🌟HOLIDAY BOOK REVIEW:🌟 Between You and Me by Jennifer Gracen

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Between You and Me 

by Jennifer Gracen 

Release Date: November 28th 2017 by Zebra

Pages: 368

Genres: Romance, Contemporary, Holiday

Series: The Harrisons #4

Author's Links: Goodreads, Website, Twitter, Facebook

As the only daughter of the wealthy Harrison clan, Tess Harrison has everything—except the baby she longs for. With no husband in sight, she escapes to her family’s retreat in Aspen, Colorado, visions of sperm donors dancing in her head. Instead, she finds Logan Carter. When the ruggedly handsome manager of the Harrison ski house offers to be her baby daddy in exchange for her playing his girlfriend, Tess is breathless to begin the charade. After all, the brokenhearted heiress knows better than to fall in love . . .

She would be Logan’s dream girl, if his dark past had left him with any dreams. Now the brooding bachelor’s only hope is to satisfy his mother’s dying wish to see him happily paired off—and give lovely Tess the baby she longs for. But when he and Tess opt to make a baby the old-fashioned way, he’s fighting hard against the longing to hold on to the elusive Harrison beauty forever . . .

(Synopsis taken from Goodreads)

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My Review:

Not having read other books by the author before, I didn’t know what to expect before reading Between You and Me, needless to say I was very impressed with how well the author executed the story from start to finish. At the beginning of the book we get to meet Tess Harrison, a workaholic who hasn’t really had good luck in the romance department. When she sees that the rest of her siblings are getting married and having children, Tess becomes fixated on the idea of having her own little family without having a husband/partner. So after telling her family that she is taking some time off everyone is shocked and worried about her, but all she tells them is that she going to finally take a vacation and she selects Aspen to spend a couple months in. This will give her time to think about what she is about to do and find a good sperm facility to start the process. But when arrives and sees her house manager, Logan Carter things start to take a different turn in her plans. They soon realize that they have a lot in common and that they have chemistry, but Tess knows that what they have will need to end soon. That does not stop her from asking him to be her donor and after a lot of thinking he agrees.

Logan Carter has always has a crush on Tess, ever since he got the job as the Harrison’s house manager. Over the years, he saw less of her but when she shows up again he takes the opportunity to spend time with her. As their friendship starts to grow so does her feelings for her, but he doesn’t want relationship or children and he makes sure she knows that. But as her friend he wants to help her and that’s exactly why he agrees to be her sperm donor while taking things the old- fashioned way. Soon he starts to see that being with Tess might just be what he has been looking for all along. 

I absolutely loved reading this book, it was sweet and full of possibilities that had me reading until the very end. The characters were refreshing and relatable. Tess has been so focused on her career that she longs to have a family of her own. Yet, she doesn’t have a partner and she decides that she doesn’t need one. She takes charge of her life by making bold decisions, but the universe had other plans for her. Now she has to decide if she wants to be in a relationship with Logan or not. On the other hand, Logan is kind and caring. He wants to make Tess happy no matter what and if she needs him to be her sperm donor he’ll do it. He is totally swoon worthy, you will not want the story to end! Although the story focuses on Tess and Logan, we also get to see them interact with each others’ families. Tess’s brothers care for her and we get to see the playfulness in them, while Logan’s mom is funny and kind. In the end we get a well developed story from beginning to end. Jennifer Gracen has definitely delivered a great story, perfect for the holidays. I would highly recommend reading this book, you will not regret. :)

***ARC provided by publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.***

My Rating:

***Check out my last holiday reviews here: 

The Billionaire's Christmas Baby by Marion Lennox 

Christmas at the Castle by Melissa McClone

The Bookworm and the Beast by Charlee James***

🎄Happy Reading!🎄

✯BOOK BLITZ:✯ Between You and Me by Lynn Turner {EXCERPT + GIVEAWAY!}

Between You and Me by Lynn Turner 

Release Date: September 20th 2017 by The Wild Rose Press

Pages: 338

Genres: Adult, Contemporary, Romance

Love at first sight strikes Seattle Scientist Finnegan Kane at the worst possible moment, paralyzing him as he’s pitching his cutting-edge idea to powerful New York venture capitalist Emanuela Monroe…

Finn survived the crash that killed his parents when he was sixteen. Twenty years later, his smart devices are about to redefine what it means to be disabled.

