A Christmas story that packs a punch…
It’s Shelby Yule’s job to make sure the office Christmas party was a success. That means no dodgy Kris Kringle presents, no one gets too sloshed, and there are definitely no dance floor injuries. Never did she think she’d have to worry about the shy new guy, her inappropriate crush, starting a fight.
Adam Tide can’t help it if his job as the lead coder … job as the lead coder means he has a better relationship with his project management software than his human colleagues, but that doesn’t mean he’s unaware of Felix, head of HR, and the way he treats Shelby. Adam has suffered a whole twelve months of Felix being a dick and after one over–warm beer he just can’t take it anymore.
Decking Felix lands Adam in the Emergency Room, and likely the unemployment line, but since Shelby’s New Year’s resolution is to go after what she wants most, there’s still a chance this season will be jolly.
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It is time to start reading Christmas stories and as the tagline says for this one “A Christmas story that packs a punch”, it is fun, witty and fabulous, a quick read that will leave you feeling so very happy I loved getting to know Shelby and Adam and I am sure any reader will.
Shelby Yule works in HR at a very modern company, she is a fabulous person to work for always going out of her way to make any occasion fabulous, but when Adam Tide starts working there she is crushing on him, but office romances are not always the best, but heading up to Christmas Shelby is determined to invite Adam to her special Christmas lunch and even more so when the company Christmas party ends up in a fight.
Adam Tide has moved from Queensland to Sydney for this job and he is loving it and wants so much to get to know Shelby lot more than he does, but he holds himself back and does what he can to be there for her especially when their boss Felix is ass. Christmas parties should be fun but when Felix pushes Adam’s buttons he lashes out.
If you haven’t read an Ainslie Paton story before you are missing out and this is a great one to start with, she knows how to pull a reader in, her stories are filled with witty banter that will make you smile and truly this one is so good, so very Christmassy and lots of fun I was cheering Adam and Shelby on throughout this story and the ending is perfect, Adam is such an awesome hero and Shelby the best heroine they deserve each other big time, woohoo thank you MS Paton for a story that left me feeling happy and cheery.
4.25 Stars
Shelby is the responsible for the company’s Christmas Party. And she’s also been kinda in love with sexy, nerdy, man-bun-wearing Adam – who’s been working there for almost a year now. Same for Adam. He’s hopelessly crushing for Shelby. But they’re both too shy/scared to start anything. Until this Party… Adam kinda … accidentally…on purpose … knocks out Shelby’s boss. Who’s been an ass to everybody ever since Adam met him. Especially to Shelby, and Adam just couldn’t stand it anymore.
And while we wait for Adam’s war wounds to be seen to in the ER, we talk and look back at the last year of falling for each other ….
Well… that was adorable. I really loved those two! Even though it’s stupid that they missed almost a whole year of being happily together. And even more … why didn’t they say anything to the big boss about Shelby’s boss? Ugh. Everything could’ve been all happy at that company for a year now! BUT … I really liked reading how they finally got their stuff sorted!
It was a very short story, but it was cute. It was christmassy and funny and sweet and very australian and typically Ainslie Patonishly written. I finished it in one night. It wasn’t too holidayish for end of September either! Lol. I tend to start my Christmas-book-readings more towards the end of November, but this book will be out in two weeks, so I had to start a bit early this year!
A short well written Christmas/New Year story by an Author I have not read before. Adam Tide and Shelby Yule’s story that had me laughing as I read. I enjoyed seeing this story come together, and I want to read more by her.
A cute, quick holiday office romance. I had a rough time with the different spelling and vocabulary, so I found myself losing focus a lot. It’s a cute story, but I wanted an epilogue!