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Date read: July 5, 2024
Seasons of Revenge
1. Tis the Season for Revenge
2. Cruel Summer
3. The Fall of Bradley Reed
3.5. Big Nick Energy - Paperback | Kindle
4. Ick Factor
Morgan Elizabeth
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Synopsis (Goodreads):
When Connor Finch insists his one-time Tinder match, Shae, comes to his dad’s house for Thanksgiving with her two daughters, it’s because he refuses to let them be alone on her first-holiday post-divorce.Thoughts on Big Nick Energy: Just to be clear: I picked this one up based on the title alone. Because Big Nick Energy makes me laugh. Also, Nick DOES INDEED have Big Nick Energy and I absolutely appreciate that in a character. (As an aside, I read book 1 just so I could meet some of the characters before this book, so maybe I would have read it anyway if it had a different title because I'm reading holiday romances at the moment, but BOY did that title get me.)
But when she arrives at the Christmas tree farm and ranch he grew up on, she meets his father—the crazy tall, built, golden retriever cowboy who tells her girls all about the magic of the stupid elf on a shelf.
Of course, when she later corners him and tells him thanks a lot for nothing and that she’s way too overwhelmed to have to deal with yet another responsibility, he feels terrible.
So terrible, he finds himself driving two hours every night just to deliver an elf, move him about, and create some Christmas magic for her girls.
But what happens when he decides meeting her the way he did was some kind of Christmas miracle, and he needs to convince Shae to give him a shot?
Anywho. Nick and Shae. We met Shae (who was Sharon before she reinvented herself after her divorce) when Damien helped her and the girls get out of a bad situation. Although things are definitely better than when she was married, she's struggling with trying to be everything to her girls and prove to the world at large that she's strong enough to do anything that needs to be done. She's exhausted and second-guessing herself as a mother and Connor's invitation to Thanksgiving is both a blessing and a curse.
Then she meets Nick and he's instantly smitten with both the woman and her two girls. Shae? Well, she's a little more cautious. Especially when Nick seemingly puts another thing on her plate in the form of a magical elf when she's already stretched so thin.
Nick, being Nick, does something about it. Since he's the one who caused the issue, he makes sure he's the one who takes care of it. Driving an hour each way to set up a mischievous elf isn't that much of a hardship since he gets to see Shae every night. Honestly, Nick is a total sweetheart. He lets Shae set the pace in their relationship from the start and starts chipping away at her walls. As much as Shae doesn't want to rely on anyone, Nick finds a way to support her and be there for her time after time.
Some holiday (elf-ish) magic, a not-so-great ex, sweet girls who adore Nick as much as he adores their mother, a man who does everything in his power to show his lady they're a team, and a lady who comes to appreciate the man who treats her like a treasure. *thumbs up*
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