Review: Christmas With The Sheriff by Victoria James
Christmas with the Sheriff
by Victoria James
A Shadow Creek, Montana Novel
Publication Date: November 7, 2016
Genres: Adult, Entangled: Bliss, Holiday, Romance
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Synopsis: After fleeing her beloved small town five years ago, Julia Bailey is back to spend Christmas with her family. Returning is hard, but keeping the devastating secret about her late husband is even harder. Her place isn’t in Big Sky Country any longer…but the more time she spends with the irresistible Sheriff who saved her once before, and his adorable little daughter, the more Julia starts wishing she could let go of the past and start a new life.
Single dad and county Sheriff Chase Donovan had been secretly in love with his best friend’s wife for years. But after her traumatic loss he knew Julia needed to get away from Shadow Creek, even though helping her leave was the last thing he wanted to do. Now she’s home and he doesn’t intend to lose her a second time. Chase is going to prove to Julia just how good they can be together this Christmas…and forever.
We have Julia who finally returned home after the death of her husband and young son. She only plans on staying for the holidays because it’s too painful for her to be there. While in town she reconnects with Chase. Chase was her husband’s best friend and he is also a single father now. There has always been an attraction between the two but they never acted on it before. I really enjoyed reading this story about the two of them. The writing, the build up everything was spot on in this story. My only complaint was that I wish it was longer!! I love how Julia interacted with Maggie who is Chase’s daughter. Even though she reminded him of her son, she never let that bring her down and was so good to Maggie. Chase and Julia both have issue from their past they haven’t fully dealt with and it was nice to see them make a step in the right direction. This book is a little on the heavy side for a holiday read but I love heavy reads so it didn’t bother me. This book will definitely tug at your heartstrings and put you in the holiday spirit.
4 Holiday Book Corner Stars
*a copy was given by publisher through NetGalley for an honest review*
ABOUT VICTORIA JAMES
Victoria James is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of contemporary romance.
Victoria always knew she wanted to be a writer and in grade five, she penned her first story, bound it (with staples and a cardboard cover) and did all the illustrations herself. Luckily, this book will never see the light of day again.
In high school she fell in love with historical romance and then contemporary romance. After graduating University with an English Literature degree, Victoria pursued a degree in Interior Design and then opened her own business. After her first child, Victoria knew it was time to fulfill her dream of writing romantic fiction.
Victoria is a hopeless romantic who is living her dream, penning happily-ever-after’s for her characters in between managing kids and the family business. Writing on a laptop in the middle of the country in a rambling old Victorian house would be ideal, but she’s quite content living in suburbia with her husband, their two young children, and very bad cat.
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