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Holiday, Inc #2
Haley's Hangdog Holiday
A sweet Christmas romance, formerly titled Haley's Hangdog Holiday Can two Basset Hounds and a nosy dad bring Haley and Gavin together, despite the tragic secret that's tearing them apart? At her mother's insistence, Haley keeps her cancer diagnosis a secret from Gavin. For his own protection. Haley must hide the terrible truth from him... that she can never be the wife he deserves--a mother to his children. She disappears with no explanation, leaving both of them heartbroken. Now, with her cancer in remission, Haley lands a job with Holiday, Inc., where Gavin works. She still loves him, but he's moved on. Or at least she thought he had. Turns out he's still single, and his dad puts Haley on Gavin's team. She tries to keep her distance, but their Basset Hounds bring them together. She concentrates her efforts on hiding the truth... about her cancer and her feelings. Can they get past years of hurt and distrust to find forgiveness and love? This faith-filled romance tells the story of two believers struggling to find love and hope in the midst of adversity. If you love Hallmark movies, you’ll love this sweet happily-ever-after story by USA Today bestselling author, Tamie Dearen. Grab your copy now! FROM THE This story involves serious topics, including eating disorders and cancer, which can be triggering for some readers. Each book in the Holiday Family Christian Romance Series includes a song, written and recorded for the story. Enjoy the series and the music! Books by Tamie Dearen Inspirational Billionaire Romance The Billionaire's Secret Marriage The Billionaire's Reckless Marriage The Billionaire's Temporary Marriage The Billionaire’s Alternate Marriage The Billionaire's Bodyguard The Billionaire’s Practice Kiss Limitless Sweet Billionaire Romance Boxed Set Sweet Romance The Best Girls Her Best Match (free) Best Dating Rules Best Foot Forward Best Laid Plans Best Intentions Sweet Adventure (Prequel to Her Best Match) Sweet Romance Rescued for Christmas A Rose in Bloom Restoring Romance Cherished by the Cowboy Sweet Adventure Christian Romance Promise of Love Promise of Hope Promise of Faith Promises Three Book Boxed Set The Alora Series - YA/Fantasy The Wander-Jewel The Portal The Maladorn Scroll
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First published November 28, 2016
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Tamie Dearen
51 books393 followersUSA Today bestselling author Tamie Dearen has published more than twenty books, including The Best Girls Series and the Limitless Clean Billionaire Romance Series. Tamie believes real life is already full of enough heartache, so she gives her book-characters happily-ever-afters, no matter how difficult their paths.
Tamie Dearen lives in Texas with her incredibly romantic husband and two dogs. She hates dusting and exercising and loves anything musical or artistic. When she's not writing books, you might find her playing with her grandkids or drilling on someone's tooth.
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Tamie Dearen lives in Texas with her incredibly romantic husband and two dogs. She hates dusting and exercising and loves anything musical or artistic. When she's not writing books, you might find her playing with her grandkids or drilling on someone's tooth.
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January 9, 2017
Haley and Gavin were the perfect couple. They're both at the top of their class and we're competitive and passionate about their love. But when Gavin was about to ask her to marry her, she turned him down.
Two years had passed and their paths had met again. But both seemed to hate each other's guts and didn't want to work together ever again. Would they ever settle their differences now that they had to work with each other in the same team?
I loved this heart warming story about love and faith. Gavin and Haley's story tugged strings to my heart. They showed what it was like to be in control of one's fate, how to decide for a possible future and how not to lose hope when all the rain clouds seem to fall on you. That God has plans for us and works in mysterious ways, for us to learn how to trust in Him again. Seeing Gavin's and Haley's unwavering faith brought a smile to my heart. Another beautiful story from the ever compassionate, Tamie Dearen. Thumbs up!!
Two years had passed and their paths had met again. But both seemed to hate each other's guts and didn't want to work together ever again. Would they ever settle their differences now that they had to work with each other in the same team?
I loved this heart warming story about love and faith. Gavin and Haley's story tugged strings to my heart. They showed what it was like to be in control of one's fate, how to decide for a possible future and how not to lose hope when all the rain clouds seem to fall on you. That God has plans for us and works in mysterious ways, for us to learn how to trust in Him again. Seeing Gavin's and Haley's unwavering faith brought a smile to my heart. Another beautiful story from the ever compassionate, Tamie Dearen. Thumbs up!!
November 15, 2018
Hang dog love.
