A review by msandvik0505
A Very Bossy Christmas by Alexis Winter

funny hopeful lighthearted
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

  Damon is Kate's asshole boss and when her car breaks down and she can't get to the office in time he doesn't even let her explain and just demands her there in twenty minutes of he'll fire her. Then later he tells her she can not leave early so she is unable to get her car from the tow yard. When he finds out later that he prevented her from getting home he offers to take her home. Not having much of a choice she tells her parents that she is coming home with 'a friend' for Christmas and her family assumes that Damon is her boyfriend. Instead of correcting them Damon goes with it saying he and Kate are in a relationship.
He helps her when he discovers her ex is still close with her family and has lied and told her family that she cheated on him when he in fact is the one that cheated on her. He pretends to propose and the two of them are now fake engaged. They grow closer and sleep together and Kate assumes it's just Damon faking that they are together and he doesn't care about her for real. She finally tells her family the truth and thinks that things will go back to the way they were before the trip but Damon still wants to be with her and when he tells her he loves her and proves it to her by telling her about his past and she finally admits she wants to be with him and they get their Happily Ever After.

This was a cute Christmas book. I love that Damon made up for being an asshole boss the last three years to Kate and the two of them were able to forgive and forget and admit their feelings for one another. I hated Chad and was glad that Kate's family learned the truth about her ex and took Kate's side finally. The steaminess of this book was perfect and the romance was adorable. I definitely recommend this book for anyone looking for a fun and steamy holiday read.