All she wants for Christmas… Everything schoolteacher Morgan Hill loves is in her hometown of Temptation, Virginia–her twins, her students and the charming community center where she’s staging their holiday play. But now the building’s new owner, Grayson Taylor, is putting sexy visions into Morgan’s head, making the young widow long for a future even Santa couldn’t deliver. As the oldest of … oldest of sextuplets, Gray grew up in the media spotlight. His family’s fame once helped Temptation thrive, but drove his parents apart. Coming back is just a bittersweet necessity until he meets petite firecracker Morgan. Somehow she gets the handsome tech guru to forget about big business in favor of small-town delights…and steamy winter nights. It’s a life he never knew he wanted, but can he put his past aside to turn a festive fling into the sweetest forever?
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The first book in the Taylor’s of Temptation series, One Mistletoe Wish, is fire. The first of the Taylor siblings, Greyson return to take care of his late father’s business holdings in the small town the family grew up in. I was suppose to be a quick business transaction that would finally sever all ties to a place he has hated it a long time. What he hadn’t counted on was memories and Morgan.
This is a great small town story with a bit of action, mystery, and super sexy characters that make you want the town to be a real place to visit. The secondary characters are a good and help lighten up the intensity in some of the scenes.
I look forward to the rest of this series.
Good book. Gray is the oldest of the six siblings, the famous Taylor Sextuplets. As the oldest, he took his responsibilities seriously and figured he should be the one to handle settling his father’s estate. He’s not looking forward to being in Temptation again after all these years and plans to get in and get out as quickly as he can. He didn’t count on meeting the fascinating Morgan Hill.
Morgan is a widow with five-year-old twins. After her husband’s death, it was her ties to the community that kept her going. She’s a good mother and a well-loved teacher. She still grieves for her husband and hasn’t met anyone who has made her want to move on. That is until Grayson arrives in town.
I liked both Gray and Morgan. Gray is smart, charming, and good-looking. And like his siblings, he has a love-hate relationship with his past. Because of the multiple-birth, his family became the stars of a reality tv show from the time they were born until they were seven years old. It was great for the town and the family at first, but it eventually drove his parents apart. Though he doesn’t want to admit it, he does still have some good memories of that time. Morgan is generally a sweet woman, but she has a feisty side that shows up on several occasions. She loves her town and its people and will fight for them if she thinks they are threatened.
I enjoyed the development of the relationship between Morgan and Gray. There are sparks between them from the start, though not all of them are from attraction. I liked their first meeting when Gray seems to expect her to jump to his bidding and show him around the community center and is surprised when she makes him wait. In the meantime, her kids, Lily and Jack, take to him right away. I was impressed that Gray related so well to them right away. As soon as Morgan found out who Gray was and why he was there, she was determined to open his eyes to the importance of the community center and hospital to the town. His interest in Morgan herself gives him a little extra motivation to hear her out, and Gray soon gets to see them through her eyes. Some of the things he learned made him take a closer look at his father’s life and activities and gave Gray a new appreciation for him.
At the same time, Gray and Morgan spent a lot of time together, and the attraction between them grew stronger. Morgan is wary of the appeal because it makes her feel a bit disloyal to her late husband. She also knows that nothing can come of it because Gray’s life and business are in Miami. Gray himself is flummoxed by how quickly he feels at home in Temptation, and his growing feelings for Morgan. There are some charming scenes with Gray, Morgan, and the kids, as well as some very steamy ones between Morgan and Gray. There are a few bumps in their road to happiness. Gray has an admin assistant, Kym, who wants to be more and is aggressive in her pursuit of him. I thought he was too easy on her from her first appearance, which led to more significant troubles at the end. Morgan has her own problems with her childhood friend, Harry. I loved seeing the changes in Gray as he fell deeper under Morgan’s spell. I ached for him when Morgan’s fears hold her back. I loved his big moment at the end as his patience brought him his heart’s desire.
I did have a few minor quibbles with the story. The author described Gray as a runner who’s run in the 5K marathon in 15 minutes. No, just no. A 5K is a race, and a marathon is 42K. There’s a big difference. The average time for an experienced runner to run a 5K is about 26 minutes for a man. Fifteen minutes would be an Olympic class runner. The description of his running routine at home was also unbelievable. There was also a regular lack of protection used during their love scenes, with predictable results. Those issues aside, I still enjoyed the book. I’ve already read Garrek’s book, OneUnforgettable Kiss, so it’s on to Gage’s story.