The Trouble with Christmas

by Amy Andrews

Overview

"[W]ill generate holiday spirit in even the most Scrooge-like reader.” Kirkus Review, Starred Review

All Suzanne St. Michelle wants is an over-the-top, eggnog-induced holiday with her best friend in Credence, Colorado. But when her hoity-toity parents insist she come home for Christmas in New York, she blurts out that her sexy landlord is actually her boyfriend and she can’t leave him—Joshy loves Christmas. The more twinkle lights the better.

Rancher Joshua Grady does not love Christmas. Or company, or chatty women. Unfortunately for him, the chattiest woman ever has rented the cottage on his ranch, invited her rich, art-scene parents, and now insists he play “fake rancher boyfriend” in a production of the Hokiest Christmas Ever. And somehow…she gets him to agree.

Apparently, he’ll do anything to get his quiet life back. At least there’s mistletoe every two feet—and kissing Suzy is surprisingly easy. But in the midst of acres of tinsel, far too many tacky Christmas sweaters, and a tree that can be seen from space, he’s starting to want what he lost when he was a kid—a family. Too bad it’s with a woman heading back to New York before the ball drops…

Each book in the Credence, Colorado series is STANDALONE:
* Nothing But Trouble
* The Trouble with Christmas
* Asking for Trouble

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640638198
Publisher:	Entangled Publishing, LLC
Publication date:	09/24/2019
Series:	Credence, Colorado Series , #2
Pages:	400
Sales rank:	286,412
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.70(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Amy is an award-winning, USA Today best-selling Aussie author who has written sixty plus contemporary romances in both the traditional and digital markets. She's sold two million books and been translated into over a dozen languages.

Editorial Reviews

★ 2019-09-09
Fake relationships, art forgery, and tacky decorations abound in this small-town Christmas romance.

War hero and rancher Joshua Grady—known as "Grady" to his friends and family—is notorious in Credence, Colorado, for his grouchy demeanor, which increases tenfold at Christmastime. His feisty new tenant, Suzanne St. Michelle, is a born-and-bred New Yorker who's taking a breather from reproducingpaintings for museums and collectors; unlike her affluent art-world parents, she's a big fan of the Christmas holiday. She doesn't like Grady's sour attitude, but she finds that her long-dormant muse has been awakened by his perfect face and physique. When Suzanne's parents decide to spend the holidays in Credence to revive their marriage, she makes a deal with Grady; Suzanne will give him every painting that she's made of him if Grady pretends to be her boyfriend—who loves Christmas. He's eager to possess the artworks, which he considers embarrassing, and intrigued by Suzanne's beauty and grit, so he reluctantly agrees to her terms. As Grady and Suzanne's mutual attraction flares and their false romance becomes reality, both rancher and artist wonder if their relationship will last after the holiday decorations come down. Via alternating third-person perspectives, Andrews gives Grady and Suzanne nuances, motivations, and backstories that clearly explain their characteristics and choices. Both are likable and frustrating, by turns, giving them a feeling of humanity that one doesn't always find in holiday-themed romances, and their chemistry is both sexy and sweet. Scenes depicting acts of love and sex—everything from a simple, closed-mouth kiss to full-on intercourse—are vivid and sensuous, with occasional moments of silliness that keep the story grounded. Andrews has clearly done research on art reproduction,and Suzanne's struggle to prove her worth to her sculptor mother is the novel's most compelling subplot. The ending will generate holiday spirit in even the most Scrooge-like reader.

A fun yet poignant story whose main characters are realistic and relatable.

Kirkus Reviews