Blind Date with the Hero: A Christian Search and Rescue Christmas Romance
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- Author：Tara Grace Ericson
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Reviews
Michal Sullivan
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I loved this winter romance about Alexis and Jared finally admitting their feelings for each other！
Nati
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They are best friends but Jared wants more。 Ten blind dates is the bet she lost and now she has to face it but all she can think about is her secret Santa and how he knows better than anyone。 Can Jared show her his true feelings and make her open her heart？ A sweet love story
Karen Brasher
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Blind Date with the Hero Jared and Alexis have such a wonderful story。 They had been best friends for several years but Alexis was keeping a secret from all of her friends。 When Alexis loses a bet to a colleague she ends up having to go on 10 blind dates。 Meanwhile another of her friends signs her up for the community Secret Santa。 Her Secret Santa seems to know her so well。 This is a fun Christmas story。 Will Jared still care for her once her secret gets out？
Rebmay
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Romance and a little Christmas magic？ The result is this sweet， wonderful friends to lovers romance。 Though Alexis， or Alex as Jared calls her， is determined to remain single and alone， her friends have all decided that she needs more socializing and dating in her life。 To that end， she has been signed up for the Secret Santa event and Toby set her up on a date he knew she would lose， so she will have to go on ten blind dates。 Jared， a DK9 trainer and a friend who has deeper feelings for Alexis， Romance and a little Christmas magic？ The result is this sweet， wonderful friends to lovers romance。 Though Alexis， or Alex as Jared calls her， is determined to remain single and alone， her friends have all decided that she needs more socializing and dating in her life。 To that end， she has been signed up for the Secret Santa event and Toby set her up on a date he knew she would lose， so she will have to go on ten blind dates。 Jared， a DK9 trainer and a friend who has deeper feelings for Alexis， but has been afraid to ask for a date or to change their dynamic， realizes he could lose her to one of her blind dates if he doesn’t do something now。 He was told before by an ex that he was too intense， so he left everything up to Alex， but now he knows he can’t do that。 He signs up for the Secret Santa event too， where he luckily or by some divine intervention， ends up with her name。 Jared hopes that his gifts and notes will show her how much he cares for her。 The blind dates and the Secret Santa gifts serve to remind Alexis that she doesn’t want to be alone， but her PTSD and anxiety issues make her feel unworthy of love。 She has long been attracted to Jared， but she is afraid of losing their friendship since she has so few friends。 Something has recently changed in their relationship， especially the way he looks at her。 Can Jared convince her to take a chance on love， on a deeper relationship with him？ Will she have faith that God has a plan for her that includes Jared and his love？I received an ARC of this book and I am voluntarily leaving an honest review。 。。。more
Bernadette Cinkoske
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Blind Date with the Hero is a sweet， heartwarming， friends to more romance。 I love the Freedom， Colorado setting and the great town setting。 This book was such a treat to read。 I loved the characters and their banter。 I loved the thought that Jared put into Alexis' Secret Santa gifts and the really horrible dates Tony arranged。 This well written romance is another great addition to the series。 Blind Date with the Hero is a sweet， heartwarming， friends to more romance。 I love the Freedom， Colorado setting and the great town setting。 This book was such a treat to read。 I loved the characters and their banter。 I loved the thought that Jared put into Alexis' Secret Santa gifts and the really horrible dates Tony arranged。 This well written romance is another great addition to the series。 。。。more
Natalya
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“He needed a Christmas miracle。”Delightful story！ I really enjoyed it， especially the camaraderie and humorous banter between the characters！I received an ARC of this book for review。 I was not required to write a favorable review。 All opinions in this review are my own。
Cilla
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I loved the Secret Santa gift exchange and some of the less than inspiring blind dates Alexis was sent on。 Enjoyed the characters and visiting Freedom Ridge again - though this book can easily be read as a stand alone， it was fun meeting up with old friends。 I received an ARC but this review is my own。
Paula
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Alexis and Jared are one adorable couple - well best friends but they each secretly want more。 Seeing these two fall together made me smile and laugh。 Can she really open up to him and be her true self？ Loved the blind dates especially the last one。
Joyce Marion
