{"id":3652,"date":"2018-12-04T21:05:47","date_gmt":"2018-12-05T05:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/?p=3652"},"modified":"2018-12-04T21:01:28","modified_gmt":"2018-12-05T05:01:28","slug":"review-an-unexpected-christmas-shannon-richard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/2018\/12\/04\/review-an-unexpected-christmas-shannon-richard\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: An Unexpected Christmas &#8211; Shannon Richard"},"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\/12\/42033934.jpg?w=1280\" alt=\"Review: An Unexpected Christmas &#8211; Shannon Richard\" title=\"Review: An Unexpected Christmas &#8211; Shannon Richard\" class=\"ubb-cover-image alignright\"><strong>An Unexpected Christmas<\/strong><br>by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/authors\/shannon-richard\/\">Shannon Richard<\/a> <br><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/series\/taking-the-shot\/\">Taking the Shot #1<\/a> <br><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/publishers\/nyla\/\">NYLA<\/a> <br><strong>Publication Date:<\/strong> December 4, 2018 <br><strong>Genres:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/genres\/romance\/\">Romance<\/a> <br><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 266 <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>BAH-FREAKING-HUMBUG<\/p>\n<p>Adele James\u2019s favorite time of year has always been Christmas, but this year she\u2019s in no mood for the holiday season. Thanks to her famous A-list actor boyfriend cheating on her! Now that her photo is splashed all over TV, the internet, and tabloids her number one goal is to get away. She heads to her family\u2019s cabin to be alone, but there\u2019s another occupant when she arrives: none other than the frustratingly sexy Jace Kilpatrick\u2026 the man she\u2019s been avoiding falling in love with for the past six years.<\/p>\n<p>Jace Kilpatrick has never been the biggest holiday guy, and after three months of the NHL being on lockout, celebrating is low on his priority list. Getting the keys to his best friend\u2019s family cabin was supposed to be about being alone. But those plans are foiled by Adele James who brings the mother of all snowstorms with her. <\/p>\n<p>Adele is gorgeous, funny, and fiery, but she\u2019s also his best friend\u2019s sister, aka, completely off limits. But when the cabin loses power in the middle of the storm, Jace forgets the rules and spends the Christmas days and nights with Adele wrapped in his arms. Once the snow thaws, they\u2019ll call things off, no harm, no foul\u2026 if they can agree to keep their hearts out of the equation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote><center><span class=\"ubb-buy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B07HL4FWQC\/\" 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\/an-unexpected-christmas-shannon-richard\/1129603998?ean=2940161972519\" 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.kobo.com\/us\/en\/ebook\/an-unexpected-christmas-1\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/kobo.png?w=1280\" alt=\"Kobo\"><\/a><\/span><\/center><center><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/42033934-an-unexpected-christmas\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/widget_logo.gif?w=1280\" alt=\"Goodreads\"><\/a><br><\/center><center><p class=\"ubb-buy\"><div class=\"ubb-icon-tags\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/4stars\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0003_4-stars.png?fit=80%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"4 stars icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/contemporary\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"140\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/categories_0000s_0007_contemporary.png?fit=140%2C100&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"contemporary icon\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\/blog\/index.php\/reviews\/book-tags\/holiday\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"100\" 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 type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n{\n\t\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\n\t\"@type\":\"Review\",\n\t\"datePublished\": \"2018-12-05T05:05:47+00:00\",\n\t\"description\": \"\\r\\n\\r\\nThe best description of this book I can come up with is \\\"steamy Hallmark\\\" - it's\\u00a0cozy and comfy holiday goodness, with lots of sex. \\u00a0It's also ridiculously tropetastic - there's \\\"best-frien\",\n\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"Llama Reads Books\"\t},\n\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/index.php\\\/2018\\\/12\\\/04\\\/review-an-unexpected-christmas-shannon-richard\\\/\",\n\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"An Unexpected