Twelve Days in December by Michele Paige Holmes

Series: Hearthfire Romance #3.5

Publication: December 9th 2015 by Mirror Press

Source: Received a free copy of this in exchange for an honest review from ebooksforreview.com. Thank you!

Goodreads Summary: A Christmas Novella from the bestselling Hearthfire Romance series by Michele Paige Holmes:

Five months isn’t enough time to grieve the death of her husband and marry again, but when the unexpected opportunity to take her sister’s place as the bride of wealthy New York businessman, William Vancer, presents itself, twenty-four year-old Charlotte Holbrook agrees. Their marriage of convenience will provide a secure future for her son, while William will be able to claim the inheritance he needs to expand his company westward.

To begin their perfect and perfectly safe arrangement, William allots the last twelve days in December to become acquainted with his new family—a task more easily accomplished than he had imagined. For in Charlotte he finds a tender heart and companion, while stepping into the role of father to her son, brings William a great measure of joy as well. Before the twelve days have passed, he finds himself wishing their marriage of convenience could be something much more.

For Charlotte, every day with William is one of overwhelming gratitude, as he anticipates and provides for her needs, as well as the fondest desires of her heart. More than material comforts, William offers friendship as well, and a loving concern that Charlotte has gone too long without. Guilt ridden, she struggles with her growing attraction and wonders how she can ever remain loyal to her first husband, while allowing herself to love William as he deserves.
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My Thoughts:

I absolutely loved this book! I haven't read the first two in this series but I have read #3 which comes before this so of course I requested to review this one as well since it continues with the storyline. And I loved it!! Charlotte is such a dear and likeable character, I like her even more than Marsali! Although I wasn't sure how I felt about William in the third book, I did grow to like him in this one. I feel that Charlotte's widowed past really brought a lot of depth and feeling to the sto I absolutely loved this book! I haven't read the first two in this series but I have read #3 which comes before this so of course I requested to review this one as well since it continues with the storyline. And I loved it!! Charlotte is such a dear and likeable character, I like her even more than Marsali! Although I wasn't sure how I felt about William in the third book, I did grow to like him in this one. I feel that Charlotte's widowed past really brought a lot of depth and feeling to the story which just made it so much more endearing to read. I loved Charlotte's and Alec's interactions and reading how William connected with them. I loved these characters so much! The plot ran well and I had difficulties putting it down. Since it's a novella, it was a quick, easy read, but had plenty of emotionality behind each chapter which brought so much more depth to it than you would expect from a novella. I love that Holmes did a recap of what happened in the ending of the third book so that past readers could remember the events. Even if you haven't read the previous books, I would still recommend checking this out, although I'm positive I got so much enjoyment out of this because I'd read the previous one and I already had a connection to the story. I have yet to be disappointed by anything that Holmes has written. She's a perfect author if you're looking for well-written, clean historical romance. So glad to have discovered her works. Likes: Charlotte is such a sweet character. Plenty of depth and feeling to it although it's just a novella. Plot ran interestingly and was difficult to put down. Well-written, easy, quick read. Dislikes: None! Overall: Recommend? YES!