. He just ran roughshod over her and blamed her for it.
It was a cute story...and it had way too many holes and created more questions than it answered. There were areas that the author brought to light and yet failed to expound on. The relationship Belle had...or rather...didn't have with her sister was a gray area that either should have been left out...or broadened. For instance, why did Melissa hold such animosity towards Bella? And what was it that Luca said to her after he sent Bella away from the girl's scathing remarks? Did Melissa hit on Luca when Bella wasn't there? What about Bella's thought process of talking to her mother about her sister's conversation with Luca? Did Melissa ever change? As I said...too many things were left open-ended and not resolved.
It definitely did not earn a five-star rating, and it barely earned two stars. I was more than a little disappointed with this novel.
The day he had buried his wife and 3-week-old son, Luca had decided he could not stay in his hometown a moment longer. The memories were just too painful. As he drove away after the funeral, the snowstorm got worse and he got stranded in a nearby town. After finding a motel/bar, he proceeded to get drunk. After a little while, a young woman entered in search of warmth and a safe haven from the storm. One thing led to another and they ended up in his room. But the next morning, she was gone and he had only a dream-like memory of the previous night's events. Those shadow thoughts haunted him for the next four years.
Bella, having left as soon as the storm had eased up, returned to her home, only to learn three months later that she was pregnant. Since she only knew Luca's first name, she had no way of contacting him...and she ended up having her twins alone, only with the aid of her parents and a very jealous sister. The next four years were a struggle...until the day she looked up and saw Luca for the first time since that night. Then things sort of barreled out of control.
Luca took one look at the little boy and little girl and knew immediately that they were his. He took control of the situation, grabbed the kids, and forcibly made Bella do everything he demanded, threatening to take the kids from her if she didn't. He was angry at her for keeping them "hidden" from him...but how the h*ll was she supposed to let him know when he had only told her his first name?! Upon seeing her "death-trap" of a car and the small home they lived in, Luca again forced Bella to do what he wanted...pack up and go with him or lose the kids. He took them back to his parent's home in the next town. He then proceeded to tell her that the twins would be going live with him in New York. He wasn't above using his family's money and standing to get what he wanted...and he intended to do it whether she liked it or not...and he decided to force her to marry him even though he had never planned to marry again. Luca blamed everything on Bella, even going so far as to say if she had known anything about him, "she would have chosen someone else to spend the night with". WTF?! He wasn't about to let her keep the children, so he would marry a total stranger just to get them, and then he'd "figure out what to do with her later". (But then, after the deed was done and they were married, he told Bella, who thought the marriage would be in name only to "think again, sweetheart. I haven't f*cked anyone in four years because I couldn't get you out of my head. Name only my A$$. You spoilt me for all others".) He even blamed her for his four-year-long celibacy...not his wife's death, but the mere memory of Bella that had haunted him from that one nightstand. When Bella tried to stand up for herself, he once again threatened to take the kids from her if she didn't go along with what he wanted. What pissed me off, even more, was that both his parents and his uncle were in on forcing Bella into the marriage. Then, with 4 years of absence between their first meeting and the few hours after meeting up again...they ended up in bed because he thought "We need to reacquaint ourselves. I figure it's best to get this out of the way so you (Bella) don't spend the rest of the holiday worrying about it". WTF?! And Bella..just gave in?! Seriously?!
The next morning, Bella suddenly remembered to call her mother, only to have Luca take over the call and arranged to have her family show up at his parent's home later that night. Oddly enough, Luca seemed to have mellowed out a bit after the romp in the sack the previous night and what followed in the morning. He wasn't as hateful towards Bella, even going so far as to call her several endearments. But that didn't last long because when he learned she hadn't quit her job as he had expected her to, he got pissed because she was being difficult and not accepting things as quickly as he wanted her to, "I guess it was too much to ask that a night of hot f*ck!ng would thaw her contrary A$$ a bit. Whatever!". Then, just like that, *with a snap of the fingers*, he changed again when she told him of her fear that he would take her and the kids to New York, then take the kids away from her and put her out on her own...his reaction was, "I'm asking you to trust me. You saw what happened last night. Trust me, if I wanted to take the kids or make life hard for you, all it would've taken is one phone call.". Plus, he was back to using terms of endearment.
Something about this pissed me off. First, the author stated that Luca was going to deal with Bella after he got the kids. Then she turned around and had him tell her that he had "snowed" her when she voiced her fears that he only wanted her for the kids' sake. Luca told her that, as soon as he saw her again in the mall, all of his memories from that night came "flooding in", and that "those memories kept me going for a long time.". He then told her he wanted her as much as he wanted the kids...and he wanted to have more kids with her. Then he had the thought that he didn't realize he loved her till she cried, and that he'd wanted her from the moment he had seen her again...even before he had seen the twins. He thought, "It's not easy for me to show what's in my heart. Not easy to say those words, but I know what I feel, know that I couldn't imagine life without her in it the way she is now. For me, that's more than enough.". WTF?! The author can't have it both ways. You can't change your plot and scenario mid-stream. That's not how this works!
