Susan Donovan

This collection of 6 HOT Christmas stories was a fun read. The stories included 2 reunions after 10 years; an office battle that heats up in the bedroom; a next door neighbor that becomes something more; a solitary Christmas Eve that changes with the arrival of the furnace repairman and a wished for Christmas present that explores some hidden truths. All the stories were sexy and well presented. I liked Nancy Warren's the best, but all were well done.

DNF because this book is wildly fatphobic. Also, I don't really like that there is an accounting of the food the character eats because that can encourage disordered eating. The character also comments about her large hips, which are 22 inches. The average woman's hips are 35 inches. The love interest doesn't find her attractive until she loses weight, which is shallow. The book tries to have it both ways, condemning her prick of a boss for being fatphobic, but not condemning the love interest.

Have Mercy by Susan Donovan was my favorite all the four stories.

I'm interested in reading this, but I really hope it isn't one of those books where the heroine becomes progressively more attractive to the hero as she loses weight...