Matchmaking Magic

by Nicole Taylor Eby

‘Tis the season for unexpected matches…

Matchmaker Charlotte Newman believes there is someone for everyone…
…even grumpy, fire chief Grant Kennedy.

As the owner of Love Notes Matchmaking Services, helping others find true love is Charlotte’s job. But it’s also her passion. And there hasn’t been a client she didn’t want to help.

That is until Grant.

As cranky as he is sexy, Grant is a reminder that she almost burned her condo building down while wearing sheer reindeer lingerie. Not her best moment.

And he witnessed it all.

But as the winner of the Firefighters’ Gala door prize of three Love Notes sessions, Grant can demand her help. Plus, he is a widower with three daughters. She can’t turn him away.

After a practice date elicits feelings she would rather not examine, Charlotte is determined to help the lonely chief find his match before she does something reckless.

Except he seems to prefer being single to taking her professional advice.

When they both end up in Christmas Cove for the holiday, and Grant responds to her 911 call, Charlotte needs to make a decision…

…to do her job and let her heart burn.

… or fall in love.

Matchmaking Magic is a Canadian holiday romance featuring a matchmaker in need of her own soulmate, a cranky fire chief, and two rival hearts that were made for each other.

This enemies-to-lovers romance stands alone but is best enjoyed within the ‘Tis the Season for Love series.

If you love great friendships, men who are as sweet as they are sexy, and a bit of fun with your angst… Don’t miss out on finding midlife love because romance isn’t just for twenty-somethings.

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First published November 2, 2022

About the author

NICOLE TAYLOR EBY has been in love with romance since she fell for her first book boyfriend. Now she writes closed-door contemporary romance with just a hint of spice— because a little bit of heat is tantalizing. Her stories are set on the rugged and beautiful west coast of Canada and feature relatable heroines, the sweet and sexy men who fall for them, and a guaranteed happily‑ever‑after.

A former member of the Canadian Navy, Nicole now lives with PTSD and severe anxiety—challenges that shape her life and fuel her creativity. Writing romance has become a kind of therapy for her: a place where love is steady, healing, and full of hope. And because Nicole has never done anything the easy way, she’s also late diagnosed ADHD, which adds its own brand of spicy chaos to everything!

Nicole lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada with her husband and three children. When she’s not writing, she’s exploring the outdoors, attempting to revive her rugby career—as a perimenopausal woman (eek!)—or obsessively crocheting bunnies in hoodies (a little humour for our Saskatchewan friends, who call a hoodie a “bunny hug”).

Reviews

[Jean · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is book three in The Tis The Season For Love series and it is Charlotte and Grant's story and it is definitely a must read. Charlotte owns Love Notes Matchmaking Services and even though she hasn't found her own soulmate get she still believes in love. Grant is a single father of three and he is also a firefighter and when he wins the fire fighters gala prize he asks Charlotte for her help but things don't go as planned especially as Grant comes across as someone who doesn't really want to be matched with anyone and remain single. I absolutely loved this book and even though Charlotte and Grant got off on the wrong foot especially as they are the total opposite of each other in every single way they just seem to work and are so perfect for each other but will they get the happy ending that they both deserve, well you will just have to read this book to find out and you will not be disappointed with the outcome. I can't wait to read more book's by this author in the future.

I Voluntarily Reviewed a Copy of This Book.

[Nicole Eby]

MATCHMAKING MAGIC is available for pre-order at the special price of $2.99!

🎄 All the Christmas feels of Christmas Cove
🎄 Matchmaker over forty heroine
🎄 Grumpy, single dad, firefighter hero
🎄 Enemies-to-lovers vibes
🎄 Reindeer lingerie causing mischief!

Matchmaking Magic is a holiday romance featuring a matchmaker in need of her own soulmate, a cranky fire chief, and two rival hearts that were made for each other.

This enemies-to-lovers romance stands alone but is best enjoyed within the ‘Tis the Season for Love series.

