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is thend book I read by Caro Carson, I liked this story setting amp the some dialogue made me laugh, Other than that this story didn't interest me, Who is Mallory Ames Where is she What is going on around her Who is E, L. Taylor What is the deal with Mallory about Taylor Who are the douche canoes Who is Eli How does she meet the four of these people Who are Eliza and TJ Wha thappens when Mallory meets her hero When do we get to meet them and why Oh, I liked them very much! This book turned out to be a really fun read! Especially when E.
L. Taylor showed up at Kappa Lambda! I hooted at the rules they were given, You need to read this touching story!

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Brennan. For This Christmas
Caro Carson

Caro Carsons latest in her Masterson Texas series is all about dreams and regrets staring a truly deserving yet very odd couple.
E. L. Eli is a mega rich man looking for a new start and Mallory is as poor as a church mouse but an eternal optimist and are both genuine likeable people.
Masterson Texas is all decked out in holiday style and the way Caro has her couple meet and get to know each other as strangers at a Christmas festival is excellent.
Anyone looking for a great holiday read will really enjoy this,

After her six and a half year detour to finish her degree the last thing Mallory Ames needs is to be bothered by some frat boys at the annual Masterson University Yule Log celebration so she seeks the help of a handsome stranger to help fend them off, a stranger named Eli who the more she spends time with the more she confides in him about her journey getting to this point and the hopes she has to aspire to live life like her hero.


E. L. Taylor is an extremely wealthy venture capitalist entrepreneur but after nearly dying in a fiery plane crash he realizes he has nothing but money, no friends, no relationship with his family, no love of his own.
But while attending the Yule Log celebration he meets a woman who makes him feel alive for the first time since the accident and just as hes about to tell her who he really is she reveals who her hero is and that hero is no hero, that hero is just a broken man, that hero is him and he knows its best if he just keeps on lying to her because she deserves more than he could give.
Mallory is finally taking a chance and following one of her favorite authors advice to do what she needs to do take her life back.
Eli is the author of that book and isn't feeling like myself after an accident and pretty much is isolating himself.
He never expected to meet Mallory who sings his praises and talking about changing her life unsure how to tell her she's the author she's talking about.


This book was a pretty good contemporary book I enjoyed it, Honestly this book can be read any time of the year since there was very little christmasy things going on.
If your looking for the christmas spirit to pep you up for the holidays this book wouldn't be it but if you are looking for a good romance you'll like this book.
I loved the idea of Mallory really trying to do what she can after becoming the family's unwilling caregiver.
She needed this and you can't help but root for her to what she finally wants, I like the romance I was curious how the whole reveal would go, I mean Eli was hiding his identity but also having a sweet moment with Mallory and it

was just nice to see but he's also kinda deceiving her by not being forthright.
Overall this was a pretty good book I really enjoyed it, Well, it's Januarynd. I suppose I'll shelve my holiday romances until fall, This book had a wonderful, though, It won for best contemporary romance in the Orange County Book Buyers Best and in the Stiletto contest, It's more serious and somewhat darker than what one tends to imagine when they hear "holiday romance," so I'm glad readers enjoyed being immersed in this story.
I hope you will enjoy itor enjoyed itif it's on your shelf to read for theholiday season, Enjoyable read for most , I do like this author , the storyline was good , the characters were a bit hard for me to get attached to , The Christmas theme was perfect in the beginning.
I would recommend this book, When we meet Mallory, she's having a rough night, It's her birthday and she just wants to go out and have fun walking around town, It's the holiday season and there's a fire going, What else could she want

But she runs into some rowdy college boys who give her a hard time, so when she sees a guy all on his lonesome she goes up to him and pretends to be his girlfriend.
He's not so open to the idea at first, but when he realizes that she's trying to get away from the guys who are harassing her, he gives in and plays along.


At first, the Mallory and Eli seem to have nothing in common, She's friendly and chatty. He's quiet and doesn't seem all that interested in making Mallory's acquaintance, But I knew I liked him right off the bat because he came to Mallory's rescue when she needed it, and that's what a good guy does.


But there's a twist! See, throughout the night Mallory goes on about how excited she is for E.
L. Taylor to be coming to her college to teach, At, Mallory is an older college student, and has high hopes for impressing Mr, Taylor and getting him to invest in her,

But as Eli listens to her talk, he doesn't know what to do, See, his name is EL Taylor, He IS the visitor who Mallory is so excited to meet,

Uh oh.

