UNWRAPPING HOLLY by Lisa Renee Jones

Title:  UNWRAPPING HOLLY

Series:  N/A

Author:  Lisa Renee Jones

Publish Date:   12.10.2013

Publisher:  InterMix

Category /Genre:  Contemporary Romance

Recommended for:  18+ due to sexual content

Grammar/editing:  book received as an unedited ARC / errors excused

Received from:  Lisa Renee Jones

Goodreads link:  Unwrapping Holly

Date completed: 02.01.2018

Description from the publisher:

In this Christmas novella, a tightly-wound workaholic is getting unwrapped by a handsome stranger…

Holly Redding has come home to enjoy the holidays with her family and, hopefully, to escape a case of writer’s block. So when a chance encounter with a sexy local proves to be too much of a heart-racing distraction, she vows to keep her distance. But in a small town like Haven, New Hampshire, it’s hard to avoid Cole Wiley—and their undeniable chemistry.

Cole wants Holly the moment she bumps into him. She may act a little icy since their stolen kiss, but he knows how to make her melt. If Cole gets his way, the two of them might be ringing in the New Year—and a new life—together…

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UNWRAPPING HOLLY is a stand-alone contemporary romance not related to any of the series released by Lisa Renee Jones.

So, I was searching through my Kindle for my next read and came across this story.  I don’t remember how I received it.  It’s not available through Amazon – or at least it’s not now.  It may have been in the past.  Bottom line:  it’s from LRJ and I knew I couldn’t be disappointed… I was right and I was wrong.

As can be expected, the passion was palpable, deep, and believable, but there were loose-ends (grandmother’s ruby!) that need to be answered – that was the disappointment.  I think one more chapter to answer that question would have pushed this to five stars. 

It is a short holiday read perfect for a steamy little pick me up.

Also from Lisa Renee Jones:

·         Amber Fire

·         Dirty, Rich, One Night Stand

·         Need You Now

·         Play with Me

·         Unwrapping Holly

Careless Whispers Series:

1.      Denial

2.      Demand

3.      Surrender

Dirty Money Series:

1.      Hard Rules

2.      Damage Control

3.      Bad Deeds

4.      End Game

Inside Out Series:

1.      If I Were You

2.      Being Me

3.      Revealing Us

3.1  His Secrets

3.2  Rebecca’s Lost Journals

3.3  The Master Undone

3.4  My Hunger

4.      No In Between

4.5  My Control

5.      I Belong to You

6.      All of Me

The Lilah Love series:

1.      Murder Notes – releases 03.27.2018

2.      Murder Girl (coming soon)

Poison Kisses serial:

1.      Part One – releases 02.06.2018

2.      Part Two – releases 02.13.2018

3.      Part Three – releases 02.20.2018

The Secret Life of Amy Bensen Series:

1.      Escaping Reality

2.      Infinite Possibilities

3.      Forsaken

4.      Unbroken

Tall, Dark, & Deadly Series:

0.5  Secrets Exposed

1.      Hot Secrets

2.      Dangerous Secrets

3.5  One Dangerous Night

3.      Beneath the Secrets

Walker Security Series:

1.      Deep Under

2.      Pulled Under

3.      Falling Under

White Lies Series:

1.      Provocative

2.      Shameless

 

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