Happy release day to Julie Kriss, S. Doyle, and M. O'Keefe, authors of the Kane Christmas series. All three novels are now available and free to read in Kindle Unlimited.
Book #1: "My Fake Christmas Fiance" by Julie Kriss
Dear Wesley Kane,
We are not getting married. I know we had to get engaged as part of our companies’ merger plans, but a fake engagement is all I’ll agree to. For business purposes. We are never, ever getting married.
We have nothing in common. I’m the nerdy do-gooder girl with glasses and you’re the playboy with a new woman on his arm every week. I’m not your type, and you’re not mine.
Okay, so you’re incredibly gorgeous. And funny. And you keep giving me That Look. And you’ve ditched all your other girlfriends for me. And I’ve seen you in nothing but your boxer shorts, and I’m still thinking about it. Because…wow.
We have to be married by midnight Christmas Eve, and the deadline is getting closer. It doesn’t matter if you might be my dream guy. It doesn’t matter if I’m falling for you—it’s just a business deal.
We are never, ever—
Oh God, I just kissed you again.
My Review
I loved "My Fake Christmas Fiance" by Julie Kriss, book #1 of the multi-author Kane Christmas trilogy. Main characters Penelope (Penny) Gold and Wesley (Wes) Kane were incredibly likeable and had fantastic chemistry. I enjoyed their witty, teasing banter and the hilarious emails they exchanged. Penny and Wes were opposites in a lot of ways, but their relationship worked well because he teased her into being a little less rigid, while she grounded him and helped him focus on the important things in life.
I highly recommend this cute, funny, and sweet story, which had the perfect amount of steam. I will definitely check out more of this author's work in the future and am very much looking forward to the next book in this series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
I highly recommend this cute, funny, and sweet story, which had the perfect amount of steam. I will definitely check out more of this author's work in the future and am very much looking forward to the next book in this series.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
Joy
I’m the head ornament designer at Kane Co. Which is a job you can actually have, if you’re willing to work with uptight, impossible, Chief Financial Officer W.B. Darling. Who, unfortunately, happens to be incredibly gorgeous. My holiday season with W.B.? Here it goes:
Five blind dates with other women. Because he’s looking for someone entirely different from a free spirit artist.
Four incredibly sweet moments. Because when we’re together things are just so easy between us.
Three jerk face statements. Because the second I think we’re getting closer he pushes me away.
Two incredible kisses. And because sometimes kissing isn’t enough it leads to well… more than kissing.
One baby. Maybe.
My Review
I loved "Santa Baby Maybe" by S. Doyle, book #2 of the multi-author Kane Christmas trilogy. Main characters W.B. "Dare" Darling and Joy Knews seemed like complete opposites at first; ornament designer Joy was very creative and artistic, while CFO W.B. was an uptight number cruncher who loved his spreadsheets. W.B. had good reasons for being so set in his ways, however, and while Joy was somewhat unconventional, she was also very funny and kind. Their enemies-to-lovers, slow burn romance was well crafted, with the perfect amount of steam when they finally gave into their feelings.
Overall, I highly recommend this funny, sweet story and will plan to check out more of this author's work in the future. I am very excited to pick up the third and final book in this series, written by M. O'Keefe.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
Overall, I highly recommend this funny, sweet story and will plan to check out more of this author's work in the future. I am very excited to pick up the third and final book in this series, written by M. O'Keefe.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
I have one Christmas wish: to get Sam Porter, my brother’s best friend and the man I’ve loved from a distance for most of my life – to notice me. To really notice me. So, I’m doing that super cheesy thing where I get all dressed up at the Kane Co. Holiday party in the hopes he’ll see what he’s been missing.
And for the span of a blackout every one of my sex dreams about Sam come true. But then the lights come back on and he pushes me away with both hands.
So now I’m done with him. Done with his handsome face, and his not-so-hidden pain and all our inside jokes. And my love for him – I’m really done with that.
But Sam has been discharged from the Marines, and my brother has hired him on at Kane Co. In the shipping department. Where I’m the boss. And he’s…irresistible.
But Sam has his own Christmas wish and it’s me he’s wanted all along.
My Review
"How My Brother's Best Friend Stole Christmas" by M. O'Keefe was angstier and steamier than the first two books in the multi-author Kane Christmas series, but I still enjoyed it. Female lead Sophie Kane had secretly been in love with her older brother's best friend, Sam Porter, for years, so she decided to get his attention by dressing up for her family's company Christmas party and attempting to seduce him. She nearly succeeded, but Sam put a stop to things at the last minute. After that, Sophie was determined to put her crush behind her, but the situation became more difficult when her brother hired Sam for a position in their company's shipping department, making Sophie his new boss and forcing her to face him at work every day.
Sophie and Sam were both dealing with quite a bit of emotional baggage. Sophie resented her mother for the way she constantly overlooked her in favor of her older brother Wes, while Sam was still dealing with trauma from his time in the military and an underprivileged childhood. Even though Sam secretly returned Sophie's feelings, he kept pushing her away because of concerns related to his PTSD and the lingering effects of his combat injuries. While I could understand his fears, what I didn't understand was that it only took a single conversation with his mother for him to change his mind and decide to pursue Sophie. Not only that, he immediately jumped to wanting to move in together and was thinking about them having a baby. It seemed like too much, too soon to me, especially considering that Sam could barely tolerate Sophie touching him half the time. I would have preferred to see him take things slowly and make sure that he was in a good place before he started thinking about bringing kids into the situation.
Overall, I enjoyed "How My Brother's Best Friend Stole Christmas," although I was expecting it to be more of a romantic comedy like the first two books in the series. I would recommend this book for fans of emotional contemporary romance and will look for more books by this author in the future.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
Sophie and Sam were both dealing with quite a bit of emotional baggage. Sophie resented her mother for the way she constantly overlooked her in favor of her older brother Wes, while Sam was still dealing with trauma from his time in the military and an underprivileged childhood. Even though Sam secretly returned Sophie's feelings, he kept pushing her away because of concerns related to his PTSD and the lingering effects of his combat injuries. While I could understand his fears, what I didn't understand was that it only took a single conversation with his mother for him to change his mind and decide to pursue Sophie. Not only that, he immediately jumped to wanting to move in together and was thinking about them having a baby. It seemed like too much, too soon to me, especially considering that Sam could barely tolerate Sophie touching him half the time. I would have preferred to see him take things slowly and make sure that he was in a good place before he started thinking about bringing kids into the situation.
Overall, I enjoyed "How My Brother's Best Friend Stole Christmas," although I was expecting it to be more of a romantic comedy like the first two books in the series. I would recommend this book for fans of emotional contemporary romance and will look for more books by this author in the future.
*Review copy provided by the author via Candi Kane PR. All opinions expressed are my own.
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