Book Review for Second Chance Santa by JJ Knight with a GIVEAWAY

 

Title: Second Chance Santa

Author: JJ Knight

Genre: Standalone Romantic Comedy

Release Date: November 15, 2021

Cover Design: Lori Jackson

Cover Image: Wander Aguiar

Signed Limited Edition Hardcover

Audio Book

Santa for the holidays? Yes, please! JJ’s Knight’s SECOND CHANCE SANTA is an absolutely delightful (and seriously steamy!) holiday rom com that will have you wanting your very own Mack under the tree! ~ NYT Bestselling author J. Kenner

This endearing romance is the funny, feel-good romance of the holiday season you've been looking for, where nice girls get their naughty happily ever after. ~ USA Today bestselling author Blair Babylon

I never thought the love of my life would turn out to be -- a mall Santa.

What has happened to Mack McAllister?

We were law school rivals.

Absolutely insane in bed.

Our two-year fling ended when we graduated.

He had his ambitions. I had mine.

We were going to slay the competition.

Now he’s sleighing it?

When I stalk him at Riverside Mall, he looks like Santa in every way. White beard. Rosy cheeks. Kid on his knee.

But I know better. That bowl full of jelly is hiding ripped abs.

I’ve been inside that suit.

Something’s happened to the Mack I knew ten years ago.

I don’t know how he feels about me now, but there’s only one way to find out.

Get in there and jingle those bells.

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Second Chance Santa is a holiday romantic comedy about the one who got away, the perils of resting Grinch face, and all the delicious ways to unwrap a candy cane.

My Thoughts:  Perfect!   Sweet, Sexy, Steamy, Funny, and Perfect!   Second Chance Santa is a fun holiday book.   I love that Mack is a mall Santa and does the job so well.  I love that Rory stayed true to her self-driven ambitions.   Mack, who was 2^nd in his class just behind Rory, has a successful career but has realized that there is more to life than just working while Rory has not quite figured that out. 

It was fun seeing Mack and Rory reconnect.  I like how they jumped right back in like 2 years apart never happened.  Their connection was intense, strong, and true love.   It took some time to find their way to the love part but the attraction was strong as ever.   Neither Mack nor Rory were ready to open their hearts entirely but there was no doubt that their hearts belong to each other. 

This is the first book of J.J. Knight’s that I have read but I have a feeling that the Pickle family has a fun background and I will be looking for more about them.  

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Rory’s tone is tough as she says, “It’s been a long time since I saw you last.” She pokes my belly pillow. “You’ve gone soft.”

“Maybe I’ve had a lot of milk and cookies lately.”

She shakes her head. “I never thought I’d see you like this.”

“Like what?”

“You were the best of the best! What happened?”

“You act like being Santa is the worst thing that I could do.”

She hesitates. My mind floods with images of her from a decade ago. Tousled hair in the morning. Sleeping in my bed. I’m not sure I ever got over her.  “Are you in town long?” I ask.

“I live here.”

I control my expression. Rory’s back in L.A. and I didn’t even know. I used to know everything about her, including the exact spot that made her scream. I swear it’s the memories talking when I hear my own treacherous voice say, “Meet me this weekend.”

Rory’s about to answer when a sharp-eared kid yells, “What about Mrs. Claus?”

I don’t even hesitate. “She wants to see my North Pole,” I call out, enjoying the snort-laugh I get out of Rory.

The kids chorus, “Show her! Show her!”

Rory is losing it. She keeps trying to straighten her expression, but she can’t hold it. “You’re terrible,” she squeaks out.

“Same as I always was.” I lean close to her ear. “By the way, there is no Mrs. Claus.”

JJ Knight is the USA Today and Amazon Top 100 bestselling author of contemporary romance and romantic comedy including Tasty Mango and Big Pickle.

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