A Bad Boy for Christmas (Christmas Fiction)

by Jessica Lemmon

Faith Garrett's down a fiancé, an apartment and a dream honeymoon in the tropics. At least she has a job but she hadn't counted on working-and living-at a soon-to-be-opening Bed and Breakfast. Or playing house with sexy landscaper Connor McClain.

After escaping out from under his father's thumb, Connor looks forward to his work being simple. Then Faith stumbles into his life and, shortly after, out of her bath towel, and "simple" doesn't define the fiery attraction burning between them.

When Connor agrees to fill the role of Faith's pretend fiancé, the lines between fantasy and reality blur. The fragile bloom in their hearts takes root and blossoms...into an unexpected emotion neither of them is ready for: Love.

• ISBN10: 1455558109
• ISBN13: 9781455558100
• Publish Date: 24 September 2015
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 5 March 2021
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Forever
• Format: Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
• Pages: 384
• Language: English

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

We meet Conner and Faith in the previous novels as Faith had a come to Jesus moment when she saw Conner working on Donovan Pate’s estate in the quiet lakeside community of Evergreen Cove. Faith, coming off a nasty breakup is best friends and business partners with Sofie Martin. I loved Faith. She is strong, confident and sassy. Conner is best friends with Donovan and has recently returned from Afghanistan. The man is gorgeous inside and out, but also troubled from his time abroad. Seeing his protective nature, and uncovering his, romantic side was delicious.

Lemmon added danger and a snow storm to bring our commitment shy couple together. The sparks, teasing, and bickering had me smiling and swooning. She created a wonderful holiday setting highlighting one of the sweetest Christmases ever. I adored this couple and consumed this tale in a single afternoon during the Ho-Ho-Ho readathon. It was the perfect feel good romance to put me in a holiday mood.

Foodie lovers be warned there is wicked talk of cupcakes, cinnamon buns and bakery devil dogs you will crave. Thankfully, there is a recipe for them!

If you haven’t read Jessica Lemmon’s books yet, I totally recommend curling up by the fire with A Bad Boy for Christmas.

Copy provided by publisher. This review was originally posted on Caffeinated Book Reviewer

[Cocktails and Books]

This review was originally posted on Cocktails and Books

In a Bad Boy for Christmas, we meet Faith and Connor; they are coworkers who have a good flirty relationship going on. Faith is still recovering from discovering her fiancée was cheating on her and having to move home with her mother. She has recently moved back out on her own and doesn’t want a relationship. Connor is a veteran with a mile wide protective streak and an attraction to Faith. When we first meet our couple, they are still in the flirty stage and he is determined to respect her boundaries.

I enjoyed how Ms. Lemmon set up the transition for these two from friends to lovers. It was a gradual transition that allowed us to get to know both characters better, but there was enough action that it didn’t feel slow. While the couple didn’t have traditional dates, there was still the impression that Connor was courting Faith.

After the transition to lovers, there were times when the story seemed to lack a little but for me. Connor and Faith spent a lot of time being intimate with each other, but the actual relationship building wasn’t always there. In this stage of the book, I related to and liked Connor much more than Faith. I spent a lot of time wanting to reach into the book and shake Faith because she didn’t seem to realize what a great guy she had.

There were several other times in the book that I was really frustrated with Faith for letting her own fears stand in the way and potentially hurt Connor. The conflict in the story felt a little manufactured, but I could understand where Connor was coming from. Even with my frustration with Faith, I rooted for her when she and Connor managed to sort things out to get their happy ending.

A Bad Boy for Christmas is the third book in a series and at first that doesn’t seem to be an issue with understanding the story or the other characters involved, but about halfway through the characters for the next book in the series are brought to the forefront and it seemed a little out of left field for me as I have not read the previous books in the series.

Overall, I enjoyed a Bad Boy for Christmas and am curious to read the earlier books in the series and well as titles coming out in the future.


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