Merry Christmas, Baby

Like a warm cup of cocoa or your favorite scented candle, Merry Christmas, Baby hits just the right spot. The story is short but the characters linger on and will keep a smile in the heart all year long. Katie Reus proves the spirit of hopefulness, giving and love is state of mind that is not contained to one day of year.

This was a very sweet audiobook novella , and the beginning of Ms Reus series titled, O’Connor Family. Perfect for the holiday season, or anytime you want a lift me up story. I have to confess that I stay away from novellas, since the majority provide very little plot. Only a talented author like Ms Reus can give you a well developed plot and characters that make you feel like you know them personally by the time you finish the story. Even the secondary characters are interesting enough that you can see more stories coming our way. In this one, we have Nora, a bookstore owner and recent resident of Holly , NC . She inherited the store and has moved to Holly with her sister. A teenager she adores and has been her legal guardian for a few years. Dating and love are not in her immediate plans but former SEAL Jackson O’Connor just might be the one to break that plan. He does something that almost ruined a chance with Nora, but it’s the Christmas season and who knows, a HEA might be in the future. Looking forward to what Ms Reus has in store in her next book of the O’Connors. I must compliment the narrator, Sophie Eastlake, for an excellent performance. I was gifted this audiobook. The opinions expressed are solely my own.

Katie Reus - Merry Christmas, Baby (O'Connor Family Series - Book 1) I read the first book in the series in the multi-author bundle ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS (December 1, 2015) The setting for the series is in a make-believe town, Holly, in North Carolina, located in Blue Ridge Mountains. It’s a town that is Christmas year-round. Our first heroin is Nora who is now her teenage sister’s guardian has inherited a bookstore in Holly. Former Navy Seal & sexy Jackson O’Connor. Jackson and Nora when out three weeks ago and he has not contacted Nora since. When Jackson showed up to make amends, Nora made it clear that they could only be friends. Once a Seal, always a Seal is what Jackson lived by. He is now on a new mission to change Nora’s mind. Jackson, however, is missing some key information about Nora. Someone that wanted Jackson told her that they were dating, so Nora is on her own mission to protect her heart. Can Jackson over come all the obstacles to win this mission?