If you love great friendships, men who are as sweet as they are sexy, and a bit of fun with your angst…

Don’t miss out on finding midlife love because romance isn’t just for twenty-somethings.

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[Jean Hall · Rating 3 out of 5]

I started reading and really trying to like the story. But I decided it just wasn't the kind of story I like to read, as I don't care to read about one woman having a guy "warming her bed" and another thinking if her hot neighbor was 15 years older she would date him plus "The fact that almost a year later, I still get flushed and giddy at the thought of getting naked with Fire Chief Grant Kennedy". All this while still not being able to get over her ex standing her up at the altar even though he is engaged again and just set a wedding date. At that rate, I think the story will become too risque for me if I continue reading.

[Lili · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is the mark of a talented writer that I feel the angst, the insecurities, the fear, the hope and the elation of finding your true love even though I've been securely married for 27 years.
The topic of dating in your forties, with kids involved and with all that back-history was not something I thought about, so the way your fixed ideas and insecurities can derail your normal personality was interesting and engaging, and the friendship dynamic was heart-warming.

Now I'm looking forward to reading Marisol's story, I wonder how it goes.

[Merry Jelks-Emmanuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Grant and Charolette don't see eye to eye when it comes down to matchmaking and the fact that he was the one to answer her 911 call where she almost burned down the condo while wearing sheer lingerie doesn't help either. Forced to work together have Grant seeing a different side to Charolette. Has fate brought these two opposites together and will it lead them to a happily ever after? This charming story kept me all caught up in it to see how Grant and Charolette's path ends!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Marilyn Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Charlotte realizes one day that the one she thought was her forever isn’t and she’s wasting years on the wrong one! She has a matching business and she matches others but not herself. She gets a new client and it’s someone that has seen her in an embarrassing moment and got yelled at too! Grant is a fire chief and single father and his friends and children want him to find someone. She’s sets out to find the one for him and he dates them but secretly she realizes that she wants him! Does he see that want he wants is her? I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.

[Raylene Weber · Rating 5 out of 5]

What happen when the firefighter Chief gives you beef for not having you battery in your smoke alarm? Mow you are to mate him with some one and you have feeling for him. Your ex is getting married and one of your client is bashing you on internet. You are to stay the holiday with you best friend and now you have this to do with, Read and see the sparks that are flying.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[TELA666 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charlotte & Grant
I liked the humour in this book from their first meeting & subsequent 911 call but I didn't connect as well emotionally as I did with previous books in the series. Charlotte pined too much for my liking and doubted herself too much. Grant definitely came across as uninterested, arrogant and oblivious for most of the book but he does redeem himself with help from his daughters.

[Jacqueline Johnston Cotton · Rating 5 out of 5]

Totally loved this book! I couldn't put it down. I fell in love with the story and the wonderful, middle age characters. This was just what I needed - a lovely, light-hearted romance. I highly recommend this book!.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Laura Carter-Alexander · Rating 4 out of 5]

Charlotte never expected to develop feelings for the grump Grant when she is forced to help him find a woman. Grant would rather focus on his kids than look for a woman. What happens when they are forced together? Will Grant have the courage to fight for the woman who he is beginning to fall for?

[Kim · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was ok. It's not clean & wholesome but there is no sex scenes although it is implied and there isn't any swearing.
The storyline was good but I found it irritating at how many times "sheer reindeer lingerie" was mentioned. There are other things that could have been used in it's place...revealing lingerie, skimpy lingerie, wearing next to nothing, you get my drift.
Also the fact that Charlotte owns a matchmaking agency but doesn't follow her advice or her heart. She's convinced her ex-boyfriend is her soul mate and pines for him for years...come on! And even though she believes her ex is her soul mate, she is very much attracted to Grant, the firefighter who came to her rescue.
And then there's Grant. He has been a widower for over 10 years and seems almost as heartbroken as if his wife had just died.
I finished the book but only by sheer willpower.
I received an ARC and this is my voluntary review.