A review by ezichinny
A Mackenzie Family Christmas: The Perfect Gift by Jennifer Ashley

4.0

A Holiday gathering for the Mackenzie clan.

Ian & family, Mac & family, Cameron & Family all join Hart & a pregnant Eleanor for Christmas at Kilmorgan Castle. A few add-ons are present, such as the McBrides, Mr. Fellows, Hart's friend David, Mr. Ramsay (Eleanor's Dad) and Louisa (Isabella's sister).

A lot is going on because it wouldn't be a Mackenzie gathering without some sort of chaos. First Cameron's daughter Gavina goes missing. Then Beth breaks a precious Ming Bowl that Ian had been trying to acquire for a really long time. Then Daniel gets beat up over a barmaid and Eleanor goes into labor, frightening Hart who lost his first wife and son during child birth.

All in all, the Mackenzies do what they do best, have fun and band together to support each other through whatever crisis that threatens them. In the midst of all the pandemonium, is always Ian, that centerpiece, which all the Mackenzie men circle around.

It was a good read, not so much a Christmas book in my opinion, but a Christmas time update as to what is going on with the Mackenzies. I was happy for Hart, Cameron, Mac and Ian as they both made realizations about fatherhood. I was happy that their women all found happiness with their respective mates. I don't know much about Elliott McBride (there was a small preview of his book at the back, which I didn't read) and I would have rather had more attention on Lloyd Fellows and Louisa. But I am glad that the author let us know that she didn't forget what she started in Hart's book with those two. I am looking forward to David, Daniel & Lloyd finding their own loves in the near future.

I love how the author keeps family and love and loyalty at the center of everything Mackenzie. What a great series!