CHRISTMAS CUPID by Ilsa Madden-Mills-review tour
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ABOUT THE BOOK : Release Date November 2, 2023
Dear Sneaky Santa,
I’d like to have a word about your sense of humor. Was it really necessary to stick me, a professional hockey player nursing an injury and avoiding the media, in an isolated cabin with a bratty, boot-designing princess who seems to have made it her mission to despise me? I mean, come on, what did I ever do to you?
And let’s talk about our first encounter. Was it your intention for her to barge in on me while I was enjoying a soak in the tub? It wasn’t exactly my finest moment, and I’m sure she didn’t appreciate the view of my massive body floundering around as I tried to grab a towel.
Now, I’m stuck with her, thanks to a mutual acquaintance, in the middle of a snow blizzard, navigating through bear attacks, sketchy neighbors, and whole lot of tension. I had plans, Santa, plans to escape to Cabo and forget about the world, not to be trapped with a woman who thinks I’m unworthy of her time just because she can’t stand hockey players.
Oh, and speaking of our delightful Iris, she’s stingier with her food than Scrooge was with his pennies! I’m not asking for a feast, but a guy’s got to eat! And could you possibly turn her yippy dog into a reindeer or something? It would certainly add to the Christmas spirit and save my eardrums.
I’m trying to rediscover the meaning of Christmas, and you throw me into this chaos? Is this some kind of test, or are you just having a jolly laugh up there in the North Pole?
So here’s my Christmas wish, Santa: sprinkle a bit of your magic and either get me out of here or be a Cupid and ignite a fiery, undeniable passion between us, because right now, this scenario is frostier than a snowman.
Slapshotting Through the Snow, Kyler Blanchette
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REVIEW: CHRISTMAS CUPID by Ilsa Madden Mills is a stand alone, contemporary, adult, erotic, romance novella focusing on twenty-eight year olds, Nashville Predators’ winger Kyler Blanchette, and custom boot designer Iris Miller.
Told from dual first person perspectives (Iris and Kyler) CHRISTMAS CUPID follows the building but acrimonious relationship between our leading couple. Kyler Blanchette has suffered a possible career ending injury, and while the team is looking championship bound, Kyler is struggling with a decision going forward. When his teammate Will Miller offers the rental of a cabin in the days leading to Christmas, Kyler never expected to come face to face with Will’s sister Iris, a spoiled fashion princess who wants nothing to do with our story line hero.A lack of food, plenty of booze, a snow storm, and a chip on Iris’ shoulder means a several unhappy days until their mutual attraction pulls them together but Iris is about to struggle with the ‘morning after regrets’, pushing Kyler Blanchette out of her life.
The world building focuses on the tempestuous relationship between our leading couple. Iris wants nothing to do with hockey players or the life, and Kyler suspects his season is over before it began. The relationship between Kyler and Iris is turbulent and intense. Iris struggles with everything Kyler represents, and Kyler only wanted a few days away to think about his future, going forward.Knowing his teammate had set him up, Kyler tries to make the best of an increasingly difficult situation. The $ex scenes are intimate and passionate without the use of over the top, sexually graphic language and text.
The secondary and supporting characters are colorful and dynamic. We are introduced to Iris’s brother Will ‘Slappy’ Miller,several teammates, questionable neighbors, and a yippy dog who doesn’t answer to his name.
CHRISTMAS CUPID is a cute, entertaining and engaging story line. The premise is impassioned; the characters are energetic and charismatic but the heroine is quite unpleasant and hostile at the beginning of the story. The romance is seductive and spirited.
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Reviewed by Sandy
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Wall Street Journal, New York Times, and USA Today best-selling author Ilsa Madden-Mills is best known for her angsty new adult romances and romantic comedies.
Fourteen of her Eighteen novels have placed in the Amazon Top 10 Best-seller List: Dirty English #1; Not My Romeo #1; The Revenge Pact #1; Dear Ava, Fake Fiancée, I Dare You, and I Promise You #2; I Hate You #5; Not My Match, I Bet You, Filthy English, and Very Bad Things #6; Boyfriend Bargain #8; The Last Guy, her collaboration with Tia Louise, #4.
A former high school English teacher, she adores all things Pride and Prejudice, and of course, Mr. Darcy is her ultimate hero.
She’s addicted to frothy coffee beverages, cheesy magnets, and any book featuring unicorns and sword-wielding females.
