BOOK REVIEW for "Spark (Boosted Hearts, #3.5)" by Sherilee Gray

SUMMARY

Dex Colton has had enough. Being a Marine no longer on active duty and in desperate need of job was one thing. Living in a new city and working for his estranged family is another. But his brother about to marry his ex girlfriend? At Christmas, the very worst time of the year? Hell no. The only gift he wants right now is for the world to leave him alone. 
Until the day he visits a hole in the wall bar and sees... her.

It took more courage than she thought possible, but Hattie Sutton finally left behind a career she never wanted, and parents intent on squashing her every dream. Now she's in a brand new city, with a cute apartment and her dream job as a graphic designer. Absolutely nothing is going to distract her from her new path... certainly not the sexiest man-mountain she'd ever laid eyes on. Or one sizzling hot night in his arms.

Both are sure they'll never see each other again. But neither factored in a little Christmas magic... or the meddling Colton family...

Spark is a sexy Christmas novella.

~ BOOK REVIEW for Spark ~

****(4) out of 5 Stars!

This was a short-ish tale with a pretty big story.  In it we meet Dex, a long-lost (unkown) cousin of the Coltons from the original Boosted Hearts trilogy.  He is a big, rough looking, hunk of a man, who reminds me a lot of Hugh, and who is even more of a sweetheart.  He ends up in the Colton family trajectory mostly because he doesn't have anywhere else to go.  Plus, they offered him a job and a place to stay, so it's a pretty good deal.  But what he hadn't counted on was them making him a part of their clan so readily, and for him to fall under their spell so easily.  He also definitely did not plan on Hattie.

Hattie hadn't planned on meeting anyone anytime soon either, certainly not someone that she is instantly attracted to like Dex.  Sadly, she is all kinds of broken, and does quite a bit to cause Dex a lot of additional and unnecessary pain.  There were several times that I just wanted to smack her.  While I did feel some sympathy for her and what she'd dealt with from her own family, it still didn't excuse her behavior.  She acted more like a spoiled teenager than someone who was in her mid-20's and had been working as a lawyer.  And I just wanted to tell her family where to shove it.

This story has a lot of sweetness, heat, angst, drama, and passion, 
all rolled up in a tight little package and topped with some (at least attempted) holiday cheer.
Definitely a good choice for just sitting by the fire, sipping some hot cocoa and soaking it all in. 

Plus, we get the added bonus of getting small but significant glimpses into the happily-ever-afters of the original three couples (and related extras) from the Boosted Hearts books!

I received a free eBook copy of this title from the author,
and have willingly provided an honest review.