If you love sweet romances (PG-rating), look no further than Rachelle Ayala’s Have a Hart series. The Harts are a family of San Francisco firefighters. Their family motto is: Heart comes first.Melisa Hart has a soft spot for her brother Connor’s ex-best buddy, Rob Reed. Unfortunately, Rob slept with Connor’s girlfriend and is no longer welcome with any of the Harts.Melisa lends her pet lovebird … her pet lovebird for a Christmas Toy Drive, but a mix-up brings her face to face with Rob and his lovebird. Melisa is drawn into a whirlwind romance with Rob and discovers he hasn’t told her the entire story.
Can two little lovebirds and Christmas cheer open Melisa’s heart to giving Rob another chance?
Book 1: Melisa, Christmas Lovebirds
Book 2: Jenna, Valentine Hound Dog
Christmas Romances [Sweet Holiday Reads]
A Father for Christmas (A Veteran’s Christmas #1), Sweet romance between a homeless veteran and a single mother whose daughter asks Santa for an unusual gift. [Gold Award Winner, 2015 Readers’ Favorite]
A Pet for Christmas (A Veteran’s Christmas #2), A veteran suffering from PTSD fights to return from Afghanistan and give his family their Christmas wishes.
Christmas Stray, A couple grieving for their son is snowed in with a stray puppy and a little boy. Is there room in their hearts for a Christmas miracle?
Christmas Lovebirds, Can two little lovebirds and Christmas cheer open Melisa’s heart to giving Rob another chance?
Christmas Flirt, Bad girl Lacy Reed gets more than she bargained for when her naked selfies turn up on her boss’s phone. [Lacy and Brandon]
Santa’s Pet, A brilliant girl genius plays elf to a substitute Santa and turns both their lives upside down when he is charged with a sex crime and she loses her company to hackers. [Brittney and Ben]
Contemporary Romances
Taming Romeo, Medical student Evie Sánchez is recovering from heartbreak when she runs into the boy she left behind.
Claiming Carlos, Restaurant manager Choco Sanchez finds herself caught between two hot men, an epic food fight, and a war to save the restaurant.
Whole Latte Love, Carina Chen, a career-oriented young woman, has no time for distractions–especially the sexy, guitar-playing barista she rooms with.
Sports Romances
Played by Love, A soccer star dons nerd glasses to score a anime fangirl who won’t date jocks.
Playing the Rookie, A rookie pitcher and a sports intern on the rebound connect to get over their exes.
Roaring Hot! A playboy motorcycle racer hires an aspiring actress when he is challenged by his grandmother to bring a real girlfriend to her birthday party.
Playing Without Rules, A ballplayer’s girlfriend hides his daughter from him because she fears he’s like his abusive father.
Intercepted by Love, A quarterback hiding from his Super Bowl losing interception meets a small town librarian with an active fantasy life.
The Remingtons: Leap, Laugh, Love, A pro surfer on holiday after being attacked by a shark gets tangled up with an Army Ranger on leave with a mission.
Playing Catch, A baseball catcher meets his match with a troubled bartender who can’t seem to keep her panties on.
Romantic Suspense
Broken Build, Build engineer Jen Jones falls in love with the man whose life she ruined.
Hidden Under Her Heart, A young nurse, Maryanne Torres, struggles with a difficult decision over an unwanted pregnancy.
Knowing Vera, Playgirl Vera Custodio belatedly discovers that her father might have killed her boyfriend’s mother many years ago. [2015 Angie Ovation Award Winner]
Historical Romance
Michal’s Window, The young Princess Michal loves her father’s enemy, the upstart David who becomes king.
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A rather crazy story. When I think about it now it seems straight forward but in the midst, I felt like I was in the midst of a crazy family, each member with their own agenda and no clear path to be found . Melissa a Kindergarten teacher seemed young and hasn’t grown up enough to assert herself in her family and community claiming her independence, talk as bout family domination. Rob is more assertive but is blacklisted from Melissa’s family. Can they come together and make it work?
Jennifer Groberg did the narration. Overall it was good. I don’t know if the banging was in scrip of her rendition of knocking. Between that and the loud bird talk it was a little much.
I recieved a free Audible copy of this story in exchange for a honest review.
Audio Review
Both the author and the narrator are new to me but after listening to Christmas Lovebirds I will certainly be checking out other works by both of them. The narration on this sweet Christmas romance was at the perfect pace and Jennifer Grogberg did a great job bringing the book to life.
