Favola di Natale a New York

From Manhattan with Love #3.5

by Sarah Morgan

Roxy has learned the hard way not to believe in fairy tales, but this Christmas she wants her little daughter, Mia, to have everything she's ever dreamed of. As the snowflakes start to fall over Manhattan, Roxy can no longer deny her own secret dreams—that her gorgeous colleague, James, will kiss her under the mistletoe!

James knows he needs to take things slowly with Roxy—she's been hurt before, and it's not just her heart she's protecting, it's adorable Mia's, too. But as December nights get colder, and the chemistry simmering between them gets hotter, James decides it's time to act! If Roxy will let him, maybe this Christmas he can make all her dreams come true…

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Genres: Romance, Christmas, Contemporary, Contemporary Romance, Ebooks, Novella, Friends To Lovers

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First published December 1, 2016

About the author

About Sarah

USA Today and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Sarah Morgan writes romance and contemporary women's fiction and her trademark humour and warmth have gained her fans across the globe. Sarah lives near London, England, and when she isn't reading or writing she loves being outdoors.

Look out for Sarah's latest novel - All Together for Christmas (UK title)/ A Merry Little Lie (US/Canadian title)

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Reviews

[Fanny · Rating 3 out of 5]

Este pequeño relato me encanto.

Solo podia haber sido mejor si hubiera sido un poco mas largo, la historia de Roxy y James es tan dulce, romantica y adorable que me hubiera encantado que tuviera muchas mas paginas, aun asi, fue una lectura muy especial.

A New York Christmas Fairy Tale es una novela corta ( la lei en poco mas de media hora ), bonita e ideal para esta epoca del año, cuando ya empieza a respirarse el espiritud Navideño.

3 Estrellas!

[Claire · Rating 5 out of 5]

5 - "Kissmass." Stars!

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Love this author, James and Roxy's story although short, was beautifully sweet and tender as well.

"I'm giving you my heart... If you want it."

A perfect little interlude while we wait for the next book in the series to be released later this month.

[Bonnie-Anne Carmichael (Love Triangles Are Fucking Stupid.) · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think I want to make a rule that from now on I only read heroes who build libraries for their girl

[Kate · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sweet, heart-warming and perfect for a cute Christmas read (I'm obviously a few months late).

I'm giving it 2.5 stars and rounding up to 3 because while it was a nice read, it was also a bit too...choppy for my liking - but then I also understand that this was a novella written in parts so...

[Franzi · Rating 4 out of 5]

So adorable! Finally Roxy gets her happy ending ❤

[Thenia · Rating 3 out of 5]

The story of two characters we met in the first books of the series, Roxy, the single mother struggling to make it on her own, and James, her dependable, attractive colleague she's got a crush on.

Roxy, who's had a hard life and is trying to make right choices for herself and her daughter, doesn't think she has any room for relationships in her life, and is content to nurse her feelings for James from afar.

He is less inclined to let her do that, especially when he realizes that she returns his own feelings, but knowing about her past, he knows he has to be careful about approaching her.

A nice short story about two people (and a half) finally getting the happily ever after they deserve.

Previous book reviews:
✦ Miracle on 5th Avenue (From Manhattan with Love, #3)
✦ Sunset in Central Park (From Manhattan with Love, #2)
✦ Sleepless in Manhattan (From Manhattan with Love, #1)

[Fefi · Rating 3 out of 5]

So che è un racconto che fa parte di una serie, ma ho voluto leggerlo lo stesso.
Ho intuito che Rox è una ragazza madre che ha sofferto molto e questa favola di Natale è dedicata a lei. Pur non avendo ancora letto la serie, queste poche righe mi hanno riscaldato comunque il cuore.

[Sara Emme · Rating 5 out of 5]

Leggere a settembre un dolcissimo racconto natalizio di Sarah Morgan non è stata una buona idea...ora voglio iniziare a fare l’albero, addobbare casa e indossare maglioni con renne!

[⚜️XAR the Bookwyrm · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was hoping to see Roxy and James get their own story, so I was happy to read this little novella. However, I really felt that they should have gotten a full fledged story! The chapters were very choppy, which may have been because it was a serial release, but that really distracted me from the plot. There also wasn't much interaction between James and Roxy in regards to courting, it was all stemming from emotions that the reader didn't see develop, so we wound up lacking that connection to the main characters. Overall, it felt padded and choppy, rather than a fluid story.

