Dreaming of Christmas: 5 complete, sweet holiday romances by Joanne Dannon – Review by Jennifer Gordon
Dreaming of Christmas by Joanne Dannon
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
I loved this collection of five heartwarming festive romances. ‘Dreaming of Christmas’ gives us five books in one, and each story was a wonderfully written romance which put me in the Christmas spirit. The five stories were all linked and were all about love, hope, family and of course the magic of Christmas. In ‘A Magical Christmas in Jerusalem’, sparks fly between Kiara Lonsdale and Jacques Lenoir, who runs a family tours business in Israel, over camel rides in the desert and mud baths at the Dead Sea. The couple must decide whether what they have is just a holiday romance or something more. ‘Another Magical Christmas in Jerusalem’, centres on Lucie Lenoir a tour guide in Jerusalem who is part of the family business. There is instant attraction between her and Tom Connor but Tom finds Lucie’s large family overwhelming and he’s never wanted a child of his own and Lucie does. The pair must either reach a compromise and have a relationship or just have a holiday romance. In ‘Christmas Kiss, New Year’s Wish’, Taylor Williamson has a massive crush on her best friend, Luca Bianchi but is afraid of ruining their twenty year friendship. Having shared a kiss or two at Christmas Taylor wishes their Christmas kisses will lead to more but Luca is about to return overseas for two more years.
‘Christmas Kiss in London’, introduces us to Amber who accidentally friends Stuntman Darcy Harris on social media but he lives halfway around the world, is a party guy and is younger than her. Darcy is interested in casual hookups where else Amber wants to settle down but there is a chance that their friendship can become love after sharing a snowy Christmas kiss in London. In ‘Christmas Kiss: But only for the holidays’, CEO Leo Turner needs a fake girlfriend for the holidays. Supermodel Jenna Williamson seems perfect as she’s not interested in settling down, however, when Christmas kisses become heated between the couple Leo realises that he can not meticulously organise everything. With a bit of Christmas magic their “arrangement” could become permanent. Each story has a lovely romantic storyline featuring some likeable, realistic and relatable characters, which made this an enjoyable and engaging read. The characters all came to life due to the authors descriptive narrative and the chemistry between the couples really came across as well. I could not put this book down once I picked it up and I fell in love with each story. This was a lovely romantic Christmas collection which is a perfect read for during the festive period.
