Guiding the Grouch
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- Author：Shanna Hatfield
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Reviews
Sheila
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Lovely holiday book with real estate billionaire Gabe and local small town diner waitress Dani who is a single mom to fifteen year old Seth。He travels to the small town to check out a property when he meets the small town quaint characters along with the local goat。 Neither Gabe nor Dani expected to find love during the holiday season but that is exactly what happened with some help from the locals。
Karilyn
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Great way to start the season！！！What a great way to enjoy the holiday season！！ I got some good laughs in and really enjoyed the story！ It made my day！
Cindy y
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I loved this story！ Dani and Gabe are opposites in every way - he’s a bachelor， she’s a single mom; he is wealthy， she is not; he doesn’t get along with his family， she has friends who are more like family; he is hiding from Christmas， she is all things Christmas！ Between Dani， her son Seth， the townspeople and of course， Cricket Cole， they will help make Mr。 Grouch’s heart grow 3 sizes bigger！ And， as always， it’s great to catch up with the other families from the Summer Creek series。I received I loved this story！ Dani and Gabe are opposites in every way - he’s a bachelor， she’s a single mom; he is wealthy， she is not; he doesn’t get along with his family， she has friends who are more like family; he is hiding from Christmas， she is all things Christmas！ Between Dani， her son Seth， the townspeople and of course， Cricket Cole， they will help make Mr。 Grouch’s heart grow 3 sizes bigger！ And， as always， it’s great to catch up with the other families from the Summer Creek series。I received an ARC from the author， but my review is voluntary and my own。 。。。more
Gina
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Gabe is a billionaire hiding from family drama。 Dani is a single mom satisfied with her town and her job waiting tables。 When a handsome stranger comes to town she does not expect for the overwhelming attraction。 He is kind of grouchy and she teases him about it。 Things get serious but when she finds out he is a billionaire she panics。 Now he will have to see that their Christmas is wonderful。
Vickie Raynor
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Such a whimsical book with a challenge to open your heart and trust。 A small town anyone would want to live in。 I got to revisit characters from previous books and met newcomers that made this book have Christmas magic overload。 The perfect read to prime you for the best Christmas。 Book gifted to me。
Marty Moore
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If you've ever had a hectic， busy holiday season， you know how this "Grouch" felt。 I know I've wished I could run away from all the stress and obligation that come with the holidays at times。 I loved this story because it shows how slowing down and enjoying the people you want to be with and do the little things that can mean so much。 Watching movies， making hot cocoa and popcorn。 Snowball fights and cutting your own tree down。 With busy lives， sometimes you don't get to do the little things。 Th If you've ever had a hectic， busy holiday season， you know how this "Grouch" felt。 I know I've wished I could run away from all the stress and obligation that come with the holidays at times。 I loved this story because it shows how slowing down and enjoying the people you want to be with and do the little things that can mean so much。 Watching movies， making hot cocoa and popcorn。 Snowball fights and cutting your own tree down。 With busy lives， sometimes you don't get to do the little things。 This is a great story to remind you to love those around you and enjoy each minute with them。 。。。more
Laura Davies
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Guiding the grouch Such a lovely story full of joy， nostalgia， humor and romance， cuteness overload from a sweet little girl and we cannot forget Ethel the town goat doing her part！ A journey opening the grouch’s heart and leading him back to faith through the sass and sweetness of a single mom who doesn’t let life drag her down but lifts others up。 I also loved revisiting Summer Creek and it’s residents who feel more like family with every visit。 I felt like I was moving into my dream house rig Guiding the grouch Such a lovely story full of joy， nostalgia， humor and romance， cuteness overload from a sweet little girl and we cannot forget Ethel the town goat doing her part！ A journey opening the grouch’s heart and leading him back to faith through the sass and sweetness of a single mom who doesn’t let life drag her down but lifts others up。 I also loved revisiting Summer Creek and it’s residents who feel more like family with every visit。 I felt like I was moving into my dream house right alongside them。I can’t wait for the next story - I hope Ethel gets a friend and Owen gets his love story 。。。more
Judy Tucker
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Guiding the grouch finds a man running away from his sister's elaborate Christmas plans。 You'll enjoy getting to know the characters in this story。 Lots of interesting history and Christmas cheer。 Guiding the grouch finds a man running away from his sister's elaborate Christmas plans。 You'll enjoy getting to know the characters in this story。 Lots of interesting history and Christmas cheer。 。。。more
Diane
