Must Love Mistletoe

by Christie Ridgway

Book Overview

Bailey Sullivan can't stand Christmas, even though her family's business is a store specializing in the perfect holiday. But now her hometown's chief supplier of rooftop Rudolphs and treetop angels is... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061140201
• ISBN13: 9780061140204
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 375 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

Must Love this Book

I loved this book. I picked it up to read before going to bed and three hours later I had finished it. Must Love Mistletoe was seriously one of the best books I've read in a long time. The story moved quickly and the characters were wonderfully constructed. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is a fan of romance.

I love Mistletoe

This book was my first book by this author. I loved it! The story was fast paced and very funny. The secondary characters are great and do not take away from the story. I am definitely going to get other books by this author.

excellent lighthearted Christmas romp

She knows why she rooted for Scrooge before he converted as Bailey Sullivan hates Christmas because her family store in Coronado, California, The Perfect Christmas, depends on the Yuletide season to make a profit. She left her hometown to escape the good cheer, holidays and the store, moving to Los Angeles. Now her family needs her so she comes home to help save the store from going bankrupt. To her shock, Bailey finds her parents arguing; her mother Tracey refuses to even step inside the store that meant so much to her while her stepdad Dan rejects any compromise. Worse is seeing her teenage sweetheart Finn Jacobson; he is home, on sick leave recovering from an on the job injury that left a peer dead and he with a patch on his eye when they did their Secret Service mission stopping an assassin. He does not want to see Bailey even with one eye as she broke his heart over ten years ago and whom he never forgot, but is polite to her when they meet even as he acknowledges she is the only one who asks how he truly is and nada about the eye. Readers must love Christine Ridegway as she provides an excellent lighthearted Christmas romp starring likable lead characters and a fabulous support cast especially the relatives of Bailey and Finn. The relationships make for a fine time as everyone seems to be in a bah humbug mood but the magic of the season enhanced by love overcomes the nasty disposition. This romance is a winner, but it is critical is for the audience to keep some mistletoe handy (the reason pockets were invented). Harriet Klausner

A Must Read!

If you only buy one holiday romance this season, this is the one to get! Bailey Sullivan is the original Christmas Scrooge, despite the fact that her family owns a store that sells everything to do with Christmas. So when she comes home to help her mother run the family business and she runs into Finn Jacobson, Bailey's long-lost high school sweetheart (and the boy next door) sparks fly! Complicating the situation is her mother's separation from her husband, Dan (which leads to a nice back story in the book). This is the first book that I've read by Christie Ridgway but it definitely won't be the last! Especially since one of Finn's friends is getting his own story, Not Another New Year's, to be released on January 1.

Perfect book for the holiday season.

"The Perfect Christmas" is owned by Bailey Sullivan's family in Coronado, California. Many locals consider it a landmark. But Bailey hates the holiday. Nevertheless, she leaves LA and returns to Coronado to help save the family store from going under. Since the holiday season is in full swing, Bailey is hoping to get everything back up to par by the 25th and head back to LA. Problem is that Bailey's parents are feuding. Her mother, Tracy, is hiding away and Bailey cannot seem to snap her out of it. In fact, Bailey cannot even get Tracy to step inside their store. No amount of begging or cajoling is working. That would have been enough for anyone, but Bailey knows she is in trouble when she spies Finn Jacobson, the boy she loved and lost ten years ago. Finn wants nothing to do with Bailey. The last eleven months of his life has been a nightmare. Finn is part of the Dignitary Protection Division of the Secret Service. He is on "vacation" and visiting Gram while he comes to terms with what happened during an assassination attempt. One of his younger team members died in the line of duty and Finn lost his left eye. The last thing he wanted was to see Bailey again. However, she is the only one who asked about him and was not really wanting to know about his eye patch. Neither Bailey, nor Finn, wants to rekindle their old flame. Or do they? **** A good read for the Christmas holiday. This story will keep you in the holiday mood, but keep you far away from the shopping crowd (at least during the time you are reading anyway). Lots of hot bedroom scenes within this tale too. The author, Christie Ridgway, spends time with Tracy and her husband, Dan, too. They are Bailey's mother and stepfather. Watching Tracy and Dan is just as much fun as watching Bailey and Finn! All-in-all, this is perfect for a romantic evening at home, after a day of hectic holiday shopping. One word of warning: do not read unless your lover is home. Enough said. **** Reviewed by Detra Fitch of Huntress Reviews.