A jilted-at-the-altar bride reunites with her high school
sweetheart in Lori Wilde's sensational new Twilight, Texas Christmas novel.
Kelsey James always played by the rules and look where it
got her -- dumped and half-drunk in a poofy white dress, her Christmas wedding
ruined. Then her best friend talks her into going on her “honeymoon” anyway,
daring her to a “Christmas of Yes.” It's about time she lets loose a little, so
Kelsey agrees to say “yes” to fun, to romance, and to adventure! And adventure
leads her right smack into the arms of sexy Noah MacGregor.
Noah's never one to say no to a risk -- from leading his
NBA team to victory to making Christmas cookies in Twilight, he's up to the
challenge! But a lot has gone on since they were teenagers, and he knows he has
to take his time to make Kelsey dare to believe that what they feel is more
than just the holiday magic that's in the air . . .
Good book that started with an emotional low and
proceeded through a roller-coaster of feelings. A stunned Kelsey is left at the
altar when her fiancé runs off with the best man. To top off the embarrassment,
her mother, the newly elected mayor, harangues Kelsey, blaming it all on her.
All Filomena can talk about is how it affects her, with no sympathy for Kelsey.
The only one who is there for Kelsey is her best friend, Tasha, who talks
Kelsey into taking off, daring her to say yes to cutting loose a little,
challenging her to accept five dares from Tasha. To that end, Tasha takes
Kelsey to Twilight, home of Kelsey's teenage crush.
Kelsey and Noah have a history. They met at camp when
they were children, and their friendship grew each summer when they reunited. When
they were seventeen and junior counselors at the camp, their friendship grew
into something more. But they were torn apart by Kelsey's mother, who didn't
approve of Noah or anything that took Kelsey's attention away from her. And for
the next ten years, Filomena used every manipulative trick in the book to keep
Kelsey at her side. As a result, Kelsey was browbeaten into being at mom's beck
and call.
I loved Kelsey and Noah's reunion. Kelsey's friend Tasha
got her to agree to do five Christmas dares while they were on their trip. Tasha
is determined to break Kelsey free of her mother's shackles and push Kelsey out
of the comfort zone of pleasing Filomena at all times. Kelsey's first sight of
Noah is of him in a Christmas apron, standing under a mistletoe arch, brings
back memories of their old attraction. Noah is hit just as hard. A push from
Tasha (the first dare) has Kelsey laying a lip-lock on Noah that blows them
both away.
I loved watching the rekindling of the relationship
between Noah and Kelsey. With Tasha's help, Kelsey is slowly breaking free of
her mother's chains, opening her up to the possibilities with Noah. I loved
Noah's determination to help her along by showing her how special she is. There
are some delightful scenes between the two of them, as well as some very steamy
ones. With both having been burned in relationships, each insists that they are
not looking for love, but the more time they spend together, the more each one finds
their mind leading in that direction. I loved watching Kelsey's transformation
as time, distance, and positive reinforcement worked its magic on her. But
Filomena wasn't done with her yet, and I was worried for Kelsey when her mom
pulled her latest stunt. It didn't help that Noah had a boneheaded reaction, hurting
her badly as a result. The ending was terrific, with Kelsey finally getting
some real help from her father that gave her the tools she needed to confront
her mother. That was such a satisfying scene. Then Noah had his big moment that
was the icing on the cake. The epilogue was fantastic.
Kelsey's mother was a real piece of work. She was
definitely a character I loved to hate because the way she treated Kelsey was
terrible. I found Kelsey's conversation with her father regarding Filomena to
be very interesting, with some intriguing parallels to current times. The
character I loved almost as much as Noah and Kelsey delightful Tasha. She was
so comfortable with who she was that she was a great role model for Kelsey. She
was also the best friend Kelsey could have. I thoroughly enjoyed seeing her
push and pull Kelsey out of her Comfort Kitty persona and show her what she was
capable of. It was also fun to see her growing relationship with Sean.
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