- Mass Market Paperback: 219 pages
- Publisher: Harlequin (10 Nov 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0373752873
- ISBN-13: 978-0373752874
- Product Dimensions: 16.9 x 10.6 x 1.5 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,830,945 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
3.5 stars. It's a warm, feel good story about good people, good relationships, and close family time at Christmas.
4 Nov 2009
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STORY BRIEF:
Becky is divorced with a 9-year-old son Nick who has a genius IQ and wears leg braces due to mild cerebral palsy. She took a temporary six-month job as a judge in the small town of Spruce Lake, Colorado. She hopes to get a permanent job as a judge in Denver when this job is over. For intellectual stimulation, she has Nick in classes two years ahead of his age. He suffers daily from bullying at school.
Will was a ski-movie actor who nearly died in a recent avalanche. As a result and due to nightmares about it, he gave up skiing and returned home to Spruce Lake to decide what to do. A developer is planning to tear down some vacant buildings in town and replace them with modern condos. Will organizes a group of locals to stop the developers. They vandalize the developers' equipment. As a result, Will appears in Becky's courtroom, pleads guilty, and agrees to her punishments. From the moment he sees her, he knows she's the one for him, and he plans to marry her. He does all the right things, but she won't go out with him. She believes he has no job, no assets, and no future. She's been hurt by her father and her ex-husband and won't trust men.
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
This is a feel good story. Not a lot of negatives to create anxiety while reading. Will is a great guy. He has a great heart. He's so good with people (old, young, and everyone else). He's smart and does good things for the community. He helps any who need help including dogs and wild animals. Plus he loves this one woman so much, it's impossible not to like him. Becky has some issues. She is overprotective of her son and herself. She's petty regarding Will. She makes wrong assumptions about him. I don't see this as great writing. The characters are simply drawn. The conversations are typical, nothing unusual. But it's not a waste of time. I see this as something to put you in a good mood for Christmas with people close to you. It's short, about 2/3 the length of a typical romance novel. I had trouble deciding between 3 and 4 stars. Since I'm probably not going to buy the sequels, I went with 3 stars. To spend money on a book, I'd prefer a little more meat to the story. This was a sweet dessert, good to get from the library.
DATA:
Story length: 213 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 1, 5 pages long. Setting: current day Spruce Lake, Colorado. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary Christmas romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
This is the author's debut novel. I believe she has two sequels coming out about two of Will's brothers "The Sheriff and the Baby" and "Loving Luke O'Malley."
Becky is divorced with a 9-year-old son Nick who has a genius IQ and wears leg braces due to mild cerebral palsy. She took a temporary six-month job as a judge in the small town of Spruce Lake, Colorado. She hopes to get a permanent job as a judge in Denver when this job is over. For intellectual stimulation, she has Nick in classes two years ahead of his age. He suffers daily from bullying at school.
Will was a ski-movie actor who nearly died in a recent avalanche. As a result and due to nightmares about it, he gave up skiing and returned home to Spruce Lake to decide what to do. A developer is planning to tear down some vacant buildings in town and replace them with modern condos. Will organizes a group of locals to stop the developers. They vandalize the developers' equipment. As a result, Will appears in Becky's courtroom, pleads guilty, and agrees to her punishments. From the moment he sees her, he knows she's the one for him, and he plans to marry her. He does all the right things, but she won't go out with him. She believes he has no job, no assets, and no future. She's been hurt by her father and her ex-husband and won't trust men.
REVIEWER'S OPINION:
This is a feel good story. Not a lot of negatives to create anxiety while reading. Will is a great guy. He has a great heart. He's so good with people (old, young, and everyone else). He's smart and does good things for the community. He helps any who need help including dogs and wild animals. Plus he loves this one woman so much, it's impossible not to like him. Becky has some issues. She is overprotective of her son and herself. She's petty regarding Will. She makes wrong assumptions about him. I don't see this as great writing. The characters are simply drawn. The conversations are typical, nothing unusual. But it's not a waste of time. I see this as something to put you in a good mood for Christmas with people close to you. It's short, about 2/3 the length of a typical romance novel. I had trouble deciding between 3 and 4 stars. Since I'm probably not going to buy the sequels, I went with 3 stars. To spend money on a book, I'd prefer a little more meat to the story. This was a sweet dessert, good to get from the library.
DATA:
Story length: 213 pages. Swearing language: mild. Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: 1, 5 pages long. Setting: current day Spruce Lake, Colorado. Copyright: 2009. Genre: contemporary Christmas romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
This is the author's debut novel. I believe she has two sequels coming out about two of Will's brothers "The Sheriff and the Baby" and "Loving Luke O'Malley."
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Great Read!
15 Nov 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
I loved Colorado Christmas. The setting was just divine. I especially fell in love with the quirky animals that CC brought to life as we watch Will and Becky, an unlikely pair, fall in love. Who wouldn't love Louella and the dogs? CC has woven a tale of memorable characters I came to cherish and I look forward to the next O'Malley story.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
delightful!
3 Nov 2009
Format:Mass Market Paperback
I loved this book! It's sweet, touching and whimsical, showing a quirky slice of American town life reminiscent of "Doc Hollywood". The hero is gorgeous, the heroine sufficiently flawed and I was cheering for them to get together. Already looking forward to more of the O'Malley Men!
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