“Rivers End may be a small town—but the romance is big. This series has everything for readers: humour, romance and the occasional touch of magic.” ~Eileen Cook, bestselling author of With Malice Merry Tremayne loves Christmas in Rivers End. Festivals, food, and family make the holiday magical—which is fantastic, as long as she’s not the one making the magic. The last time she used her Gift to … used her Gift to improve someone’s Christmas spirit, it ended in catastrophe. So when she accidentally casts a spell on a grumpy, gorgeous Grinch, she thinks she’s ruined everything. That is, until he kisses her with enough heat to melt a snowman.
For Dillon Clarke, nothing good has ever come from Christmas. But things start looking up when he meets perky, sexy Merry, who’s determined to put the tinsel on his tree and the jingle in his… bells. Together, they might just be able to conquer their fears and begin some new Christmas traditions of their own.
When a Christmas witch meets a gorgeous grinch, sparks fly… literally!
A note from author CJ Hunt
Welcome to Rivers End! All my stories take place in the same small town and there is no right or wrong way to explore the stories. You can read them in chronological order, by miniseries (family or theme), or just jump in with any book, novella or story that interests you.
Chronologically, within each Miniseries:
The Witches of Rivers End:Merry >> Oona
The MacAllisters: Silver Bells >> Tipsy >> Reindeer Games >> Wedding Bells
The O’Donnells: The List
The Martinez Family: Maybe
All Rivers End Stories in Chronological Order:
Trick or Treat (newsletter subscriber exclusive!)
Silver Bells
The List
Merry
Tipsy
Reindeer Games
Maybe
Oona
Wedding Bells
more
This was a fun read but not for the under 18 readers. I’ve voluntarily chose to review this and I have given it a 4* rating. This story has a lot of sexual content and is centered around Christmas. There is a bit of fun and games all connected to spells accidentally put on others. If you enjoy these things then you will probably enjoy this sort of short story.
Christmas
Merry and her cousin’s always do the River Walk Festival together, so when goes to get hit hit chocolate from Adams booth she’s surprised at the grumpy guy. Dillon doesn’t like holidays much so helping And an is a stretch until he meets Merry. Little does he know she uses a little magic in him later in the evening.
Received a free copy for a review. A very cute romance set during Christmas. Loved it! Will be reading more books by CJ Hunt. Recommending it to everyone.
C. J. Hunt has written a series of books set in Rivers End. Although there are different names for each series, the characters are shared throughout the stories. Most of the characters do not share today’s typical stupid formula of not communicating when there’s trouble or imagined trouble; instead are likable and realistic. All the books are well written, fast paced, interesting and have humor. Some of the books are clean; some have cursing or vulgar language; and/ have sex. Personally, I don’t think the sex and vulgar language actually fit in with the sweetness and love that these romances share. I think the sexual tension is more important than what technique so-and-so used; plus written sex is boring. These are quickly read books and are perfect for a couple hours of relaxation.
The MacAllisters Series:
Silver Bells #1 – Heartwarming and fun, and a magical Christmas time frame. A well written, funny, interesting small town romance. There’s plenty of sexual tension, but the story is clean and fast paced. The characters are interesting, realistic and didn’t do stupid dialog or actions. This should be an entertaining small town series. 4*
Tipsy #2 – Picks up the same week as Silver Bells ends, on New Year’s eve. Well written and interesting with humor and set at a fast pace, along with likable characters. I didn’t care that there was a lack of communication instead of a different form of creating a problem between the main characters. I didn’t care for the sex and bad language and think clean works better for this story. That aside I like the story and with the addition of Oona, how The MacAllisters is connected to A Touch of Magic. 4*
Reindeer Games #3 – This cover is too cute.This book starts on Christmas day, where Silver Bells ended. Well written and interesting with the truth about a bad brother from another book. The pace is fast and the characters are believable and there’s a dark side to some of them. I didn’t care for the vulgar language, but the storylines are good. 4*
Wedding Bells #4 – This book picks up in May and adds to the story of the main characters from Silver Bells. Well written, likable characters and a fast pace make this a quick read. There’s a little bit of suspense concerning one character, but it adds to the other storylines. I didn’t care for the vulgar language; find it out of place. 4*
The Witches of River Bend Series:
Merry #1 – We’re still in Rivers End, but now there’s a touch of magic in this story. This is a well written, funny and heartwarming romance set in a small town. The characters were interesting and had realistic dialog. The cousins are a lot of fun and give good gifts. I didn’t care for the infrequent vulgar language, that started with mild cussing; it felt out of place in this type of story. Same with the explicit sex; it was awkward and boring, as is all written sex to me, boorrring. Sexual tension is so much more interesting. I did enjoy the magical potion and think it was a good mix of romance with witches. Since this is my third book by this author and first of the “touch of magic”, I hope there’s more. 4*
Oona #2 – Another well written romance concerning a witch, with a bakery, and an architect. Interesting and fast pace with likable characters, and lots of happenings. 4*