Christmas Lights & Just Mights by Ranee S. Clark: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

I do not need a boyfriend for Christmas.

What I need is peppermint hot chocolate, a holiday getaway, and a front-row seat to watch my best friend play in the big Christmas Day football game.

But when our mutual friend Chad shows up with his two adorable daughters, one massive migraine, and zero nannies to help out–guess who finds herself volunteering to play babysitter? Yep, me.

It’s all fun holiday light shows and ice-skating games until I see him shirtless in the middle of the night.

Suddenly my “single dad friend” is now "ridiculously attractive single dad friend.”

Here’s the he’s ten years older, recently divorced, and definitely not ready for the girls to have a new mom. Besides, I’m on a dating hiatus after almost eloping with someone I barely knew. This is supposed to be a cozy Christmas getaway, not a fall-for-the-single-dad-next-door situation.

Except…he’s working so hard to be the best dad he can be, keeping their Christmas traditions even when it’s hard and making sure the girls get the help they need to deal with their mom leaving. It’s hard not to daydream about being part of his life–of their life.

And just when I think I know what (or who) I want for Christmas, my ex shows up begging for a second chance.

Now I have to revisit the past I thought I wanted … or risk it all on the man who just might be my future.

A cozy, swoony, age-gap, single-dad closed door Christmas romcom—complete with cute kids, holiday magic, and one very inconvenient crush.

The Author

In a house overrun by boys, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that Raneé loves football and enjoys watching (and playing!) other sports as well, like basketball and baseball. When she’s not chauffeuring three busy boys to various activities (and sometimes while she is!), Raneé is either writing, reading (usually romance), obsessing over clothes in the form of her online boutique, or figuring out how to get a Crumbl cookie in rural Wyoming. When her real-life love interest can drag her away from imaginary worlds, she doesn’t mind spending some time with him in the great outdoors that he loves.

Find out more about Raneé at www.raneesclark.com

Book Review

I have to admit that when we first met Chad in Tight Ends and True Crimes, I really wasn't expecting him to get a story of his own... and yet, I'm so glad that he did because I really enjoyed getting to know who he really was... and to see him get his chance at a happily ever after with Ivy (who we also met in the previous book)! That said, while you definitely could read this as a standalone, I do highly recommend reading that one first, as that initial introduction... well, it's priceless and one you won't want to miss. (There are also some mentions of previous events in this one that could be spoilers.) This story was so sweet. I always love a good 'he takes care of her' or 'she takes care of him' moment... and in this one, we get both! I loved it! There was something really cozy about their story, giving that feeling of home, perfect for the holiday season... and I couldn't get enough! 

Christmas Lights and Just Mights is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. It is part of the Houston Pumas series. 



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