A review by shannonsbookcase
The Christmas Letters by Jenny Proctor

emotional funny hopeful reflective

 The Christmas Letters was my favorite read of the holiday season! I absolutely loved it! Jenny Proctor quickly became one of my favorite Indie Authors of 2023! 

Tessa is the "black sheep" of her wealthy family. She walked away from her rich fiancé because she just didn't care for that lifestyle. She wanted to go back to school to get a business degree. In order to have access to her trust fund to pay for school, she has to do volunteer work so she takes on the task of replying to Christmas Letters to Santa for the local children.

Drew is a paramedic.  He lost his parents to a boating accident when he was a kid and went to live with his grandma. The year that they had passed he wrote a letter to Santa asking for his parents to come back.  It was a letter that was never answered…until now.

Tess & Drew meet each other when She gets stuck in a bathroom stall at a restaurant.  He talks her through a panic attack. Once she is rescued and he realizes that she is wealthy, he wants nothing to do with her because of a past experience.  But their paths keep crossing!  

I absolutely loved these two MCs together. Their chemistry is off the charts! Drew did drive me crazy with his stereotyping but thankfully Grandma Pearl was full of wisdom and pushed him to follow his heart. This novella is full of great supporting characters. The writing is top notch, the character development is superb. I absolutely loved everything about it! 

If you haven't read any of Jenny's books, do yourself a favorite and grab one! 

Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ Ⓛⓞⓥⓔⓓ:

✨️The Bathroom Scene

✨️Grandma Pearl and her wisdom

✨Chloe was a great support

✨️Drew watching RomComs with Grandma Pearl

Ⓦⓗⓐⓣ Ⓘ Ⓓⓘⓓⓝ’ⓣ:

✨️I wish the book didn't end so soon! Loved it! 

𝕋𝕙𝕚𝕤 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℍ𝕒𝕤:

Christmas Penpals

Friends to Lovers

Forced Proximity 

Dual POV

Hallmark movie vibes (Tess loves them!)

You've Got Mail vibes 

Closed Door Romance

𝐂𝐖: Loss of Parents, Mental Illness (panic attacks)

Thank you to @jennyproctorbooks the ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review.