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Alexis loses a bet and has to go on 10 blind dates before Christmas。 She is dreading it。 Alexis is a former Marine and suffers from PTSD。 She manages it well， but keeps everyone at arms length so they can't see the "real" person she is。Jared has been friends with Alexis for the past 4 years。 He trains service dogs for military and personal needs。 When he hears that Alexis is going on 10 blind dates， he's afraid that she'll fall in love and never know that he loves her。 He decides he needs to do Alexis loses a bet and has to go on 10 blind dates before Christmas。 She is dreading it。 Alexis is a former Marine and suffers from PTSD。 She manages it well， but keeps everyone at arms length so they can't see the "real" person she is。Jared has been friends with Alexis for the past 4 years。 He trains service dogs for military and personal needs。 When he hears that Alexis is going on 10 blind dates， he's afraid that she'll fall in love and never know that he loves her。 He decides he needs to do something。Such a sweet book。 The blind dates are very different。 Some are good。 Most are bad。 It's so funny how Alexis gets out of the dates。 Thoroughly enjoyed！ 。。。more
Rhonda Sledge
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Once you read the first paragraph of this book， it becomes impossible to put it down。 I love the characters in this book and I love that it deals with a subject that most people don't give a thought to。 The Secret Santa twist gave this story an extra dimension but I honestly don't know of a single man who has ever put that much thought into the gifts he was purchasing。 The disasters of her blind dates added a bit of humor （for the most part） that most women can relate to。 This is a great book！ Once you read the first paragraph of this book， it becomes impossible to put it down。 I love the characters in this book and I love that it deals with a subject that most people don't give a thought to。 The Secret Santa twist gave this story an extra dimension but I honestly don't know of a single man who has ever put that much thought into the gifts he was purchasing。 The disasters of her blind dates added a bit of humor （for the most part） that most women can relate to。 This is a great book！ 。。。more
Mary Jane McLeod
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I'm totally enjoying this series and absolutely loved Jared and Alexis’s story。 These two are so good together and just what the other needed。 A really great Christmas story that captivated me from the beginning。 I'm totally enjoying this series and absolutely loved Jared and Alexis’s story。 These two are so good together and just what the other needed。 A really great Christmas story that captivated me from the beginning。 。。。more
Adrianna
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Wow！！ I absolutely adored this book！ It was such a fun read。 I felt as if I were right there watching the characters antics。 You cannot miss this read。 By far my favorite Freedom Ridge read。
Alison Ramsay
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Absolutely loved thisAlexis is convinced that cannot be loved。 Agreeing to ten blind dates after she loses a bet convinces Jared to pursue more than their current friendship and has the opportunity to be her Secret Santa proving he really knows her。 The characters are delightful， the storyline is beautifully feel good and is a lovely romance。
Mary Knuckles
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Blind Date With The Hero is another story from Freedom Ridge。 It is almost the holidays in Freedom Ridge and Alexis and Toby from Got Your Six Security has made a bet。 If they cannot finish their hot hot wings then they will have to pay up。 Alexis looses to Toby so he is going to set her up with 10 blind dates between now and the New Year。 She doesn't date as she has a secret that she don't want to be found out。 The dates that Toby sets for Alexis is far from good。 Jared， that works with both Al Blind Date With The Hero is another story from Freedom Ridge。 It is almost the holidays in Freedom Ridge and Alexis and Toby from Got Your Six Security has made a bet。 If they cannot finish their hot hot wings then they will have to pay up。 Alexis looses to Toby so he is going to set her up with 10 blind dates between now and the New Year。 She doesn't date as she has a secret that she don't want to be found out。 The dates that Toby sets for Alexis is far from good。 Jared， that works with both Alexis and Toby has been friends with Alexis since she came to Freedom Ridge and he has been wanting to up their friendship to dating but now that will have to be put on hold。Freedom Ridge has their own Secret Santa holiday event。 Alexis shares with Jared that her friend signed her up。 He signs up and gets Alexis' name。 He hoped by Christmas his notes and gifts will win her heart。 He happens to go to a couple of holiday events where Alexis and her blind date are。 He finds Alexis setting in the snow very upset when he got to the Christmas party at their friend's home。 The out of town friend that Toby set Alexis up with is standing over her calling her a crazy chick。 Jared takes control of the situation with Alexis while Toby comes up and gets his friend away from her。 Jared thinks he may know what Alexis brought home with her from the Marines。 With Jared being such a caring and loving Christian， he puts his talents to good use on Alexis。I received an advanced copy for my honest review。 I really enjoyed this story and give it 5🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟。 。。。more
