Review: Holiday Affair

Holiday Affair
Author: Lisa Plumley
Characters: 4 out of 5
Plot: 5 out of 5
Overall: 4 out of 5

Description: (Author Website) Single mom Karina Barrett is thrilled to treat her kids to a fairytale Christmas vacation... but will a sexy innkeeper make her own holiday dreams come true?

For Karina, it’s the chance of a lifetime: a free cocoa and gingerbread-filled holiday at a quaint Michigan B&B called The Christmas House.  In return,
Karina will play spy and report back to the company hoping to buy out the popular hotel.  It’s all too good to be true...especially when Karina meets innkeeper Reid Sullivan. The man is a walking talking Christmas miracle—and she’s hoping to meet him under the mistletoe...

Single dad turned globe-trotting adventurer, Reid isn’t quite sure how he and his daughters got roped into helping out this year at his family’s B&B.  But once he arrives, it doesn’t take long for a certain guest to catch his eye.  Fun-loving California girl Karina is hard to miss, and Reid senses the attraction is mutual.  As Christmas approaches and the weather grows colder, things between Reid and Karina heat up.  But when the true reason behind Karina’s visit is revealed, will the holiday magic disappear before the ball drops on New Year’s Eve?

From My Point of View:  Holiday Affair was a fun and flirty read.  The characters were great -- I loved Reid and Karina's interaction with their kids and each other's kids.  The one thing that bothered me about this book was some of the internal monologue.  There were moments when I wanted to slap the two of them or simply put the book down.

The overall story line was great.  I loved the scheming by the family members and mix up by the review company.  I felt it was all really well done and made for a fantastic book.  If you're looking for the a cheery holiday read, this is a great place to start!