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  FESTIVE HEARTS AND KISSES Hope Valley Christmas - Book Two by Annabelle Jacobs Release Date: November 25, 2024 Review I love Annabelle’s writing style - it’s soft and beautiful. This small town is so lovely, and though everyone knows your business, they are welcoming and caring. I want to move there. Jerry and Reed’s story is a slow burn, and bless Jerry for his patience and kindness. He’s such a warm guy. And I wanted nothing more than for him to find the love he deserves. Reed is understandably apprehensive about starting a new relationship, but there were still multiple times I wanted to shake him and tell him not to let Jerry slip through his hands! Thankfully neither let that happen, and their relationship is as sweet as sweet can be.   Add to your TBR List GOODREADS LINK Synopsis Can a little Christmas romance heal a bruised and battered heart? One kiss. That’s all Reed can offer the hot guy who’s kept him company on what would otherwise have been a lonely New Yea...

  FESTIVE FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS by Annabelle Jacobs Release Date: December 16, 2023 Review This was a perfect small town, UK, second chance holiday love story. Complete with meddling and loving ex-wife and son, adorable dogs and two swoony men who never quite forgot what could have been. It’s been 19 years but neither Vic nor Sean has ever forgotten the weekend that they both hoped would be the beginning of something special. But life had other plans and they both moved forward. For Vic that was marrying and divorcing his best friend. Not before having a child who is now a delightful combination of being sweet and kind and being a sassy teenager.  Sean has been living in his hometown living his dream as a park ranger, except for a partner who enjoys the quiet life of a small town, and nature. Neither expects to see each other, mainly because Vic’s ex ‘forgot’ to tell them both. Sparks fly immediately, even if slightly awkward and red-cheeked. But they pick up their friendship ...