Christmas\",\n\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\"name\": \"Shannon Richard\",\n\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"\"\t\t},\n\t\t\"isbn\": \"\"\t},\n\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\"name\": \"ReadingLlama\",\n\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.llamareadsbooks.com\\\/blog\\\/\"\t},\n\t\"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\"ratingValue\": 4,\n\t\t\"bestRating\": \"5\"\n\t}\n}\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<hr \/>\n<p>The best description of this book I can come up with is &#8220;steamy Hallmark&#8221; &#8211; it&#8217;s\u00a0cozy and comfy holiday goodness, with lots of sex. \u00a0It&#8217;s also ridiculously tropetastic &#8211; there&#8217;s &#8220;best-friend&#8217;s-little-sister&#8221; plus &#8220;snowbound&#8221; plus a dash of &#8220;Christmas-elf-wannabe-must-teach-Scrooge-how-to-enjoy-the-holidays.&#8221; \u00a0In other words, it ticked a whole bunch of my boxes!<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cBut continuing to keep him oblivious was going to be <em>that<\/em> much harder now\u2026with just the two of them\u2026alone together\u2026in a two-thousand square foot cabin that now felt like the size of a shoe box.<br \/>\nPerfect, just perfect.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Adele is not in the Christmas spirit this year &#8211; she&#8217;s just broken up with her actor boyfriend after he cheated on her. \u00a0The only way to escape the paparazzi &#8211; and her family&#8217;s relentless Christmas cheer &#8211; seems to be holing up in her family&#8217;s cabin in Tennessee. \u00a0When she arrives there with a storm on her heels, however, it&#8217;s to find her brother&#8217;s best friend and fellow hockey teammate, Jace, already there. \u00a0She&#8217;s had a crush on him for the past six years, and the last thing she needs is to spend Christmas snowed in with him avoiding her attraction to him while nursing her broken heart. \u00a0Jace, for his part, isn&#8217;t in a great mood, either, as the hockey league is still in the middle of months-long contract negotiations, with no end in sight. \u00a0But, somehow, it&#8217;s hard for either of them to stay un-merry around each other, and as the holiday spirit grows, so does their attraction to each other. \u00a0But Jace has a reputation as a ladies&#8217; 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He was so unaccustomed to it that it was starting to get almost overwhelming. But overwhelming or not, it didn\u2019t change the fact that he didn\u2019t want it to end.<br \/>\nHe wanted more nights like this. More nights with them cooking dinner together, more nights with them eating pie on the sofa, more nights with her in his arms watching cheesy romantic comedies. More nights of anything. More nights of <em>everything<\/em>.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Adele and Jace &#8211; plus Adele&#8217;s dalmation Katie &#8211; are so good for each other. \u00a0After his mother died, Jace didn&#8217;t really celebrate the holidays &#8211; that is, until he got sucked into Adele&#8217;s family&#8217;s orbit when he joined the same hockey team as her brother. \u00a0Adele has felt a bit left out of her family lately. \u00a0Everyone else is happily married, while she hasn&#8217;t had a serious relationship, besides that mess with the cheating actor, in a long time. \u00a0Initially, Jace helps Adele deal with the mass of feelings she has around her breakup, and then as she gets back into the Christmas spirit, she introduces him to new holiday traditions, like building snowmen and making a homemade gingerbread house. \u00a0There&#8217;s lots of fun Christmas content like decorating the tree, kissing under the mistletoe, making snowmen, baking pies, cooking delicious holiday dinners, baking a gingerbread house, and watching <em>Die Hard<\/em>, of course.\u00a0Once their relationship becomes physical, they agree to go follow &#8220;Vegas rules&#8221; &#8211; that is, what happens at the cabin, stays at the cabin. \u00a0They already trust each other &#8211; they have known each other for six years after all &#8211; so they&#8217;re pretty much already friends and familiar with a lot about each other. \u00a0I think that&#8217;s one of my main criticisms about the book. \u00a0While it&#8217;s certainly fun to vicariously participate in all of their holiday fun, there&#8217;s really not much in terms of conflict until the big &#8220;black moment&#8221; so it was quite slow. \u00a0Plus, since Jace is in the middle of a lockout, there&#8217;s actually very little in the way of hockey content, which isn&#8217;t necessarily a negative but wasn&#8217;t what I was expecting.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cHer bah humbug demeanor was now replaced with genuine holiday cheer. 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