In which we realize that you have to take a leap sometimes
A Winter Wish by Emily Stone
Stars: 4
Spicy: PG-23
Perfect if you like:
Grumpy Irishman
Travel romances
Complex family relationships
Forced Proximity
Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC.
This is the second year in a row I’ve been lucky enough to score an ARC of Emily Stone’s Christmas romance. Last year I read Love, Holly and I did indeed love Holly AND Stone’s writing. I was looking forward to A Winter Wish because I love a good old-fashioned forced-proximity-at-the office romance. Plus this one featured a travel company where the two main characters get to plan trip itineraries. Kind of a pipe dream of mine.
Lexie is a free-spirited traveler who never stays too long in one place. Being somewhere for more than six months makes her itchy. But then right before Christmas, she finds out her father has not only passed away but he has left her half of his travel agency. The other half belongs to Theo, a handsome but slightly grouchy Irishman who has worked with her dad for the last five years. These two are going to have to run the company for a year, together, and if they make a profit, they can sell it and move on. But it means that Lexie is going to have to stay in Bath and work alongside Theo. And even though they don’t start off on the right foot, they find they might just have a lot in common…besides amazing chemistry.
The heart of the book is Theo and Lexie’s love story, but it is also about growing up and making peace with the past. It’s about learning to forgive your parents and embrace the possibility of relationships that you didn’t think were possible. It’s about asking yourself the tough questions and finding your happiness where you can. I love the depth Stone creates for her characters and I was just invested in Theo and Lexie as I was with Lexie and Rachel or Theo and his parents.
A Winter Wish comes out in mid-October and I would highly recommend you put it on your holiday TBR. It is the perfect book for a cozy chilly Sunday afternoon.
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