Tuesday, December 7, 2021

A Witch for Mr. Holiday by Deanna Chase [Review]

A Witch for Mr. Holiday (Witches of Christmas Grove #1) by Deanna Chase
Format: ebook 
Source: borrowed through Kindle Unlimited
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Date read: February 2, 2021

Witches of Christmas Grove
1. A Witch for Mr. Holiday - Paperback | Kindle
2. A Witch for Mr. Christmas
3. A Witch for Mr. Winter
4. A Witch for Mr. Mistletoe
5. A Witch for Mr. Frost
6. A Witch for Mr. Garland

Deanna Chase
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
Welcome to Christmas Grove, where holiday magic and matchmaking is in the air.

When Rex Holiday walks into the charming town of Christmas Grove, all he plans to do is to spend the season helping out at his buddy’s Christmas tree farm. What he doesn’t expect is for an overzealous matchmaker to slip a love potion into his cider. But the joke’s on the resident matchmaker, because not even a potent love spell can break through the walls he’s built around his heart. But when the girl next door catches his eye, some of his barriers start to crumble. Still, Rex Holiday’s time in Christmas Grove is only temporary. He can’t afford to fall in love. Or can he?

Holly Reineer is a powerful spirit witch who can see the future for everyone. Everyone but herself that is. And when Rex Holiday walks into her life, she sees his, too. He’s destined for a big corporate job all the way across the country. So when he starts to show interest in her, she knows it’s only temporary, and Holly’s not interested in a fling. She wants her happily-ever-after. But he’s very hard to resist… Can a love spell rewrite the future? If so, Holly will need to learn to follow her heart and, for once, trust what she can’t see.
Thoughts on A Witch for Mr. Holiday: Two things: I really REALLY like the covers for this series and I'm getting a kick out of the various quirky individuals who inhabit Christmas Grove. (FWIW, I'm digging the covers for all the author's series. They make me happy when I look at them. They're just fun. And pretty. And I like them.)

But let's talk about Rex and Holly. First off, seeing the future kinda blows. I mean, it sounds like a cool ability, but it's sort of sucked some of the joy out of Holly's life. Because, you know, she knows what's coming and that's puts a damper on things. Knowing the dude you're involved with is planning on leaving before too long doesn't make a lady want to put her heart on the line.

On Rex's end, he's totally upfront that his current job is only temporary. He might like Holly, but his heart is a wanderer's heart and he can't see himself staying in Christmas Grove long-term. Until, you know, he can. Meeting and getting to know Holly makes the idea of staying and putting down roots a lot more palatable.

A town full of quirky individuals, a sprinkle of power here and there, an ex who needs a good throat chop, and two people who work VERY well together. *thumbs up* all around.

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