Merry Christmas, Baby (Lucky Harbor #12.5)
by Jill Shalvis
Blurb:
Wild
child Chloe Thompson can't believe how much things have changed. She still
can't get enough of her sexy husband Sawyer, but he seems to prefer working to
thinking about impending fatherhood. So tonight, a very pregnant Chloe is
escaping her troubles at the town Christmas party.
Sheriff
Sawyer Thompson hopes surprising Chloe at the party will give him a chance to
set things right. But as the snow begins to fall and the wind rages, he wonders
whether he can make it back in time. While mother nature conspires to keep
Sawyer and Chloe apart, an unexpected arrival will require them to kiss and
make up . . . and ring in the happiest holiday Lucky Harbor has ever seen.
Themes: Holiday, suspense, finales
Rating: 3 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
What a way to end a series that has kept us
all entertained and brought us to a small town full of characters and
intrigues. I was sad to learn the series
was ending, but when this unexpected novella popped up on my radar, acting as a
sort of epilogue for the series, I knew I just had to read and review it. While it was pretty short, there were lots of
laughs, sweet reminders of love, and the forever knowledge that love can get us
through it all as long as the relationship grows with the lovers.
The
story revolves around the holiday party for the town and Chloe’s determination
to attend, even if she has to go alone, hauling her pregnant ass out into the
world without her husband. There has
been a bit of distance between Chloe and her husband Sawyer, since the new of
two becoming three was shared. But while
she has her own fears about becoming a mother, her greatest fear is of losing
Sawyer with this new development in her life.
Sawyer has been dealing with the changes in his own ways, but he reminds
her quickly that they are meant to be and he will stand by her no matter what.
I
loved seeing the rediscovery of the love between Sawyer and Chloe, getting to
see all the other characters that have come together throughout the entire
series, and knowing that this town has found its stride and will always come
together for one another. There is love, laughter, and fun as we learn all
about Chloe’s fear and the challenges of a free spirit settling down and
starting her own family. I was not
surprised that I loved this short story, being that I have always loved
anything by Shalvis, but I was surprised just how invested I became in Chloe
and Sawyer finding their way again. Ending the
series with this story was a stroke of genius and though I wish it wouldn’t
end, it ended on a high note for sure. Farewell Lucky Harbor!
*eARC provided by publisher (via
netgalley) for the purpose of an honest and unbiased review. No
compensation was provided.
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