All I Want For Christmas Is You

I had the pleasure of reading this in between wrapping gifts and preparing for the holidays. It was the perfect book to give me all the feels and the boost I needed to settle in and enjoy the holidays. The vibe was just what I needed. While I read it at Christmas, I know this book can be enjoyed any time of year.

Erica Kelly has done it again! I absolutely loved All I Want for Christmas is You it is an incredible small town mature couple love at first sight love story. It is the thirteenth book in her Calamity Falls series. I am looking forward to reading the other books in the series. Erika Kelly showed that she is an amazing storyteller and is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors. It was impossible to put All I Want for Christmas is You down and I loved every moment on every page. Who does not love hot sexy men, strong females, loving families, and friends, who always support one another? I love how Erika develops her characters in such a way that you fall in love with them and care about them much like a good friend. I love how Erika Kelly managed to create the "perfect" heroine, who is a strong, sassy woman on her own, to balance out the sexy, swoon worthy man. I really enjoy how the book is told from the perspective of the main characters. I love getting the insight and feelings from the different characters. All I Want for Christmas is You is a love at first sight love story about a mature couple and is filled with heartbreaking and heartwarming moments. My favorite moments are the ones that pull at my heartstrings that cause me to sigh, as I read the heartbreaking moments. All I Want for Christmas is You is filled with such moments, and with so much emotion. It is filled with all those things that we have come to love and expect in a Erika Kelly love story, especially with the poignant and bittersweet moments that filled this page turner. All I Want for Christmas is You is the story of Margot Rhodes, recently divorced artist, and Beau Gentry, an engineer and owner of Gentry Mining Corporation. Margot lost herself in her marriage and gave up her identity. She is the mother of two adult children. Beau felt like his ex-wife did not support him and wanted him to give up his legacy. Beau has three adult children including pop star Lorelei Calloway. Margot and Beau at Merry Falls Lodge, where Beau is in town visiting his daughter who is working on her master’s degree. Margot’s aunt Lucy is the proprietor of the Merry Falls Lodge, and gave Margot a soft place to land and to discover herself after her life imploded. Conversation between Margot and Beau flows so easily, I love that both Margot and Beau share secrets with one another that they have not shared with anyone before, especially the secrets they share regarding their failed marriages and how their former spouses made them feel about themselves. A snowstorm closes the roads and airports preventing Beau from getting home to Calamity Falls. As Margot and Beau spend time together being snowed in, things change between them, and they begin a romantic relationship. Beau invites Margot to return to Calamity Falls, move in with him and offers her a job managing a mall that he built and Margot agrees. A surprise plot twist changes things between Margot and Beau putting Beau’s mine at risk. Margot leaves Calamity and flies to Hawaii to help her daughter Emerson find her voice in her upcoming wedding. I loved that All I Want for Christmas is You is more than just a romance, there are dilemmas that both Margot and Beau are facing that need to be resolved. I love how the storylines get so beautifully resolved. I love everything that Beau does for Margot to convinces her to return to Calamity. I love the heart-to-heart conversations that Margot and Beau have with their children. I love the changes that both Margot and Beau make in their lives to have a life together. I love the ending of their love story and how both Margot and Beau change because of their love for one another. I love the bonus download that details what really happened in Lorelei’s life. My favorite part is the epilogue and that it happens almost two years later and that Margot’s dream for the mall is fulfilled with help from Beau and her new friends. I loved Beau’s proposal to Margot, and I loved the engagement ring. I love that the surprise that was revealed by Beau with Emerson’s help. I love Margot and Beau’s love story and the descriptions of the Calamity setting. I love the characters and the family dynamic in All I Want for Christmas is You, the characters feel like family and friends. I enjoy all the interactions among the characters siblings, it feels like real family love and makes me laugh at their teasing. All I Want for Christmas is You is filled with the poignant and bittersweet moments as well as plot twists that I have come to love and expect in an Erika Kelly love story. Who does not love family and friends that always have each other’s backs? I thoroughly enjoyed All I Want for Christmas is You , who does not love a mature couple finding a second chance at love. Highly recommend this incredible love story and am so looking forward to reading the other books in the series. Received an advanced copy from the author.