We saw this book last week and I promised to get a review to you as soon as I could … well, here it is 🙂
*****
Chasing Christmas
Rodeo Romance #5
by Shanna Hatfield
He certainly didn’t ask Santa for a bride. . .
Professional bull rider Chase Jarrett has the world on a string. The only blight in his idyllic existence is his nosy cousin’s nonstop nagging about his need for more publicity. Tired of listening to her suggestions, he gives her free rein when she hatches a plan to skyrocket his popularity. All he has to do is show up for a phony wedding in Las Vegas. Then Chase discovers the wedding was real, the surprise bride is beautiful, and his sponsors are demanding he remain married.
Shy and introverted, the last thing Jessie Pierce wants is to find herself in the spotlight. But thanks to a meddling so-called best friend, that’s exactly where she’s at. The promise of an all-expenses paid vacation to Las Vegas lures her on an adventure that ends with her unexpectedly married to a hunky bull rider who would draw her out of her shell if she’d let him.
A business proposal leaves the two of them committed to a year of marriage. How hard could it be to remain wed in name only?
Wrap yourself up in the joy of holidays and falling in love in this sweet, lighthearted romance from USA Today Bestselling author Shanna Hatfield.
So, once I got past the whole accidentally married thing (because really, how is that even possible?) I really enjoyed watching these two dance around each other. Granted I think a little communication and a little less hiding by either one of them could have fixed things a lot faster but then again where’s the fun in that?!? 🙂
Both Chase and Jessie have a few issues they are still carrying from their childhoods. Their parents did a good job of ignoring both of them but they somehow managed to make it through pretty well. Neither seems very confident in people’s staying power and that does make it difficult for them to commit to others. Which definitely leads to some shenanigans when they suddenly find themselves husband and wife.
We spend basically a year with these two, although a good chunk of it is spent apart. Hatfield pretty much ignores those times but does a great job of showing the two of them fighting their developing feelings when they are together. They do such a great job of dancing around their feelings, though, that it might get a little old for some toward the end but the payout is definitely worth it! Once they finally get to a point that they have to do something or lose each other forever, they manage to step up beautifully.
This is my first time to read one of this author’s books but I really enjoyed the down home, country feel and salt of the earth characters. With a good dose of humor and fun, she delivered a wonderfully sweet read that will have me keeping an eye out for her other books.
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