A Knights Bridge Christmas
By Carla Neggers
Publisher: MIRA
Carla Neggers takes readers back to Knights Bridge,
Massachusetts for this sweet holiday romance, the fifth book in her Swift River
Valley series.
Widow Claire Morgan
and her six-year-old son Owen are new residents of Knights Bridge, having
relocated to the small town from Boston when Claire accepted the position as
director of the local library, successor to Phoebe O’Dunn, now happily married
to Noah Kendrick (That Night on Thistle
Lane). Claire’s marriage was brief but blissfully happy. Since her
husband’s death, she has found her happiness in work she loves and in her young
son who resembles the father who died before he was born. A devoted mother who
tries not to be overprotective, she makes the move to Knights Bridge largely
for the sake of her son. At first meeting, she writes Logan Farrell off as rude
and arrogant, but his clear affection for his grandmother makes her reconsider.
She may not be immune to Logan’s charm—or his kisses. But he plans to be in
Knights Bridge only briefly, and Claire knows herself well enough to know that
she is not a one-night stand type.
Dr. Logan Farrell is a busy ER physician who is in Knights
Bridge only to see Daisy, his eighty-something grandmother, settled into her
new quarters in Rivendell, the town’s assisted living facility. He plans to
return to Boston and his fast-paced life there just as soon as he is sure Daisy
is happy with the change in her life, but then Daisy asks him to decorate her
home for Christmas one more time before the house is sold, making certain to
place a particular candle in a window. Unable to deny his beloved grandmother
her request, Logan begs Claire to help with the decoration.
When Claire agrees, the two, along with Owen, spend time
together. Claire’s initial antagonism toward Logan soon yields to friendship
and a growing attraction. Logan, who falls not only for Claire but also for her
young son, finds himself spending more time in Knight’s Bridge than he had
planned, enduring the taunts of his urban friends with a smile. But can the
wary Claire open her heart and her life to a new love, and can the adrenalin
addicted Logan be happy in small-town Knights Bridge?
Neggers offers readers a sweet romance with a generous
portion of Christmas traditions and sentiment. Although this is not the
strongest book in the series, it is an appealing holiday read, and fans of the
series will be pleased to see characters from earlier novels appear in secondary
roles. Knights Bridge is an attractive setting with a distinct regional flavor.
However, I suspect that I will not be the only reader who finds the love story
of Daisy and her late husband the most engaging part of the book. I recommend
this book for readers who can’t resist a Christmas contemporary romance and for
those who appreciate small-town romances with a low sizzle factor. Book six in
the series, The Spring at Moss Hill, will
be released January 26, 2016.
~Janga
It's time to start thinking about holiday reading - thanks.
ReplyDeleteI love holiday romances, catslady, and the season is just beginning. :)
DeleteI am getting my list together. Never to late to add new books for Christmas reading to old favorites.
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