The Ghost of Mistletoe Lock
After lonely divorcé Isaac leaves his job as a banker to work as a conservationist on a country river, he gives up on finding the love he always wanted. Then he meets flirty jeweler Ryan and assumes Ryan's out of his league, but Ryan's just as lonely as Isaac. Ryan also has the housemates from...
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After lonely divorcé Isaac leaves his job as a banker to work as a conservationist on a country river, he gives up on finding the love he always wanted. Then he meets flirty jeweler Ryan and assumes Ryan's out of his league, but Ryan's just as lonely as Isaac. Ryan also has the housemates from hell, and when he storms out of the riotous Christmas party they forgot to warn him about, he soon finds himself lost in the snow. Ryan passes out in front of the lock cottage where Isaac lives, and once Isaac brings him in from the cold, they finally have a chance to get to know each other. But when their insecurities get in the way, it's up to the ghost of Mistletoe Lock to ensure they give love a chance.A story from the Dreamspinner Press 2012 Advent Calendar package "Evergreen"
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Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781623801953 (1623801958)
Publish date: December 1st 2012
Publisher: Dreamspinner Press
Pages no: 86
Edition language: English
I was a bit confused about the divorce, first it sounds like she's leaving him for someone else, then because he's gay o.O
The worst thing about this Advent Calendar is the length of the stories. It seems like every time it's getting really, really good, the story ends, which is very disheartening. Still, with that said, I really enjoyed this one. I've always been a sucker for ghost stories and I liked the angle of this...
2.5 starsGhosts - so not my thing.
I loved the ghost concept in this story and the way Emily was handled. The two MCs were cute and the story had a good share of sweet and steamy. However, the angst/trouble between the two felt very flimsy and manufactured, an excuse for the 'intervention'. Isaac makes rather unsupported assumptio...
I appear to be definitely in the minority here, but I LOVED this story! Loved it to the point that my initial thought after finishing it was "THIS is what all Christmas stories should be like!"Perhaps it's that I grew up watching and/or reading [b:A Christmas Carol|5326|A Christmas Carol|Charles Di...