Happily This Christmas
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Summary
Susan Mallery， the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Fool’s Gold romances， proves there’s no place like Happily Inc for the holidays…
There’s no place like Happily Inc for the holidays…
Wynn Beauchene has a thriving business， a great kid and a mildly embarrassing crush on the guy next door—local cop Garrick McCabe。 She’s a strong， independent woman who can’t help dreaming what-if about a man she barely knows。 Until he needs her help…
Garrick’s pregnant daughter will be home for Christmas， and his house needs a woman’s touch。 Garrick and his little girl were tight once and he’s hoping a small-town Christmas will bring her back to him。 But thawing his daughter’s frosty attitude will take more than a few twinkle lights。 Maybe sharing the holiday with Wynn and her son will remind her of the joy of family。
As the season works its magic on these wounded souls， Wynn realizes it’s time to stop punishing herself for a painful secret， while Garrick remains haunted by the ghosts of past mistakes。 Will he allow Wynn to open the only gift she truly wants—his heart？
Don’t miss Susan Mallery’s latest book， The Stepsisters！ A heartfelt tale of friendship between two women who used to be sisters。
Read more in the reader-favorite Happily Inc series:
Book 1: You Say It First
Book 2: Second Chance Girl
Book 3: Why Not Tonight
Book 4: Not Quite Over You
Book 5: Meant to Be Yours
Book 6: Happily This Christmas
Reviews
Jennifer
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This won’t be winning any literature awards！ It’s totally bubble gum reading。 Also there was one scene I had to skip…just saying for those of my friends who share my feelings on that kind of thing。
Karen
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Another great Susan Mallery romance！！I loved the relationship between Wynn & Garrick。 But the relationship between Garrick & his daughter Joylynn was what got to me。 You know there are so many father/daughter relationships that are estranged。 So glad my dad and I had a great relationship。 ❤️
Sandra Fritz
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Ween ist eine alleinerziehende Mutter von 34 Jahren und hatte in den letzten Jahren nur ihre Firma im Kopf und hatte kein Date。Garrick ist geschieden， hat eine schwangere Tochter， die die letzten Jahre nichts von ihm wissen wollte。Jetzt muss sie allerdings kurzfristig kurz vor der Geburt und kurz vor Weihnachten zu ihm ziehen und er braucht Hilfe von einer Frau， die weiß， was eine Schwangere möchte。。 Daher bittet er seine Nachbarin Ween um Hilfe。Beide hatten schon länger ein Auge aufeinander gew Ween ist eine alleinerziehende Mutter von 34 Jahren und hatte in den letzten Jahren nur ihre Firma im Kopf und hatte kein Date。Garrick ist geschieden， hat eine schwangere Tochter， die die letzten Jahre nichts von ihm wissen wollte。Jetzt muss sie allerdings kurzfristig kurz vor der Geburt und kurz vor Weihnachten zu ihm ziehen und er braucht Hilfe von einer Frau， die weiß， was eine Schwangere möchte。。 Daher bittet er seine Nachbarin Ween um Hilfe。Beide hatten schon länger ein Auge aufeinander geworfen und natürlich verlieben sie sich。Außerdem kommt es zur Aussprache zwischen Vater und Tochter。。Schön geschriebener humorvoller Liebesroman zum Einkuscheln und Lesen！Schönes HappyEnd für alle Beteiligten！Leseempfehlung！ 。。。more
LustamLesen
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FINALE？ WIRKLICH？ Ich glaube ich bin noch nicht bereit！ UND DANN STEHT DIE LIEBE VOR DER TÜR ist der 6。 TEIL der HAPPILY – REIHE von SUSAN MALLERY und scheinbar auch der letzte。 Mir machen die Bücher der Autorin großen Spaß， ihre Geschichten stehen für mich immer wieder für EIN ROMANTISCHES LESEVERGNÜGEN。 Hier mag ich den WUNDERBAREN KLEINSTADTFLAIR sehr。 Das perfekte Setting für ENTSPANNTE und ERHOLSAME LESESTUNDEN。 Und die Rückkehr nach HAPPILY INC ist immer wieder ein Genuss。Dieses Buch ist f FINALE？ WIRKLICH？ Ich glaube ich bin noch nicht bereit！ UND DANN STEHT DIE LIEBE VOR DER TÜR ist der 6。 TEIL der HAPPILY – REIHE von SUSAN MALLERY und scheinbar auch der letzte。 Mir machen die Bücher der Autorin großen Spaß， ihre Geschichten stehen für mich immer wieder für EIN ROMANTISCHES LESEVERGNÜGEN。 Hier mag ich den WUNDERBAREN KLEINSTADTFLAIR sehr。 Das perfekte Setting für ENTSPANNTE und ERHOLSAME LESESTUNDEN。 Und die Rückkehr nach HAPPILY INC ist immer wieder ein Genuss。Dieses Buch ist für mich das zweite weihnachtliche für mich in diesem Jahr und ich habe es auch jetzt schon SEHR GENOSSEN。WYNN， die weibliche HAUPTPROTAGONISTIN kennen wir bereits aus anderen Büchern der Reihe， dennoch lässt sich die Geschichte auch als STANDALONE lesen， ich persönlich würde es aber nicht machen。 