Cute story in typical Mindy Klasky style. I enjoyed this book. It is nicely written and entertaining. ( )

A cute and charming romance story. I found it to be nicely written and to have steady pacing. A sweet book to read on a rainy Saturday afternoon. It will leave you smiling. ( )

I loved this book so much! It's the first book I've read in quote some time that I stayed up extra late to finish. I just couldn't stop reading it! At the beginning I was a little hesitant, thinking it was going to turn into just another cheesy romance, but I was wrong! Ms. Klasky created rich characters with so much depth that grew like crazy over the course of her novella. The passion was intense, but definitely believable, and the blossoming relationship quite realistic, with secrets, lies, a major fight, and working to change for the better and work things out. All in all I loved this book. Highly recommend for any romance lovers out there! ( )

A sweet Christmas-themed love story of two damaged people who become involved and in doing so begin to move toward healing. Lexi has wrapped herself in a cocoon of safety after a fire left her badly scarred. She avoids open flames and intimate relationships. Finn is haunted by the death of a comrade. He arrives in town on a mission to tell the parents of his friend how the young man died. Just as Lexi cannot bring herself to cook, subsisting on sugary breakfast foods and the culinary kindness of friends, Finn cannot bring himself to knock on the parents' door.

I thought the portrayal of Finn's PTSD was very well done. He is a flawed hero and a perfect match for the warm, but hesitant Lexi. I was rooting for them. ( )

This is a fun story of a woman, Lexi, who's afraid of fire who runs her own small business, a Christmas decorations shop. A returning soldier, Finn, stumbles into her shop, breaking a bunch of things right before the Xmas season. He tries to repay her by helping her out in the back room with construction projects. He's there to tell a local family about how their son, his best buddy in Afghanistan, was killed. J-Dawg isn't completely gone, however; he hangs around Finn commenting on his life. Finn has PTSD from the war; Lexi has PTSD and scars from the fire she was in. They start getting closer of course. Finn, however, can't bring himself to go visit J-Dawg's family.
Okay, I admit it. I read this book only about 4-5 months ago, but couldn't remember a thing about it (I have read many many books since then, in my defense). I had to read other reviews to remind myself how the story went. So I remember I liked it, but that's about it. I've liked other books by Klasky better. I's a good quick Christmas read for when you're hiding in the guest bedroom at your in-laws house over Christmas.
I got this book in exchange for an honest review. ( )