Release Date: November 1
A swoony, small town holiday romance from USA Today Bestselling Author J.H. Croix!
✔️ A broody FBI agent
✔️ A smart, sassy heroine
✔️ Off limits no more
✔️ An accidental break in
✔️ Swoony holiday romance
✔️ Small town shenanigans
Break in for benefits?
When a friend offers me a week at her family’s home in Maine for the holidays, I say ‘yes’ so fast I forget to say please. As a single mom, time to myself is impossible to come by.
I’m barely in the house when I’m mistaken for a burglar. When the lights come on, I discover the broody FBI agent who found me is Noah Tate, the off-limits older brother of my best friend from high school.
Noah was tall, dark, handsome, flirty, and popular back in high school. I kept my secret crush on him under wraps. I was above all that now. Except the chemistry burns so hot between us the air crackles with it.
We’re snowed in, so maybe we can make the best of it.
Noah & Sasha’s story is perfect for readers who love: friends to lovers, slow burn, broody FBI agents, small town gossip, emotional romance with a dash of angst, plenty of swoon and all the feels, and a protective hero who’s more than ready to prove a sassy heroine wrong.
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars
My review:
Wow! I am always so excited to see a new release from Ms. Croix and the Haven’s Bay Christmas series has short and entertaining stories that will get you into the holiday spirit. I love small-town romances and seeing old acquaintances meeting again and finding love is incredible. This series is based on the Tate siblings, and this is Noah and Sasha’s story.
Sasha left Haven Bay as a pregnant sixteen-year-old and is now returning fifteen years later when her friend, Thea Tate, offers Sasha her family’s home for a week of vacation. Being a single mother keeps Sasha busy so spending a week by herself sounds great except Noah, Thea’s older brother, has the same idea. Sasha had a high school crush on Noah but hasn’t seen him since she left Haven Bay.
At the last minute, Noah decided to go to his family’s home in Haven Bay a week before his family is due to arrive. He thought someone had broken in when he got there and found someone in the house because no one was supposed to be there. He hadn’t seen Sasha in years and was surprised by his attraction to her. He knew he was falling for her and wanted to continue their relationship once they got back to Boston.
I loved how patient Noah was with Sasha and her daughter. He knew Sasha feared her daughter’s reactions to her dating and he respected her wishes. Can they navigate through all the obstacles that real life throws their way?
This is the second book in the series and it can be read as a standalone, but I feel like reading the first book is better. The first book gives you more of the Tate family dynamics and history. I have come to love the Tate family and I cannot wait for Ian’s book, which is next. I highly recommend this feel-good festive book.
I received an ARC but also purchased my own copy. I am voluntarily leaving a review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
*A full-length, standalone romance.
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Meet J.H. Croix
USA Today Bestselling Author J. H. Croix lives in a small town in the historical farmlands of Maine with her husband and two spoiled dogs.
Croix writes steamy contemporary romance with sassy women and rugged alpha men who aren't afraid to show some emotion. Her love for quirky small-towns and the characters that inhabit them shines through in her writing.
Take a walk on the wild side of romance with her bestselling novels!
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