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Fantastic Christmas Read！！！！！ Gabe is totally over being manipulated by his pushy sister during the holidays。 So he decides to escape to evaluate a mysterious property that his corporation owns but no one seems to know much about。 He arrives in Summer Creek Oregon and finds his true self and the woman of his heart。 Their love story has it’s twists and turns， and of course when you don’t tell the whole truth it comes back to bite----or was that Ethel？ You will not want to put this book down until Fantastic Christmas Read！！！！！ Gabe is totally over being manipulated by his pushy sister during the holidays。 So he decides to escape to evaluate a mysterious property that his corporation owns but no one seems to know much about。 He arrives in Summer Creek Oregon and finds his true self and the woman of his heart。 Their love story has it’s twists and turns， and of course when you don’t tell the whole truth it comes back to bite----or was that Ethel？ You will not want to put this book down until you are finished！ You will feel the chill on your face as you sled down a hill and smell the evergreen trees。 With her usual flair， Shanna Hatfield weaves a story with family， romance， inspiration， and humor。 It was great to catch up with the other Summer Creek residents。 This is a standalone book but you will want to read the others in this series。 Don’t miss Guiding the Grouch！ 。。。more
Michal Sullivan
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As always， I loved this cowboy romance from Shanna Hatfield！ It was sweet to watch Gabe and Dani fall in love as he escaped his hectic business life to slow down in a small town for the holidays。
Teresa
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This is Gabe and Dani's story and wow can I relate to loosing your Christmas Spirit if working retail in any way = through in a family that only counts $$ and treats no one with respect - a great getaway and learning experience and the treats that Dani brings to the story are just as wonderful and the final HEA！！ LOVE to ready Shanna's stories！ I read a bookfunnel beta version and freely leave my review！ This is Gabe and Dani's story and wow can I relate to loosing your Christmas Spirit if working retail in any way = through in a family that only counts $$ and treats no one with respect - a great getaway and learning experience and the treats that Dani brings to the story are just as wonderful and the final HEA！！ LOVE to ready Shanna's stories！ I read a bookfunnel beta version and freely leave my review！ 。。。more
Jeffrey Ward
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Billionaire real estate tycoon Gabe Gatlin is fed up with the demands on his time and sanity by his father and sister to uphold his social obligations and duties during the holiday season。 So， he just disappears into the quaint little town of Summer Creek， Oregon to investigate a mysterious house and property。 Who should he meet but town mascot Ethel the goat。 How can you stay grumpy around a silly goat？ He meets his polar opposite in lovely waitress Dani Latham， single mom to her 15 year old Se Billionaire real estate tycoon Gabe Gatlin is fed up with the demands on his time and sanity by his father and sister to uphold his social obligations and duties during the holiday season。 So， he just disappears into the quaint little town of Summer Creek， Oregon to investigate a mysterious house and property。 Who should he meet but town mascot Ethel the goat。 How can you stay grumpy around a silly goat？ He meets his polar opposite in lovely waitress Dani Latham， single mom to her 15 year old Seth。 Gabe manages to meet all of the movers and shakers in Summer Creek including the world's cutest kid， Cricket who makes it her personal mission to get grouchy Gabe into the Christmas spirit。 The mysterious house and property was an ancestral home and Gabe not only falls in love with it but the entire town， especially Dani！ Gabe carefully hides his lofty status from all of the residents but underestimates the forthright honesty Dani craves in him。 What a problem！ Gabe's mother also has a shocking surprise for him in due time。 What makes author Shanna Hatfield's romances so compelling and entertaining？ For one， her painstaking historical research。 Her attention to detail is admirable。 As you read through the story you are treated with endearing and emotional tidbits of information which embellish the romance。 This latest Summer Creek romance is the crown jewel of the series。 For me no other series has the lovable characters or the unique story lines or stunning mental visions of the quaint town of Summer Creek！ This reviewer also appreciated how the entire town， especially Dani， reawakened Gabe's faith in God。 。。。more
Mindy Clayton
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Cricket’s self appointed job is to help Mr。 Grouch’s heart grow just like in the Christmas movie， and it does。 Of course， Dani has a lot to do with that。 Dani and her son Seth quickly become the best part of Summer Creek for Gabe and he starts dreaming about a future with them。 Seth’s best friend Logan and Logan’s little cousin Cricket also help Gabe realize what he has been missing。 I enjoyed it a lot。
Doni
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I absolutely love this Christmas romance。 A great story of love， family， friends & forgiveness。 Beautifully told with wonderful characters that charm and steal your heart。 I was captivated from the very first page。Highly Recommend！！
Sharon
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Heartwarming addition to the series by Shanna Hatfield。Gabe works at his dad’s corporation in Oklahoma。 He gets a file on a mystery property in Oregon and decides to look into it further。 Gabe decides to disappear for the holidays。Dani is a single mom and waitress in the town where Gabe stops for the month。 Dani， her son and the whole town help Gabe find the meaning of Christmas。*I received this book for free for my unbiased review。
Linda R