Great story and so true to life. The love, sorry about the cancer and the problem of never being able to have children. Thank you for this story. I lost three babies but God allowed me to have one, who is 50 years old now. I had ovarian cancer, which was watched from the c-section birth to his age of 10. I understand this story. Thank you.
Great story and so true to life. The love, sorry about the cancer and the problem of never being able to have children. Thank you for this story. I lost three babies but God allowed me to have one, who is 50 years old now. I had ovarian cancer, which was watched from the c-section birth to his age of 10. I understand this story. Thank you.
November 15, 2018
And friends are friends forever
They had known each other a long time. Both of them extremely competitive. Both were very attractive. And the had the same degrees. How in the world did this opportunity come as they were beginning their careers?
They had known each other a long time. Both of them extremely competitive. Both were very attractive. And the had the same degrees. How in the world did this opportunity come as they were beginning their careers?
November 30, 2017
Amazing writing from this author. I'm like a kid waiting for Shara's story to be released Dec. 20th!!!
November 15, 2018
It was good. A bit weightier than I expected, but good.
November 26, 2017
Good story
I really enjoyed reading enjoyed Gavin and Haley store and I thought it was well written and a wonderful Christmas story.
I really enjoyed reading enjoyed Gavin and Haley store and I thought it was well written and a wonderful Christmas story.
November 15, 2017
Beautiful
Another great story in the series. This one made me cry. When two competitive people it's always fun too see them come together. Haley really doesn't like dogs, has a overbearing mother, a great big brother. Gavin is her competition both in college & life. Can God help them both.
Another great story in the series. This one made me cry. When two competitive people it's always fun too see them come together. Haley really doesn't like dogs, has a overbearing mother, a great big brother. Gavin is her competition both in college & life. Can God help them both.
February 2, 2017
As always, Ms. Dearen manages to deliver a sweet, romantic book, while still inserting themes like illness, food disorders, family bonds and spirituality, without her characters' beliefs being preachy and overbearing. On the opposite, she writes her characters in a natural, organic way so that their beliefs and morals are part of their identity. Even their difficulty to believe in God or being strong during hardships makes them more human to the reader.
The prose is easy and flowing as always, so you finish the book in just some hours. I liked that the author chose the technique of showing the present in the first pages, then exploring in depth the past of the couple for almost half the book and then returning to the present.
The story reminded me a bit of Jane Austen's "Persuasion": the heroine was convinced by her mother to dump her man for what proved to be a ridiculous reason, at least in my opinion. She then spent the rest of the book regretting her decision and falling into one misunderstanding after the other, while her fear of her sickness didn't make things better. The hero still loved her, but was reluctant or proud to admit it and afraid of being hurt again. It became frustrating after a point, when it was obvious they loved each other and they should just drop their insecurity and stubbornness and kiss each other!
The characters seem real with their flaws, problems and struggles and you can't help but feel sympathy during their journey to happily ever after. Gavin and Haley should just get over their false assumptions, sit down like adults and discuss their problems without storming out or disappearing without notice like teenagers! They are real sweethearts who deserve the best. They do struggle through many different issues, but in the end they find their way to each other's embrace and a happy ending.
I totally recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast, sensitive read with real life problems, but a sure happily ever after.
The prose is easy and flowing as always, so you finish the book in just some hours. I liked that the author chose the technique of showing the present in the first pages, then exploring in depth the past of the couple for almost half the book and then returning to the present.
The story reminded me a bit of Jane Austen's "Persuasion": the heroine was convinced by her mother to dump her man for what proved to be a ridiculous reason, at least in my opinion. She then spent the rest of the book regretting her decision and falling into one misunderstanding after the other, while her fear of her sickness didn't make things better. The hero still loved her, but was reluctant or proud to admit it and afraid of being hurt again. It became frustrating after a point, when it was obvious they loved each other and they should just drop their insecurity and stubbornness and kiss each other!
The characters seem real with their flaws, problems and struggles and you can't help but feel sympathy during their journey to happily ever after. Gavin and Haley should just get over their false assumptions, sit down like adults and discuss their problems without storming out or disappearing without notice like teenagers! They are real sweethearts who deserve the best. They do struggle through many different issues, but in the end they find their way to each other's embrace and a happy ending.
I totally recommend this book to anyone looking for a fast, sensitive read with real life problems, but a sure happily ever after.
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December 5, 2016The story starts with a hint that something happened between Gavin and Haley. At this point of the story, I’m hooked.
This is a sequel to Noelle’s Golden Christmas, which I loved.
Adversity brings out the good and the best in a person. That’s what I took away from this book. With whit, Tamie writes a positive story about a relationship in a struggle. And sprinkled in between is comedy, to which, I found myself laughing at.
