He’s the town’s most eligible bachelor. But he’s more than that… much moreExhausted after catering a high-profile company Christmas party, Paige accepts an invitation to relax with the man in charge of the clean-up crew. He’s handsome and intelligent, but most of all he’s a good listener. When they say goodnight, she has no idea that the meeting will trigger consequences that will change her life. consequences that will change her life.
Mona Ingram is the author of over forty sweet, clean romances full of hope, inspiration and happily ever afters. For a complete list of Mona’s books, visit her website.
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Paige owns the deli at the mall. She caters an employee Christmas party for Donovan Hi-Tech. She meets Jake believing he’s head of the cleaning crew, when he is RL Donovan. They talk and when she goes to interview for the cafeteria position, he comes clean and explains his reasoning. They start dating and he meets her brother, Simon. She meets his friend, Damian. By New Year’s Eve, Jake, Paige, Damian, Dana, Simon, Randy and Kimberly all spend the evening together with a hopeful look at the coming year. Liked the epilogue, but wanted the proposal or wedding or even better a look a few years ahead an a pregnancy announcement from Paige.
Great start to a series of Christmas Stories. Mona Ingram has written an interesting book about a woman with a high functioning autistic brother. She meets the head of a local large business who has a vision for a mentoring program that would benefit the brother. I applaud her for tackling this topic and doing such a a great job.
Cute, entertaining holiday novella!
Paige Baxter cares for her special needs brother while also running her own deli shop. She is hoping her catering job at RL Donovan’s holiday work party will lead to another job for he is also hiring for, but new information has come to light changing her mind.
Jake Donovan didn’t intentionally mislead Paige but he’s glad things worked out the way they did. Getting to know her and her younger brother has been exciting and eye opening, and he is looking forward to expounding on their relationship, especially his and Paige’s.
I thoroughly enjoyed this light holiday read!!
Fantastic book!!!!
Very enjoyable quick read! Believable. Great characters!
After cleaning up from her catering job, Paige was just about ready to leave when a man walked in. Believing he was with the cleaning crew, they started talking and had coffee together. Never expecting to see him again, she told him about an acquaintance who wanted to get a catering job with the man hosting tonight’s event. She also told him that she was going to withdraw her application for that job so that the other woman had a better chance of getting it. She also told him about her autistic brother and how good he was with electronics. She didn’t know the man was actually the owner of the house, as well as the owner of the company who hired the caterers.
Jake was impressed by Paige’s selflessness. She was a kind and giving woman. Jake was glad she didn’t know who he was at the party so that she would act like herself. He was tired of people saying what they thought he wanted to hear, trying to impress him. He could actually be himself around her and her brother.
I enjoyed this clean romance. It had a wonderful ending. Not only did it have a HEA for the main couple but also for the community. It did take place at Christmas time but can be enjoyed at any time of the year. I highly recommend The Party.
Sweet holiday romance. I worked with a group of young adults involved in a mentorship program such as the one in the story. They were phenomenal! I am so glad Mona Ingram is helping bring to light their exceptional abilities.
Awesome book
This very short story is delightful. Paige has catered a party for RL (Jake) Donovan, a wealthy technology mogul and, while cleaning up, meets a very attractive man. After pouring her heart out to him, she discovers she’s been talking to Jake himself who is as kind and considerate and generous as he is rich and handsome.
Paige has raised her brother Simon who has high-functioning autism since he was twelve. His strength is his mechanical expertise – once he takes something apart and puts it back together, it’s better than it was before. Simon and Jake discover common interests and become friends, all the while Jake is getting to know Paige better.
This is a sweet story. All the characters are believable and it’s wonderful to read about a special needs person who is treated kindly but not with condescension.
I didn’t love this one. It was almost too short to be anything but surface level. The autism outreach program was cool though!
This is a new to me author and one I will read more of in the future. I enjoyed Jake and Paige’s story along with her brother Simon. I wanted to see more of a connection from Paige and Jake. Overall, I thought the story was good.