Man begegnet CHARAKTEREN aus den früheren Büchern wieder und spoilert sich damit dann möglicherweise selbst。 GARRICK ist WYNNS Nachbar。 Beide kennen sich gar nicht besonders gut， bis er um ihre Hilfe bittet。Beide HAUPTPROTAGONISTEN sind mir schnell ans Herz gewachsen。 Sie sind SEHR GUT und AUTHENTISCH ausgearbeitet。 Mit dem einen oder anderen NEBENCHARAKTER tue ich mich etwas schwer， insbesondere GARRICKS TOCHTER ist mir an einigen Stellen einfach zu unreif für ihr Alter。 Das ist von SUSAN MALLERY vermutlich genauso gewollt， macht die PROTAGONISTIN aber nicht zu einer meiner liebsten。Schon der START in die Geschichte ist WIRKLICH LUSTIG。 Ich habe im VOR LACHEN。 Die Autorin hat ihren PROTAGONISTEN wieder äußerst lustige Szenen auf den Leib geschrieben。 SUSAN MALLERY hat einen GROßARTIGEN ERZÄHLSTIL！ Mich fesselt sie mit ihren Geschichten immer sofort， so auch hier。 UND DANN STEHT DIE LIEBE VOR DER TÜR ist LOCKER， LEICHT und ABWECHSLUNGSREICH zu lesen。 Dieser Teil der HAPPILY-REIHE ist wieder ein KURZWEILIGER LESEGENUSS。 Eine PERFEKTE und HERZERWÄRMENDE Geschichte für die VORWEIHNACHTSZEIT （oder auch schon deutlich früher）。 Sie bietet einige SEHR ENTSPANNTE und GENUSSVOLLE LESESTUNDEN。 Für mich der perfekte Grund， den Tag mit heißer Schokolade und Keksen auf dem Sofa zu verbringen。 Von mir gibt es für dieses WUNDERVOLLE BUCH von SUSAN MALLERY 5 von 5 STERNEN。 。。。more
Petra Wiechmann
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Wyn und Garrick sind Nachbarn， ab und zu ein Gruß mehr nicht。 Das ändert sich als Garricks Tochter zu Besuch kommt， da das Verhältnis schwierig ist， soll alles perfekt sein。 Garrick bittet Wyn um Hilfe und dabei kommen sie sich näher。 Wyn ist alleinerziehend und meistert das perfekt， sie hat eine eigene Firma und bis auf einem Mann fehlt ihr nichts。 Garrick ist sehr früh Vater geworden und hatte eigentlich ein besonderes Verhältnis zu seiner Tochter， bis das auf einmal während ihrer Pubertät zu Wyn und Garrick sind Nachbarn， ab und zu ein Gruß mehr nicht。 Das ändert sich als Garricks Tochter zu Besuch kommt， da das Verhältnis schwierig ist， soll alles perfekt sein。 Garrick bittet Wyn um Hilfe und dabei kommen sie sich näher。 Wyn ist alleinerziehend und meistert das perfekt， sie hat eine eigene Firma und bis auf einem Mann fehlt ihr nichts。 Garrick ist sehr früh Vater geworden und hatte eigentlich ein besonderes Verhältnis zu seiner Tochter， bis das auf einmal während ihrer Pubertät zu Ende war。 Nun kommt sie schwanger zu ihm， da ihr Mann beim Militär auf Auslandeinsatz ist。 In diesem Buch wird sehr viel Bezug auf den amerikanischen Lebensstil genommen。 Der große Respekt und die Anerkennung für das Militär， amerikanische Feiertage und aufwendige Hochzeiten。 Wyn und Garrick sind eher Superhelden， wie sie ihren Alltag beherrschen， ihre Erziehungsmethoden， die absolute Liebenswürdigkeit， es könnten auch Heilige sein。 Der Sohn von Wyn gehört auch in die Kategorie。 Dagegen die Tochter von ihm， eine Zicke und Prinzessin auf der Erbse wie sie wirklich nur in Büchern auftauchen。 Der Rest sind verständnisvolle und immer hilfsbereite Freunde/innen。 Es war einfach zu viel Zucker das ich beim Lesen fast einen Schock bekommen habe。 Ich mag die Bücher der Autorin weil sie leicht und humorvoll sind aber hier wurde definitiv übertrieben。 Vielleicht weil Weihnachten eines der Themen dieses Romans war。 。。。more
Susan
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A good book… single mom agrees to help neighbor decorate his house。 A little drama， a lot of fun…
Bookclubbish
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CategoriesSmall Town & Rural Fiction， Contemporary Romance， Romance， HolidayMiniseriesHappily Inc （Book #6）
Claudia Harauer
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Ich liebe ja die Geschichten von der Autorin egal ob es die "Fools Gold" oder die "Happily"-Reihe ist。Beide begleiten mich schon seit Jahren und es ist jedesmal wieder wie nach Hause kommen， oder wie die neue Staffel einer Lieblingsserie。 Man ist fast sofort wieder drin。Wynn und Garrett sind Nachbarn und plötzlich bittet er sie um Hilfe， denn seine Tochter kommt zu Besuch und sein Haus ist nicht gerade heimelig。Die beiden nähern sich an， doch wollen sie wirklich das selbe？Hach auch hier wieder w Ich liebe ja die Geschichten von der Autorin egal ob es die "Fools Gold" oder die "Happily"-Reihe ist。Beide begleiten mich schon seit Jahren und es ist jedesmal wieder wie nach Hause kommen， oder wie die neue Staffel einer Lieblingsserie。 Man ist fast sofort wieder drin。Wynn und Garrett sind Nachbarn und plötzlich bittet er sie um Hilfe， denn seine Tochter kommt zu Besuch und sein Haus ist nicht gerade heimelig。Die beiden nähern sich an， doch wollen sie wirklich das selbe？Hach auch hier wieder wunderbare Freundschaften， eine Kleinstdt die zusammenhält und sich gegenseitig unterstützt und einfach nur großartig ist。Kann unabhängig gelesen werden， mehr Spaß macht es aber wenn man die Geschichten der Charaktere bereits kennt。Viel Spaß beim Lesen！ 。。。more
