Happily This Christmas by Susan Mallery – a Review
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Description:
There’s no place like Happily Inc for the holidays…
Wynn Beauchene has a thriving business, a great kid and a mildly embarrassing crush on the guy next door—local cop Garrick McCabe. She’s a strong, independent woman who can’t help dreaming what-if about a man she barely knows. Until he needs her help…
Garrick’s pregnant daughter will be home for Christmas, and his house needs a woman’s touch. Garrick and his little girl were tight once and he’s hoping a small-town Christmas will bring her back to him. But thawing his daughter’s frosty attitude will take more than a few twinkle lights. Maybe sharing the holiday with Wynn and her son will remind her of the joy of family.
As the season works its magic on these wounded souls, Wynn realizes it’s time to stop punishing herself for a painful secret, while Garrick remains haunted by the ghosts of past mistakes. Will he allow Wynn to open the only gift she truly wants—his heart?
Read more in the reader-favorite Happily Inc series:
Book 1: You Say It First
Book 2: Second Chance Girl
Book 3: Why Not Tonight
Book 4: Not Quite Over You
Book 5: Meant to Be Yours
Book 6: Happily This Christmas
Review:
Happily This Christmas by Susan Mallery is the 6th book in her Happily Inc series. I have not read the previous books in this series, but this did read very well as a standalone.
Wynn Beauchene, our heroine, is a workaholic, with a thriving business and a teenage son. She also has great friends, some from previous books, in this small town. Wynn had a bad experience with her ex-boyfriend when she got pregnant years ago, and has spent her time building her business and bringing up her sweet wonderful son. Wynn though likes to look at her next-door neighbor, who is hot.
Garrick McCabe, our hero, is a local cop who lives next door to Wynn. Garrick is divorced, and lives alone; and has not seen his daughter in many years. Garrick could never understand why his daughter wanted nothing to do with him. Now she is pregnant, with her husband is deployed overseas; with her mother needing room, his daughter is coming to stay with him until the holidays. Garrick is desperate to make things right, and asks Wynn to help him fix up his place to make it more female friendly. Wynn accepts the challenge and their friendship builds, with her helping him buy things and set up before the daughter’s arrival.
What follows is a sweet heartwarming story of family and friends helping one another in this wonderful small town. I loved Wynn, as she was exactly what Garrick needed, inviting father and daughter for dinner, befriending Joylyn and helping her through her unhappiness, as well as opening her eyes to her father. Wynn was a great heroine, smart, independent, a great mom, with a terrific group of friends. I will say early on, I was not thrilled with Joylyn, though she was much better later on. She was nasty to her dad, who still did not know what he did wrong, as well as not wanting to do anything but be bitter. It is Wynn who will help her, as well as finally open up to discovering the truth about why she ignored her dad. I thought Garrick was great until later on when he hurt Wynn, but all ends well in this sweet holiday themed story.
Happily This Christmas was very well written by Mallery, as it was wonderful story and romance, with a great couple, family, and wonderful secondary characters. Susan Mallery did a great job bringing all of this together. I suggest you read Happily This Christmas.
Reviewed by Barb
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