Cherie Noel (1)

Very cute, light-hearted story. I enjoyed it much.



I enjoyed the two mc's Cody and Jayden and pretty much figured out that Jayden was the brother of Cody's future brother in law right off the bat. The awkward breakfast the morning after was hilarious :D

Jayden was a sweetheart that Cody underestimated. For some reason as soon as I started reading the story, I got this impression that Cody was a bit effeminate, but that feeling grew less as the story progressed.

Loved the HEA. Good job :)

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The Counterfeit Claus is the story of Devon who does his friend a favor and fills in as Santa Claus at a mall, and Adrien who is one of the elves. He’s also super klutzy. When the two meet it’s lust at first sight.

I couldn’t get into this story. The writing seems off somehow. It doesn’t flow smoothly, like ideas switched too suddenly. I also couldn’t get into the characters. Adrien was overly klutzy to the point of unrealistic. Devon was macho to the point of aggressiveness. He’s back off, but it was as if the author made sure Devon asked permission or stopped only after he’d did what he did or thought what he thought. Devon struck me as a fake alpha male. I didn’t like him.

To sum it up, the writing read off and I didn’t like the characters. I can only give The Counterfeit Claus, 2 Stars.… (more)