A Firefighter's Christmas Gift

Holidays in Heart Falls, Book 1

By: Vivian Arend

Narrated by: Tatiana Sokolov

This firefighter has the perfect gift for a single mom and her little girl - if they’ll take him.

A holiday story from New York Times best-selling author Vivian Arend.

All Bradley Ford wants this holiday season is a date or three with sweet Hanna Lane. He’s the new fire chief, recently returned to Heart Falls to help his father after an accident. And while he wasn’t expecting to find someone like Hanna so soon, Brad’s certain that Hanna - and her adorable daughter, Crissy - are perfect for him and his plans to settle down.

Hanna’s been taking care of herself since she became a single mom at 16. The only pure, honest love she trusts is her little girl’s, but for the first time in eight years, her libido flares to life. Something about Brad draws her like a moth to a flame - which is always a bad idea for the moth.

When a fire leaves Hanna and Crissy homeless, Brad offers them shelter at his family’s homestead. Crissy insists they’ve moved in with Santa. Hanna’s not sure how she keeps ending up under the mistletoe with Brad. And Brad? He’s hoping for the best Christmas gift of all.

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Mischievous Mistletoe

I love that Bradley "Brad" Ford and Hanna Lane had already been on a few dates when circumstances for her and Crissy, her 8-year-old daughter, changed in a flash.

This is such a sweet and wonderful book. Yes, things heat up a time or three, which I love, but there's so much heart. The way that Crissy and Hanna fit in with the Ford men so easily, with Patrick taking to the grandfather role like he had been that all along, is so special. I do love this book.

If your looking for a bit of Christmas magic, you've come to the right place. I will be revisiting this, I just know it. ❤️💚

I read along with the audio book. The narrator is Tatiana Sokolov. She a consistently good narrator to listen to.

Story: 4.5 stars
Narration: 4 stars
Listening Speed: 1.8x

H = 30s; h = 24ish

A great read!

This has to be one of my favorite books by this author. I love the characters and story.

Easy Listen

A nice quick listen. Good narration. I enjoyed this story it was sweet with just enough drama.

Sweet Christmas Wish

Brad is in love with single mom, Hannah, but she wants to take it slow. When a fire destroys Hannah’s apartment, she and her daughter move in with Brad and his father and Hannah gets an even better idea of what a sweet and wonderful man Brad us and can’t help falling. Good performance by Tatiana Sokolov. Really sweet Christmas tale.

This firefighter was her dream come true!

I loved the story – the sort that is how every relationship should begin. The characters are easy to identify with and well developed. The plot was well thought out. And besides all that, the story took place very close to where I actually live and I know the landscape and towns that are referred to in the book. The author did a great job, as well, so did the narrator. The story was brought to life in the reading. A great book to listen to at this time of year.