Secret Santas and Holiday Dances Author: Ellie Thornton
Series: Harvest Ranch Romance #19
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Format: eBook
Pages: 132
Date: November 28, 2021
Publisher: Indie
She’s his Secret Santa.
And he knows it.
Grace Montgomery has never had a steady home—not with her mom remarrying every few years during her childhood. The closest she’s come to it is summers with her cousins in Harvest Ranch.
At twenty-two, she’s ready to start life fresh in the one place that ever felt like home. And she’ll bring a little joy to the town that brightened her gloomy, childhood existence by being their Secret Santa—her way of giving back and making Harvest Ranch her home.
Everything is working out great, until her mother arrives.
Liam Nicholls can’t stop thinking about the newest resident of Harvest Ranch, Grace. She’s an artist turned marketing expert working at Life on Canvas, the gallery across the street from his law offices. She’s smart, sweet, and always disappearing at the most random times.
Usually when different citizens of the town receive mysterious gifts from a Secret Santa who seems to know exactly what a person needs in the holiday season.
She takes care of everyone, a fact that’s evident when her very young, beautiful, and slightly self-centered mother arrives in town, but never herself. Grace deserves more, better, from herself and the people around her, and Liam’s determined to be the one to show her that—that is if he can get her to start going to the holiday dances with him.
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About Ellie Thornton
Ellie Thornton has been writing since she could lift a pencil and making up stories even longer than that. If she’s not at her computer, you can typically find her reading, listening to podcasts, at the local library, in her garden, in her kitchen, or with her sister and her sister’s kids.
Scheming mother, secret Santa, and secret crushes…that about covers everything for a wonderful book that keeps you glued to the pages. I started reading this while taking a short break from another book. I completely forgot the first book because this one was so intriguing and amazing. Never has a book had me cringing so much but in a good way. Charlotte was absolute hell in heels, but yet she added so much to the story. I’m glad she is there, even if I wanted a truck to accidentally smoosh her.
The characters feel real, intense, and all have their strengths and weaknesses. The story is wonderful and unique and such a perfect addition to the series. I feel the best part about this book is the growth Grace goes through. Oh my goodness I just wanted to cheer her on!!
Secret Santas and Holiday Dances is a must read this Christmas. It would be well read with a cup of peppermint hot cocoa, fuzzy socks, cozy blanket, and make sure you Christmas tree is on (I promise it adds to the Christmasy sweet romance magic of this story).