The storyline was...well, it was whacked. The author kept changing the plot mid-stream and that made for so many inconsistencies that it created a frustrating read. It also made the relationship between Luca and Bella less believable. The drama and angst were so wishy-washy that they didn't feel real, and the chemistry between Luca and Bella was so bogus that it was sickening. Even the sex scenes were too contrived and unbelievable. That Bella had been in love with the memories of the time with Luca was easy enough to accept, but Luca? The author had his character waffling back and forth from hot to cold, angry to happy, in love to "I'm gonna take your kids and to hell with you" attitude that the love he finally professed didn't come across as the truth or even honest. It definitely wasn't believable.
Bella's character wasn't portrayed as a strong one. She was more of a doormat than a person who had a backbone. She let everyone walk all over her...including her sister that apparently hated her from a young age. The author didn't bother to give a reasonable explanation for that attitude.
Luca's character was that of a bully. He wasn't an alpha male. He.Was.A.Bully. He did change in the end, but he never, ever apologized for his threats, for forcing Bella to marry him, or for any of his crass actions. He just ran roughshod over her and blamed her for it.
It was a cute story...and it had way too many holes and created more questions than it answered. There were areas that the author brought to light and yet failed to expound on. The relationship Belle had...or rather...didn't have with her sister was a gray area that either should have been left out...or broadened. For instance, why did Melissa hold such animosity towards Bella? And what was it that Luca said to her after he sent Bella away from the girl's scathing remarks? Did Melissa hit on Luca when Bella wasn't there? What about Bella's thought process of talking to her mother about her sister's conversation with Luca? Did Melissa ever change? As I said...too many things were left open-ended and not resolved.
It definitely did not earn a five-star rating, and it barely earned two stars. I was more than a little disappointed with this novel.
November 22, 2016
I really enjoyed this book but I have to say: for most of the book Luca (the adult one) annoyed the hell out of me! Yes I understood that he found two kids that he didn’t know that he had, BUT.. He was so controlling! Yes I understand and love the alpha attitude but when he was saying that his children would be going to New York with him whether she liked it or not. Don’t even get me started on that witch Melissa! I really wanted to smack her! But that aside, I really liked Bella and the kids. I want more books like this! I was thoroughly gripped from start to finish and was left wanting more. The epilogue is hilarious; I can really see Luna being a little wild child when she is older. I hope she gets her own book in the future. A family for Christmas gave me a warm and fuzzy feeling and made me realise how fast Christmas is approaching.
Luca hasn’t been a fan of Christmas since he lost his wife and three-week-old baby four years ago just before Christmas. When his mother demands and begs him to come home for Christmas, he begrudgingly agrees. When he nips to the next town over on an errand for his mom, the last thing he expects is to bump into the woman he has been dreaming about for four years! Just as he is about to learn her name, he spots a little boy and a little girl at her side that look the spitting image of him! Enraged but hopeful he drags them back to his parents house and after remembering what happened that night, he demands she marry him
Bella has dreamed about the man she had a one-night stand with four years ago, everyday she looks at her twins little faces and sees him. Whilst at the mall with her son Luca and daughter Luna, she is shocked when she looks up and locks eyes with the man from her dreams. When she finds her self at his parent’s house and hears his demands of marriage she is enraged but although she is annoyed with his demands, she understands his fears and hopes, so although she is scared, she goes with his demands. Can Luca and Bella happily in love? Will Luca enjoy Christmas now that he has a surprise family?
Luca hasn’t been a fan of Christmas since he lost his wife and three-week-old baby four years ago just before Christmas. When his mother demands and begs him to come home for Christmas, he begrudgingly agrees. When he nips to the next town over on an errand for his mom, the last thing he expects is to bump into the woman he has been dreaming about for four years! Just as he is about to learn her name, he spots a little boy and a little girl at her side that look the spitting image of him! Enraged but hopeful he drags them back to his parents house and after remembering what happened that night, he demands she marry him
Bella has dreamed about the man she had a one-night stand with four years ago, everyday she looks at her twins little faces and sees him. Whilst at the mall with her son Luca and daughter Luna, she is shocked when she looks up and locks eyes with the man from her dreams. When she finds her self at his parent’s house and hears his demands of marriage she is enraged but although she is annoyed with his demands, she understands his fears and hopes, so although she is scared, she goes with his demands. Can Luca and Bella happily in love? Will Luca enjoy Christmas now that he has a surprise family?
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November 22, 2016Nice love story, but I didn't like the H. IMO.
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