My Merry Mistake by Courtney Walsh: Book Review

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

The Book

Sometimes the perfect gift is standing right in front of you. . . You're just too stubborn to see it. 

I don’t like to make mistakes. Ever. 

Especially when those mistakes are witnessed by the same person—flirty Finn Holbrook—who can’t seem to leave me alone. Can I really trust him not to tell anyone that the night we met, I tried to kiss him? Or that I fell apart after I got fired from a job I loved? Or that I’m not as strong as I want everyone to think I am?

The simple fact that he’s boomeranged back into my orbit after all these years feels like a great, big cosmic joke. 

Only now he’s a professional hockey player, and while he doesn’t look like the goofy college bartender I met all those years ago, he still acts like one—immature, flirty, and unable to take anything seriously. 

Which is why I never, ever fall for his game. 

I know better than to get swept up in romance. I don’t have time. I’m busy making myself irreplaceable in my new job with the Chicago Comets. Work isn’t just something I do, it’s who I am.

And while my sisters are constantly on me to slow down and take breaks, those things aren’t on my schedule, so . . . I push on. Do more. Load up my schedule. Overcommit. Until eventually, my stress lands me in the emergency room. 

The prescription? A month off. No emails. No work. No distractions. 

Unless you count Finn Holbrook, who keeps showing up at my door, determined to leverage his positive, golden retriever energy to show me there's a great, big world outside that I haven't bothered to explore, most of covered with white twinkle lights and Christmas decorations. 

I begrudgingly go along with his grand plans, and little by little, I start to see there really is more to life than work—and more to Finn than flirting. 

Which makes me wonder . . . how can someone so obviously wrong for me start to feel completely right? And more importantly . . . how do I make those feelings go away?

My Merry Mistake is an opposites attract hockey romance with all of the sizzle but none of the steam. It's the third book in the Holidays with Hart series, but can be read as a stand alone.

The Author

Courtney Walsh is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of several low spice romance and contemporary women’s fiction novels. She is a Carol-award winner, Christy award finalist and seeker of happy endings.

More than anything, Courtney feels compelled to spread joy by writing light-hearted but poignant, character driven stories that provide a sweet, safe escape when life gets a little too heavy.

In addition to writing novels, she has written two craft books and several full-length musicals. Courtney lives in Illinois with her husband and three children, where she co-owns a performing arts studio and youth theatre with her business partner and best friend—her husband.

Book Review

The Holidays with Hart series is a favorite of mine, so I was very excited to finally get Raya's story... and it absolutely did not disappoint! Finn and Raya had such a great dynamic between them. They were definitely opposites in many ways, but I loved how he truly saw her and wanted to there to look out for her... even in her fierce independence. And what can I say? I'm always a sucker for a good 'he falls first' story, and Finn certainly does just that! Truly, I just loved these two so much. There was so much heart and healing in this story, and I loved seeing the growth for both of them. As a perfectionist (and a bit of a control freak) myself, there were so many aspects to Raya's personality that resonated with me and made me root for her happily ever after all that much more. This story has just the right amount of holiday cheer to make my Christmas loving heart happy, but like the other books in the series, it could definitely still be enjoyed all year round. Courtney Walsh has once again knocked it out of the park with this one (or whatever the hockey equivalent might be) and I absolutely loved every moment.

My Merry Mistake is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. It is the third book in the Holidays with Hart series, and while you may have a better understanding of the team and family dynamics if you've read the previous books, this could certainly be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 


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