How the Hitman Stole Christmas (Holiday with a Hitman #1)
Katie Reus
Blurb:
She hates
Christmas and everything that goes with it…
Explosives expert
Elliana hates Christmas—and the only good thing about this holiday season is
that her gorgeous neighbor seems allergic to shirts and clothes in general. She
knows because she’s been watching him for months with her drone. She’s never
stalked anyone before, but he not only doesn’t seem to mind, he puts on nightly
strip shows just for her. When she finally works up the courage to talk to him,
she stumbles right into a murder—that he’s committed.
But this holiday
is one she’ll never forget…
According to him,
the whole murder thing is no big deal—the dead guy needed killing. And while
her hot neighbor wants her, protecting her is his main priority. So, when she’s
targeted, this cinnamon roll hitman kidnaps her for her own good. With a deadly
threat hunting them and a hot hitman who keeps handcuffing her to him “for her
own protection”, Elliana is starting to reconsider her grinchy stance on the
holidays. And when everything finally comes to a head, the results are bound to
be…explosive.
Themes: Holiday
Rating: 4 stars
Heat Rating: 
Review:
So,
what happens when a grinchy but sexy security specialist finally meets the gorgeous Christmas obsessed
hitman next door? Well, nothing short of chaos ensuing in this hilarious
holiday short romance by Katie Reus in her new Holidays with a Hitman series. I
have to tell you I was a little bit surprised when I read the blurb for this
one, but I knew that I was going to love it and be laughing even as I fell in
love right alongside the characters as they finally got to know one
another. Katie Reus has a way of making
you forget the ridiculousness of a hitman and an explosives expert hacker
falling in lust through voyeurism and then falling in love through kidnapping
and just reminds you that there is a perfect someone made for everyone out
there. In the Case of Elliana, her perfect someone turned out to the be sexy
man she’s been perving on for almost a year, but little did she know when she
finally went to introduce herself that she was putting herself into a seriously
confusing situation. Theo Contos has
been obsessed with Elliana since he first found her watching him, but being a
hitman, he knows introducing her to his life is going to be tricky, until she
stumbles right into the middle of ones of his jobs and things become
complicated. Now she’s got a hit out on
her and he will do anything to protect her, even kidnap her and make she that
she is safe long enough to make sure she understands that he intends to make
her his. Theo and Elliana each have their own ideas of how their relationship
will be progressing—or not as the case may be—but soon the heated chemistry
between them is too much to resist and they can’t keep their hands of one
another. But will that be enough to
overcome their hangups and find a way to trust and work together to defeat the
asshole after Elliana and build a future together?
I
have to say I was really surprised by the turn of events in this story, but I loved
every moment of it, whether I was laughing, crying, or gasping for breath as the
dangerous action unfolded. Theo and his
family were hilarious, because why not have such a loving, sweet family of hit
people that are determined to run their son’s life, but it was obvious they
were supportive and wonderful people, despite their chosen profession. Theo himself was a sweetheart and despite being
a vigilante style hitman I loved him I loved getting to know him. He was strong, solid, loving, brave,
humorous, and cheerful, which you just really don’t expect in a hitman, but he
was also just alpha enough to keep Elliana from running all over him. Elliana is a serious badass, smart, sassy, down
to earth, and just plain cool. I loved
watching her stand up to Theo in the beginning and then stand up for herself as
their relationship progressed, even as she fell in love with him. It’s obvious these two lost souls were meant
to connect with one another, the perfect match of light to darkness and I can
see them being together long years in the future. I am hoping to see more of them in the coming
installments in the series, and I have an inkling of who the next book might be
about, but I will keep my guesses to myself for now and just keep my fingers
crossed. As always, the holidays aspect
of this story, serves more as a background foil for the storyline and character
development as opposed to being the main focus of the story which makes me even
happier because then it can be truly read any time of the year. Another classic Katie masterwork!
*eARC provided by author for the
purpose of an honest and unbiased review.
No compensation was provided.
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