The Billionaire's Christmas Hideaway

A Secret Billionaire Romance, Book 5

By: Kimberley Montpetit

Narrated by: Erin Dameron-Hill

Length: 3 hrs and 26 mins

Publisher's Summary

She’s a big-city corporate hot-shot who’s lucky in business, but unlucky in love. He’s a handsome small-town hero who’s all heart but has a secret. Can he melt her icy exterior, and restore her faith in a happily-ever-after — or is she forever doomed to spend the holidays alone? 

Revé Chatham sure knows how to pick 'em. After two failed engagements, she thought she finally found “the one,” only to have another promising relationship end — this time in a very public disaster just before the holidays. Now she despairs of ever having her heart's desire — a kiss that takes her breath away, from a man who truly loves her and wants to build a future together. 

Faced with a choice between spending Christmas in India with nosy family members — who will no doubt rehash her failed love life — or in warm, smoggy LA alone, Revé goes with a third option. She leaves the big city behind for a small-town holiday getaway. It’s the perfect way to quietly put the pieces of her heart back together. 

Of course, she doesn’t count on meeting Logan Redmond. Kind-hearted, genuine, and ruggedly handsome, the more time she spends with the cowboy charmer, the more she remembers who she really is, and what Christmas is really all about. She begins to fall for him but catches herself just in time. Their worlds are too different, and she can’t trust her own judgment. 

Will Revé play it safe, and go back to her lonely city life, or risk her heart once again for the future she longs for? 

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Spoiler free review

this was a cute little holiday story, kinda instalove, but still enjoyable. the narator was good for the general narator and the female parts, the male was okay. I've heard better and worse. it wouldn't keep me from listening to her again though. it would be nice to have an epilogue of down the road, 5 or 10 years. I'd love to see how they made it all work

A love story worth telling

The narrator does a good job. There was a bit of overly emotional portrayal of Reve's inner thoughts about relationships during the first part of the book and for a while after she meets Logan Redmond.
The last hour and a half of the audiobook is really good. The spirit of Christmas shines through and the love Reve and Logan find is lovely.

Getting into the spirit early!

Things happen for a reason. Reve has not yet realized this and the ending of her current relationship has her doubting her ability to choose her men. It's Christmas, and rather than spend it with her nosy family in India, she opts to break tradition and go to Taos to spend it with her college roommate. When she meets Logan, the attraction is immediate, but erring on the side of caution and not wanting a rebound romance, Reve is hesitant. Will Logan break down her wall? Will she finally get the kiss to end all others? Will Reve realize the reason her other relationships have failed? I love this kind of story. It's a Hallmark movie in my mind, enjoying the characters and the beautiful scenery of New Mexico. Kimberley Montpetit had me laughing through Reve's antics in the restaurant, feeling sad for her predicament and rooting for her and Logan. I had all the feels, enjoyed Christmas in September and the wonderful chance to fall in love.

Erin Dameron-Hill gives a fabulous performance. She brings all the characters to life, and has some stunning accents come through. I enjoyed her pace and voices and look forward to hearing more from her.

Running from or to?

Sometimes, it's hard to tell when we're running away from something or running to something. In Revé's case, she left LA to escape the humiliating circumstances of her recent break-up. She decided to go visit a friend she hadn't seen in a while. Yet, soon after arriving, that friend has to tend to a family emergency, leaving Revé alone to look after things.

Her immediate attraction to her best friend's neighbor, Logan Redmond, startles her given the fact that a few days earlier, she'd been hoping to get engaged to her ex-boyfriend. But she decides to see where things lead.

Logan turns out to be much more than a small-town businessman, and she ends up with more than she bargained for in this enjoyable holiday romance, suitable for any time of the year.

Clean romance

The basic plot of this book follows right along the lines of a Hallmark Christmas movie. It is clean and pretty predictable but generally going to be an enjoyable ride.

My favorite part of the story was the proposal scene. Unfortunately that is at the beginning so I just didn't enjoy the rest of it as much. It is an insta-love story and I had a harder time believing that their relationship was based on anything more than attraction yet they are planning to spend their lives together so I was uncomfortable. I'd be very concerned if I were her mother and knew she just came off another relationship. It was all too fast.

I feel like a younger audience would enjoy the book more than I did. (I'm old). I'm always less interested in the kissing scenes than I am in what happens to lead up to the kissing but I think if you enjoy kissing scenes but want to keep it clean then this is probably a good one.

I listened to the audio-book and thought the narrator was good with the female voices but didn't care for the male voice as much. He was supposed to sound sensuous but sometimes it came across as creepy to me. I wonder if I would have liked his character better if I'd read the book myself instead of listening but I have no way of knowing that now. He was nice and generous and playful but also really pushed himself to her even when she repeatedly said she wasn't interested in a relationship. I wanted to like him more than I did.

The book isn't long so it is perfect if you just want an evening escape. Curl up and maybe even switch on a little Christmas music.

Sex: Kisses
Language: No
Violence: No
*I received a complimentary copy of the audio-book and voluntarily chose to review it.

Short and sweet

This story has it all – heartache from broken relationships, healing power of friendship, small town charm, and kindhearted hero! Enjoyed it!
I received an audio copy of this book; I was not required to write a favorable review. All opinions in this review are my own.

Clean, cute

I enjoyed listening to this book. It was short but very cute. I liked the characters and the storyline was fun. The narrator did a great job too. It was fun to listen to a whole story in only a few hours.

Sweet Christmas Story

A sweet story with no huge complications. Suspend reality for a couple of hours and enjoy. The narrator did a fantastic swoony voice.

Christmas and chances

It’s such a nice story about chances and finding love when you least expect it. It didn’t hurt that the Christmas magic was very much present.

Cute Christmas story

This is a cute, clean, short Christmas story that’s a perfect choice for an enjoyable evening. It’s a feel good, Hallmark type book.

Great clean romance

This is a shorter story, but it is brilliant. A great romance, brilliant escapism when you need a break from life. I’ve loved the books written by this author and she doesn’t disappoint this time. I definitely want to read more...

I received a copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.