BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE by Nicole Michaels is a stand-
alone story that introduces the town and some of the
characters in the author's upcoming series. Book one in this
series will be called Start Me Up. After reading BLAME IT
ON THE MISTLETOE, I am looking forward to future books by
Nicole Michaels. I am a sucker for good dialogue in a story
and this story has it in spades.
After reading the first few pages of BLAME IT ON THE
MISTLETOE, I was immediately impressed by how real Nicole
Michaels makes her main characters. They are not perfect
and they know it. This self-awareness makes me like them
more and they appear more sympathetic. I also love the
fluidity and rhythm Michaels establishes right away. Part
of what makes the romance that develops between Brooke
Abbott and Alex Coleman so fascinating is because they are
such well-developed characters with several layers to their
personalities.
There is an interesting dynamic in BLAME IT ON THE
MISTLETOE because of how Brooke and Alex knew each other in
the past and how they reconnect now after several years
have passed. Back then, she was his best friend's kid
sister. Now they are both adults and have matured greatly
over the years and can look at each other with new eyes.
Although the way they meet again is somewhat inauspicious,
the chemistry between them and the heat they generate is
phenomenal. For me, BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE is incredibly
romantic. In addition to the usual sexiness, there's the
magic of getting to know someone all over again.
BLAME IT ON THE MISTLETOE is a delight -- sexy, romantic,
full of Christmas magic and great characters! The
supporting characters -- like Callie, Anne, & Aiden -- make
great additions and I hope to read about them in future
stories. I was happy that the tender and sweet moments rang
true without seeming artificial. I look forward to reading
more books by Nicole Michaels.
’Tis the season for small-town Missouri boutique owner
Brooke Abbott to get crafty. Much as she adores making art
for art’s sake—decorating windows, designing ornaments,
crafting the perfect present for under the tree—this
Christmas she needs the gift of good customers. Lots of
them. Sweet Opal Studios will go under if she can’t do some
serious business before the New Year…and she has no time to
lose. What Brooke needs is an honest-to-goodness miracle.
Instead, she finds a burglar lurking in the back room of her
shop. And here she thought the holidays couldn’t get any worse!
For Christmas to work its own magic…
Or maybe things just got a lot better. Turns out the burglar
is none other than Alex Coleman—local bad boy slash
legendary heartthrob, childhood best friend to Brooke’s
older brother, and…future landlord? That is the question.
He’s come home for the holidays to see his grandmother, make
peace with his distant mother, and settle his grandfather’s
estate, an estate that includes the building that houses
Sweet Opal. What he never expected was to bump into a
grown-up Brooke, whose spirit, charm, and irresistible good
looks give him pause. Should he go back to Oregon as
planned, or give small-town life a chance? The only thing
Alex knows for sure is that before he walks out that door,
he’s going to get Brooke beneath the mistletoe, where
anything can happen…
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