Kate McMurry
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Low-angst， uneventful， PG， small-town romance between a cop and a single motherThis romance novel is Book 6 in the series， Happily Inc。， which is the name of a fictional， small， California， tourist town whose brand is that of a “wedding destination founded on a fairy tale。” Because there have been five other books before this one， as is common for a series such as this， a great many of the romantic protagonists from the previous books show up frequently in this story。 It is currently the start o Low-angst， uneventful， PG， small-town romance between a cop and a single motherThis romance novel is Book 6 in the series， Happily Inc。， which is the name of a fictional， small， California， tourist town whose brand is that of a “wedding destination founded on a fairy tale。” Because there have been five other books before this one， as is common for a series such as this， a great many of the romantic protagonists from the previous books show up frequently in this story。 It is currently the start of the holiday season in Happily， Inc。， just before Thanksgiving。Wynn Beauchene is an attractive， 34-year-old， successful graphic designer and devoted， cookie-baking， single mother of a 14-year-old boy， who is every mother’s dream of a compliant， loving son。 Garrick McCabe is a handsome， ripped， 38-year-old cop whom she has been longing to date the whole of the past year that he has lived next door to her。 Unfortunately， not only has Garrick never asked her out， he’s never even flirted with her， and she has yet to summon the courage to take matters into her own hands and ask him out herself。 But matters take a sudden turn toward a much closer connection with gorgeous Garrick on the day that he knocks on her door for the very first time。 He diffidently explains that his 20-year-old， estranged daughter， Joy， is coming to stay with him over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holidays， and he desperately needs help turning his rather bare and cheerless house into a warm， welcoming home on Joy’s behalf。 Garrick explains to Wynn that Joy’s husband is in the military and is currently on deployment at the worst possible time， because Joy is pregnant with her first child， which is due Christmas day。 Joy’s mother has a houseful of Joy’s much younger， rambunctious half-siblings， and Joy has been constantly complaining about the kids to her mother， who is more than ready to offload her rude， entitled twit of a daughter to Garrick， because Joy is ruining the holidays for everyone。 Joy’s mother has decided that it is long past time that Joy gets over her five years of refusing to see Garrick， for no known reason。 Because he has himself longed， all this time， to find out why Joy has rejected him and get back in her good graces， Garrick is more than happy to have the chance to spend time with Joy in close quarters， where she can’t avoid seeing him and talking to him。 He is hoping against hope that he can regain the close relationship with his daughter that he had before she rejected him。Garrick’s primary goal in this story is to do anything he possibly can to become close to his estranged daughter again。 He has had one failed marriage—though not with Joy’s mother， whom he accidentally impregnated when they were both 16 years old—and never wants to marry again。Wynn’s primary goal in this story is to be of service to Garrick in any way possible—whatever favor he wants from her to win back the affection of his daughter， she’s there to help make it happen。 Wynn has never been married， but kind of， sort of， thinks she might like to get married and maybe， possibly， have another child。 Joy’s primary goal in this story is to resentfully demand that her entire family cater to her every whim since she is pregnant。 She apparently doesn’t have a job， hasn’t had one for quite some time， if ever， and there is no indication she has any training for a job or any plans to work in the future。 It is a truly remarkable occurrence that a dedicated young soldier has decided that this infantile brat would be capable of surviving the challenging life of a military spouse。This book is told in the classic manner of mainstream， romance fiction， from the dual point of view of the heroine and the hero， but we occasionally get the point of view of Joy as well。 