Title: Marry Christmas
Author: Kat Baxter
Series: Hot Texas Nights #3
Rating Out of 5: 4.5 (Amazing, but not quite perfect)
My Bookshelves: Christmas, Contemporary romance
Pace: Fast
Format: eBook, Novel
Year: 2021
I’m always a big fan of second chance romances, and second chance romances at Christmas? It’s not the kind of book that I’d willingly put down. And, luckily for me, Marry Christmas didn’t just tick all of those boxes, it was just beautifully written as well. Something about Maggie and Brooks made me gunning for their happily ever after more strongly than I have in a while. I mean, second chance Christmas romances are littering my TBR, but something about this one worked incredibly, and sweetly well.
This is a fairly short read with pretty much no angst, and just all the positive vibes. Don’t get me wrong, there’s a serious villain in this and a wonderfully manipulative grandmother. But I would’ve expected Brooks’ father to be far more evil and cause more drama than he does. Since he’s the reason that Brooks breaks things off with Maggie in the first place. I would’ve thought he’d throw another spanner in the works when they become adults.
There is a lot of on page action in this story – the kind of action that made me fan myself just a little bit while I was reading this. I don’t always love the on page action. But Baxter manages to write it in a way that had me smiling and thoroughly enjoying the experience. Now I want to read more of Baxter’s writing and see if I get the same happy vibes the next time around.
As with all good Christmas stories, this is one that’s not just about the romance. But it’s also about family and love. About being there for one another and caring for each other. It might be the “most wonderful time of year” for some. But that’s only because they have the pleasure of being surrounded by loved ones.
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