Silicon Valley actuary Ann Smith is an expert at calculating probabilities, but lately the odds haven’t been in her favor. Two years ago her fiancé died a week before their planned Christmas wedding, leaving Ann heartbroken and alone. When a friend suggests heading up to Lake Tahoe for a long Christmas weekend of skiing, wine, and relaxation, Ann thinks it might be just the thing to help get her … her life back on track. But Ann’s plans go awry when her friend cancels at the last minute, and Ann ends up driving to Tahoe with Chase Deckert, a sexy snowboarder who pushes all her buttons.
Chase Deckert is a man who lives by his own rules. A few years ago his business partner betrayed him by selling out their biomedical research for a quick profit. Chase left science far behind, and now spends his days snowboarding in Tahoe, wanting nothing to do with the dog-eat-dog world of Silicon Valley. Chase has closed his mind and his heart and only believes in one thing: fate. But fate seems to be in a giving mood, because joining him for Christmas is a brave, beautiful woman who shows him the true meaning of the season and helps him rediscover a part of himself he’d long forgotten.
Fueled by the mountain scenery, the season, and their unbelievable chemistry, Ann and Chase end up learning more about each other—and themselves—than they ever imagined possible. Can one long, steamy Christmas help them realize they’re meant to be together? Or when the holiday is over will they be right back where they started?
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Ann Smith, an Actuarialist, has been having a hard time with life for the past two years since her fiance passed away right before their Christmas wedding, especially during the Christmas season. When her best friend Mandy has to delay coming on their trip to Lake Tahoe for skiing, Ann is bummed. Mandy says her friend Chase will drive her up there and she will come in a few days. Ann tends to over analyze things and isn’t sure she wants to travel with some guy she doesn’t know but she ends up going anyways. Along the way they run into all kinds of issues but Ann decides she is going to be brave and come at them head on.
Chase Deckert lives life by his own rules now after his previous business partner screwed him over. He tends to spend most of his time in Lake Tahoe snowboarding and even giving lessons. As Chase and Ann spend more time together, things start to heat up. When ghosts from their pasts start to creep into their lives, Ann and Chase needed to decide if they were going take that leap of faith to find something that may be the best thing they’ve had ever known.
I really enjoyed this fun, heartfelt story. Both Ann and Chase are sweet, really nice people who have had bad things happen to them in their past. It was great seeing them get past their demons to find their happy ever after
Really enjoyed reading this book
LOVED IT !!!
Title: Christmas in Tahoe
Series: West Coast Holiday
Designation: Book One of Series, Novella, Standalone, Contemporary Romance
Reading Platform: Kindle Edition
My Rating: Five Delightfully Entertaining Stars*****
What a wonderful surprise! I received this story as a newsletter freebie offered by one of my favorite authors with no obligation or expectation to review. I was in the mood for a holiday read and decided to dive in. Best decision ever! This was my first time reading the work of Elisabeth Barrett, but it certainly won’t be my last! I’m completely smitten with Barrett’s engaging prose, vividly depicted locales and descriptions, easy to follow storylines, endearing characters, and heartwarming romance. It was perfect for a leisurely afternoon read. And for such a short read, I found the story to be exceptionally well crafted and the characters to be surprisingly well developed. Although Christmas in Tahoe can certainly be read as a standalone novella, I fully intend to read the other books in the series. Did I like this book? No, I LOVED it! Would I recommend it? You bet, and I am but only for adult readers. Will I read this author again? Absolutely! ANd finally, was I entertained? Completely! If you enjoy lovely, heartwarming holiday reads with a little (um… better make that a lot) of steam, then you should certainly give this book a whirl!
A sweet holiday romance. Chase and Ann have both been hurt and think they are happy with the life they are leading. Bought together by a friend they spend the holiday weekend in Tahoe and find that they are not really as happy as they thought but they can change that if they are willing to take a chance. This is a great read with really lovely characters and lots of emotions.