Review: Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis

Posted October 29, 2017 by Elizabeth in Elizabeth B, Reviews / 0 Comments

Review: Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill ShalvisChasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis
Series: Heartbreaker Bay, #4
Published by Avon Publication Date: September 26th 2017
Pages: 384
Also in this series: The Trouble with Mistletoe, One Snowy Night, Accidentally on Purpose
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three-half-stars

Meet cute...

Run for the hillsβ€”temporarily. That's Colbie Albright's plan when she flees New York for San Francisco. Wrangling her crazy family by day and writing a bestselling YA fantasy series by night has taken its toll. In short, Colbie's so over it that she's under it. She's also under the waters of a historic San Francisco fountain within an hour of arrival. Fortunately, the guy who fishes Colbie out has her looking forward to Christmas among strangers. But she's pretty sure Spencer Baldwin won't be a stranger for long.

Make merry...

Spence's commitment to hiding from the Ghosts of Relationships Past means he doesn't have to worry about the powerfulβ€”okay, crazy hot chemistryβ€”he's got with Colbie. Just because she can laugh at anything, especially herself... just because she's gorgeous and a great listener just because she gets Spence immediately doesn't mean he won't be able to let Colbie go. Does it?

and hope for a miracle.

Now the clock's ticking for Colbie and Spence: Two weeks to cut loose. Two weeks to fall hard. Two weeks to figure out how to make this Christmas last a lifetime.

Cocktails and Books received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect our opinion of the book or the content of our review.

In Chasing Christmas Eve, Ms Shalvis returns us to the Heartbreak Bay neighborhood of San Francisco and the group of friends who inhabit the Pacific Pier building. This time, the focus in on Spence and the mystery woman he pulls from the fountain, Colbie.

Spence has been a secondary character in the previous Heartbreak Bay books, so we know a little bit about him, but we really get to know him here. He’s been just enough of a mystery character in previous installments that this book really does stand on its own in terms of the main characters.

I liked both Spence and Colbie and appreciated how they each shined a light on what the other perceived as faults in their own personality. This was all around a fun, feel good story. It was classic Shalvis, even if Spence was a toned down version of her typical Alpha hero. Colbie was a slightly different heroine, but one that played well against Spence.

As this is part of the series, the secondary cast is larger and key individuals are important actors in this story. Most of the secondary cast were key players in the previous books, but there are no real spoilers here about how the couples paired up. If this is your first read of the series, you could easily go back and read the other books at any point.

 

Chasing Christmas Eve was pretty much what I expect when I pick up a book by Ms. Shalvis. There was lots of humor, big doses of friendship, and our main characters learned a lesson or two about love and themselves.

About Jill Shalvis

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s sexy contemporary and award-winning books wherever romances are sold and click on the blog button above for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

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I am a full time mom who works part time. I squeeze reading in wherever I can between work, volunteer stuff, and kid activities. I read a little bit of everything, but really enjoy indie authors and Happy- Ever-Afters. I've been reviewing for Cocktails and Books since January 2015.