Catering to Christmas
Draper Falls Christmas Romance, Book 2
by Roxie Clarke
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Pub Date 29 Oct 2024 | Archive Date 14 Nov 2024
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Description
Tara
Landing the head chef position at the chic Hudson Vineyards is my dream come true. After toiling away for years in my parent’s small-town diner underutilized and underappreciated, all my hard work is paying off.
I shouldn’t risk jeopardizing my career, especially with the big Christmas in July event coming up, but my boss, Alex, who is twenty years older and so easy on the eyes, is proving to be a major distraction.
He’s gray-haired to my blond, grumpy to my sunshine, rich to my poor. A challenge.
But is it one I should accept?
A Note From the Publisher
However, you will need to read Catering to Christmas before book 3, Catching Up to Christmas (coming out November 19th), because there are too many spoilers if 2 and 3 are read out of order.
Featured Reviews
Reviewer 347544
4.5 stars.
A lovely story with wonderful, realistic, likable characters and lots of humor, “Catering to Christmas”, by Roxie Clarke, shows how age difference doesn’t really matter when attraction and love happen.
This is such a delightful, pleasurable read. Alex and Tara feel like real, vibrant people, and their reactions seem so authentic. And the same happens with the secondary characters.
The chemistry/attraction is made of so many different things we appreciate: simple affection, kindness, respect, appreciation. The step into something deeper and more complex is almost organic.
The hero’s initial apparent indifference or antagonism is really well done, creating tension between him and Tara which will vanish later so smoothly.
I loved how different Alex’s and Tara point of views are and how the author so smartly wrote them with distinctive voices. The transition between POV was often very interesting.
There are some lovely scenes with lots of showing instead of telling, and phenomenal humor (loved the scene in the Camas Country Western Bar and Burgers).
The humor is also present in the dialogue, the leads’ thoughts and it’s so refreshing and makes for an easy, fluid read.
The supporting characters are great, too. Max is a realistic young man and I adored the father/son relationship and the closeness between Alex and Angus.
I appreciated the easy affection, the honesty and humbleness in the characters in general.
I also liked watching life in the vineyard, the cooking and eating.
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General Fiction (Adult), Romance, Women's Fiction
