A Chance This Christmas

I love Christmas and this book was the perfect book for me. It was a mix of "IT's a Wonderful Life" and "The Grinch Stole Christmas" all wrapped up in one really good read. What if you lived in a town called Yuletide and it celebrated Christmas all year long. Not only that BUT your home was like Christmas threw up inside it. Think about this for a minute. You wake up and look downstairs and instead of a breakfast table and chairs you see Christmas display all year long. Elves, Mrs Claus and Santa. Too much oh so very much. Then to top it off something horrible happens to your family and you all become outcasts. I would take off and never return for sure. Rachel has the idea right and does leave for a long time only to return for her best friend's wedding (by invitation from her best friend by the way). Only problem is her friend is getting married to Rachel's old high school boyfriend. Oh yes some things you need to read for yourself to understand but he is part of the reason she left Yuletide so quickly and never wanting to return. Her mom is still in Yuletide did I forget to let ya know that. Yes she is there. So is another special someone. This was one of those books I cracked open at bedtime and read until I finished it wee in the night. I plan to back up and read books 1-2 in the Road to Romance series and well just to catch up...hope they are also in Yuletide as this town well, I happened to fall a little in love with it.

I truly enjoyed A Chance this Christmas by Joanne Rock, the third book in her Road to Romance series. When Rachel left her hometown the timing couldn’t have been worse. Her dad fled after embezzling money from the town, her ex-boyfriend hires a skywriter to propose to her, and she is caught kissing ex-boyfriend’s best friend Gavin. It was a relief for Rachel to reach design school and leave her troubles behind. Gavin attended a nearby prep school training to become a world class snowboarder. He enjoyed getting to know the teens in the town and interacting with them. After college and winning Olympic medals he returned to the town that never forgot Christmas, bought the house next door to Rachel’s mom and never forgot that kiss he shared with Rachel. When Rachel returns to Yuletide for the wedding of her best friend to her ex-boyfriend she hopes that the town will forgive her and to make amends with said ex-boyfriend. The chemistry and attraction Gavin and Rachel once shared is still there if not intensified. The more time these two spend together makes Rachel wonder if she can leave her dreams of NYC and give Gavin a second chance to explore the attraction and possible love they still share. I really enjoyed reading this book and had trouble putting this book down, reading it in one day. Ms. Rock drew me in and did not let go until I read the last page. I definitely recommend this book to other readers. I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book.

Gavin and Rachel chose to take the scenic route to love. The trip consisted of regrets, betrayals and heartache, but the endgame proved worth every bump in the road. It's never too early to get in the holiday spirit. Especially when you live in a picturesque town like Yuletide. Ms. Rock takes the best parts of the holiday season and places them in a small town setting. A Chance This Christmas is a Hallmark movie just waiting to be made. On the wings of love, Ms. Rock delivers a story of forgiveness, new beginnings and heartwarming fun.