REVIEWED BY Tina Shobe
Holiday Spice by Samantha ChaseMy rating: 5 of 5 stars
This is book 6 in the Shaughnessy Brother Series and is about their sister, Darcy. Samantha saved the best for last. Though I think it's fitting that the 'baby' of the family is the last book in the series. This is a series that I highly recommend you read in order, not that they can't be stand-a-lone, just that I think you'll get a deeper appreciation for them and get a better understanding overall of the family dynamics. This is a series that I'm going to miss. I loved getting to know the Shaughnessy family and ride along as they live their lives.
Darcy at first comes across as 'flighty' but as we read we get a better understanding of her that, that isn't the case. She's a brilliant young lady that wears her heart on her sleeve. She lives her life to please others, mainly, her family. She doesn't even really know herself. She carries a lot of guilt with the passing of her mom.
Benjamin Tanner, woodcarving artist, hires Darcy to help him finish a book. They start off on the wrong foot with a misunderstanding but once they get that issue resolved, watch out, their attraction builds. Since the death of his parents Ben has lived a life of solitude. One thing he does not do is celebrate the Christmas Holiday not even with his own brothers. This is something that Darcy can't relate to as Christmas is a huge deal with her.
I love all the words of wisdom that Darcy receives from her sister-in-laws, her dad and her brother, Owen. Sometimes she has a little bit of tunnel vision and these tidbits on realities of life really help her see a bigger picture.
Through Darcy Ben opens himself up not only more to her but to his brothers and to others around him.
I also love it when the author is describing the eagle that Ben is carving. Through her description I could actually envision it. It's breathtaking. I love the way Samantha has a way of pulling the reader into the story.
Darcy is the only one that actually 'gets' Ben and vise versa. These two are soulmates.
These two will have to learn to compromise or their relationship will be over before it even begins.
This book has an overall fuzzy warm holiday feel to it.
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Thank you so much for the wonderful review!!
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