Ashley Johnson
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I love a good friends to more story！ Blind Date with the Hero delivers a charming friends to more trope with the added bonus of a Christmas setting and a secret Santa gift exchange！ Jared was thoughtful and caring and I thought he was the perfect compliment for Alexis who was more of a prickly outside， soft center kind of girl！ The town of Freedom Ridge is my absolute favorite！ It’s quaint and charming and bursting with Christmas cheer and traditions and I love that as a reader we get to walk th I love a good friends to more story！ Blind Date with the Hero delivers a charming friends to more trope with the added bonus of a Christmas setting and a secret Santa gift exchange！ Jared was thoughtful and caring and I thought he was the perfect compliment for Alexis who was more of a prickly outside， soft center kind of girl！ The town of Freedom Ridge is my absolute favorite！ It’s quaint and charming and bursting with Christmas cheer and traditions and I love that as a reader we get to walk through the events and season’s festivities with the characters。 The secret Santa exchange was so much fun！ I really enjoyed watching Jared prove how well he knew and loved Alexis through his gifts and watching her soften with each present was really special。 There were some definite obstacles for this couple to overcome， however it never made the story heavy or detracted from the cheerful Christmas atmosphere created by the author。 There might just be a happily ever after， however I’m not going to spoil the fun！ If you love hallmark feels， and holiday themes this would be a great addition to your reading list！ 。。。more
Sharon
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I was given a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 A sweet love story with a secret Santa twist。 Great reminder to wait and trust in God。 Wonderful addition to the freedom series。
Ellen
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4。5 Stars What a great addition to this world。 Alexis and Jared are such great， rich characters。 The author does a really good job of writing about some very delicate subjects。
Lori R
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This was another beautiful faith centered story in the Freedom Ridge series。 I enjoyed the two， strong， main characters。 Jared was so sweet， caring， and romantic。 Alexis worked at Got Your Six Security and suffered from PTSD。 She had been a Marine for eight years。 She and Jared were best friends but he was in love with her。I liked how Alexis was finally able to see what was right in front of her all along。 Her blind dates， set up when she lost a bet， were quite interesting to read about。 Th This was another beautiful faith centered story in the Freedom Ridge series。 I enjoyed the two， strong， main characters。 Jared was so sweet， caring， and romantic。 Alexis worked at Got Your Six Security and suffered from PTSD。 She had been a Marine for eight years。 She and Jared were best friends but he was in love with her。I liked how Alexis was finally able to see what was right in front of her all along。 Her blind dates， set up when she lost a bet， were quite interesting to read about。 These two characters and Maverick really touched my heart。 It was interesting learning more about the DK9 program that Jared worked for。 I received an advance copy of this book and I willingly chose to write an honest review。 。。。more
Lucia Valenzuela
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Wonderful feel good story。 Jared loves Alexis who is afraid that her PTSD makes it impossible to be with anyone except as a friend。 Jared is a caring person that will do anything for her。 Navigating their issues makes an enjoyable read that will keep you interested。 Loved it。I received a free copy of this book and this is my voluntary， honest review。
Inspirationalfictionreader
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I really enjoyed Blind Date with the Hero by Tara Grace Ericson。 I always love visiting Freedom， Colorado。 It's one of those fictional towns that I would love to live in or at least spend the Christmas season there！This is a sweet Hallmark type story with a best friends to more romance， which is one of my favorite tropes。 Jared is such a great character。 I loved his job as a K9 Specialist and learning about how they train the dogs to help people。 Alexis was a bit salty for me， but I still liked I really enjoyed Blind Date with the Hero by Tara Grace Ericson。 I always love visiting Freedom， Colorado。 It's one of those fictional towns that I would love to live in or at least spend the Christmas season there！This is a sweet Hallmark type story with a best friends to more romance， which is one of my favorite tropes。 Jared is such a great character。 I loved his job as a K9 Specialist and learning about how they train the dogs to help people。 Alexis was a bit salty for me， but I still liked her well enough and felt for her and her struggles with PTSD。 I felt like the Secret Santa gift exchange added so much fun to the story and really showed how Jared felt about Alexis。Blind Date with a Hero was a great way to start off my Christmas reading。 If you're looking for a sweet friends to more romance filled with all things Christmas， this is the story for you。 。。。more
