Rating: 3 stars out of 5
When Jack Frost’s aunt dies and leaves him her house in the tiny town of Great Falls, Jack seizes the opportunity to escape the rat race of Chicago for the quaint village he loved as a child. On his first night he’s welcomed by a baseball bat and a trespassing warning from Nick St. James—longtime Great Falls resident and infamous curmudgeon.
Jack wants to give Nick the benefit of the doubt—he can’t deny his attraction to the big man—but after several run-ins with Nick’s grumpiness and closed-off heart, he’s ready to give up. Only after discovering the secret Nick’s been covering up for years does he vow to break through Nick’s walls to find the loving man hiding behind them.
I love holiday stories and Christmas in July just gives me more opportunities to read them. I enjoyed this book and the characters. Jack is happy to move to Great Falls and has wonderful memories of his childhood there. It takes a little getting used to, but he loves the town’s residents and the slow pace of life.
Seeing everything through Jack’s eyes made it a bit hard to understand the “ornery and stubborn” Nick. Through glimpses you could see that Nick isn’t quite as bad as he wants everyone to think. Jack’s determination to get to know Nick and the person beneath his grumpy exterior is endearing and learning Nick’s secret can make you see him in a different light.
Cover art by Paul Richmond is adorable and catches your eye.
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Book Details:
ebook, 52 pages
Published: July 24, 2016 by Dreamspinner Press
ISBN-13: 9781634770125
Edition Language: English
Scattered Thoughts and Rogue Words 