Recent Reads: The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor

The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor

Publisher:  JPC Publishing
Publication Date:  November 28, 2023 

 

Format: Ebook
Source: Kindle Unlimited

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Can an old letter spark a new flame?

When Tess Ravenel gets herself stuck inside a bathroom stall in one of Charleston’s most historic buildings, she isn’t exactly thinking about her dating life. But then the paramedic who comes to her rescue has a voice that sounds like butter and enough charm to make her forget she’s seconds from having a panic attack.

If only he were interested.

Andrew McKay has a mysterious Christmas pen pal, a woman who replied to a newly found letter he sent to Santa back when he was a kid. After weeks of correspondence, it’s clear she’s funny, smart, interesting...and an awful lot like Tess Ravanel—the woman he’s already blown off twice for good reason.

Tess and Andrew couldn’t be more different, but when their worlds collide, fate (and a little Christmas magic) set them on a crash course for love.

The Christmas Letters is a closed door sweet holiday romance with lots of chemistry but no spice. This book was first published in 2019 but has been heavily revised and updated.

Review: 

Tess is not having a good day - she agreed to volunteer with a Woman's Social Society so that her wealthy parents will support her while she goes back to school. Now back in Charleston to make this happen, she has to deal with her ex-fiance and his family... and to make matters worse, she find herself locked in a bathroom of a coffee shop. 

Andrew McKay is a medic called to help Tess out of the bathroom, there is a spark but after he learns she is a society girl, he falls back. 

As part of her volunteer work she is tasked with replying to christmas letters and finds a really old one in the box from a boy asking for his parents back - while the letter is really old Tess replies to it. Christmas magic then brings Andrew and Tess together. 

I liked this contemporary romance, it was clean and holiday themed with a HEA. It was pretty short - less than 200 pages. I liked Tess and Drew and LOVED Drew's grandmother, she was hilarious and perfect. The whole book was so swoonworthy and cutesy. It was You've got Mail - esq and even made that reference.

I will look for more by this author, it was super cute and very enjoyable.