The characters were down-to-earth real. They were interesting and fun to be around.
Haley’s Handog Holiday is another five-star read in the Holiday, Inc. series. If you want a lighthearted, fun read, then this book is for you. It’ll get you in the Christmas spirit.
This is a sequel to Noelle’s Golden Christmas, which I loved.
Adversity brings out the good and the best in a person. That’s what I took away from this book. With whit, Tamie writes a positive story about a relationship in a struggle. And sprinkled in between is comedy, to which, I found myself laughing at.
The characters were down-to-earth real. They were interesting and fun to be around.
Haley’s Handog Holiday is another five-star read in the Holiday, Inc. series. If you want a lighthearted, fun read, then this book is for you. It’ll get you in the Christmas spirit.
February 10, 2017
My favorite Christmas book this year.
I read Noelle's Golden Christmas last year and enjoyed it so much, I couldn't wait to read Haley's Hangdog Holiday! The book didn't disappoint and I was unable to put it down. Out of the five or six books I've read this Christmas, Haley's Hangdog Holiday was my favorite.
Tamie Dearen does a beautiful job of taking realistic characters that you can't help but care about. They are so well-developed that, by the end of the book, these are people you'd like to know in person.
The situations that Haley and Gavin face in this book really touched me. I laughed, cried, and cheered for them both!
If you enjoy Hallmark Christmas movies, you'll love these books!
I read Noelle's Golden Christmas last year and enjoyed it so much, I couldn't wait to read Haley's Hangdog Holiday! The book didn't disappoint and I was unable to put it down. Out of the five or six books I've read this Christmas, Haley's Hangdog Holiday was my favorite.
Tamie Dearen does a beautiful job of taking realistic characters that you can't help but care about. They are so well-developed that, by the end of the book, these are people you'd like to know in person.
The situations that Haley and Gavin face in this book really touched me. I laughed, cried, and cheered for them both!
If you enjoy Hallmark Christmas movies, you'll love these books!
December 29, 2016
4.5 stars out of 5. This was the second book I've read by Tamie Dearen. I enjoyed it as much as the first, but it had an abrupt ending, in my opinion, hence the 4.5 stars. Watching Gavin and Haley go back to when they first started dating in college and how that relationship unfolded really made it fun to come back to the present and see what happened for their future. I say it made it fun, but really there were parts of this book that were painstaking to read and watch it unfold, for both Haley and Gavin. I would recommend to anyone wanting clean, sweet romance, as well as Christian undertones.
Romance: clean
Language: clean
Romance: clean
Language: clean
January 7, 2017
This can be a stand alone book, but you will enjoy the characters more if you've read "Noelle's Golden Christmas." Haley is "stuck" with her brother's hound dog for a year while he is globe trotting for a rich benefactor. Did I say she hates dogs? To make matter worse, the dog is a basset hound. The antics of the dog add to the humor of the book. Once again, if Haley had been honest with herself and Gavin, her life would have been richer sooner. But then that would have made the book much shorter. There is a life lesson here for all of us. We need to trust God even when our faith seems to faith and we are weak.
September 12, 2018
Emotionally Powerful Clean Christian Romance!!!
This is a very well written and gripping emotionally powerful clean Christian Romance!!! I felt the pain and emotional suffering by the hero of the tale. Both characters are very real and totally believable.
I felt like I had gone through the gut-wrenching experience with both of the leading characters. I haven't read another story about faith in multiple physical difficulties!
If you have any interest in Christianity and Romance, you must read this book!!!
This is a very well written and gripping emotionally powerful clean Christian Romance!!! I felt the pain and emotional suffering by the hero of the tale. Both characters are very real and totally believable.
I felt like I had gone through the gut-wrenching experience with both of the leading characters. I haven't read another story about faith in multiple physical difficulties!
If you have any interest in Christianity and Romance, you must read this book!!!
October 21, 2020
I am loving this series of holiday stories. They keep getting better. Once I started this story, I got nothing else accomplished until I finished it. A wonderful, Christian romance with very believable characters and the bumpy road we travel. This story has humor, pathos, life changing illness, characters struggling to be better Christians, and lots of faith. The basset hounds add a whole other dimension to the book.I will read this one again.
July 27, 2018
I absolutely loved reading this book, my 1st time reading a Tamie Dearen book and I am looking forward to reading more of her books! I enjoyed reading about Haley and Gavin how their faith grew more, I liked how Tamie incorporated God in the book they both had faith but they needed to trust in God more through their weakness of tough times and we all need to be reminded of that at times. This is a beautiful romantic Christian story with a bonus lovely song too. A must read!
