Rachel's Books: 2022

Studmuffin Santa by Tawna Fenske
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

Jade and her sister Amber are co-owners of a Reindeer Ranch. Jade takes care of the reindeer and Amber handles the business side. Christmas is a time that they really need to make their mark and get their name out there. Small things are also happening around the ranch (think gates being opened, paperwork going missing, dead car batteries, etc). So, Amber hires Brandon to be both Santa and to keep an eye out for things. Brandon is in the military and is taking a military leave to spend time with his dad and help his cousins renovate their planned resort.
This was nicely paced. I liked both the main leads and Jade's sister Amber. Both have things that they are dealing with in the past (Jade was bullied for how she looked in school and Brandon's mother left and his dad had a major stroke). They do a good job communicating back and forth.
The only thing that could have been better was the acts of sabotage. It's mentioned, but then not really dealt with until (surprise!) the person is caught.
Amber and Sean (Brandon's cousin) are next!

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