“A holiday romance that is perfect for the season.” – USA TodayA breakup before Christmas is the worst. Especially when I was thinking THIS was going to be the year I get a ring.What’s a girl to do?Get to your best girlfriend, drink wine, eat ice cream, and do some good old-fashioned man bashing for starters.But my plans go up in smoke when it’s not my best girlfriend who comes to pick me up … smoke when it’s not my best girlfriend who comes to pick me up from the airport, but instead my childhood best friend.
Jax was my other half. The only other man I’ve loved. The one I could have a whole conversation with just one glance. Probably still could, if I could stand to look into his killer blue eyes long enough.
He’s the last person I want to share my heartbreak with. He broke my heart a long time ago.
I’ve always been on Santa’s nice list. That’s who I am. So I’ll smile, drink, be merry, and try to ignore Jax looking at me like I’m his Christmas gift.
A man is not on my Christmas list — gentleman or not.
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A Gentleman for Christmas
What a great holiday treat! This is totally what I needed! Quite a quick read but very sweet and sexy!
“Gentleman’s Rule– If you don’t love her, someone else will.”
“Gentleman’s Rule– Your woman is right, even when she’s wrong.”
Recommend for a really nice Christmas story!
A Gentleman for Christmas by Prescott Lane was a quick, fast paced, look into the rulebook of genteman. And Jax has followed these rules and now gives seminars and writes books about it. However will Jax break one of the most important rules, don’t date your friends girlfriend, or ex. Jax has a past with Skylar, can he hold on to her?
I absolutely LOVE reading Christmas stories!! Let me tell you Prescott Lane has given us a PERFECT romance. Jax and Skylar are PERFECT together! With Skylar ending a long term relationship with her ex, and Jax’s good friends from growing up. Can Skylar give her heart to Jax?
I LOVED A Gentleman For Christmas!! I was hooked from page one. This book is a holiday must read!!!
A perfect holiday treat that will make you sparkle and shine like the brightest of Christmas lights and make you as happy and filled with warmth as a cup of your favorite hot cocoa! I do so enjoy books by Prescott Lane but even I have to admit this is by far, MY FAVORITE!
It was sexy, sweet, dreamy and full of charm and cuteness and had my heart filling with utter joy. I really REALLY LOVED with my whole heart, Jax and Skyler. Jax is the perfect man..not in the sense that he is completely perfect but in the sense that he listens to women and especially to Skyler. The way he shows how he feels about her and how he goes out of his way to make her stay incredible and special after such a devastating breakup had me almost jealous of Skyler. He just…KNOWS how to be a Gentleman and I found that very appealing. Skyler is the perfect blend of sassy and sweet. Jax and Skyler’s romance is what dreams and fantasies are made of and when you add all the glorious holiday spirit, you get a read that is CRAZY GOOD!
I give this STUNNING read a FANTASTIC TEN CHRISTMAS INSPIRED STARS!
I love Christmas it’s my fave time of the year. I would rather read a Christmas romance than watching those cheesy Xmas movies on Hallmark.
Jax is a Relationship Guru who’s first love Skylar has broken up with her boyfriend, his best friend. He grew up with her but because of a Bro code, he let his best friend Luke go after her, a decision he sorely regrets.
Skylar comes home and Jax feels he now has a second chance and he’s not going to blow it this time. Of course he’s thinking of the bro code but honestly, it’s fair game if the other did the dirty.
It becomes very awkward for all involved.
I do wish however more was said about the Luke and Skylar break up situation. I just felt it was incomplete and was kinda swept under the rug. It needed to be drawn out more.
What a an unexpected fantastic surprise!!
The best part about this read is that this story can be thoroughly enjoyed any time of the year, by anybody.
Charming, romantic and sweet Gentleman Surprise was not what I expected at all. There’s a heartfelt, poignant story with an inspiring message.
The author does a stellar job in creating a real life situation that can be very sad and depressing especially during the holidays and turns into a feel good, romantic and endearing story of love, loyalty, and new beginnings.
It was funny, smart and well written. The entire character ensemble added a different dimension to the story. The sexual tension and the flirty comical banter had me wrapped up in this story as I couldn’t get enough of this story and I couldn’t put it down.
Childhood friends continue their strong bond through adulthood. They share the good the bad and the ugly. And the never ever brake bro code!!
In fact, Jax has turned his “bro code” ideas into best seller reads!!
A “how to manual for guys.”
He really believes his “rules”.
That’s what he lives by. That’s what kept his strong bond with his friends all these years.
His new how-to guide for the holidays, has more rules and when his childhood friend and girl he let get away Skylar, returns to their home town, his own rules backfire into the most spectacular way.
And so begins his journey…
What do do?
Another list of rules?
You must read this beauty to find out the end result!
4.5 stars!
A perfect read for the holiday season. I loved a Gentleman for Christmas by Prescott Lane I was sucked into Jax and Skylar’s story from the very beginning.
Jax has been harbouring feelings for his best friend Skylar for years but the bro code he shared with his other best friend Luke made her out of bounds. Now years later it’s his chance to show Skylar just what she means to him even if it means someone will get hurt, but will Skylar feel the same about Jax?
A short, flirty, festive read that gets a strong 5 stars from me!!
A Gentleman for Christmas by: Prescott Lane is a sweet yet steamy 2nd chance romance that will have you glued to this Charming holiday read that is full of the feels and heat. Jax and Skylar’s chemistry and connection that jumps out at you from the pages.Jax is the man with all the answers, especially when it comes to giving men advice. Yet Jax himself cannot break the bro code,THE Gentleman’s rule. He can’t date his best friend’s ex. Jax is still desperately in love with her and has been since way back when he saw her 1st; And he has come to that point where he loves her too much to back away—-“Gentleman’s Rule—When you find the right woman, never let go.”
