For those of us who lives north of the equator, we associate snow and cold weather with Christmas. Down under, it is literally the polar opposite. Summer and balmy weather defines Christmas.
Hence, for me, choosing “You for Christmas” by Madeline Ash as the third book for the holiday romance reviews was also a no brainer for me. Christmas is celebrated in the four corners of the globe, so why not go down under for some beach weather?
“You for Christmas” follows Regan Case and Felix Nickson who have known each other from childhood but lost touch when Regan run away from home on the eve of Felix’s high school graduation. Now, eight years later, Regan knocks on Felix’s door asking for sanctuary.
Welcoming Regan to his home is a good deed but a very bad idea. First, Regan did not want her sister, who happens to be Felix’s best friend, to know that she was back. Second, there is chemistry between Regan and Felix that though Felix refuses to acknowledge, there was just no way avoiding it. Third, and most important, Felix does not believe he can let Regan leave again.
It is a romance of course, but it is also a Christmas story wherein love, forgiveness and welcoming someone back into the fold is also central to the story. Regan will tug at your heartstrings while you will find Felix so endearing with his valiant efforts of trying to be a gentleman but failing miserably.
And, if you have read “Her Secret Prince ” and “Romance: The Playboy ” which are both written by Madeline Ash, you can catch up with Jed & Dee and Alexia & Parker, protagonists of the two books, respectively.
“You for Christmas” is Rated M for Mature due to sexual content.
Regan Case wouldn’t know the right side of the tracks if they ran her out of town. She’s lived hard since she ran away at sixteen, but eight years later, an accident has terrified her into pulling her life together. And that means finally going home for Christmas.
Taking her return one step at a time, she ends up on the doorstep of her sister’s best friend, Felix Nickson. The man indebted to her after she jammed ten grand down in trousers in high school and enabled him to escape his own demons. Felix agrees to let her stay, but doesn’t count on the chemistry that burns hot between them.
As they get into the Christmas spirit, he watches Regan’s shadows fade away and discovers that beneath her careless attitude, she is by far the bravest woman he’s ever met. He falls for her, fast and hard, but she fears she doesn’t deserve such a good man. A black sheep cannot change her colors.
Can Felix forgive her past or would asking for his love be one too many miracles this Christmas?