The structure of this novel consists of the following rather humdrum events:—Multiple scenes with detailed descriptions of shopping expeditions in which Wynn and Garrick purchase endless items to decorate and furnish Garrick’s home。—Multiple scenes with detailed descriptions of the food prepared and served at meals at Wynn’s house， at Garrick’s house， and at various restaurants。—Multiple scenes with detailed descriptions of Wynn and her friends planning weddings。—Multiple scenes in which Joy whines to anyone who will listen about how much she dislikes the discomforts of her pregnancy or is engaged in pettishly railing at her father。—Multiple scenes in which Wynn， Garrick， Joy’s mother， and even Wynn’s teenage son codependently prop up Joy’s selfish rudeness by continually trying to coax her out of her childish sulks。 In between all of the above， there are occasional stolen moments when Wynn and Garrick gradually move forward， in “slow burn” fashion， toward a physical and romantic relationship。 It is not a spoiler to say that they achieve an eventual HEA， because this is a romance novel。If you are a fan of small-town romances which are “low-angst” （which is code for nothing much happens）， you might possibly enjoy this book。I rate this book as follows:Heroine: 3 starsHero: 3 starsSubcharacters: 3 starsRomance Plot: 3 starsFamily Drama Plot: 3 starsSetting: 3 starsWriting: 3 starsOverall: 3 stars 。。。more
Rose Grabowski
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This is the 6th book in the Happily， Inc series。 Although it can be read as a standalone there are characters from former books revisited。 We follow Wynn ， a 34 year old graphic designer and single mother to her 14 year old son Hunter。 She has been building her business and raising her son and hasn't had much interest in dating until she noticed her next door neighbor Garrick when he moved in。 Fate helped get them together when he stopped by and said his adult daughter was staying with him for a This is the 6th book in the Happily， Inc series。 Although it can be read as a standalone there are characters from former books revisited。 We follow Wynn ， a 34 year old graphic designer and single mother to her 14 year old son Hunter。 She has been building her business and raising her son and hasn't had much interest in dating until she noticed her next door neighbor Garrick when he moved in。 Fate helped get them together when he stopped by and said his adult daughter was staying with him for a while and he needed help making his home comfortable for a woman。 A friendship began。 If you would enjoy a sweet friends to lovers holiday story consider this one！ 。。。more
Lena H。
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I remember the very first Susan Mallery book I read。 We'd gone camping and I'd forgotten to bring a book （this was my pre-Kindle days）。 The camp store had a few books and the one I picked was a Montana Mavericks book by Susan Mallery and it was so good！ Though I haven't gone out of my way to read her books since then （I don't read much romance） I do really enjoy her writing。 Her books， and this one in particular， are very sweet and romantic without being raunchy。 I also appreciate how her female I remember the very first Susan Mallery book I read。 We'd gone camping and I'd forgotten to bring a book （this was my pre-Kindle days）。 The camp store had a few books and the one I picked was a Montana Mavericks book by Susan Mallery and it was so good！ Though I haven't gone out of my way to read her books since then （I don't read much romance） I do really enjoy her writing。 Her books， and this one in particular， are very sweet and romantic without being raunchy。 I also appreciate how her female characters are all strong， independent women， and her male characters appreciate those qualities in them。 There were a lot of characters in this book who were featured in previous books in the series。 While knowing their backstory was not important， reading about those characters did make me want to read the rest of the series。 。。。more
Rose
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Hallmark channel fluff w/ one sex scene
Passionpages50
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4。25 stars！ Really liked this couple and their back stories。
Gladys Mills
