L.A. Sartor

We start out with Catherine Hemstead Malloy packing up what's left after her husbands death and realizing after living an extravagant life with him she and her daughter are basically broke. When the last thing is loaded onto the moving truck she goes in search of her 7 year old daughter and is unable to find her.

From here we go on a journey to find out what happened to her daughter. Helping her is the only man she has ever loved but walked away from and married his partner.

Jason St. Pierre never got over the shock of Catherine turning down his marriage proposal due to their conflict of having kids (him wanting them her not) but then runs into the arms of his business partner and marries and has a kid with him. It has been hard watching her all these years with another man having what they should have had together. He doesn't think he will ever be able to forgive her. But when he finds her running down the road screaming he cant help but to get involved and when he finds out that it is her daughter that is missing, some one he has come to care about, he goes all in on the search.

It turns out this wasn't your typical kidnapping and there are betrayals from many they both thought were friends. The search ends up in Hawaii where the author did a great job of describing the lifestyle and location.

There are many twist and turns in this book and seems nothing that Jason and Catherine thought about the last 7 years was the truth.

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This is a action adventure book more along the lines of a Indian Jones type reading. The setting is a Mayan god is trying to be resurrected by his faithful followers whom some of which are immortal. Two twin sisters are at the forefront. Both are in the field of treasure hunters but one, Tori Carswell, does it from the confines of her own home choosing to live as a recluse and the other is a thrill seeker, Abby Carswell, always in the middle of a grand adventure. When Abby is captured by the Mayan followers to be used as a sacrifice Tori has to come out of hiding to rescue her twin. There are a lot of secondary characters who help Tori in her quest to save her sister but what Tori doesnt know if for the sacrifice it requires both sisters blood to complete.… (mehr)

Author: L.A. Sartor
Publisher: L.A.S.
Series: Star Light~Star Bright Book 1
Reviewed By: Arlena Dean
Rating: 4
Review:

"Be Mine This Christmas Night" by L.A. Sartor

Book Description...

The Children's Author …
"Annie Hamilton's children's series Star Light~Star Bright is a mega hit. She loves kids and wants nothing more than a family of her own, but twice burned, thrice shy. When a gorgeous man with two young boys moves next door, Annie can't help but dream her impossible dream.

And The Widower Who Moved Next Door …
Cole Evans is a brilliant scientist, but finds fatherhood a challenge. When his son develops a bond with their enchanting neighbor, the boy’s favorite author, Cole discovers just how much he's lost—and how much he needs.

Will Their Wish Come True This Christmas Night?
Can Cole overcome family meddling and alleviate Annie's fears so they can be a ready-made family?"

What I liked about this novel....

This was really a heart warming romantic story about a children's author who loves the Christmas holiday meets her next door neighbor who is a widower with two son. The only thing that was odd was that the widower (Cole)was not a happy person. Why was this? What was so neat about this read was that Cole's boys loved the author's(Annie's) books. To add to this story their was also a brother in law that didn't care for Annie. Will this present problems for these two neighbors? Well, this is the time that I will say you must pick up this good read to see how this author will bring it all out to the reader. It will be quite a captivating well written novella with some steamy love scenes.

Yes, I did find the story somewhat predictable romance however it was a nice Christmas story with a lovely ending.… (mehr)