Just One More Date (Just One More Date #7)
Carly Phillips
Blurb:
Could the cute
barista who serves his favorite coffee drink play the part?
Camille Hendricks
is willing… for a price—an interview at his sister’s PR company.
The game seems easy,
but their attraction is all too real.
When sexy lines
are crossed, both Leo and Cammie stand to lose something more important than
business.
They risk losing
each other.
Themes: Holiday Novella
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating:
Review:
My
favorite part of the holidays coming is all the authors getting into the spirit
by sending us short holiday novellas tied to some of our favorite series, and
we get one of the best from Carly Phillips this year. I was thrilled to see
this story though I didn’t recognize the name of the character that tied to the
Sterling series immediately, but we quickly learn the connection as Leo
explains himself and we see him interacting with friends and family. Leo
Watson, good friend to Charlotte “Charlie” Sterling is in need of a fake girlfriend
to impress the bigwigs at his company Christmas party this year and he goes out
on a limb and asks the sexy-cute barista at his favorite coffee spot to fill
the spot. Camille “Cammie” Hendricks is
struggling to make it through the holidays and when Leo offers her a chance
interview with his sister’s prestigious PR firm in exchange for being his data
at the party she jumps at the chance, especially since she’d have said yes to
the date anyway since he’s gorgeous. As they spend time getting to know one
another, you know to make the “girlfriend” thing more realistic at the party,
Cammie and Leo quickly begin to develop feelings for one another and their
relationship becomes less a fake situation and much more of the real
thing, but can two such different people find love before Christmas, or will
the Grinch win again this year? I loved this story from start to finish; filled
with humor, sweetness, loving gestures and the bravery of two people that have
both been hurt in the past and are stepping out on a limb in order to find a
chance together, Carly takes on a trip through love and healing. Cammie is the
perfect Christmas elf, filled with love, determination, hope and happiness,
even when she is kicked, let-down, and the darkness seems to be all around her.
Leo has always been the kind of guy that lets the holidays happen around him
instead of participating, but with Cammie he begins to really see the beauty of
the season and experience the love and joy of the holidays in an all-new
way. The passion between them was burning
from start to finish and even when they were just teasing one another was
obviously perfect. I am sad to see this
series end, but in the same vein it was such a wonderful journey I can easily
see myself returning to this family again and again.
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