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Happily This Christmas。 This final book of the series was great！ I enjoyed reading about the characters in Happily Inc。 Wynn gets interested in her neighbor Garrick when he comes over and asks her for a big favor that leads them two into a relationship that brings two families together。 Wynn learns more each day about her son and the need for a man to help raise him。 Wynn also steps in and helps Garrick with his daughter， that comes to visit。 Their relationship is estranged for sometime because Happily This Christmas。 This final book of the series was great！ I enjoyed reading about the characters in Happily Inc。 Wynn gets interested in her neighbor Garrick when he comes over and asks her for a big favor that leads them two into a relationship that brings two families together。 Wynn learns more each day about her son and the need for a man to help raise him。 Wynn also steps in and helps Garrick with his daughter， that comes to visit。 Their relationship is estranged for sometime because of the divorce between Garrick and her mom。 Staying with her dad was not something she wanted but had no choice until her husband came back from serving in the military。 She is also getting ready to have her own baby soon。 Life gets complicated but love steps in and saves the day。 。。。more
Vickie
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This is the 6th book in the Happily Inc series and Wynn Beauchene's story is finally told。 She is one of the many successful entrepreneurs involved with Wedding Outta the Box and her specialty is paper/printing。 Her fourteen-year-old son Hunter has his story told as well。 The interest in the story is Wynn's next door neighbor， police officer Derrick McCabe。 He reaches out to Wynn to help him decorate his house when his 21-year-old pregnant daughter， Joylyne， comes to stay with him during the las This is the 6th book in the Happily Inc series and Wynn Beauchene's story is finally told。 She is one of the many successful entrepreneurs involved with Wedding Outta the Box and her specialty is paper/printing。 Her fourteen-year-old son Hunter has his story told as well。 The interest in the story is Wynn's next door neighbor， police officer Derrick McCabe。 He reaches out to Wynn to help him decorate his house when his 21-year-old pregnant daughter， Joylyne， comes to stay with him during the last month of her pregnancy。 I did like the fact that Joylyne wasn't an unmarried daughter - she was happily married to a young Marine who is stationed overseas in a non-warzone deployment。 It was an expected formulaic story by Mallery which includes some drama， romance， and happy endings。 That is exactly what this mama needed this past week。 Overall， it was a good listen！Go Cards！ L1C4！！ 。。。more
Ashley
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This was my first Susan Mallory book。 I’m not sure if jumping into the series 6 books in affected my reading experience， but while it was a sweet and easy read， it’s not a book or that I think I’ll be revisiting。
Joann
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Pretty good read
Suzie Weber
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Might this be the last book in the Happily， Inc series？ Single mom Wynn has noticed Garrick， the hot Chief of Police who lives next door。 Her son Hunter is fourteen and a little man。 Hunter was the product of teenage love that went awry。 Garrick is about to have his married， pregnant， twenty-one year old daughter stay with him while waiting for her husbands deployment to end just before Christmas when the baby is due。 Problem: Joylyn hasn’t really spoke to her father since she was fifteen。 Oh， h Might this be the last book in the Happily， Inc series？ Single mom Wynn has noticed Garrick， the hot Chief of Police who lives next door。 Her son Hunter is fourteen and a little man。 Hunter was the product of teenage love that went awry。 Garrick is about to have his married， pregnant， twenty-one year old daughter stay with him while waiting for her husbands deployment to end just before Christmas when the baby is due。 Problem: Joylyn hasn’t really spoke to her father since she was fifteen。 Oh， his house looks like a bachelor pad not ready for his daughter。 He knocks on Wynn’s door basically begging for help。 Four carts just at a BB&B store Wynn helps Garrick turn his house into a home。 Joylyn is the result of a teenage pregnancy giving both Garrick and Wynn something in common and Hunter and Joylyn that single child in common too。 Joylyn acts like a spoiled brat。 Wynn suggests things that get Joylyn back to the land of being nice and actually caring。 Garrick and Joylyn finally clear the air and get their relationship back on track and move forward。 Wynn discovers that she wants more kids， and with Garrick。 How will Garrick respond？ Amazing how in fiction men step on their own…。。just like in real life。 A lot of the gang shows up in and out of this story which is always a plus。 。。。more
