Christmas in Kentbury

De: Claudia Burgoa

Narrado por: Teddy Hamilton, Muffy Newtown

Knightly

If practice makes perfect, I should excel at pretending that Heath Miller doesn’t affect me. That I’m immune to that wide jaw, taut body, and the unique woodsy-aftershave-engine-oil scent that makes my ovaries explode.

Since before I could walk, he’s been my champion. My best friend. The one problem I can’t solve. Why? If I tell him I love him, I’ll lose him and his adorable daughter. Maybe the best Christmas gift I can give him—and myself—is to turn in the keys to my B&B and put some distance between us.

Heath

I’ve made my share of mistakes. Lost my MIT scholarship, came home to fix cars and romance Kentbury’s female tourists—until I wound up a single father. For all eight years of Cassie’s life, Knightly’s been my anchor.

I’ve changed. Cassie’s the best part of me, and Knightly’s been there every step of the way. But as Christmas lays its mantle of magic over Kentbury, she drops a bomb—she’s following a dream to New York City. I’ve got one week to do everything, say everything I’ve never dared. To convince my best friend to be mine—ours—for all the holidays to come.

©2018 Claudia Burgoa (P)2022 Claudia Burgoa

Light-hearted Love Story!!

Christmas in Kentbury is a short novella and the first book in the Kentbury Tales series. This was a friends to lovers story that was light-hearted but a little fast-paced.

Landon Miller and Knightly “Lee” have been best friends since they were kids. They have also had feelings for each other over the years but to afraid to act on them. Lee has always been there for Landon, helping him raise Cassie, his daughter, but she is wanting more in life. The whole town knows how these two feel about each other, if they would only get out of their heads and act on those feelings.

Lee finally had enough and decides to move on with her life. Will this finally make Landon act on his feelings and claim his girl? I really loved reading & listening to the audio. This story made me laugh and made me swoon. The narrators Teddy Hamilton and Muffy Newtown did an amazing job!!

Loved Landon and Knightly!

Christmas in Kentbury was a sweet and swoony friends-to-lovers/ single dad novella that will leave your heart simply satisfied. Landon and Knightly's journey to HEA is full of longing, pining, and finally giving into what their hearts truly desire. I loved this small town of Kentbury and am looking forward to more of these characters' stories.

Muffy Newtown and Teddy Hamilton narrated this audiobook, and these two were pure audio magic together. Muffy portrayed Knightly's passionate and determined persona perfectly giving her so much fervor and strength in her performance. Plus, Teddy turned on the charm with his portrayal of swoony and devoted, Landon. This slow burn simmering chemistry exploded through your earbuds once these two gave into temptation and finally went for what they wanted...each other.

Overall, I LOVED this novella. If you are a fan of a small town friends to lovers romance with a hot hunky single dad, a fiercely loyal B&B owner with goals, a sweet adorable little girl, a getaway to NYC, getting the ultimate Christmas gift, and a HEA that proves friends make the best lovers, then you will love Landon and Knightly's story. I always look forward to more from Claudia Burgoa.

Great holiday Novella

I initially read this book in 2018 when it was first released and enjoyed it. With this release, there have been some changes, mostly with people's names and editing, so I also enjoyed it.

I LOVE the single dad trope and the friends to lovers trope, and Claudia did a great job with not only the combination of those two tropes, but it was also a surprise you're a daddy and siblings best friend tropes as well. Four tropes and a Holiday Romance are all in one well-written novella, with you rooting for the couple and the cutest little girl right from the start.

Knightly (Lee) and Landon are friends and have been for a long time; Landon is best friends with Lee's brother as well, but what Landon doesn't know during their long friendship is that she has been not only harboring a crush on him she's been in love with him and loves his daughter as well. Now, the time has come for Lee to cut her losses and move on with her life, which means moving out of their small town to get some distance between them and hopefully find someone who makes her feel like Landon does. The news of Lee possibly moving hits Landon hard, and it's time for him to reevaluate things.

I listened to the audiobook and the narration by Teddy Hamilton and Muffy Newtown was well done. I really enjoyed the way they brought the story to life.

If you enjoy Contemporary Romances with some Steam, Single Dad Romances, Friends to Lovers Romances, Holiday Romances, or Small Town Romances, I recommend this book to you.

Happy Reading!!!

Best friends to more. Enjoyed it.

(2023) This was a cute story, and narration was well done. Lee and Bishop moved from friends to more. Fun journey.

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