White Hot Christmas by Lauren Layne

Posted December 25, 2018 by lenoreo in Reviews / 8 Comments

Title: White Hot Christmas
Author: Lauren Layne
Published by: Indie
Release Date: December, 2016
Format: Blog Post
Pages: 57
Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday
Source: Newsletter
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's COYER Winter 2018
Find it: Goodreads
My rating: four-half-stars

Blurb:

White Hot Christmas, a free holiday short story for her newsletter subscribers.

Two opposing attorneys find themselves stuck in their high-rise office on Christmas Eve during a blizzard. What's worse? They used to be married.

Find it at the bottom of this page.

My Review:

4.5 stars — I’m not a huge enemies to lovers trope lover, and this one wasn’t quite that…but the animosity between Matt and Avery truly made me feel sad and uncomfortable initially.  But I loved the way the story played out, and how Matt and Avery navigated this Christmas stuck in their office.  It was a reminder of why I love Ms. Layne’s writing, b/c even in a novella she managed to make me feel for both characters, to understand their past, and to feel the connection that persists this 10 years later, even under all the hurt.  I also appreciated that mistakes were made on both sides.  It was a perfect novella, b/c I connected with the characters, and I was happy and satisfied with the ending…and I BELIEVED it.

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