Book Recommendation - All's Fair in Love and Christmas

 

Sarah Monzon is an author I've recently come to appreciate. Though she writes in multiple genres, I find her rom-com's absolutely delightful. Her upcoming Christmas rom-com is no exception to this. With a socially awkward heroine and well put-together, confident hero, this has a bit of an opposites attract vibe to it, but is also very sweet..... and hysterical. Filled with fun pop culture references, lots of holiday traditions and wonderful characters, this is one I can definitely recommend to add to your holiday reading. Here's a bit about the book:

Every December two things are guaranteed for graphic designer Mackenzie Graham--Christmas celebrations and the annual promotion at her workplace. Those two things are by no means mutually exclusive. In fact, the better an employee is at harnessing the Christmas spirit, the more likely they'll win the new job. With her social anxiety, Mackenzie never thought she'd be a contender in her company's holiday competition, so how exactly has she found herself dueling her workplace crush with wrapping paper tubes and using tinsel as her weapon of choice for a much-needed raise?

Jeremy Fletcher's life is meticulously planned out, including how to win this year's promotion at work. Not only will the new position fulfill some of his career goals, but the raise will help him as a single guardian to his twin niece and nephew. Jeremy has barely noticed Mackenzie Graham around the office, but now that she's his rival, he can't stop thinking about her. Her quirkiness intrigues him, and he's afraid that if he can't get his head on straight, the job isn't the only thing he'll end up losing to Mackenzie.

'Tis the season for romance, faith, and humor--all wrapped up in this enchanting holiday rom-com from award-winning author Sarah Monzon.


This book had a few fun surprises for me as well - the main male character has custody of his niece and nephew, Nathan and Natalie. The niece and nephew who are the oldest of my 7 are also Nathan and Natalie (and the 3rd oldest married a Jeremy (as did my sister Kari (who shares a name with Mackenzie's best friend, though with a slight spelling derivation), who is the leading male character in the book). So, I had quite a bit of personal connection to this one. Also, fans of Hallmark Christmas movies - there is a scene in this book that is reminiscent of the funniest scene in the movie "Three Wise Men and a Baby", which is probably my all-time favorite Hallmark Christmas movie.

This book releases September 5, 2023, wherever books are sold. Be sure to pre-order to add to your holiday reading! For additional information, check out the following links:

Sarah Monzon's website: http://www.sarahmonzonwrites.com/

Sarah Monzon's facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sarahmonzonwrites

My full 5 star review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5736438841

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