March 18, 2018
I really should make sure I check books before reading them to make sure I read the first in a series first. haha
Oh well, off to find book one because book two was cute enough for me to want to read the others.
Tamie Dearen does a good job of pulling you in right from the beginning and it's easy to finish reading because you want to. :).
Oh well, off to find book one because book two was cute enough for me to want to read the others.
Tamie Dearen does a good job of pulling you in right from the beginning and it's easy to finish reading because you want to. :).
July 8, 2018
Mediocre at best
I really don't recommend this book unless you need something totally mindless. I don't want to spoil this book, but when two people love each other, you make decisions together. The ending was quite a jump into a future, forgetting to clue us in on what the book droned on and on about.
I really don't recommend this book unless you need something totally mindless. I don't want to spoil this book, but when two people love each other, you make decisions together. The ending was quite a jump into a future, forgetting to clue us in on what the book droned on and on about.
November 20, 2018
Major pet peeve: drama created by characters refusing to communicate.
And then there were some serious issues and family relationships the characters were dealing with that were never really resolved.
Also, and this is just me, but I would love more stories where people were called into the difficult messy life of being foster parents.
And then there were some serious issues and family relationships the characters were dealing with that were never really resolved.
Also, and this is just me, but I would love more stories where people were called into the difficult messy life of being foster parents.
November 28, 2016
Haley's Hangdog Holiday is a perfect romance for getting in the Christmas spirit. It's sweet and exciting and left me cheering for the main characters to overcome their obstacles and end up together. (And I LOVE the cover!)
December 16, 2016
Bo and Daisy
The story was about Gavin and Haley and their journey to being together. Cancer is scary but it was handled it the story really well. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading more by Tamie Dearen.
The story was about Gavin and Haley and their journey to being together. Cancer is scary but it was handled it the story really well. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and I look forward to reading more by Tamie Dearen.
December 29, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this book! It wasn't too slow, and it was also well-developed. I get frustrated with romance novels that are too sparse or too jumpy. This book was none of those things. A perfect balance, and a fun read!
January 11, 2017
Love Never Fails
What a Great Book! Honestly, it was better than the first book, "Noelle's Golden Christmas". I didn't want it to end. I guess that's why I took my time reading it. Will there be a third book? What happens with Haley......?
What a Great Book! Honestly, it was better than the first book, "Noelle's Golden Christmas". I didn't want it to end. I guess that's why I took my time reading it. Will there be a third book? What happens with Haley......?
May 19, 2017
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They are competitive and not ready for a serious relationship but love doesn't always wait. Just as he's ready to propose she gets cancer and breaks up with him. God has an agenda and two years later...
They are competitive and not ready for a serious relationship but love doesn't always wait. Just as he's ready to propose she gets cancer and breaks up with him. God has an agenda and two years later...
December 21, 2017
Faith in God. How do we keep it?
All you need to do is have faith as small as a mustard seed and pray for God to be with you always. It will keep growing and God will never forsake you
All you need to do is have faith as small as a mustard seed and pray for God to be with you always. It will keep growing and God will never forsake you
January 9, 2018
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I loved the whole story and the characters especially Bo and Daisy and the love story. It's very hard to deal with the twist and turns life throws at you and sometimes you loose your faith . That's when you need it the most
I loved the whole story and the characters especially Bo and Daisy and the love story. It's very hard to deal with the twist and turns life throws at you and sometimes you loose your faith . That's when you need it the most
February 18, 2018
Gavin and Haley's story is another sweet romance in the Holiday series, with faith and the struggles that still occur an integral part of the story. it also describes how someone who loves you can lead you astray. A good read.
April 16, 2017
Terrific!
Great story. Loved the characters and plot of the story. Just enough twists to keep you on your toes. Hope there are more in the series.
Great story. Loved the characters and plot of the story. Just enough twists to keep you on your toes. Hope there are more in the series.
May 29, 2017
I loved this book
I loved this book. I have read several of tamie's other books and I have loved them all. They are clean Christian romances with out being preachy.
I loved this book. I have read several of tamie's other books and I have loved them all. They are clean Christian romances with out being preachy.
July 11, 2017
My favorite Tamie Dearen book so far!
December 29, 2017
Good
this book is one that shows how families support each other and how some families don't always make the right choices.
this book is one that shows how families support each other and how some families don't always make the right choices.
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