Nichole Howell
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I am a huge Susan Mallery fan and always enjoy her books。 The Happily， Inc。 series has been a great replacement for the Fool's Gold series that has ended。Happily This Christmas is book 6 in the series。 Our main characters in this one are Wynn and Garrick。 We know Wynn best from her role in the previous books in the series。 I like her character because she is an independent women and doesn't need a man。 She's in a place in her life and the type of person now where finding love is a bonus and not I am a huge Susan Mallery fan and always enjoy her books。 The Happily， Inc。 series has been a great replacement for the Fool's Gold series that has ended。Happily This Christmas is book 6 in the series。 Our main characters in this one are Wynn and Garrick。 We know Wynn best from her role in the previous books in the series。 I like her character because she is an independent women and doesn't need a man。 She's in a place in her life and the type of person now where finding love is a bonus and not a necessity。Garrick is a local cop and well respected in the community。 But he's a divorced father of an adult daughter who he has been estranged from in recent years。 His daughter will be staying with him for a few weeks and he's hoping it's a chance to get back on track with her。 But he has no idea how to prepare for her visit or make things right。 Luckily， his neighbor Wynn is a great resource to help。This is a story about two independent people developing a friendship and finding love along the way。 It is an enjoyable journey and Susan Mallery fans will not be disappointed。 。。。more
ShannonCC
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Ok， so this book。 It's 。 。 。 ok？ Could be 2。5， but I can't bring myself to round up。 First of all， I misread Joylyn as Jocelyn for the first few chapters and by the time I realized I was doing it， it was too late。 So she's Jocelyn now。 Sorry！ 😄 So Jocelyn's behavior 。 。 。 no。 Just no。 She's horrible。 Unreasonable， angry and just a jerk。 She's had behavior problems for SIX YEARS at this point。 Six years of avoiding her father and treating her mother badly enough that she gets asked to leave the h Ok， so this book。 It's 。 。 。 ok？ Could be 2。5， but I can't bring myself to round up。 First of all， I misread Joylyn as Jocelyn for the first few chapters and by the time I realized I was doing it， it was too late。 So she's Jocelyn now。 Sorry！ 😄 So Jocelyn's behavior 。 。 。 no。 Just no。 She's horrible。 Unreasonable， angry and just a jerk。 She's had behavior problems for SIX YEARS at this point。 Six years of avoiding her father and treating her mother badly enough that she gets asked to leave the house。 In addition to stuff like getting married too young （she thinks a few times about how she loves her husband but wonders if they got married too soon） and then getting pregnant by mistake。 In this situation， it feels like the young marriage and unplanned pregnancy are possible symptoms of her obvious emotional problems。 But really， a 15 year old has a sudden and drastic behavior change and there were no caring adults in her life who thought this was a red flag？ No one thought to get her into therapy or try to figure out what was going on？ Not parents of the year here， for sure。 I just really hate when books have major issues like this cleared up with a good talk， or taking time for yourself or some other trifling crap。 How about real mental health care， thank you very much。 But nope， she just needed the loving restorative power of Happily Inc。 Sigh。 Hunter is a little much too。 Most of the children in Mallery books are just too good to be true。 Even if they do have problems， they're fixed by the end of the book， but most of the time they are like Hunter。 Well balanced， good， perfectly polite and courteous Stepford children。 So we get to the big issue which is that Hunter tried to join Junior ROTC without telling his mother。 This is apparently the worst thing he's ever done （seriously）。 Another thing that bugged me， too - I get that Mallery has done glorification of military and police officers before， and seems to have a special place in her heart for torture stories as being hot and sexy （ick） but it just got to me more this time。 I mean， Mallery writes how Wynn thinks Garrick's torture scars are sexy。 Ok， she thought that before knowing they were actually from being tortured， but she did still think they were from line of duty in some way， so still。 Ew。 And the story about his partner was just so over the top。 It was a lot to take in （yeah， over the top， but also once he explains it， it's over。 Done。 It added nothing to the story at all。）