Review : A Family for Christmas

A Family for Christmas by Tara Taylor Quin

(Where Secrets Are Safe #13)

Genre: Contemporary, Romance, Super Romance

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Pages: 384

Published November 1st 2017 by Harlequin Super romance

A second chance for Joy 

While recovering at a remote cabin, Dr. Simon Walsh stumbles across Cara Amos. Injured and left for dead, Cara is harboring dark secrets. Yet Simon can't help falling for his mysterious patient. As her memory returns and her injuries fade under his gentle care, he vows to help her find her missing daughter. 

At The Lemonade Stand shelter, managing director Lila McDaniels is helping Cara's estranged father, Edward Mantle, bond with his traumatized granddaughter, Joy. And his feelings extend well beyond gratitude. 

Bringing this family together seems impossible… Luckily, Christmas is the season of miracles.

Okay I just have to point out that cover. Its cute, but then my eye draws to the background of the girl and I'm confused by the two guys in the background. This is just something I'm noticing before reading just confused me for a moment. (Never mind just finished the book and realized its the grandpa and the Lila.)

Dr. Simon Walsh has some vision problems and decided to rent out a secluded cabin to recover. Little did he expect to stumble upon a battered women unconscious. Cara was left for dead and was just waiting for things to end, she didn't want or need help after everything that has happened. Meanwhile Lila McDaniels is helping Cara's daughter bond with the grandpa she didn't even knew she had after going through a traumatic experience.

I think that was a terrible description the way I wrote it but it's hard to do so without spoiling the book. I loved the characters. It was tough seeing was Cara went through and I couldn't help but be curious on her dirty little secret and to find out more. I liked getting to know more about Simon in what happened to him and why he decided to seclude himself. Now when it came the grandfather and Lila although it was a nice addition I didn't really feel that it was necessary, more like it was filler and that the book could've just gone without but it was nice enough. Thing is I'm not a fan of two stories in one with multiple point of views except for the main characters and sometimes I had a hard time following what I needed to know from certain characters. Maybe that is just some problem that I'm going to need to deal with myself. I liked seeing that companionship between Simon and Cara and how they both helped each other out and really think about things. Overall a pretty good book I liked it.