The Trouble with Christmas (Credence, Colorado, #2)

by Amy Andrews

• ISBN10: 1640638199
• ISBN13: 9781640638198
• Publish Date: 24 September 2019
• Publish Status: Active
• Imprint: Entangled: Amara
• Format: Paperback (US Mass Market)
• Pages: 400
• Language: English

Reviews

[kimbacaffeinate]

First, thank you to Andrews for a holiday romance that actually takes place and centers around the holiday. Suzanne St. Michelle a renowned artist who makes her money creating copies of classic works is visiting Credence, Colorado for a month. She has rented a cottage on rancher Joshua Grady’s land. And as long as she keeps out of his way all will be fine. LOL..

Instant chemistry is one thing, but when you find out your short term tenant has been painting pictures of you, you might just strike a bargain to get said paintings.

Eep! I love a good fake relationship and this one comes wrapped in a gaudy Christmas bow! When Suzanne tells her Mom she isn’t coming home for Christmas, her Mom insists they’ll come to her, and the next thing you know Suzanne and Grady are posing as a couple and decorating for the holidays.

I loved this story. From Suzanne trying to find her muse to Grady’s story. Grady has baggage and has suffered unimaginable loss. I wanted to hug him and slap

[reveriesociety_]

Christmas is never too early, no sir.

This book had all the elements I love most in a romance story, and I honestly think they all were executed amazingly. I laughed out loud, and felt frustrated at times with the characters, so I was always entertained!



Tall dark and handsome love interest fake rancher boyfriend
That’s him on the cover, for crying out loud, so of course I had to mention him. Grady gets his own POV chapters so he’s a really important part of the story. He’s got his own grudges against the holidays so when on top of being a major nuisance, Suzanne also comes and makes his cabin something Christmas threw up, well, he’s not too happy.

And this is where all the fun begins. He’s always so ticked and something, and I do appreciate that consistency because it just makes it all the better to see him little by little start letting people in.



Suzanne, the legal art forger Suzie, the artist that paints Grady’s head on a cherub’s body
No, I’m not making this up. Trust me, you’re going to laugh so much throughout this story!

Suzanne’s character was really likeable. You know that due to a lot of internalized shit we tend to judge our female characters harsher than we do male characters. Because either they’re too meek, or too snarky, or bland, or mean. But Suzanne just felt like a real person to me. She was just herself, struggling to find her inspiration, and being the kind of person who gets into a really complicated mess because of one single lie. Ahem, super relatable.



She’s really chatty and such an extrovert, while Grady is withdrawed and would probably be satisfied with never having to step out of his ranch ever again. Between the two, they manage to balance each other out, and I love when that happens in a story.

I’m so happy I got to read this one!