Can one man’s crowded, messy life fill another man’s empty heart?
Raising a family was always Adam Mills’ dream, although solo parenting and moving back to tiny Garnet Run certainly were not. After a messy breakup, Adam is doing his best to give his young daughter the life she deserves—including accepting help from their new, reclusive neighbor to fulfill her Christmas wish.
Though the little house may not have “the most lights ever,” the Mills home begins to brighten as handsome Wes Mobray spends more time there and slowly sheds his protective layers. But when the eye-catching house ends up in the news, Wes has to make a choice: hide from the darkness of his unusual past or embrace the light of a future—and a family—with Adam.
From Harlequin Special Edition: Believe in love. Overcome obstacles. Find happiness.
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**Side note: This is the first book that is m/m in a traditional Harlequin book, and definitely fell right into that category.**
All the good things about Christmas books, at a time of year when we might need them most, with all the hardships in the world right now. This is one of the books that I would have read as a teenager under the covers in my bedroom with the flashlight after I was told to go to bed. Yes, I was that kid, and not much has changed. 🙂 And this book…this book gives you all the feels of reading those books, which is why I am so excited that Harlequin is adding this into their category romance line, and what a great book to start with.
Now, let’s start with one of the main characters, who was NOT one of the men falling in love, Gus, Adam’s daughter. Gus was amazing, I loved that kid. Her Christmas wish was so simple, and yet led to such complex feelings. Her one wish, that Adam wanted so badly to make come true, brought people together, near and far to try to make a reality.
On to the MC’s. Adam had his heart broken, and decided to return home to work through it and start again. He literally was starting back with nothing, a job in a hardware store (yes, a few characters from previous Garnet Run books make their appearances, and help Adam out immensely). All he wanted was to make life for his daughter good again, after her heart was broken multiple times by Adam’s ex. Adam was hurting, but did all he could to make things right for his child. Meanwhile, he had to learn to believe in himself again.
Meanwhile, Wes, the guy on Knockbridge Lane who was severely misunderstood, couldn’t ignore a young girl, curious about science, who would not take no for an answer. He fell in love with Gus, just as much as he fell in love with Adam. However, he had to learn how to stand up for himself again, in order to love the people he wanted most in his life. My heart broke when he couldn’t do that at first. He was a man who wanted to change the world, but didn’t know how to change his own world.
Another character we met in previous books makes a reappearance, Adam’s sibling, River. River was awesome as a sibling to Adam, while Adam took the time to learn more about River, something he had missed previously. It warmed my heart that River worked to bring Adam and Gus back to Garnet Run, because they needed a place to be, and River needed to see people they loved.
Just a heartwarming story all around. I couldn’t have asked for more from it.
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Roan Parrish lives in Philadelphia, where she is gradually attempting to write love stories in every genre.
When not writing, she can usually be found cutting her friends’ hair, meandering through whatever city she’s in while listening to torch songs and melodic death metal, or cooking overly elaborate meals. She loves bonfires, winter beaches, minor chord harmonies, and self-tattooing. One time she may or may not have baked a six-layer chocolate cake and then thrown it out the window in a fit of pique.
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