After reading the first book in the Winterville series, Welcome To Winterville, I knew this was a series I needed to read. So when I was lucky enough to receive an ARC, I was super excited and started reading as soon as possible. In ‘Hearts in Winter’ we read the story of Everley and Dylan. Everley ...KEEP READING »
After reading the novella, A Kiss For Christmas, where we read how the two main characters of ,Welcome To Winterville, meet 8 years earlier, I was so excited to start reading this one. I just loved Holly and Josh right from the start and couldn’t wait to read their story. Add a wintery Christmas setting and it honestly feels like this book was written for me.
After Holly and Josh met 8 years earlier, their lives have both gone very different ways. Now, Holly is returning to Winterville to help save the town her beloved grandmother founded. Holly expected to have to work hard, but what she didn’t expect was to find Josh as the guy who is trying to buy Winterville. Although they haven’t seen or spoken to each other in 8 years, there is this instant chemistry between them they both can’t deny.
From the moment I started reading this book I was hooked. I loved everything about it. The fun, lovely, kind and interesting characters. And the very charming setting of the snow filled mountain Christmas town of Winterville. I found myself devouring these pages and in the end I read it way to fast.
Holly and Josh have this amazing chemistry, and this book definitely gave me all the feels. Holly is this smart, tough and beautiful woman who never really has had the love of a mother. The one woman she looked up to was her grandmother. So when the town her grandmother founded is being sold to a rich developer, she is determined to find a way to make sure no developer will be able to get his hands on her beloved home town. But Josh is definitely more than a rich developer. Josh, is kind and charming and makes her feel all kinds of emotions. This definitely made for some exciting moments.
The way Carrie Elks described this book was ‘It’s like Hallmark, but… hotter?’. Well.. that definitely says it all. This book was very romantic, and definitely had some very hot moments.
And one more thing I loved? Throughout this book we read about some other characters. And I definitely can’t wait to read about their story. There’s just so much more about Winterville I want to read about.
‘Welcome To Winterville’ was definitely a great romance. Great characters, a gorgeous setting and some amazing chemistry. Yes, it’s about a town that loves Christmas.. But it’s definitely not necessarily a book about Christmas. And I definitely recommend it.
Anyone who knows me will say that I’m definitely one of those people who loves everything about Christmas. It’s my absolute favorite time of year. So obviously, I also love reading Christmas books.. especially the romantic ones. Add one of my favorite authors, Carrie Elks.. And I’m hooked! ‘A Kiss For Christmas’ is a brand new novella that introduces the two main characters of Carrie Elks new book ‘Welcome To Winterville’ that will be published on September 30th. And the best thing? You can read the novella too for free. Just sign up for Carrie Elks mailing list.
In ‘A Kiss For Christmas’ we meet Holly and Josh. Holly’s family has been a big part of the Winterville Christmas festivities for a long time and Holly has always loved it. Unfortunately this year Holly isn’t looking forward to it at all, that is until Josh comes to the little town because his car has broken down. Soon Holly is showing Josh around, and things start to heat up between them. But Josh is supposed to leave the country in only a day.
I definitely loved everything about ‘A Kiss For Christmas’. It’s the perfect novella that made me want to dive right into ‘Welcome To Winterville’. We get a nice glimpse inside the Christmas filled town, and the chemistry between the two main characters Holly and Josh is already flying of the pages. I can’t wait to get my hands on the book.
So.. Set the Christmas radio station on, pull on your comfy sweater and let the romance begin.. I can’t wait to read more.
Carrie Elks is one of those authors which books I just always want to read. I don’t even have to read the book blurb, which I obviously do read, to know I will want to read her new book. So when I got to read an ARC of ‘Heart and Soul’ I was super excited. This is book eight in the Angel Sands series. But this is a series of standalone novels, so no worries if you haven’t read the other books.
In ‘Heart and Soul’ we read the story of single mom Meghan and her neighbor Rich. Meghan has just recently moved to Angel Sands with her eight year old girl, and she is the proud new owner of an Ice cream parlor. When she meets her neighbor Rich, she has this immediate crush on him which she obviously tries to ignore. Let’s face it.. someone like Rich won’t look at Meghan. At least that is what Meghan thinks.
Rich is a single thirty year old ER doctor, who hardly has a life next to his job. Working long hours and nights is perfect for him because his job is the one thing he has always been good in. But when he meets his new neighbor Meghan he finds himself wanting to spend more time with her. Something he isn’t used to at all. Soon he is feeling things he told himself would never happen to him.
I simple loved everything about this book and couldn’t put it down. The two main characters Meghan and Rich where so fun to get to know, and I love their chemistry. You could easily feel it flying of the pages and it totally made me swoon.
Meghan was one tough woman, and I loved how she was this amazing mom who put her daughter before everyone and anything. But Rich was definitely also a character I couldn’t not like. I loved him firstly because he was an ER doctor, and working as a nurse myself I thought it was really fun to read about a character who has to deal with working strange hours for once. And secondly because he was just so kind and loving to Meghan from the start.
Reading this book through both Meghan and Rich’s point of view definitely made this a very enjoyable read. And although I loved the other books in this series, this one is definitely one of my favorites. I just love the little town of Angel Sands, and Meghan and Rich fitted the town perfectly.
‘Heart and Soul’ was a very romantic read I didn’t want to stop reading. I simple can’t get enough of this series and can’t wait to read more.
After reading the first four books in the Heartbreak Brothers series, I couldn’t wait to read ‘When We Touch’. This is another standalone, and the story of the only sister of the ‘Heartbreak Brothers’. And I was so curious about Becca Hartson’s story. So I started reading as soon as possible.
In ‘When We Touch’ we read the story of Becca, the only girl and the youngest of the Hartson kids. Becca works at a Whiskey distillery and she loves her job. But when her well liked boss decides to move away, and give back the reins to his older brother Daniel Carter, Becca is afraid things will change. And they do. Although everyone always adores Becca, Daniel seems to hate her from the moment he laid eyes on her. And soon the feelings mutual. Daniel is a frustrating and infuriating guy. Or isn’t he?
Well.. I love this series and I’m sad to leave the Hartson siblings goodbye after this book, but boy was this the perfect ending to a great series! I knew I was going to like Becca’s character, since I already did the few moments I read about her in the previous books. But I didn’t expect to love her this much. Becca is definitely a great character. She is caring, hardworking and definitely knows how to stand up for herself. And although her brothers make her crazy at times, she does everything for them.
And then there is Daniel’s character. I really did love his character too. Sure, he can be an arrogant ass, and he is really unfair to Becca at times. But there was just something about him that I adored. And I loved reading about the moments between Becca and Daniel. Their chemistry was flying of the pages and they where just perfect together. And I couldn’t stop reading this book till the very last page.
Although I have loved and adored the other books in this series. ‘When We Touch’ definitely is my favorite of the series. I just loved everything about this book and I would really recommend it if you’re a romance reader. I can’t wait to read more books by Carrie Elks.
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