REVIEW: His Christmas Wish (Holland Springs, #3.5) by Marquita Valentine

24y.o. teacher just found out that her 25y.o. estranged husband had been deceiving her all these years.

He’s now back in town after he left her for the Army 4 years ago and wants her back. She’s not sure what it all means to her. The problems before still stands now. Their families still can’t abide each other and heroine doesn’t want to cause her ailing mother heart failure. When the truth comes out, however, heroine has to make a choice. What does she choose this time around?

A good second-chance novella. Good romance, sexual chemistry & sex scenes. Smooth writing that made my reading pace go quickly and engaged my interest in the story. The focus is on the present time, with Hero's coming back for his wife after he left her 4 years ago. We get tidbits of their past romance scattered throughout the book. They basically separated due to their immaturity. He was hot-headed & impulsive. She was scared of rocking the boat with her family. Their 4-year separation brought some needed changes & maturity in both of them. Hero's deceit with heroine was part of his immaturity in handling their separation.** It was something they had to deal with in the present. Total honesty and forgiveness were needed. And they managed to do it with the maturity they've both achieved. I believed Hero's promises to be a constant partner to heroine. He showed patience, sacrifice, and persistence with her mistrust and rejection, when he would've acted very differently in the past. Heroine also stepped up and openly chose Hero over her parents.

Recommended.

**A more detailed review is on my blog. Click here.