{"id":8237,"date":"2021-12-02T19:34:23","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=8237"},"modified":"2021-12-02T19:34:23","modified_gmt":"2021-12-03T03:34:23","slug":"review-the-mistletoe-motive-chloe-liese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2021\/12\/02\/review-the-mistletoe-motive-chloe-liese\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: The Mistletoe Motive – Chloe Liese"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Review:The Mistletoe Motive<\/strong>
by Chloe Liese<\/a>
Publisher:<\/strong> Kobo Originals<\/a>
Publication Date:<\/strong> December 1, 2021
Genres:<\/strong> Romance<\/a>
Pages:<\/strong> 185
Source:<\/strong> Valentine PR<\/a>

I received this book for free from Valentine PR in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: \"One\"One\"One\"One<\/span>


From the author of THE BERGMAN BROTHERS series comes a slow-burn, enemies-to-lovers holiday romance, perfect for fans of THE HATING GAME and YOU'VE GOT MAIL.<\/b><\/p>\n

He loathes the holidays. She loves them. She\u2019s full of festive cheer. He\u2019s brimming with Bah, Humbugs. Besides unreasonably seasonable names, the only thing Jonathan Frost and Gabriella Di Natale have in common is a healthy dose of mutual contempt. Well, that and the same place of employment at the city\u2019s most beloved independent bookstore, Bailey\u2019s Bookshop. But when the store\u2019s owners confess its dire financial state, Jonathan and Gabby discover another unfortunate commonality: the imminent threat of unemployment.<\/p>\n

With the Baileys\u2019 requests to minimize expenses, win new customers, and make record sales dancing in their heads, Jonathan and Gabby conclude\u2014barring a financial Christmas miracle\u2014one of them will soon be cut from the payroll. Neither are willing to step down from their position, so they strike a bargain: whoever has more sales in December gets to stay on in the new year; the loser will resign. With a lifetime's worth of festive tricks up her sleeve, Gabby should easily outsell her nemesis, except the unreadable Mr. Frost\u2019s every move seems purely designed to throw her off her game.<\/p>\n

As if that wasn\u2019t bad enough, Gabby's deceptive ex won't quit pursuing her, and her anonymous online friend suggests they take a break. Worst of all, as the pressure mounts to save the bookshop and her job, Gabby meets a new, tender side of Jonathan. Is this the same man she's called her cold-hearted enemy?
\nMaybe he\u2019s got a motive she just can\u2019t figure out\u2014or maybe Jonathan Frost isn\u2019t as chilly as she once thought. Maybe Jonathan and Gabby already know\u2014and love\u2014each other in ways they never thought possible.<\/p>\n

This is an #OwnVoices story for its portrayal of autism by an autistic author.<\/i><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

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