I hope you had a great Christmas or whatever you celebrate. I enjoyed a quiet meal with my family and i can tell you that i'm really grateful for it.
There are only a few days left before New Year and i will try to take a little time for myself but not before completing my 2012 goals so i continue my discovery of the holiday romance subgenre but today i will change a bit and speak about a contemporary one instead of a paranormal one^^ no worries the rest of the year will be back to holiday paranormal romance ( mixing several favorite things is so good^^).
Thanks to Ali Cross i won this book to help my discovery of this subgenre and i really loved it so here is my opinion on " The Million Dollar Gift" by Cheree Alsop
Happy reading and happy holidays!
Publisher: Cheree L. Alsop
Publication: 2012
Genre: contemporary romance,
holiday romance
Violence: mild
Language: normal
sex: none
Public: 18+
Source: won (thank you Ali)Violence: mild
Language: normal
sex: none
Public: 18+
When Chase risks his life to save a brother and sister just before Christmas, his life becomes entwined with theirs more intricately than he could have imagined. Emotional and moving, this is a story of a young man whose troubled heart is tested by the one thing he is unprepared to face, love.
My opinion:
When I won this book, I hadn’t started my discovery of this genre yet or
I only read one book so I loved the
excerpt I saw and the description but I didn’t know what to expect. Let’s say that the description doesn’t do justice
to this excellent story… it’s really emotional and more than moving. You will
need tissues at several moment but Cheree managed to write a wonderful story
that can’t let you unfeeling, unmoved.
Chase had a sad life and ended being on
the street when he isn’t thirty, he also
has some troubles with gangsters but when he heard Clara’s cries for help the
hesitation was short before he went to help even if he just been severely
beaten minutes before.
Clara didn’t expect to be aggressed when
she went out with her little brother; she even less expected to be saved by a
stranger covered in grim and blood. However, she can’t let that young man alone
on the street, in the cold after what he has done and seriously injured as he
is so she invited him to her family’s home even if she know nothing of him
except that his name is Chase.
Chase didn’t act to be awarded anything,
he just did what his heart told me, so he is a bit surprised by the way he is
invited and welcomed in Clara’s family without questions or doubts despite his
appearance. He doesn’t feel at his
place, still hurt he thinks isn’t worth their kindness but the family keeps
being kind to him and attentive and soon he can’t leave them especially Clara.
He didn’t believe in Christmas since a long time but their joy and generosity
overwhelm him and he is starting slowly to heal body and heart by living with
them. Slowly he also opens himself and we discover the reason for all his
suffering and I cried for this little boy so alone and hurt. We really can
understand him thanks to that. The relationship he gets with Daniels, one of
the boys of the Clark ’s family who has withdrew in himself since the death of his best friend
is lovely described and the words sound rights. They learn from each other,
each one being in a way the answer the other was waiting for…; a wonderful
message of forgiveness and faith.
The romance is there slow and true,
growing as Clara and Chase learn about each other and spend time together. They
are obstacles, tragedy and sometimes I got the impressions that fates were
really against Chase, since it seemed so cruel but everything fit, has their
reason to arrive so even if they are sad parts I really enjoyed this story and
I’m glad to have had the opportunity to discover it.
To recommend but if you are really
emotional like me, don’t forget to keep
your tissues at hand
Score: 4/5
Disclaimer: All opinions are my own and
no compensation was received in exchange for this review
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