Chasing Christmas Eve

Chasing Christmas Eve by Jill Shalvis is the fourth book in her Heartbreaker Bay series. I think this was my favorite book in the series but I have loved them all so far.

Chasing Christmas Eve finally gives Spence a love story! He falls for Colbie who is an author that has escaped her hectic home life for a little last minute vacation. She has been busy doing everything for her family and finds herself needing to get away. She ends up in San Francisco where she has a very funny first encounter with the hero Spence.

I loved the growth of Colbie throughout the story as well as that of Spence. These two really seem perfect for each other. I also love that all of the previous characters in this series have a part. This includes Eddie and I loved his connection with Spence.

The second book in this series, The Trouble with Mistletoe, was made into a movie. I had reviewed that book previously here. The movie is available only on Passionflix. This is a new subscription service like Netflix but it specializes in romantic movies. There are a few original movies on the site including the Trouble with Mistletoe. I have loved them all including this movie. There are still not many options on the site but it is worth checking out for a month to binge watch what is available.

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