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Last Christmas (Small Town Texas Romance Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Joan Reeves (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings
"LAST CHRISTMAS, a heartwarming and steamy small town romance that will have you laughing, crying, and falling in love all over again!"

Annabelle wants only to escape the heartbreak she suffered last Christmas when she fell for a mysterious stranger one fateful night. He walked out of her life, leaving her with a shattered heart. Now, a year later, she's back in her hometown, trying to move on and forget the man who still haunts her dreams.

When her grandmother's annual Christmas party brings her face to face with the town's mean girl and the new man escorting her, Annabelle's plans for a fresh start are thrown off course. Even though he’s introduced with a different man, he’s the man who seduced and betrayed her. Enraged at his deceit, she's determined to make him pay for breaking her heart.

As the small town of New Estacado, Texas comes alive with holiday cheer, Annabelle finds herself torn between her desire for revenge and her growing feelings for the man who wronged her. Will she find the strength to forgive and give love another chance? Or will she let her heart be hardened by the pain of the past?

Love at first sight, heartbreak, revenge, redemption, and second chances—LAST CHRISTMAS, from New York Times bestselling author Joan Reeves, has all that plus a dash of humor and a pinch of mystery!
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    Small Town Texas Romance
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  4. Publication date
    December 6, 2016
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Last Christmas she fell in love and gave him her heart.
He disappeared and broke her heart.
They meet again, and he pretends not to know her. She decides he's due some payback.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01MSWKS9T
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Vita Via Publishing (December 6, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 6, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 2.3 MB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 122 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 23 ratings

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Joan Reeves

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Joan Reeves, Writing Happily Ever After—Time After Time, is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Romance. Regardless of the sub-genre, all of her novels have the same underlying premise: "It's never too late to live happily ever after. Her novels have been published in half a dozen languages, and her books are available in audio, ebook, and print.

NOTE: Since Joan has been writing for several years and had print books published with many publishers—American and foreign—be sure you choose a print book with a copyright date after 2011 because Amazon shows all of her old print books here. (Authors have no control over this.) The new print editions have been expanded and show new cover art.

When not writing romance—or nonfiction to share what she has learned in life—Joan divides her time between the hustle and bustle of Houston and a house in the Texas Hill Country where she and her hero, her husband, sit on the porch at night, look at the star-studded sky, and listen to the coyotes howl.

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Customers find the book to be an excellent Christmas read, with one review describing it as a humorous novella of reunited love. Moreover, they appreciate its readability, with one customer noting its clear prose and another mentioning it's an easy-to-follow stand-alone story.

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Customers find the book easy to read, with one mentioning its clear prose and another noting it's a great quick read.

"...I found this read to bring home the feel of Texas, the richness and joy of the Christmas season, and give me the reassurance that things can go right..." Read more

"...always adds a little intrigue to spice up the plot, which makes turning the pages easy...." Read more

"...Flexible procedures, actions and reactions. Believable dialogue and characters with distinct personalities...." Read more

"...It was a great quick read that brightened my day and left me in love again." Read more

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Customers enjoy this Christmas romance, with one review describing it as a humorous novella of reunited love.

"...this read to bring home the feel of Texas, the richness and joy of the Christmas season, and give me the reassurance that things can go right, even..." Read more

"...For charm and warmth and a little bit of sexy, Last Christmas is the perfect holiday read. Even better, this is book one of a series...." Read more

"...Entertaining, humorous novella of reunited love with a few quirks. Flexible procedures, actions and reactions...." Read more

"...Joan Reeves always entertains with her romantic comedies - this one is funny, with suspense and mystery, small-town characters that are real & rich..." Read more