Rob Reed was best buddies with Melisa Hart’s brother but when Rob made a mistake and slept with Connor’s girlfriend he lost not only his best friend he lost all the Hart’s. Melisa is a primary school teacher who takes her lovebird to all her classes as well as the local toy drive for Christmas but a mix up brings her face to face with Rob and his lovebird……
What follows next is a sweet whirlwind romance and this story will appeal to all lovers of romance as well as all holiday season lovers, it’s sweet, it’s romantic, it’s witty with characters you will love.
Christmas Lovebirds is book 1 in the Have a Hart Series and I can’t wait to read or listen to more from the Hart’s. Great read and great narration.
Sweet story. Happy ending. Quick read.
I absolutely love the Hart family! The whole series is just awesome. I love how you can read each book on its own yet they all connect together. Read this book and fall in love with the Hart’s!
A good story but, there are aspects that I didn’t care for especially how Melissa is treated by her family and friends – always the helpless female who can’t think for herself or manage anything on her own.
Melissa has always had a secret crush on her brother’s best friend. But when the friend’s had a falling out, Melissa lost her chance with Rob. When they start corresponding about their lovebirds on a website, they are autonomous. Melissa breaks her arm and Rob is the doctor that sets it. They start a relationship, but the inevitable breakup happens. The lovebirds bring them back together again.
I listened to the audio version. The narrator did a good job.
Lovebirds Prove The Power Of True Love!
This is #01 in the Have A Hart Series.
HEA with No cliffhangers!
These are about the members of the Hart family. The characters are all up in each others lives and stories so I would suggest you read them in order.
Content Advisory:
The author rates the Heat Level of this title as Sweet: Kissing and non-graphic foreplay, but before clothes come off, the door is closed and the scene is cut.
This is very PG, but cute none the less. I really enjoyed the love birds! My personal experience with the little guys was not as pleasant as the ones in the story though. A friend’s family in high school had a pair and they were quite a terror. They would try to attack anyone that came anywhere near their cage. Maybe it was a territorial thing, maybe it was lack of interaction, I don’t know. From afar they were pretty and lovely to listen to, look at, and observe.
This story focuses around the youngest, and most overprotected Hart sibling, Melisa. She has had a crush on her brother’s best friend all her life, but his betrayal 10 years ago ruined it all. She has spent all the time since trying to hate him, but never truly succeeding. She seems determined to believe the worst, making her blind to what should of been obvious. But her brother Connor seems to be determined to prove that it runs in the family.
Rob Reed has been in love with Melisa Hart since the day they brought her home from the hospital. Seriously! He would sit near her bassinet and dutifully pick up her bonnet every time she tossed it over the side. Trying to help and protect his best friend in college cost him everything. It really was a stupid decision, but I’m sure we have all made those when we were young. There were better ways to accomplish the outcome that would not of been so harsh, but that’s why they say that hind sight is 20/20. Kudos to Rob for being a man of honor and never giving up the secret that was not his to tell. I would of caved after the 10yr reunion, if not before, if I had loved someone all my life.
Lets be honest here, Cassie and Casey is the love story that stole the show! They proved that love at first sight is REAL! That neither time nor distance can stop true love. And that deep love encourages one to step outside their old habits to learn new ones together. They were absolutely adorable!
A lot of angst about bird care, particularly about clipping wings. The story doesn’t sugar coat the reality of the disagreements caused by differing opinions. Which is refreshing. Mrs. Ayala has birds of her own, so I wonder how close to home this hits for her. I have a feeling this is an argument she has had more than once in her life. I can feel the passion in the words seeping through the pages.
This family is a bit nerve racking. Bossy, nosy, and always telling the other members how they should live their lives. So basically like real life families. There are several side characters you will see again in their own stories. I hope Ella and Declan get HEAs too. They are not listed as main hero or heroine for any of the future titles so far, but its always a possibility they may be a sub plot as the series continues. Larry and Jenna are up next. Larry came off pushy and rude at first but once his details get filled in, you find yourself rooting for him to get a HEA of his own.
Rachelle Ayala is great at adding heart to any story. Even ones that lack the naughty bits.
First time listening to Jennifer Groberg, and she did well. Her male and female characters could use some more distinction.
Normal speed was fine, however I listened at 0.90x. It is my personal preference.
Family
This is a great story about love, birds and family. Lovebird’s bring two people back together. And give them a chance at a relationship.