The Holiday Shoppe

Name: The Holiday Shoppe
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Susan Hatler

Jun 2019 · Blue Moon Bay Book 8 · Susan Hatler

2 reviews

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This holiday season, practical and rational Anna Bell will do anything to save her family’s mini-mart from going under in her small beach town known for its traditions. But with all of the debt and bill collectors her dad accumulated before his passing, she’s aware her mom may have to sell to the buyer who has just made an offer.

Impetuous and optimistic Peter Locke is known as the new billionaire in town who is buying up failing businesses, presumably to inject them with “new life” and turn them around for a quick profit. When Anna discovers Peter is the buyer who made an offer on the Main Street Mini-Mart, she’s determined to convince him that keeping with tradition is the way to go so he doesn’t make changes to all her dad built with such love and care.

Spending time with Peter gives Anna the first feelings of comfort and joy since her dad passed. And she has to admit the changes he makes to the Christmas lighting ceremony are positively delightful. In fact, his enthusiasm and warmth soon has Anna falling head over heels for him. As their relationship blossoms, Anna worries he’ll learn her initial motivation for spending time with him was to help her family’s business.

Will Peter discover the truth about Anna and walk away from her? Or will the magic of Christmas give them both the best gift of all: love?

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2 reviews

Andrea Romance

May 23, 2021

Anna's family business is in trouble. When Peter makes a generous offer to buy them out, Anna is determined to protect her father's legacy. She and Peter start to fall for each other, but what will happen when he learns she has an ulterior motive? This sweet Christmas romance novella is an opposites attract story. Anna wants to preserve tradition, while Peter looks for ways to innovate and improve on the status quo. Because it's a novella, it isn't quite as substantial as Hatler's other books. It's an upbeat story, and despite the Christmas theme, it would make a good beach read. Thanks, Booksprout, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

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SUSAN HATLER is a New York Times and USA TODAY Bestselling Author, who writes humorous and emotional contemporary romance and young adult novels. Many of Susan's books have been translated into German, Spanish, French, and Italian. A natural optimist, she believes life is amazing, people are fascinating, and imagination is endless. She loves spending time with her characters and hopes you do, too.

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