Memories and Mistletoe
by Kelly Collins
Following the death of her parents, Madison Willis moved back to Mistletoe, Colorado, to help run the successful bakery her family co-owned with longtime friends Millie and Mike Andrews. The recipe for the bakery’s success had always been a mixture of community and tradition, with a heaping scoop of love thrown in. When the simple way of life in Mistletoe is threatened by big-city developers, Madison rolls up her sleeves to protect the bakery and her idyllic childhood town. As if she didn’t have enough on her plate fighting developers, she faces another foe in Hunter Andrews, the dreamy boy she crushed on as a youngster. He’s game to sell. She’s determined to stay. Can an old-fashioned Christmas change his mind?
Hotshot lawyer Hunter Andrews breezes into Mistletoe hoping to take his mother back to Denver and leave behind small-town life. He’s certain she’ll be happier at the retirement home he picked out, where she would be waited on hand and foot, rather than getting up at four a.m. to bake bread. The last thing he expects is to find Madison Willis all grown up and beautiful…and ready for battle. When the bakery’s treasured recipe book goes missing, Hunter has to decide if he’ll use his skills to fight for what he wants or for what’s right.
Pitted against each other, Madison and Hunter face a bigger foe—gentrification. If they can’t work together, they will lose everything. Will they fight side-by-side to save the town? Will a kiss under the mistletoe be all they need to fall in love?
Find out in Memories & Mistletoe…
My Rating:
Favorite Quotes:
“Mom, I’m a lawyer,” he began. “I know that.” She giggled. “You remind me at least once each visit.” “Ouch,” Madison smiled. “Oldest profession known to man,” Millie kidded. “Mom, no, that’s prostitution.” “Almost the same,” she teased.
The one thing she’d learned long ago was that you didn’t argue with your parents. They always won, and if they didn’t, they brought up some embarrassing moment they shared with a crowd as payback.
“You’re not curious?” “Well, of course, I am, but I’m older and more experienced at hiding it.”
My Review:
I found this to be an easy to fall into, sweet, relatable, and gentle holiday standalone featuring everyday normal, hard-working, and lovable people. The storylines were well balanced with Ms. Collin’s trademark humor, snark, and profoundly perceptive observations, as well as endearing characters struggling with relevant issues common to many communities. It was a quick and enjoyable read that smoothly segued between the characters. I always enjoy tumbling into a Kelly Collins tale, they are entertaining while easy to pause and then pick right back up again.
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International bestselling author of over 30 novels, Kelly Collins writes with the intention of keeping the love alive. Always a romantic, she blends real-life events with her vivid imagination to create characters and stories that lovers of contemporary romance, new adult, and romantic suspense will return to again and again.
This sounds quite adorable. Love a festive story. Great review.
Sounds like the perfect read for the season.