Mischief Under the Mistletoe (A Holiday Romance Boxed Set‪)‬

Do you want a single mom finding family and love? Or how about a second chance from years ago? Or would you prefer a writer and her boss? How about all three? Because that’s what you’ll get here - a taste of each and an HEA for all. Not only did I get to visit characters I’d met before, I got to meet some new ones too. I enjoyed each of these books and have a feeling you will too.

A Real Cowboy for Christmas - 5 stars. This was a sweet instalove with a side of complicated family romance. Jaimi is a single mom who was unaware she had 9 half-brothers until her mother’s deathbed confession. She decides to go to the small town where they live just to see them but not to meet them. Dane is the sheriff in Rogue Valley and the best friend of one of Jaimie’s brothers. There is instant chemistry when Dane meets Jaimi and her daughter but forever seems out of reach. This is book 6 in the Wyoming Rebels series. The Stockton boys (and girl) will grab your heart and not let go. Sometimes the things in our lives that first appear to be disasters turn out to be unexpected blessings instead. The book has a little bit of everything just like you would expect from a good romance - sweet moments, strong family bonds, sexy times, real life issues, imperfect characters, and so much love. The Stockton family loves hard and they love by surrounding you with goodness and strength. This story gave me all the feels.

Wrapped Up In You - 4 stars. This was a sweet second chance romance. Cole grew up on Mystic Island where his family ran an inn but left 10 years ago after two deaths caused enough pain for him to shut down emotionally. Willow grew up in a famous family and feels heart broken and unable to trust. When they were both 15 Cole and Willow shared a magical emotional (non-sexual) night together that neither one forgot. They meet again on the ferry to the island more than a decade later - Cole to get the inn ready to sell and Willow to find some Christmas magic and to feel like a normal person. The story was well written and the characters had depth and substance. Their individual pain and the healing from being together was palpable. This was a good start to the Mystic Island series.

Jingle This - 3.5 stars. This was a snarky workplace sort of second chance romance. Kyle is one owner of a marketing firm. Three years ago Kyle and Angie, one of his employees, had chemistry and seemed to be getting closer but he chose to date her sister instead of Angie. At the beginning of the book Angie was dumped instead of proposed to by her boyfriend Roger, who’s also her boss. Usually Christmas loving Angie is not feeling the spirit this year and she’s supposed to write a daily serial about the holidays, love and diamonds. In order to save the account, Kyle decides it’s up to him to help Angie find her holiday happy place and insists on being with her all the time. Being together so much revs up their chemistry again. The story was well written but the characters did not have as much depth as I normally like and while the story was set between Thanksgiving and Christmas it did not seem very Christmas like. Kyle and Angie grew on me as characters and midway through the book I was routing for their HEA and for Roger and Sheila to get their comeuppance.

The best word I can offer is Yuck!