Skylar is the girl that got away. Can Jax-” the man with a plan” convince the girl of his deepest dreams to risk her battered heart on him?
Prescott Lane brings this sweet, holidays feels and unique twists along with a romcom that has self help woven in along with steam and temptation to this beautifully written romantic 2nd chance romance. This has everything for everybody- drama, tension, angst, family, friendship, forbidden, steamy, intense, hot,sexy, passion, heartbreak, loss, betrayal, beauty, holidays, feels,forgiveness, romance and Love. If I would have anything to say about this story that is a minus, it would be that I wish the epilogue was not as full as it could be- I wished that it showed the main characters 1 to 2 years down the road and it would have been fuller but other than that, great read, fabulous wordplay and lovely scenes.
My Rating: 4.7 stars *****
Prescott Lane is quickly becoming one of my must read authors and this is another one of her books that I struggled to put down.
I’m not usually one to go for the gentleman in my books. I can’t get enough of a flawed bad boy but Jax has 100% converted me. Good looking, extremely successful and a true gentleman…Jax has got it all going on. So much so that he’s turned the art of been a gentleman in to a successful business. When his best friends ex returns to town for Christmas Jax is faced with a dilemma. Does he stick to the gentleman’s rules and stay away from the woman he’s loved for years? Or is it time for him to break the rules and take a risk by confessing his true feelings? I really felt for Jax. He so badly wants to do the right thing when it comes to his friendships but he also wants to do the right thing for himself and his future and I don’t envy the choice he has to make.
Skylar is fresh out of a relationship and wants to spend Christmas with her friends while she works on her battered heart and tries to figure out what she’s going to do now. When her friends family come down ill, Skylar has no choice but to stay with Jax. Skylar is oblivious to Jax’s feelings towards her, he hurt her years ago and she’s had no reason to think his feelings have changed. Now with them both single and thrown into living in the same house it’s only a matter of time until their old feelings reappear.
I loved this book. The banter and chemistry are perfect and even though the story should probably have left me feeling a little more conflicted, I was completely on Jax’s side to win the girl and was 100% rooting for him and Skylar. A prefect book to read especially around Christmas time.
3.5 stars
A Christmas romance that is perfect for the holidays!
I really enjoyed Jax and Skylar’s story. They have been friends since childhood and Jax has feelings for Skyler. She has been dating their other friend Luke, though, for the past 10 years.
Jax knows that being in love with a friend’s girl, current or ex, is an extremely bad idea, but he can’t help it. Even with his rules that he published in his Gentleman’s Handbook and the seminars he gives about them.
The author did a really nice job with making Jax and Skylar and their conflict realistic. Skylar especially was torn between what she felt and if it was too soon for her to move on. Even secondary characters Maci and Malcolm and their twins were ones I wanted to know more about.
I would have liked a few scenes with either a flashback to the time when Skylar and Jax were young or more discussion of that time. I do understand for the sake of timing in the plot why it wasn’t included, though. I just love friends to lovers stories and seeing where the friendship began.
Thank you to the author for providing an ARC for an honest review.
Prescott Lane will always bring us great books to read. So imagine my enthusiasm when she surprised us with a Christmas story! A Gentleman for Christmas was exactly what I needed to get into the holiday spirit. Jax is mine and I claim him! Seriously, he is a sweetheart. He has been on the sidelines with Skylar for 10 years. Now that she is back in town, he is done waiting and ready to claim what has always been his.
Skylar and Luke were sweethearts for 10 long years. But fate took a turn and broke Skylar’s heart. Jax was an unexpected surprise. But their bond was there and strong. I love the small town heart of the story. I loved that Jax and Skylar get their chance. Luke did the unthinkable, but it was brought these two together. Love is love, but being with your soul mate is a blessing. What a great holiday read!
Honestly, I don’t read to many holiday themed books. A Gentleman for Christmas might have just changed my thoughts. This is my second book by this author I really am loving her writing style.
This was a quick read for me but it was a great second chance friends to lovers romance told in dual pov that had me to the very end!!
I loved Jax and Skylar’s story it had all feels that I like full of chemistry between them and not of overload of angst. A sweet holiday romance story!!
It’s a book that you need to check out!!
This is my second ARC from Ms. Prescott Lane. I was so excited to sign up because of the blurb and because I’m a Christmas-person.
I devoured this overnight… page after page, it was just—intriguing… enticing.
Its an easy read… and sure there sad moments but those never stay sad for long… the characters were great but the pacing was a wee bit hurried, to me at least. I felt like the relationship needed to stew a little bit.
I am all for drama and a gripping love triangle… I know both leads were in love with each other a long time but didn’t exactly knew how the other felt until only recently… I understand that bottled-up feelings tend to over spill over… its just… It would’ve been better if their timeline stretched-out a bit… Like in real life, it would’ve been awkward when its the first time you become single in 10years and you jump into a relationship right away… to someone whom you consider a best-friend… you’ve all been friends for a long time and so is your ex-boyfriend… Aaaand it wasn’t even clear why the ex did what he did… it just didn’t make sense… it was all about the key and then you discovered the unthinkable… If I expound on this more, I’m afraid I might give away important points of the story… So I’m just going to stop right now…
I enjoyed the story. This book will teach you about loving yourself more… setting up standards you know you deserve and believe in fate—that what’s meant to be will always find it’s way.
If you’re looking for a quick and easy holiday read, this is the book to pick up next. This will definitely give you the warm fuzzy-feels… and who knows, maybe Jax could be your new book-boyfriend!