Keep Me At Christmas

by Lucinda Whitney

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Keep Me at Christmas by Lucinda Whitney

My rating is 4.5 Stars


Being from Portugal, Luciana had never been in the snow before this trip to New York to help with preparing a textile display at a museum in a small town upstate. She got to go from no snow to more than she could imagine. I loved how she was so willing to try new things there. Skiing, ice skating…

The small town that Luciana visited was so lovely. The Christmas decorations made it feel so homey. I’ve always thought it would be so nice to visit a small town at Christmas time to experience the lights and the festive atmosphere. Keep Me At Christmas not only brought me to a lovely small town but added in a bonus of an attractive, romantic Italian baker!

Jack was cautious about risking his heart after a bad experience two years previous, but Luciana managed to break down all his defenses. He had a heart of gold – bringing bread to those trapped by the blizzard and shoveling snow to help them as well.

Jack’s sweet, meddling Mamma and Nonna were lovely. Nonna struggled a little with English, which resulted in some cute things that she said. I love the way Jack treated them both with such kindness and respect.

I liked the fact that Jack’s and Luciana’s families were both large, European families, one from Italy and the other from Portugal. I also really appreciated how close they were to their relatives, with a special bond. Both were nursing hurts, Jack for what had been, Luciana for what never was.

While sometimes it is fun to read stories with big dramatic plots, murders, and major conflicts, I really enjoy stories like this one as well, where the conflict can be as simple as learning to trust after being hurt and dealing with living on separate continents. This was a very sweet and enjoyable story.


This review was originally posted on Among the Reads

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I would like to thank Lucinda Whitney for giving me this copy of the book. This gift did not influence my opinion or review.