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Gabe Gatlin， president of Daniels Realty， hates the holidays。 His family uses the time to make business deals rather than celebrate。 When a piece of property in Summer Creek， Oregon， comes into question， Gabe sees it as a great excuse to skip Christmas this year。 Dani Latham， a server at the Broken Bucket Bar & Grill， devotes her life to providing her 15-year-old son， Seth， with a stable home。 Dani loves the excitement of decorating for the season， giving gifts to her friends， and sharing festiv Gabe Gatlin， president of Daniels Realty， hates the holidays。 His family uses the time to make business deals rather than celebrate。 When a piece of property in Summer Creek， Oregon， comes into question， Gabe sees it as a great excuse to skip Christmas this year。 Dani Latham， a server at the Broken Bucket Bar & Grill， devotes her life to providing her 15-year-old son， Seth， with a stable home。 Dani loves the excitement of decorating for the season， giving gifts to her friends， and sharing festive occasions。 Find out what happens when grumpy Gabe and cheerful Dani meet in Guiding The Grouch， the fifth book in the Summer Creek series by Shanna Hatfield。 I liked Dani and Gabe’s playful banter and the fatherly bond that formed between Gabe and Seth。 The author includes fun holiday activities and interactions with the characters from the previous stories。 I also enjoyed the extra faith element in this contemporary romance。I received a free Kindle copy of this book。 I volunteered to read it and write a review。 。。。more
Tracy Sylvester
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Shanna has knocked it out of the park again with this well written， heart melting romance。 The characters are ones you can relate to and root for。 Dani is a hardworking single mom to Seth。 The story is set in the small town of Summer Creek。 Gabe is a billionaire from Oklahoma that is running away from his family for a much needed vacation and comes to Summer Creek to check out a property his company has on file and finds it’s a home his Grandmother lived in。 If that isn’t enough to reel you in t Shanna has knocked it out of the park again with this well written， heart melting romance。 The characters are ones you can relate to and root for。 Dani is a hardworking single mom to Seth。 The story is set in the small town of Summer Creek。 Gabe is a billionaire from Oklahoma that is running away from his family for a much needed vacation and comes to Summer Creek to check out a property his company has on file and finds it’s a home his Grandmother lived in。 If that isn’t enough to reel you in there is Ethel the town goat who is full of antics and fun。 You won’t want to put this book down！ 。。。more
Julia David
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I so enjoyed this Christmas story。 Gabe just never got to have a wonderful Christmas his whole life。 When he was tired of his father and sister planning his life for the holidays， he runs away to Summer Creek， Oregon to an old family home。 He just plans to spend a couple of days there， but the town grew on him。 He meets the town goat and then a waitress， Dani， teases him about being a grouch and then the whole town started to tease him about being a grouch。 He really didn't mind because it meant I so enjoyed this Christmas story。 Gabe just never got to have a wonderful Christmas his whole life。 When he was tired of his father and sister planning his life for the holidays， he runs away to Summer Creek， Oregon to an old family home。 He just plans to spend a couple of days there， but the town grew on him。 He meets the town goat and then a waitress， Dani， teases him about being a grouch and then the whole town started to tease him about being a grouch。 He really didn't mind because it meant that they accepted him。 He was afraid to tell anyone who he really is because then they might see him differently。 But as he falls in love with the town， Dani and her son， it becomes harder to tell everyone the truth。 Will Dani feel betrayed when she finds out the truth？ Just when he starts to feel as if he belongs， it is all jerked away。 Can he make it right？ He doesn't want to be the Grinch anymore。 。。。more
Alice
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What a delightful series！Fed up with his greedy father and sister， Gabe decides to skip town for a couple of weeks。 It lasted a little longer than that and ended in a way that clearly cured him of his Grinch attitude。Great book with fantastic characters。 Especially， Ethel！
Laura Michelle
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I loved this story， it was so full of Christmas cheer and Dani was such a great fun， upbeat character that brought out the best from Mr。 Grouch， Gabe。 She taught him the meaning of what it means to love and be loved with true feeling。 I loved how he was able to let himself learn and be a part of the Summer Creek community。 I hope we get to see Seth have his own story！ I loved the happily every after and getting to catch up with the other favorite Summer Creek couples。
Anita Rohn
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An awesome adventure in getting lost in a book。 The characters feel like friends who you want to talk to。 The kids are so cute and involved in every aspect of their families。 Toss in one town goat and old friends from previous tales and you have a winning read。 Loved it。
Elaine Kiefer
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What a great story！！ Shanna has done it again。 It was so much fun to watch Dani and all the people in Summer Creek help Gabe discover the joy he had been missing in Christmas as well as reconnecting with his faith that his grandparents had instilled in him。 I laughed and cried as Gabe experienced things that he never did as a child。 When he walked into the restaurant and everyone broke out in the grinch song， I had to laugh and he eventually just accepted it with a smile。 A wonderful Christmas s What a great story！！ Shanna has done it again。 It was so much fun to watch Dani and all the people in Summer Creek help Gabe discover the joy he had been missing in Christmas as well as reconnecting with his faith that his grandparents had instilled in him。 I laughed and cried as Gabe experienced things that he never did as a child。 When he walked into the restaurant and everyone broke out in the grinch song， I had to laugh and he eventually just accepted it with a smile。 A wonderful Christmas story。 。。。more
Patricia
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