[Monica Gearhart · Rating 5 out of 5]

Cute little fast read.

[Laura · Rating 5 out of 5]

ADORABLE NOVELLA why’d I lowkey like this more than book 2 lmaooo

[m. · Rating 3 out of 5]

3 STARS

[Michele · Rating 5 out of 5]

A lovely story as always from Sarah Morgan. Just the right amount of Holiday cheer and lots of tension between the H/h. I loved Roxy's spunk and the way she tried so desperately to do right by her sweetheart of a daughter, Mia. I know some readers might not have liked her negative thoughts about herself, but I found it to be realistic based on what she'd been through. And James! Yep...every woman deserves a terrific, caring, honest guy like James. *dreamy sigh* Another great addition to the series.

[Melinda · Rating 3 out of 5]

Roxy deserved a full story not a novella/short story! I was really drawn to Roxy. I liked that she is a fighter and a survivor. She's also a realistic dreamer who is putting a lot of hopes on Mia. And James just makes your heart melt. He is the sweetest. I like that he sees how amazing she is even though she doesn't. I like that Roxy is really into learning a word a day. It spoke to my nerdy heart so much. I wish we got more of a back story on both of them.

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love the short stories that tie up background character stories from other books
So glad you wrote Roxy and Mia's story and that it was another Christmas romance ❤️❤️❤️

[Hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

I could easily read more about Roxy and James in one sitting. A very good short story as it's very heartwarming.

[Amrita · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought of giving Sarah Morgan a try. So I got her 'Moonlight over Manhattan' before this. And found this as a bonus novella at the back of the ebook. Well, it just didn't work for me. The only thing I liked was the part where he gifted all those books to her daughter. That was actually touching. Other than that, I find the whole 'petite damsel carrying emotional baggage being scooped up from misery by Prince Charming and waltzing into the sunset together' plot thoroughly cliché. I could have even been fine with cliché had her writing style made up for it, but sadly it didn't.
Still I liked this a notch more than 'Moonlight over Manhattan' because the dialogs sounded less pretentious and a bit more normal.
I am going to happily steer clear of Sarah Morgan and her novels from now on.

[Denise Pace · Rating 4 out of 5]

Una novella natalizia dolcissima come la protagonista Roxy. Un racconto che ti scalda il cuore ❤️ Tra le tante novelle che sto leggendo questa sicuramente ha preso un posto speciale. L'ambientazione è da sogno e perfetta per una storia natalizia. I personaggi sono dolcissimi: da Roxy che farebbe di tutto per sua figlia a James che sa perfettamente come conquistare il cuore di una donna. Avrei veramente voluto leggerne ancora e ancora. Consigliatissimo. 😉

[aseriesofpages · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5
Short & sweet but I didn't connect with any of the characters simply because I didn't know them well enough...which is funny cos I didn't struggle with connecting with Matilda in Midnight at Tiffany's.

[Eileen · Rating 5 out of 5]

James & Roxy
I read this online during the month of December 2016. It was on Harlequin's website as a free online read in which I read one chapter a day for a few weeks. A very good story that was for two secondary characters from the Manhattan series.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this BUT it was way to short.... I wish Roxy and James had a whole book to themselves!!!! Love their characters and their past is interesting!

Great little read!!! love love love Sarah’s book, so easy happy and lovely to read... however I become addicted and can’t put them down 🙈🙈🙈

[Cora · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really liked the characters when they appeared in the other novels and was excited to see that a short story was written for them. However, I wish there was more. The HEA came too quick. It's an okay novella.

[Allison · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an awesome story. It made me laugh, cry and smile so a winner all around!

[Annuccia Palmeri · Rating 5 out of 5]

Datemi anche 10 pagine di Sarah Morgan a Natale ed io impazzisco *____*

[Michela Marrucci author · Rating 4 out of 5]

Bellissima questa serie di libri delka Morgan

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

Found on Harlequin online reads. A short, sweet, Christmas story.

[Kathleen · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wish it was longer! I love the characters of James and Roxy.

[Georgina · Rating 5 out of 5]

loved it

[Sabina Alilovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

Nice short story. I love Roxy

[Moey17 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Charming, only complaint was that it was too short, otherwise a sweet read!