You Make it Feel Like Christmas

About the Book You Make it Feel Like Christmas 

Starr Lewis reluctantly returns home for the holidays jobless, single, and not at all prepared to be dragged into her sister’s wedding activities–or to witness her sister’s marriage to Starr’s ex-boyfriend on Christmas Eve. But when her brother’s charming best friend, Waylon Emmerson, attends their family Thanksgiving, Starr begins to believe that maybe coming home isn’t so bad.

As Starr endures wedding preparations, she takes comfort in Waylon’s presence and finds the perfect distraction in helping him keep his late mother’s Christmas shop afloat. As the spark between them grows, Starr must decide what she wants out of life–to go back to New York City or to stay and pursue a new dream.

A joyous, heartwarming, and magical holiday romance from Christy Award-winning author Toni Shiloh that will keep you cozy under the twinkling Christmas lights.

My Thoughts on You Make it Feel Like Christmas

This is such a sweet book.  It has its moments where you want to jump into the book and slap a character or two around or at the very least give them a stern talking to.  But in the end, it’s a big sigh because it all worked out.  

Starr is going home for the holidays.  But this year she’s going home without a job.  And she’s going home not just for the holidays but for her sister’s wedding.  The wedding that is taking place between her sister and her own ex-boyfriend.  She can’t help but feel betrayed by this.  They didn’t even wait after the break-up.

But having her sister be insensitive is not the first time, sadly.  Starr is not sure how she’s going to make it through.  And she’s not telling anyone that she doesn’t have a job.  They don’t need to know that.

Starr has a great family.  Older brothers, a sister (okay so maybe she’s not the greatest) and loving parents.  But currently, she’s single, unemployed, and not sure what she’s going to do next.  Other than trying to survive this holiday season. 

Enter Waylon.  He’s a friend of her older brothers, a friend of the family, a local guy, and the owner of a Christmas shop that he inherited from his mother.  When he decides to make it his mission to help her out and be sort of her protector things get interesting fast.  

Maybe he’s going to be the answer to the not having a boyfriend issue.  But what will Starr do about the no job?  Maybe he can fix both?  And what to do about the sister issue?

This book read like a Hallmark Christmas movie.  It read quickly with appropriate amounts of drama and love/romance.  Nothing unseemly though.  It was sweet and cute.  I highly recommend it. 

I have voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from Netgalley. All views expressed are only my honest opinion. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC regulations.