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Review: Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage - Jonathon Island #6

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I've been seeing a lot of great reviews for the Jonathon Island series, so I was delighted to see the most recent release as an Early Reviewer book. Meet Me at the Christmas Cottage by Christen Krumm is a light-hearted book where even a grumpy non-romance author can quickly change her mind about love at Christmastime 🎄

Many thanks to Sunrise Publishing and LibraryThing for providing a complimentary copy of this book for review consideration. All opinions are my own. Book Thoughts content is also posted on LibraryThing.

Book Synopsis

She just wants a nice, quiet holiday getaway. Too bad her new—and way too handsome—accidental roommate comes with an annoying dose of holiday cheer.

Successful, but writer’s blocked author Bronte Parker just needs some holiday peace and quiet to jumpstart her brutal writer’s block. Hence her rental at a quaint cottage on quiet and remote Jonathon Island. So what’s the deal with the double booking? And worse…the sudden Santa can’t leave—not with a record breaking blizzard overtaking the island. Suddenly her world is all about eggnog, Christmas movies and decking the halls with all type of distractions.

He's a soldier who needs a merry Christmas…

After two years away, Army surgeon Jonah White is thrilled to be going home for the holidays. Too bad his parents have escaped the island for a tropical Christmas cruise, renting out their place—his home!—to a seriously uptight author. And thanks to a blizzard, he can’t even escape.

But when he discovers the author has writer’s block, well, the doctor is in. He’ll help her fix it by showing her a real Christmas—something foster kid Bronte has never had. And maybe it’s working because as surprise Santa sweeps her up in the magical Jonathon Island Christmas festivities, a new story starts to come alive inside…one where maybe a happily-ever-after could actually exist.

But is this just a holiday romance? And what happens when the blizzard ends, the air clears, and duty calls. Is the magic over?

Source: Amazon

Book Thoughts

This was my first visit to Jonathon Island, and I can understand why it's an enjoyable place for other Christian fiction readers. The friendships are tight-knit, and the community is welcoming to strangers, which aptly describes what it's like to jump into the series partway through. Even if you are new to the island, the stories act as standalones, and you will quickly discover that you want to hear everyone else's backstories. Getting to meet Bronte Parker and Jonah White made this Christmas excursion even more fun as we see an initially grumpy author who is under a tight deadline encounter an army doctor who has a penchant for—of all things—rom-com books and Christmas celebrations.

The book is easy to breeze through while addressing issues that can affect relationships. Jonah might possibly be too perfect on the page, but he is a good counterpart to Bronte's stress, self-doubt, and fears, helping her see her worth in God. The other folks on the island really round out this story, imparting a strong sense of Christian fellowship. If you're looking for a quick escape to Jonathon Island over Christmas where you can dive into all the small-town festivities while meeting a sensitive doctor and a frazzled author, this book will help usher in the holidays in the most literary way.

Book Summary

  • Format of book: 📱
  • Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
  • Recommendation: 👍
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