Emanuela makes dreams come true for a living, but still longs to fulfill her own. Despite Finn's stunning secret, she thinks his idea might be worth the risk...and he’s determined to show her that he is, too. 

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DELETED SCENE

Christmas Eve

Finn removed the large gift box he’d hidden in Emanuela’s closet and set it on the bed in front of her. He sat at its edge, his obvious anticipation of her opening it almost as great as hers. “Happy Christmas Eve, Emmi.”

She smiled and, at his nod, lifted the lid. “Whoa.”

She reached in, carefully lifting the model house from the box. It was alabaster in color, and the detailing was incredible. She recognized the floor-to-ceiling windows at the south end and gasped, turning it to admire the familiar wrap-around deck. There were grooves indicating the planks of wood the deck was made from, and exterior lighting just like the ones on the house Finn rented in Penn Cove. She fingered the tiny fibers that made up the rigid parts of the house.

Her eyes narrowed. “You printed this?”

He nodded again. She giggled at his body language. He was as still as a log, his ears perky, eyes bright–If he’d had a tail, it would have wagged.

“Finn?”

“Take the roof off. Have a look inside.”

She lifted the ends of the roof and it came completely off. Inside was a perfect replica of the interior, each room complete with removable furnishings and detail equally as stunning as the outside—like the natural granite of the free-standing fireplace in the living space and the logged walls of the bedrooms. Perfect—except there seemed to be extra space.

She frowned. “I don’t remember that being there.”

He grinned, crinkles appearing at the corners of his eyes. “That’s because it isn’t there yet. Turn it again, but this time go slow.”

Her head jerked to the side, but she did as instructed, turning the model until the front of the house faced her again. There, just out front, was a tiny signpost that read “Sold.”

She yelped. “Oh my God! When? I thought he wasn’t selling?” Her voice grew higher and squeakier with each question.

He shrugged. “I made him an offer he couldn’t refuse.”

“Finn!” She smacked him impatiently.

He laughed, lifting his shoulder against her assault. “My offer was more than fair—well above market value. I could tell he wanted to keep it, but after I told him it held sentimental value for me—and that he could buy a house almost anywhere with what I was offering—I convinced him to sell.”

She could have cried. She loved that house, but was resigned to living somewhere else, convincing herself that anywhere with Finn would be home. Maybe it was selfish, but she’d been heartbroken at the prospect of someone else living there, getting to watch the sunrise—their sunrise—every morning.

She pointed to the extra space again, her voice barely above a whisper. “And this?”

“A bigger office, a den, a pool—whatever you want, Emmi.”

She slid the model to the side, enough to clear the space between them, and beckoned him to her with her finger. “I’m so happy,” she whispered against his lips.

“That’s all I want.”

AUTHOR BIO:

Lynn Turner inherited her writing gene from her mother, who created fantastic tales about witches, invisible worlds and talking animals, and read them to her children at night. Lynn isn’t as great with the voices as her mother, but Rome wasn’t built in a day.

She discovered romance far too young, when a mission to find a young adult fantasy title led her to historical romance. She spent hours skimming those sumptuous pages, drinking in the vivid descriptions of settings and clothes, feisty heroines and looming lords, and poetic language. (She may or may not have enjoyed the PG-13 bits too, tucking a new title beneath her pillow at night).

She enjoys character-driven narratives most, and anything that transports her someplace else. Passionate about food and travel, she features healthy doses of both in the stories she crafts. Above all, she is dedicated to writing inclusive stories that explore what it means to be imperfectly human.

When she isn’t writing, she’s traveling, dreaming of traveling, or watching old Samantha Brown travelogue videos and wishing she had her job. She and her husband share their home in California with their two extraordinary children, and hope to add a little furry one to the family very soon.

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