Holiday Wishes audiobook

Holiday Wishes is book #4.5 in the Heartbreaker Bay series by Jill Shalvis. I have been in love with this series from the start and this was the perfect little Christmas novella to add to it.Sean O’Riley, Finn’s younger brother and co-owner of the pub, was always the one his brother couldn’t count on. The one Finn had to bail out of scrapes. He owed Finn everything. And now, with Finn and Pru’s wedding and he as the best man, he is determined to make up for all of it. He planned the bachelor/bachelorette weekend down to the last detail and nothing would go wrong. They were on their way along with their closest friends, to Napa to a Bed and Breakfast. Then they would go on to the wedding venue from there. Lately, Sean had been feeling out of sorts, lonely. Watching his brother and friends fall in love one by one has made him realize what he was missing. Upon checking in to the inn, he finds himself face to face with his sixteen year old one night stand. She was also the one that got away, the only girl he had really cared about and never been able to forget.Charlotte (Lottie) Hartford had been madly in love with Sean when she was sixteen years old. And he broke her heart. Now here he was, standing right in front of her, asking for a second chance. But Lottie is turning over a new leaf. No more relationships, no more broken hearts. Maybe she can just have a one night stand with Sean and then send him packing and close that chapter to her life once and for all.A freak storm changes everything. The roads are impassable so they all have to come together to save Finn and Pru’s wedding. At the same time, it gives Sean more time to show Lottie he has changed. That he is worth the risk. That they deserve a second chance.I loved this. I have only one complaint and that is that I want more. I am so hoping we get to see plenty of what the future holds for this couple in future books. They were adorable together and I so want them to get their happy ever after. I can’t wait for the next book in this series, book five, About That Kiss, which is Joe and Kylie’s story.

NOW LIVE!Amazon US * Amazon UKIf anyone can make me like Holiday romances it's Jill Shalvis. Holiday Wishes had a great mix of Holiday cheerfulness and steamy romance that had me captivated from page one. I loved that there was a bit of a role reversal in this story. Sean, the one that usually wants a hook-up and nothing more, now wants something with more meaning than a quick fling, while the woman he has his eye on and who he thought would want a relationship actually only wants something fun. Sean and Lottie had some great chemistry and some angst between them that kept me intrigued the whole time. I just couldn't wait to see how these two made up and This was a quick read but longer than a short novella. I felt like it moved had a pretty good pace and still gave us our HEA without it being rushed so I was really happy with the length. It's a must read for anyone that likes a good Holiday story and I think it's the perfect book to snuggle up with during the cold winter months. ARC kindly provided in exchange for an honest review.

4.5 - "You go ahead and give ignoring what's still between us your best shot... I'll wait right here." Stars!Christmas would not be the same without at least one offering from Jill Shalvis, and lucky us we get two in 2017, following on from Chasing Christmas Eve; Holiday Wishes gives us Sean O’Riley’s story.Sean is Finn’s younger brother, the brother who no one has any expectations of, and expect nothing from. Finn being the elder brother always sorted everything out for him when he was younger, and has also spent the better part of his life since keeping him out of trouble. "I’ve learned a whole lot since then."But things change, and Sean wants to prove to Finn that he has grown up and capable of being responsible, by taking on the planning of the joint Bachelor/Bachelorette weekend in Charlotte Hartford’s B&B, and their first meeting after so many years, doesn’t exactly go how Sean expects it too. "We’re not getting out of here and neither are you."Mother Nature has other ideas though, and leaves Sean and the rest of the party trapped for more than the weekend they were planning to stay. But Sean is not going to let the weather spoil the wedding and looks to Lottie for help. But she has plans, which don’t include planning a wedding on the bounce, over her first Christmas off in years. "Maybe you’re not the only one who grew up."Sun, sea, and a sexy surfer to ease a little of the ‘stress’ she has been under was firmly on her agenda, so being trapped with the guy who took her virginity and then left her straight afterward, and helping him make his brother’s wedding go off without a hitch is really not something she wants to contemplate. He was even more appealing than he’d been all those years ago. It’s not a secret that I am a huge fan of this author, and this series has gone from strength to strength with each book added to it. While this was a relatively quick read, it was great to spend some more time with the Heartbreaker Bay crew over Christmas, and to see Sean, step up, man up and grown up in taking on the responsibility of making sure Pru and Finn got the wedding they deserved. The second-chance with Lottie, rounded things out nicely, and I cannot wait to get back to this series when we return for book five About That Kiss January 2018.ARC generously provided via Edelweiss, in exchange for the above honest review.

This review can also be found at Carole's Random Life in Books.This was such a nice little story! I have really enjoyed all of the the books and novellas in the Heartbreaker Bay series and Holiday Wishes was no exception. This novella can easily be read as a stand alone story but readers of the series will enjoy seeing characters from previous books make an appearance in this installment. I had such a good time reading Sean and Lotti's story.Sean and Lotti are the focus of this story. Sean is taking his role as best man for his brother's wedding very seriously. He wants to make sure everything goes perfectly for the weekend the group has planned at a Bed and Breakfast. He is in for a surprise when he finds his high school girlfriend running the establishment.I love second chance romances and I thought that this one worked really well. When Sean and Lotti were together last, they were teenagers going through a lot of things and they made some mistakes. They had a lot of chemistry and I really wanted to see them make it work this time. They really were very good together and just seemed to fit. I was really surprised by how detailed their background was despite the length of this story. I was cheering for this pair to get their happily ever after.It was really nice to see all of the characters that I have come to love in the series play a role in this book. We get to see the first wedding in the group and I enjoyed seeing the whole group work together to give their friends a perfect day. I have really liked Sean from his first appearance in the first book and I liked Lotti just as much.I would recommend this story to fans of contemporary romance. It was a really nice romance that should appeal to many. I can't wait to read more of this fantastic series!I received an advance reader edition of this book from Avon Books via Edelweiss.Initial ThoughtsThis was a nice story. I really liked Sean and Lotti together but do wish that we would have been able to see just a bit more.

Finally Sean's book!And it was a really adorable second-chance christmas novella.Snowed or rather rained in at this beautiful old Inn in Napa, with all his friends, celebrating his brother's bachelor/bachelorette thing. He grew up a lot since he last saw the pretty little Inn owner! He just has to convince Lotti that he's serious about their forever ever after this time! Short & adorable - a little too insta maybe, BUT they've known each other for 10 years! ☺ I liked it! Can't wait to read Joe & Kylie's story next!

I want more Sean!!!

If you know me by now you know that Jill Shalvis is my going to author where booking coming out, click re-order & consume it.As this was a novella it was like only been home for the Christmas & just touching base with everybody until next time where you can spend so time with them :) So that is exactly what I did & we got to meet Lotti The girl that got away & Sean has a chance to make his.

A very short novella from the Heartbreaker series. This one tells Sean & Lottie's story.