。 Oh， and there's a shooting at work and Garrick thinks about how the abusive father deserved to be killed by police。 I mean， not Mallery's fault that I read this after reading about the most recent incident of a police officer killing someone， but to me， it felt like she was writing this in reaction to all the US has been talking about the past few years。 Like， "See？ These people are scum and deserve to be killed in the streets。" That was definitely Garrick's attitude at least。 This incident by the way has nothing to do with the plot。 It was completely unnecessary and added nothing， except letting us know that Garrick is ok with certain people being killed by police。 Good to know。 And finally， the last minute romantic conflict was just ridiculous。 Absolutely stupid。 Other than Mallery's usual jokes about men being clueless about anything she deems a woman's thing （har de har har）， Garrick seemed like an intelligent man。 But then Wynn says she'd like more kids and Garrick says sure， we can pop out a few while still living in our separate houses and us being neighbors will help with the co-parenting - and has no clue why she's upset about this。 His daughter needed to explain it to him （the daughter who started the book as an utterly spoiled and angry brat and ended the book as a well-adjusted， mature and confident woman - all from the magic of Happily Inc）。 Aside from all that， the romance between Wynn and Garrick was sweet。 It was very slow and other than the idiocy， there was no drama。 But it would have been a much better book if it wasn't so over the top with the DEA， crime lords， torture， undercover knife fights， a woman who dies by throwing herself in front of a bullet for her unrequited love， a teen pregnancy on purpose to "trap" a man， an evil stepmother， etc， etc， etc。 Just really 。 。 。 this book was a lot。 。。。more
Samie Kauchis
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Kind sad that it seems like this will be the end of this series，but I get it。 Looking forward to seeing what's coming up next！ Kind sad that it seems like this will be the end of this series，but I get it。 Looking forward to seeing what's coming up next！ 。。。more
Cindy
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I love Christmas。 I love Susan Mallery's books。 But this one was a DNF for me。 Which is kind of irritating because I was done over half the book。 I just could not come to to care about this story。 The love interests seemed forced， characters kept discussing the same issues and the repetitive information was annoying。 It was cute but missing the humor of past Mallery's books。 There was no romantic anticipation between Wynn and Garrick。。。they just kept randomly meeting up without much chemistry。 I I love Christmas。 I love Susan Mallery's books。 But this one was a DNF for me。 Which is kind of irritating because I was done over half the book。 I just could not come to to care about this story。 The love interests seemed forced， characters kept discussing the same issues and the repetitive information was annoying。 It was cute but missing the humor of past Mallery's books。 There was no romantic anticipation between Wynn and Garrick。。。they just kept randomly meeting up without much chemistry。 Ithe just wasn't for me and I'm pretty disappointed。 Seems like this is happening with a lot of well known romance authors。 😧 。。。more
Carol
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2020 - Trade - Happily Inc。 #6
Becky Baldridge
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Christmas is a great time of year for a book of reconnections， coming together， and overcoming misunderstandings。 It's also a great time of year for romance to sneak right up on you。 I haven't read the other books in this series， but I didn't have any problem falling into the story， and all the characters were interesting and added something to the story， which is always a bonus。 I don't feel like there were any throwaway characters in this one。 Of course， the highlight is our romantic couple an Christmas is a great time of year for a book of reconnections， coming together， and overcoming misunderstandings。 It's also a great time of year for romance to sneak right up on you。 I haven't read the other books in this series， but I didn't have any problem falling into the story， and all the characters were interesting and added something to the story， which is always a bonus。 I don't feel like there were any throwaway characters in this one。 Of course， the highlight is our romantic couple and I liked both Garrick and Wynn， and I really liked that these characters aren't new adults just figuring it all out。 Nope，。 they're full adults and just figuring it all out， which is pretty accurate。 All in all， the story is engaging and fun， and I like this town， so I'll be looking up the earlier books in the series to get some of the other characters' stories。 。。。more
