deck the halls takes place in the quaint town of darling, vermont, and our hero george reilly has finally gotten his life back together after suffering from undiagnosed ptsd, guilt and grief, poverty, and homelessness. the last person he expects is to run into amy merck. her twin brother was george's brother in arms, and a good portion of that guilt and grief that sent him on a downward spiral relates to tim's death.
amy just wants closure. for fifteen years her family has been left to wonder what really happened to her brother, and finally, she's tracked down the guy who has all the answers. quickly, she realizes that her need for answers may not actually trump george's well-being. but she feels compelled to follow through with this contact, because he's that last link to her brother. and because when she sees him she feels a zing of attraction that she didn't expect after all this time.
george realizes that he needs to talk to amy about the past in order to move forward with his new present. but it is difficult because going back to the lowest point in his life after having worked so hard to crawl out of it is the last thing he wants to do. but spending time with amy proves healing, and the greatest gifts of the season are love and forgiveness.
for a novella, this was filled with some meaty subject matter, but the author does a good job of balancing this with the romance and nothing feels short-changed.
**deck the halls will publish on october 3, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/st. martin's press (swerve) in exchange for my honest review.
amy just wants closure. for fifteen years her family has been left to wonder what really happened to her brother, and finally, she's tracked down the guy who has all the answers. quickly, she realizes that her need for answers may not actually trump george's well-being. but she feels compelled to follow through with this contact, because he's that last link to her brother. and because when she sees him she feels a zing of attraction that she didn't expect after all this time.
george realizes that he needs to talk to amy about the past in order to move forward with his new present. but it is difficult because going back to the lowest point in his life after having worked so hard to crawl out of it is the last thing he wants to do. but spending time with amy proves healing, and the greatest gifts of the season are love and forgiveness.
for a novella, this was filled with some meaty subject matter, but the author does a good job of balancing this with the romance and nothing feels short-changed.
**deck the halls will publish on october 3, 2017. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/st. martin's press (swerve) in exchange for my honest review.
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