Sandra Hartzel
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I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Jared Keen works training K9 dogs and has been best friends with Alexis Alonzo for several years。 She loses a bet with a co-worker and has to go on 10 blind dates。 Most of them are bad。 She thinks she’s unlovable because of her problems from her time in the service。 During the Christmas season she and Jared both participate in a Secret Santa exchange， and she receives one of a kind gifts perfect for her。 This book addresses I had an ARC for this book， but this is my voluntary and honest opinion。 Jared Keen works training K9 dogs and has been best friends with Alexis Alonzo for several years。 She loses a bet with a co-worker and has to go on 10 blind dates。 Most of them are bad。 She thinks she’s unlovable because of her problems from her time in the service。 During the Christmas season she and Jared both participate in a Secret Santa exchange， and she receives one of a kind gifts perfect for her。 This book addresses PTSD and its related problems plus references to children with problems that can be helped with dogs。 A heartwarming story and a great addition to this series。 。。。more
Melissa
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I have enjoyed taking a trip the past few Christmases to Freedom Ridge and Blind Date with the Hero was a fabulous addition this year。 I am always game for a friends to more especially when one of the characters is a former Marine。 I absolutely adored the premise of the story of Alexis losing a bet and having to go on ten blind dates set up by a friend， but my favorite part was the Secret Santa gift exchange。 I was already enamored with Jared due to the fact he was a k9 trainer for search and re I have enjoyed taking a trip the past few Christmases to Freedom Ridge and Blind Date with the Hero was a fabulous addition this year。 I am always game for a friends to more especially when one of the characters is a former Marine。 I absolutely adored the premise of the story of Alexis losing a bet and having to go on ten blind dates set up by a friend， but my favorite part was the Secret Santa gift exchange。 I was already enamored with Jared due to the fact he was a k9 trainer for search and rescue dogs， but I totally fell in love with his character as his secret Santa gifts for Alexis were just so thoughtful！ I appreciated the way the author incorporated Alexis' battle with PTSD from her time in the military， but didn't allow that to overshadow a lighthearted Christmas story。 I just love the hallmark feel to these stories with a quaint town complete with festive holiday events and fabulous people。 Thank you to the author for a copy of this book。 All opinions expressed are entirely my own。 。。。more
Cathy R Morgan
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Alexis doesn't date because she has no interest in marriage。 But when she loses a bet， she's forced to go out for 10 blind dates of a co-worker's choosing。 Jared has been best friends with Alexis for years because he knew he had no hope for more unless he took it slowly， but when he sees her starting going on these blind dates， he realises he has to make a move or chance losing her forever。 The town's Secret Santa gift exchange offers him an opportunity to show her his heart - but can he convinc Alexis doesn't date because she has no interest in marriage。 But when she loses a bet， she's forced to go out for 10 blind dates of a co-worker's choosing。 Jared has been best friends with Alexis for years because he knew he had no hope for more unless he took it slowly， but when he sees her starting going on these blind dates， he realises he has to make a move or chance losing her forever。 The town's Secret Santa gift exchange offers him an opportunity to show her his heart - but can he convince her to open up to him - and accept that he can deal with her brokenness？This story grabbed my attention from the very first page and held it through to the delightful ending。 I loved the way that Jared put so much effort and thought into showing Alexis that he really saw her and that she was worthy of love - and watching Alexis gradually open herself to the possibility was amazing。 One slight comment: the 'search and rescue' in the subtitle refers only to the company Jared works for， there's no actual search and rescue in the story。 All in all， another lovely visit to Freedom Ridge which I found surprisingly hard to put down。 Recommended。Note that I received a complimentary copy of the book from the author。 I was not required to write a positive review and this is my considered opinion of the book。 。。。more
MaryEllen
