About the Book
JEFF SHAW EXPECTS A BLUE CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR
Reeling from a broken engagement, Jeff doesn't feel like celebrating. Especially with his ex-fiancée's younger sister, Natasha Brickson. But Natasha is determined to immerse Jeff in Christmas cheer, and to his surprise, her tender care begins to mend his heart. Unlike his ex, Natasha is warm, compassionate and lovely inside and out.
Natasha's always stood in her sister's shadow, so she doesn't expect the man of her dreams to notice her. But when their friendship becomes something more, can Jeff convince Natasha that he was engaged to the wrong sister…and give her the Christmas gift of a lifetime?
This book was released in December 2014
This is a well loved library book that was reviewed
My Review
“The Best Man's Holiday
Romance” by Gail Sattler is loosely connected to “The Best Man's
Secret”. Even though it is loosely connected this is a great stand
alone book, so no worries. If one hasn't read “The Best Man's
Secret” then they wouldn't even know that there was a connection in
the first place. I only recognize the loose connection is because I
wanted to read more by Ms. Sattler and the library had these two
books, and I read them in published order.
This story could have
gone in so many ways that I was almost wary of reading the book after
reading the back of the book, but after reading a couple of other Ms. Sattler
books, I hoped that it was going to be something different. Well my
hope became a promise for this book is something unlike any other
book with the same thought of guy getting involved with the sister of
an ex almost wife. I will say that this book was different with the
timing of everything and how it was written. So often it almost
reads as if the guy in on the rebound and I am always wondering if it
is real love or if it was just easy in the rebounding area to get
involved with someone the dumpee already knew.
This book is written so
well that there was no question as to what was going on. It was easy
to see how things developed, that things could develop and change but
there is also always that nagging thought of rebound. No I am not
feeling as if I am giving anything away for these are all things that
can be found on the back of the book anyway.
I enjoyed how both of the
characters at one point in time or another had totally human things
going on and in front of each other. I thought it was really nice to
see such normal activities happening between them and that neither
seemed to be upset or embarrassed by these things, while accepting
them to be normal and nice as a level of trust and comfort among
themselves. This is something I haven't read in too many other books
and it was really refreshing in different ways.
Both Jeff and Natasha are
hard working people who are dealing with their own problems, while
helping each other out at the same time with what they are having to
do. Their hearts are tender and open though they are both hurting
for different reasons. It seems that neither one is willing to close
their hearts to the future just because of the pain they are or have
suffered which is nice. I really had to sigh more than once at how
things developed for Jeff and Natasha for everything seemed to more
at a natural flow.
I hope that all who read
this book enjoys it as much as I did.
