REVIEW: The Map Home by Elle Keaton (Collier's Creek Christmas)

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THE MAP HOME

Collier’s Creek  Christmas

by Elle Keaton

Release Date: November 26, 2024

Review

Swoony Christmasy Best-Friends goodness with a classic Elle Keaton side of mystery and suspense.


There’s nothing better than best friends mutually pining for each other.  I love the familiarity they have and I love watching them fall completely.


I especially love watching Dakota find his person and his home.  That boy deserves all the love and to realize how amazing he is. 


Tad’s a great guy, always ready to stand by Dakota, but also his own person.  A journalist who can’t help himself when a crime takes place and a sketchy business deal has people buzzing.


It’s a fun side story while watching them fall in love.


Ps. you’ll love the connections to other of her stories.


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Synopsis

Stolen toys and a naughty St. Nick. Will a holiday crime spree bring two hearts together?


Ask Dakota and he’ll say the wall around his heart is high and the moat deep for a reason. Love is a lie.


If Tad knows one single truth, it’s that Dakota is his personal North Star. Dakota, the boy Tad bonded with at fourteen, has grown into Dakota, the man he loves. The second, more frustrating truth, is that Dakota is one of the most stubborn people on the planet.


Dakota craves a simple existence. Work. Sleep. Eat. Hang out with his best friend. Keep things platonic. No one knows him better than Tad.


The holidays have arrived, and it’s supposed to be a time of celebration, but some blackhearted person steals the donations to the town toy box. Dakota finds himself working the case of the purloined toys, while Tad fills in at the town newspaper. It’s inevitable their paths will cross.


Tad is fine with crossing paths--and more. Is it going too far adding Dakota Green to the top of his Christmas wish list?


And what will it take for Dakota to realize that he deserves happiness? That Tad, the person who knows him best, is the one for him?


Celebrate the holidays with the men of Collier’s Creek, where magic fills the air and irresistible romances are the highlight of the festive season. Six low-angst romances, each filled with heartwarming moments and swoon-worthy romance.


#grumpy-sunshine, #lowangst #holidayromance, #idiotstolovers, #friendstolovers, #foundfamily #acceptingbiofamily #coldhands #spikedhotchocolate

About Elle Keaton

Elle Keaton is a writer, avid reader, and amateur cat-wrangler. Her love of romance novels has led her to a life of creating her own happy ever afters. She is the author of the best selling series' Shielded Hearts and Veiled Intentions. Keaton hails from the Pacific Northwest, where she lives with her husband and cats.


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