Ad exec Krista Martin, while feeling more Grinch than elf, still jumps at the chance to co-chair Marietta’s Secret Santa Society. Why not? Especially since brilliant, attractive, and innovative tech wunderkind Jonah Andrews has agreed to help. He’s well connected and Krista’s hoping for some advice on rebooting her career.Jonah knows Krista has a not-so-hidden agenda, but sparring with her over … her over cocoa at their Secret Santa meetings is the most fun he’s had since returning to his old hometown. Krista may come across as all business, but Jonah’s positive he’s glimpsed a little girl inside her who wants to believe in Santa… and in love.
Praise for Montana Secret Santa
Sweet, affecting, and just plain fun, this holiday charmer is a delightful addition to the series and a perfect companion to a mug of hot chocolate and a crackling fire. – Library Journal
Love at the Chocolate Shop series
Book 1: Melt My Heart, Cowboy by C.J. Carmichael
Book 2: A Thankful Heart by Melissa McClone
Book 3: Montana Secret Santa by Debra Salonen
Book 4: The Chocolate Cure by Roxanne Snopek
Book 5: The Valentine Quest by Melissa McClone
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Debra Salonen never disappoints! A charming Christmas story!
This story fits in well with the Love at the Chocolate Shop series and the wider Marietta, Montana, community. It’s always great to see familiar characters and meet new ones in this cozy Montana town. Marietta at Christmas time is the stuff of Hallmark movies!
I liked the fact that while Jonah and Krista were both successful, busy people, they found time to help out their family and friends and the community. They each had their insecurities about joining the Secret Santa project, but they found a way to make it work using their unique talents.
The only thing I didn’t like was that we didn’t get to experience Krista’s family when they visited over Christmas. All we got was a recap of the major events after the fact. I’m sure it was due to the book having to be short, but I think we missed out on a lot by not getting to experience that “firsthand.”
But the dogs were cute and the cocoa and romance were sweet, so I’d recommend this book for anybody who loves a Christmas romance.
What better type of book to read during the holidays than a “sweet” romance? This is a story of a girl who moved to Montana to build an advertising agency and a boy genius who comes home to help out his family. Both get recruited to head up and save the town’s Secret Santa charity. Of course in the midst of working closely together, sparks fly and love ignites. This book reads like a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, and it was happily satisfying. Even though I enjoyed reading it, I can’t give it more than 3 stars because it is pretty formulaic and predictable with characters too good to be true. But it is good escapism. So, if you enjoy a love story with “good”characters and a happy ending, then this is a book for you!
Montana Secret Santa by Debra Salonen is book number three in the Love at the Chocolate Shop series. This is Krista Martin and Jonah Andrews’ story.
This was a cute story where two opposites were thrown together to organize and work on the Secret Santa project. I enjoyed watching Krista and Jonah’s relationship grow. The dogs were a great addition to the story. I loved how Krista and Jonah fulfilled a need for each other that was missing.
I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy of this book.
Krista has been working hard for the last 18 months and is satisfied with the way her life is going. Then she runs into Jonah or rather Jonah’s dog runs into her. Jonah has sold his company for a ton of money and now he doesn’t know what he is going to do with himself. He agrees to dog sit while his parents were with is sister in Florida. At least that will keep him busy for a little while. Then he and Bindi run into Krista. They are working together on the Secret Santa committee and they are attracted to each other but can’t see it going anywhere as Jonah will probably be leaving in a month or so. Then Krista’s crazy family came to Montana for Christmas. Krista’s world has been turned upside down and Jonah has gone back to his home in California. What will she do without him and he is wondering what he will do without her.
Wishes
This is a wonderful story if a geek & a wonderful lady get thrown together first by a dog then Secret Santa duty. True love comes to the chocolate shop.
A sweet heart-felt story with a great message.
Krista Martin is forced into helping Marietta’s Secret Santa Society when her business partner ends up pregnant and is told by her doctor that she needs more rest. Krista wasn’t in the Christmas spirit this year but when she found out Jonah Andrews, Marietta’s own tech genius turned millionaire, was going to be co-chairing with her, she figured she might be able to get a little free business advice from him.
Jonah didn’t have volunteering in his plans when he returned to Marietta, he thought he was just going to house sit and take care of his parents dogs while they were away in Florida. But when he finds out the Secret Santa Society needs his help and fresh ideas, he decides why not. It is for a good cause after all.
Together Krista and Jonah come up with plans to help families in need and bring them some happiness during Christmas. They also find themselves falling in love even though they both know the holiday season is not a good time to begin a relationship.
The detailed writing about the main characters as well as catching up with characters from previous books, makes this book one not to be missed. Everything is written out so well, you can picture being there, sipping hot cocoa and reminiscing with old (and new) friends. The mischievous dogs were a fun addition to the story too.
Great book
Easy relaxing to read story
Very predictable but a good book for when I didn’t need to concentrate on a plot. I like stories based in Montana.
OK for curling up in front of a fire with cocoa on a snowy evening.
This tory seemed to drag on. You could feel where the characters didn’t have a lot of spirit or energy. The book somewhat dragged on.
This was a really cute story. The characters were a little thin but good mind candy and easy entertainment.
I thought it was awesome and would like to read more like this.
I loved these characters! This was a great story about a group of diverse townspeople trying to do good. Throw in a big city transplant and a guy coming home to dog sit for his parents and you have romance and mirth.
Easy sweet read. Just right for an indoor afternoon
Fun read
It’s a fun read.
It was a cute holiday book.
Good Christmas story!