A Witch for Mr. Christmas

Witches of Christmas Grove, Book 2

By: Deanna Chase

Narrated by: Gabra Zackman

Welcome to Christmas Grove, the town full of love, magic, and holiday miracles.

Ilsa McKenzie has only ever loved one man. But 11 months ago, he walked out of her life, leaving her heartbroken and her life changed forever. After leaving the magical town of Christmas Grove to regroup and get her life in order, Ilsa’s back, ready to face her past and start her future with or without him. There’s only one question. Will Zach want to be a part of her life or will he run again?

Zach Frost doesn’t love easily. He’s loved and lost before. All he’s ever wanted was to run his Christmas tree farm and start a family. And once Ilsa arrives in town, it seems he’s on the verge of making his dreams come true. But his past is complicated, and it’s about to catch up with him. Can he make peace with his mistakes or will he let history repeat itself and lose his chance with the one woman who can make him feel whole?

©2020 Deanna Chase (P)2021 Deanna Chase

Didn't Want to Like These

My last review of volume one I was not going to continue this series. Then I went and listened to all of Chase's Premonition Pointe audibles that were available and then I got it. As others have mentioned the Hallmark soap opera quality of these, the classic misunderstandings, the people who want love but are scared to trust again because of terrible past relationships where they were hurt, exes coming back to cause conflict, gasps, drama, people wanting to jump right into making babies and homes and marriages and families together. It's like candy and I find myself coming back for these stories and the sheer entertainment of the melodrama. Because like a Hallmark you know it will ALWAYS work out, you will get the happy ending, and you just get to yell (and laugh) at the audible through all the ups and downs that you often see coming from a mile away. The Christmas tree farm is the only reference I feel like to Christmas except a brief mention of preparing to decorate a tree or there being some Christmas cookies in the house but honestly in these stories I don't have this deep sense of Christmas but I think that's because there is really not a deep sense of surroundings or the town, that isn't the focus, all the focus is on the people and their interpersonal drama. So I don't feel rooted in the town, honestly I would not be able to describe Christmas Grove to you at all, I think my mind fills in the standard Hallmark set not because it's been described but what my mind knows to fill in the blanks. It's fun to watch the small cast of community increase with each story. I really enjoyed getting to actually hear and know the woman who runs the spell shop more she actually fascinates me and would love her to get more story time. I agree with many reviewers this story is better than the first, but remains equally cheesy. Gabra is the perfect narrator for the soap opera tone of these stories. Part of me is like fine I surrender when I am in the mood for this kind of short sweet cheese drenched drama with only the most minimal mentions of magic-literally I have no sense of how magic operates in this town but you can buy spells in your coffee-it works. Silly, fun, lots of conflict and drama and safe landings. The final chapter sets us up with the next volume's starring couple Lily and Chase which I can't lie I look forward to.

Great continuation of Christmas Grove witches.

love hearing more about witches we meet in book one. love the last chapter peaks into the next book. sprinkled with love, romance and a bit of magic. looking forward to next book.

Mr Christmas is sweet romance

Llsa and zach were thing but he broke it off with her without warning, she left to nurse her wounded heart when she finally comes back she has Surprise for Zach.
Zach has complicated life when his ex causes issues he break it off with Llsa, when she comes back with his child life get complicated fast with his ex causing havoc and more but will the love both have for each be enough or will past make what they have break?!

I love this series and cant wait to hear the rest of the stories she can come up with!!

As always another wonderful story full of love

I loved Ilsa’s and Zach’s story.
A surprise baby, manipulative exes, and learning to trust again, what more do you need from a book. Add in the fact that it is Christmas and you have yourself a wonderful love story.
I finished this in one sitting, in fact I cleaned my whole house just so I could have an excuse to have my head phones in all day. I would definitely recommend.

Loved it!

Ohh this is such a sweet second chance romance novel!! Zach and Ilsla are such a cute couple and I couldn’t help but have the same mama bear emotions Ilsla had!
The narrator, Gabra Zackman does a wonderful job portraying all of the characters. She uses a variety of tones and inflections throughout the audiobook that for me, it elevated the book for me.
I’d recommend this to anyone who enjoyed listening to second chance romance with a happy ending, in a magical cute town.