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The perfect Christmas
First published 2009 · 400 pages
A cozy, festive romp through holiday tasks that leads to unexpected romance.
What it feels like
Reading this book feels like wrapping yourself in a warm blanket by a crackling fire while sipping hot cocoa. It offers a brisk, cheerful reading experience driven by a structured, task-based narrative that keeps the pages turning. The atmosphere is deeply festive and cozy, leaning into the heartwarming chaos of holiday traditions and comical mishaps. The dynamic between a frustrated, earnest protagonist and an acerbic matchmaker provides a playful, lightly humorous tone that balances the story's underlying sincerity about finding love and starting a family. With its accessible, warm prose and Christian contemporary romance sensibilities, it is a delightful escape for anyone who loves stories about stepping outside one's comfort zone to find unexpected holiday magic.
- Mood
- cozy
- cheerful
- heartwarming
- Tone
- lighthearted
- festive
- earnest
- playful
- Pace
- brisk
- Themes
- the search for love · holiday spirit · stepping outside comfort zones · unexpected romance
- The writing
- Warm, accessible, and lightly comedic, focusing on situational humor and character dynamics.
- The arc
- Moves from romantic frustration and annoyance to festive cheer and heartwarming fulfillment.
- Who it's for
- Readers who delight in cozy, holiday-themed contemporary romances featuring matchmaking antics and traditional values.
About the book
For Cassie Beaumont, it's meeting her perfect match. Cassie, at thirty-three, wants a husband and kids, and so far, nothing's worked. Not blind dates, not the internet and certainly not leaving love to chance.
What other options are there? Well...she could hire a professional matchmaker. Simon Dodson has quite a reputation, but he's very choosy about the clients he takes on—and very expensive. Cassie considers him a difficult, acerbic know-it-all, and she's astonished when he accepts her as a client.
Claiming he has her perfect mate in mind, Simon assigns her three tasks to complete before she meets this paragon. Three tasks that are all about Christmas: being a charity bell-ringer, dressing up as Santa's elf at a mall and preparing a traditional turkey dinner for her neighbors (most of whom she happens to dislike). Despite a number of comical mishaps, Cassie does it all—and then she's finally ready to meet her match.
Description from Open Library.
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