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Christmas on 4th Street: A Fool's Gold Romance

Christmas on 4th Street: A Fool's Gold Romance

By: Susan Mallery

4 hearts out of 5

Summary from GoodReads:

There's nowhere better to spend the holidays than with New York Times bestselling author Susan Mallery in the town of Fool's Gold, where love is always waiting to be unwrapped... Noelle Perkins just got a second chance at life, and she intends to make the most of every minute. That's why she ditched a frustrating legal career to open her own store in Fool's Gold, California. The Christmas Attic celebrates everything that's magical about her favorite season. Business is booming, and as a bonus, gorgeous army doctor Gabriel Boylan has offered to help out during the holiday rush.

Gabriel's memories of Christmas past contain more sour grapes than sugar plums, thanks to a drill sergeant father who ran his home like a boot camp. Spending the holidays with his family while he recuperates from injury sounds as appetizing as last year's eggnog. Still, there are some enjoyable distractions in town, including sunny, sexy Noelle...and the red-hot mistletoe kisses they can't stop sharing.

Gabriel didn't think he was made for happily-ever-afters. But when fate hands you a love as sweet and surprising as this, only a fool could refuse.... (GoodReads)

Read on to find out why Susan Mallery hit the spot with this holiday romance...

Susan Mallery sets the mood in the breech of the holidays in a romantic, heartwarming story about second chances and taking the fear of commitment to a new level. This story isn't just revolving around love, but it's about taking your second chance in life now that you have it, and trying not to let the weight of the world bring you down with it.

Gabriel and Noelle are our two main characters whose love attraction is everything cliche. I love how they have a cliche love story, but in no way a cliche backstory. You travel through their holiday journey of love, loss, and heartbreak.

Gabriel Boylan is a travelling trauma doctor who is the service, and is also the twin of Gideon Boylan, who is described as a very sexy man with the voice for the radio. Noelle Perkins is a woman who has just opened her own new business called The Christmas Attic in a town she randomly chose. Gabriel crosses paths with Noelle while he is on holiday healing from his hand injury which is why he's taking time off from doctoring, and to work on family issues - specifically daddy issues.

As the story goes in you will be able to see just how these stories begin to intertwine. They help each other through family problems, weddings, and the overall concept of being alone.

Read to find out why Noelle's past is so secretive, and just why Gabriel is a man who begrudgingly has to return home.

I highly recommend this book to anyone wanting a holiday read, or just a satisfying ending to a heartbreaking story. This book is sure to satisfy any reader.

Get ready to be drawn into the love for Fool's Gold. 

See you all soon,

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