Maria Imbalzano
November 2021
Competitive, work-obsessed Bella Simonetti has just been fired from her high-paying job at a Manhattan law firm. At an all-time low, she returns home and helps her parents at their small-town gift shop, but the business is failing and may not make it past the Christmas holidays.
Successful landscape architect Dean Jackson is like a son to Bella's parents. But he's a persistent annoyance to her—he seems to have forgotten his unforgivable blunder thirteen years earlier.
When Bella transforms her parents' gift shop into a cookie cottage, Dean's generosity and magnetic smile are hard to resist, and those feelings of unrequited adolescent love come rushing back. But can Bella let go of the past and accept Dean for the man he is today?
Between The Pages
This short holiday book was a delight to read. Unlike some of the Christmas Cookies themed stories I have read where the romance is rushed and the cookies are barely edible, this book is a star above the rest. The romance is filled with heartbreak, chemistry, and emotion. The cookie theme is well-balanced with cookie baking and the cookies are a significant element in the plotline saving Belle’s parents’ business. Bella’s and Dean’s relationship is realistic and sweet. Though the story is short, the author has a well-developed plot and characters, which allows the read to flow to a satisfying ending. Did I mention how beautiful the cover is too! This holiday romance is a must read.
Rating
5 Stars
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