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This is my voluntary review of a copy I received from the author。 The characters were wonderfully written。 She's strong and smart， funny and fun。。。 and hiding a health issue because of the way someone else reacted to it。 He's also smart， fun， and funny， but he's also patient， observant and romantic。 He's holding back because of someone else's reactions。 They have a strong， long-lasting friendship。 Really， they should know each other enough to trust the other with those parts they hide from every This is my voluntary review of a copy I received from the author。 The characters were wonderfully written。 She's strong and smart， funny and fun。。。 and hiding a health issue because of the way someone else reacted to it。 He's also smart， fun， and funny， but he's also patient， observant and romantic。 He's holding back because of someone else's reactions。 They have a strong， long-lasting friendship。 Really， they should know each other enough to trust the other with those parts they hide from everyone else。 They just aren't sure if they can risk their friendship。。。 until they do！ Oh so worth the wait！ 。。。more
Tamsyn
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A delightful Christmas read - it has all the warm-fuzzy feels， working dogs， kind-hearted and protective male lead and a scared-but-not-broken considerate friend。 It ticks all the boxes for a cosy， sweet （clean） romance。 It was easy to imagine the thoughtful & patient way in which Jared softens Alexis heart， as if a movie was playing out in front of you。 The story touches on the internal battle that comes with mental health difficulties， and the hope that can be found despite it。 A standalone st A delightful Christmas read - it has all the warm-fuzzy feels， working dogs， kind-hearted and protective male lead and a scared-but-not-broken considerate friend。 It ticks all the boxes for a cosy， sweet （clean） romance。 It was easy to imagine the thoughtful & patient way in which Jared softens Alexis heart， as if a movie was playing out in front of you。 The story touches on the internal battle that comes with mental health difficulties， and the hope that can be found despite it。 A standalone story， although it's more fun to read these in order。 Any of the authors in this multi-author series is well worth reading。 The series delivers on its promise of squeaky clean romances with a light faith arc。 * I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of the book。 。。。more
Laramee
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I loved this sweet Christian Christmas romance！ Such a fun read！ I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own。
Sandy
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Best friends to more？Wonderful story of accepting each other for who they are， even though previously others have not done so， being vulnerable enough to let someone in， and being confident that with God， you can handle it。 Appreciated the sensitive handling of PTSD and the way the author put God into the story gently without preaching。 Laughed through the blind dates which provided release from the tension in the story。 Highly recommend this Christmas story。 It has all the feels！Received ARC an Best friends to more？Wonderful story of accepting each other for who they are， even though previously others have not done so， being vulnerable enough to let someone in， and being confident that with God， you can handle it。 Appreciated the sensitive handling of PTSD and the way the author put God into the story gently without preaching。 Laughed through the blind dates which provided release from the tension in the story。 Highly recommend this Christmas story。 It has all the feels！Received ARC and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Bonnie Theel
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This book is about a veteran， Alexis， who has PTSD， and thinks she is too broken to expect a man to stay with her。 Her best friend of four years， Jared， had feelings for her。 He was trying to figure out how to let her know without making her feel like he was rushing her。 Would he be able to convince her？I received a free ARC， and this is my honest opinion。
Kathy
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I love this amazing Christmas story。 Jared is a great Christian， patient and so kind。 He trains search and rescue and support dogs and is gentle and steady。 Alexis is a retired marine struggling with PTSD since she returned home 4 years ago。 Her mom couldn't deal with her issues and asked her to relocate and start over somewhere else。 Freedom seemed like the perfect place for Alexis。 Her current job is as a security specialist。 She and Jared have been friends for 4 years。 When Alexis loses a bet I love this amazing Christmas story。 Jared is a great Christian， patient and so kind。 He trains search and rescue and support dogs and is gentle and steady。 Alexis is a retired marine struggling with PTSD since she returned home 4 years ago。 Her mom couldn't deal with her issues and asked her to relocate and start over somewhere else。 Freedom seemed like the perfect place for Alexis。 Her current job is as a security specialist。 She and Jared have been friends for 4 years。 When Alexis loses a bet， a co-worker， Toby， sets her up on 10 blind dates。 This is a great feel good story which deals with some tough issues remarkably well。 。。。more
Kendra Muonio
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