The LitBuzz
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Home for the HolidaysHappily This Christmas by Susan Mallery is the sixth book in the Happily Inc series， but my first by this author。 I have heard her name many times however， as she is one of my mom’s favorites， so when this came across my kindle I was so excited to get my first introduction to her work。 While I do think the story would benefit from having read the previous books， it is a standalone that can be appreciated by itself。 Our leading lady Wynn （how adorable is that name？） is a sing Home for the HolidaysHappily This Christmas by Susan Mallery is the sixth book in the Happily Inc series， but my first by this author。 I have heard her name many times however， as she is one of my mom’s favorites， so when this came across my kindle I was so excited to get my first introduction to her work。 While I do think the story would benefit from having read the previous books， it is a standalone that can be appreciated by itself。 Our leading lady Wynn （how adorable is that name？） is a single mom of a young teenager who is starting to realize that it is time for her to start prioritizing her needs and venture back into the dating scene。 Coincidentally around this same time her gorgeous neighbor Garrick begs mercy that she help him prepare to host his estranged， pregnant daughter whose husband is deployed。 His daughter Joylyn is less than pleased to spend time with the father that she feels abandoned her as a young teen and makes that obvious at every opportunity。 It is up to Wynn to help Garrick reconnect with his daughter so they can have the relationship they both have been missing。 From the start， the friendship between Wynn and Garrick was genuinely sweet and supportive as she helped him prepare to see his daughter that he no longer knew due to a misunderstanding years back。 Their interactions were timidly flirtatious and it was a treat to see their relationship build slowly throughout the story。 While Wynn may have provided incite to the female brain， Garrick was able to help her find her way through the terrifying minefield that is dealing with a teenager。 They were the perfect complement to the other’s parenting style and came together as a solid team to deal with the various issues that came their way。 It was obvious from reading other reviews that Joylyn was not a favorite character in this book as she came off obnoxious and entitled， but as someone who has been a young， pregnant wife with a deployed husband It wasn’t hard for me to commiserate with her pain and frustrations。 People are not perfect all of the time， and this was a tiny glimpse into one of the most painful parts of her life。 As she learned the truth about what happened with her father in the past she is able to come to terms with what she lost and how to move forward together with him as a family。 One thing I feel compelled to mention is that while this was set around the holidays and that was a catalyst for Wynn and Garrick getting to know each other better I would not classify this as a “Christmas book。” This was an extremely adorable friends-to-lovers that happens to occur close to Christmas。 It does not make it any less of a great read， but it doesn’t give you the warm hot chocolate with marshmallow feelings you would expect to get with a Christmas themed addition to the series。 After getting brief introductions to the characters from the rest of the series throughout I am confident that I will be diving back in to get to know everyone better very soon。 If you are looking for something to read over your holiday break this is definitely one to reach for。 。。。more
Karen
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This is a fun storyline that will make you laugh。 A believable and interesting storyline that maintains interest。 This is a heartwarming stay in Happily Inc。 You have small town Christmas with next Door neighbors。 I thoroughly enjoyed the book。 This book will not disappoint。
Mallory
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Cute and easy to listen to on a long drive。
Dawn
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3+ stars。 Likable characters with good development。
Susan
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I’d got a bit bored by the happily inc。 books， but， this one was a pretty decent read。
Eileen
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Very good book。
Reference
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