Perfectly Complicated Christmas Romance by Grace Worthington: Book Review

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

The Book

He's allergic to Christmas. She practically bleeds tinsel. Their holiday collision is about to get complicated.

Single mom Janie Bennett has one goal: pull off the perfect Christmas pageant for her kindergarten class. What she doesn't need is the world's grumpiest hockey player ruining her holly-jolly plans.

Enter Rourke Riley, Mr. "I Hate Christmas" himself—who's been sentenced to play Santa in her pageant and is determined to get fired from this nightmare before Christmas.

Janie can't let his humbug ruin her fa la la, so she calls his bluff with a Christmas challenge: if she can prove he’s secretly got some holiday spirit, he has to help her pull off the most magical pageant ever.

But if she loses? She's wearing his jersey and going on a date with the grinch himself.

To be clear: She's not losing.

Not when her secret weapon is taking Rourke on a road trip to the most over-the-top Christmas festival in existence.

Cue the holiday chaos.

Between an unexpected snowstorm, sharing a one-bedroom cabin, a hockey team text thread gone awry and a mistletoe kiss that's life-changing—suddenly, winning doesn't matter anymore.

Turns out, the holidays are full of surprises. But her falling for the grump—and his jersey?

It’s the biggest complication of the season.

Perfectly Complicated Christmas Romance is a closed-door Christmas hockey romcom, featuring a grumpy athlete with a soft heart, a sunshine single mom, and a bet that proves opposites don't just attract—they make a perfect mistletoe match.

Tropes:

Holiday hijinks

Christmas romance

Grumpy sunshine

Single mom and hockey athlete

Rivals to lovers

Small-town laughs

Closed door with all the yearning and tension

For fans of Courtney Walsh, Katie Bailey, Leah Brunner, Jenny Proctor and Emma St. Clair.

The Author

Grace Worthington eats, breathes, and geeks out over sweet romcoms. So it’s no surprise that she believes that laughter and love are a cure-all for pretty much everything in life. After a short stint working in musical theatre (where she was often cast in comedic roles), she instills her books with witty banter, lovable characters, and a story that moves your heart and soul. Her inspiration includes quaint towns by the beach, romantic comedy movies from the '80s & '90s, and the crazy shenanigans of her family. Snag a free sweet romcom at graceworthington.com

Book Review

A Christmas hating hockey player who melts when you put a baby in his arms!? Um, yes, please! Right from their hilarious meet cute, Janie and Rourke drew me in... but despite their initial chemistry, it took a little bit for these two to see eye to eye... especially when it came to his dislike of Christmas. That is until they were thrown together to work on her school's holiday pageant, end up as unexpected roommates and place a little friendly holiday bet. I absolutely loved these two together. They both had some past hurts that they had to work through, but I loved how they looked out for each other so well. And seeing Rourke with Aria (Janie's infant daughter)... oh my heart! It was truly the sweetest thing and made me love these two together even more. Their story was definitely packed full of holiday cheer, but I also loved that reminder that sometimes the holidays can be really bittersweet too. Truly, I loved everything about this sweet story... one of my very favorites from the series so far! I cannot wait to see what will happen next! 

Perfectly Complicated is a closed-door romance with kisses only and no language. It is the fourth book in the Perfect Crush Hockey Romance series, and while you might have some better understanding of the team dynamics if you've read the previous books, this could be enjoyed just fine as a standalone as well. 


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