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  • Loretta Wheeler
    5.0 out of 5 stars A Five Star Lone Star State Read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2016
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    Joan Reeves takes us deep in the heart of Texas in this work. Although we are up in the panhandle area, the passion, and the Texas feel are all deeply Texan. I can vouch for this, because I'm a Texan myself. Ms. Reeves captures the heart of Texas beautifully and then ties it up with a red bow and places it beneath the Christmas tree.
    Heroine, Annabelle Cooper, blends vulnerability with tenacity, well. We see her interior self, struggling with her insecurities and her determination to not feel vicitmized, in very clear prose. For me, this war within herself wasn't overdone on any level. We didn't see her struggling with her issues to the point of being juvenile, but much the way a grown woman would. In some romance novels, the back and forth dance of doubt and insecurity can be way overdone. Not so here. It was the decision making of a grown woman, who finally decided to go with her instincts.
    Hero, Rick Lassiter, is equally believable, reacting as most men would in his circumstances. Rick embodies the qualities that most women look for, but with Rick they're somewhat cloaked. It's a case of, now you see him, now you don't. I found myself waiting to get a clear view of Rick. Sometimes in life, and in stories, you have to wait for things to site in. (A little Texas lingo, here :)
    I found this read to bring home the feel of Texas, the richness and joy of the Christmas season, and give me the reassurance that things can go right, even if they look like they're way wrong. It makes you believe. And for me, that's exactly what most readers are looking for in a Christmas piece. The peace, love, and belief of Christmas. Excellent Christmas read, Ms. Reeves!
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  • CRich
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Perfect Christmas Romance
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2016
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    If you like an authentic contemporary Texas read, you can do no better than Ms. Reeves. Her small town Texas stories are dead on, filled with the tiny details that make you feel like a native. Last Christmas is a fine example of that. Her heroine Annabelle Cooper is lovely, identifiable, vulnerable but no pushover. And the hero Rick Lassiter, well, what can I say? Yum! He’s multilayered, sporting an exterior that’s all guy, while at his core he’s fundamentally kind. Best of all, Ms. Reeves always adds a little intrigue to spice up the plot, which makes turning the pages easy. For charm and warmth and a little bit of sexy, Last Christmas is the perfect holiday read. Even better, this is book one of a series. Can’t wait for the next installment!
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  • WindRider
    4.0 out of 5 stars 4.5 STARS- A Woman Scorned?
    Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2016
    It was even better than I expected. Annabelle was one hurt, angry woman who felt that she had given her heart and then was used and dumped. Nothing like a woman scorned. And when he walks in unexpectedly in her hometown? There's gonna be blood, and it's going to be his if she has her way.
    She does come up a few diabolical ideas to make him suffer but things just don't work out the way she planned. Even when she enlists some of the people of the small town to help her. Some of them were being unknowingly used in her plan. Of course this brings moments of humor and some surprises. The townspeople were fun and Annabelle's grandmother was a great addition to the cast.
    There is a surprise at the end of the book that explains more of what Rick has been up to and there will be questions that are answered. Not bad for a shorter book, there was a lot packed into those pages. It didn't feel like it was too short to me.
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  • Bookzilla
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fast , fun read
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2020
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    Easy to follow stand-alone. No editing errors, gratuitous violence or drag-you-down drama.

    Entertaining, humorous novella of reunited love with a few quirks. Flexible procedures, actions and reactions. Believable dialogue and characters with distinct personalities.

    No desire to re-read this story. I always look forward to works by this author.
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  • Janine
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a difference a year makes
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2023
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    They met at a Christmas party. She gave him a ride home and didn't leave for 5 days. He got a call he had to leave but but promised to call. He took her number then didn't. In June she lost her car and apartment in 2 floods. Then her job.
    Grandma called offering her her dream job. She couldn't turn her down. Now it is time for the annual Christmas party. Who should come but the new chief of police. The name is wrong but the face was his.
    A great story with just enough excitement to move it past great. I do highly recommend it.
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  • Anna L.
    5.0 out of 5 stars I LOVED the story between Annabelle and Rick in LAST CHRISTMAS by Joan Reeves!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2016
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    I LOVED the story between Annabelle and Rick in LAST CHRISTMAS by Joan Reeves. From the first paragraph I was pulled into Annabelle's world of passionate love, heartbreak, and revenge...even if things didn't work out as planned. I laughed aloud with the twists and turns of small town life and love. It was a great quick read that brightened my day and left me in love again.
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  • ebookluver
    5.0 out of 5 stars She gave him more than her heart - this Christmas she's taking revenge...or maybe not!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2016
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    Author Joan Reeves set her story in the panhandle of Texas - where Annabelle Cooper moves back from Houston after losing everything in a devasting flood. Imagine her shock when she sees the man who broke her heart at her grandmother's holiday party! Problem is - the man's the same but not his name and he's the towns new police chief! What's a girl to do? She wants answers and revenge - but revenge sometimes turns into something much 'hotter'! Joan Reeves always entertains with her romantic comedies - this one is funny, with suspense and mystery, small-town characters that are real & rich....and always a page-turning story!
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