Teresa’s Reviews > All He Wants for Christmas > Status Update

5 stars

home advantage - Jordan: 96%. famous hockey player, hardware store owner. loved it. sweet, romantic, hot with the intimacy, yet enough filler (parents, employee gags, high school team / coach) that it remained varied and entertaining. not a lot of angst but a lot of ah-ha moments which helped to keep it low drama. very enjoyable.

3.75 stars

sinful in snow - wright: 77%. Rich disgruntled man, optimistic store owner. it had potential but fell short. never said why he's angry, or what happened to make him. he could've told her and then she'd have said ... I told no one. that'd been a good idea. it was pretty solid story until last 2 chapters. then it seemed like a different writer and a rush - rush to fit it all in quickly which just screwed it up.

4.50 stars

Merry Christmas, baby - reus :63%. retired seal, book store owner with a sister. does a good job of letting you feel the bond between main characters, and also how she handles the sister / guardian role is pretty solid. not too many surprises and not too much drama or suspense, which I really like. nice, simple, heartwarming story.

4.50 stars

the spy who came for Xmas - Eden: 50%. I remember why I like this author every time I read her work. take CIA agent, add chocolate maker , and a little bit hot sex = cute story. it moved easily and didn't have unnecessary characters blocking the flow. a little.. hollywood .. with the 'ghost' at the end, but it was carried out so it wasn't cheesy or ridiculous. only 10 chapters, but I could have read more

sweet rapture - ivy: 32%. fall in love undercover, then break up when the truth comes out. he tracks her down to protect her from a neighborly killer. felt more like prologue than anything. missing depth but for only 5 chapters, can't really complain. wish they'd have taken the couple of pages they talked about nonsense people (best friend, protective 'uncle', motherly tenant, etc.) and filled it with more about H/h

4.0%