Keep Me Warm at
Christmas was the October read for the Brenda Novak Book Group. I loved the book group meeting that Brenda
Novak posted, especially the Christmas cookie decorating contest with her daughter. You can still watch the book group meeting on
her Facebook page.
Keep Me Warm at
Christmas is the story of two damaged souls staying at their friend’s estate
over Christmas. Tia Beckett has just had
her first starring role in a movie that has Oscar buzz, but a horrific car accident
has scarred her face making her unrecognizable.
With the paparazzi hot on her trail to get pictures of her injuries, she
is happy to house sit for her producer Max and watch his parrot.
Seth Turner is a brilliant
artist with a troubled past. After the
death of his wife, he feel like he can never find love again. He’s spending a semester in the town of
Silver Springs to help teach art at the New Horizons Boys Ranch that his mother
runs for troubled teens. He is happy to accept
his friend Max’s invitation to stay at his estate, but curious about the
reclusive neighbor staying at the guest house.
I enjoyed the
story of Tia and Seth getting to know each other as well as the intrigue of who
sent the paparazzi to Silver Springs. I
loved how Tia and Seth’s stories unfolded as well as their love for each
other. I really loved Tia’s story about
how you can move on from a traumatizing accident. Brenda Novak said at her book club that she
was intrigued on how star Jennifer Grey’s appearance changed so much after her
plastic surgery and how that impacted her acting career. Tia is facing a similar problem with her
appearance changing from the accident. I
also love how Seth had to move on and deal with his heartache from his wife’s
death, but also the heartache of being abandoned as a child. As a famous artist, he had to deal with who
is using him for his money versus who loves him for who he is. I liked that part of the story. I also loved how supportive he was to Tia.
I have not read all
of the novels in the Silver Spring Series, and this novel did well as a standalone.
Overall, Keep Me
Warm at Christmas is a heartwarming Christmas romance.
Book Source: Purchased from Amazon.com.
I like the sound of this one. I'll have to add it to my reading list for next year. :)
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