{"id":3544,"date":"2018-11-06T23:00:31","date_gmt":"2018-11-07T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2018-11-08T20:34:04","modified_gmt":"2018-11-09T04:34:04","slug":"review-at-the-heart-of-christmas-jill-monroe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/11\/06\/review-at-the-heart-of-christmas-jill-monroe\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: At the Heart of Christmas &#8211; Jill Monroe"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"bookreview\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/42100173.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: At the Heart of Christmas &#8211; Jill Monroe\" title=\"Review: At the Heart of Christmas &#8211; Jill Monroe\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>At the Heart of Christmas<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/jill-monroe\/\">Jill Monroe<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/hallmark-publishing\/\">Hallmark Publishing<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> November 6, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 302 <br><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/sources\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a> <br><br><p>I received this book for free from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.<\/p>My rating: <span class=\"ubb-buy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/llama-40.png?fit=31%2C40&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"One Star\"><\/span><br><br><br><blockquote class=\"ubb-synopsis\"><p><b><br \/>\nHiring him could be her best idea.<br \/>\nOr her worst mistake.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Quinn has inherited the farm and workshop that once housed the famous Hardwick Ornament Company. She invests everything in reopening her family\u2019s business and hires glass artist Nolan Vesser, whose family used to design ornaments for hers, to work his creative magic.<\/p>\n<p>After an accident burned Nolan\u2019s studio to the ground, he thought he\u2019d lost everything. But when he looked in his safety deposit box for his renter\u2019s insurance, he came across an overlooked piece of paper that changed everything.<\/p>\n<p>As Nolan spends time with Quinn, she sparks his artistic inspiration. But when she learns about his secret, can their new romance survive?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07HR1H4JZ\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/amazon.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Amazon\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/at-the-heart-of-christmas-jill-monroe\/1129593931?ean=9781947892330&st=AFF&2sid=Goodreads,%20Inc_2227948_NA&sourceId=AFFGoodreads,%20Inc#\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/bn.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Barnes & Noble\"><\/a> \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiebound.org\/book\/9781947892330\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" 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src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0000s_0015_holiday.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"holiday\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/m-f\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"101\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/categories_0003_m_f-copy.png?fit=80%2C101&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"m\/f\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/romance\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"82\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0017_romance.png?fit=82%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"romance icon\" \/><\/a><\/div><\/p><\/div><\/center><br>\t\t<script 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It\u2019s a way of life.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>After the death of her grandfather, Quinn has inherited the family Hardwick Ornament Company, once famous for its beautiful handblown glass ornaments, but shuttered after no one in her parents&#8217; generation wished to continue it. \u00a0Growing up with her grandad&#8217;s stories, she&#8217;s eager to relaunch the company and turn the farm where it&#8217;s located into a tourist destination. \u00a0Just one problem &#8211; while she&#8217;s talented at problem solving and business matters, she has no creative talent. \u00a0Enter Nolan. \u00a0With both his apartment and studio lost in a fire, relocating to the other side of the country to work at the same company his great-grandfather designed ornaments for seems like a good idea &#8211; even more so when he discovers old paperwork revealing that he is actually the real owner of the company. \u00a0Problem is, Quinn isn&#8217;t the rich businesswoman he expects, but someone who&#8217;s both sentimental about the family company and driven to make it succeed. \u00a0Will realizing Nolan&#8217;s dreams of following in his family&#8217;s footsteps crush Quinn&#8217;s?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cNothing had prepared him for Quinn Hardwick. She grabbed risk with both hands and blew away caution like the seeds of a dandelion. She worked from the moment the sun rose to well past it setting. Quinn had invited him into her world, shared her plans and her hopes, and he\u2019d caught her contagious enthusiasm. 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