I enjoyed Mallory as a character a lot, She's had a lot of hardships in her life but applaud her for being so passionate and coming up with a plan to get ahead in life.
I wasn't so sure about Eli at first, He didn't seem to have too much of a personality, But as he opened up, it was clear that he was a good guy who was just trying to do the right thing.


I found this book to be quite enjoyable! My only real issue is the pacing, To me, it was strange how overof the book took place on the first night they met while the otherof the book made up the rest of the time which was probably the equivalent of, maybeweeks.


I would have preferred for a shorter first "date", and more time spent developing the relationship between the time that they decided to stop seeing each other and the time that his family unexpectedly came to town.
Eli and Mallory were really cute together and I enjoyed their banter, like when she teases him about joining the mile high club.
I would have enjoyed more of that throughout the second half,

My Rating:Stars

Thank you to Netgalley for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review! For This Christmas Only by Caro Carson is therd in the series and a wonderfully written book.
This is a sweet Christmas story about a couple that have their own problems that they learn its easier to work through them together.
I highly recommend to anyone that wants a sweet Christmas romance, For This Christmas Only is the third book in the Masterson, Texas series and my first book read by this author.
Overall I found this to be an enjoyable read, I got some laughs from the storyline although it did have its serious moments also.
I would certainly recommend this book to others,

I received an ARC from NetGalley and the publisher Harlequin Special Edition and was under no obligation to leave a favorable review, all opinions expressed here are my own.
Terrific book. Eli nearly died in a plane crash and hasn't been the same since, He no longer has the same passion for his work, he's haunted by nightmares of the crash, and realizes that he's pushed his family away for so long that he doesn't know them anymore.
Eli recently accepted a semesterlong teaching job at his alma mater, but even that doesn't break through his gloom.
In an attempt to face one of his fears, he attends the town Yule log lighting and ends up facing much more.


Mallory is a senior at the college, finally finishing her degree after several years away, She spent those years as an unpaid caretaker to various elderly relatives before the gift of a selfhelp book helped her break free.
Mallory practically worshiped the author of the book and applied its business advice to her personal life, I liked the For This Christmas Only's quote at the beginning of each chapter and how that quote applied to the chapter.
Darn close to destitute, she attends the Yule ceremony for the free entertainment, Unfortunately, she encounters three frat boys who make nuisances of themselves, driving her to approach a stranger for assistance.


Eli did not make a good impression during these initial moments, Mallory is a woman who needs help, and all he can think about is himself, He's wealthy and wellknown and is therefore sure that she is coming on to him, I loved Mallory's reaction and his shock at it, He remained suspicious but did eventually play along with her plan, I enjoyed seeing the connection between Eli and Mallory, as he relaxed a little, able to be the man he wants to be.
It was interesting to see Mallory tell him about her "friend" and his advice, I couldn't believe that Eli didn't recognize it as being from his book, There were some tense moments over a discussion of heroes, and I ached a little for Mallory as she looked at hers from a different angle.


As the evening went on, sparks of attraction began to build, Mallory is all for seeing where it goes, but Eli holds back, She stirs up feelings in him that he hasn't experienced in a long time, and he worries about losing control.
When he finds out who her "friend" is, he feels guilty about concealing who he is, I liked that he had enough honor to want to come clean and understood why he wanted to put it off for as long as he could.
I ached for Mallory and her feelings of betrayal when she found out the truth, I also hurt for Eli because Mallory had begun to break through walls that had surrounded him for so long.


I was so caught up in what was happening between Eli and Mallory that I didn't notice that one day/evening took up more than half the book.
The intensity of their conversations made the story fly by, The pain of their parting was vividly portrayed, as was the hit to Mallory's pride, That pride was what kept her going when she had to see him on campus, When her financial problems made her homeless over the holidays, I loved how Eli stepped up to help,

Mallory's time at Eli's house added another level to their connection, Her support of him when he told her about the accident and what he's been through was heartwarming, That support became critical when Eli received an unexpected visit from his siblings, I loved seeing Mallory help him reconnect with them, There were still a couple of rough spots, but she helped him see what went wrong and how to fix it.
The scenes between Eli and his brother and sister were emotional and satisfying, I also enjoyed seeing Mallory take Eli's For This Christmas Only's advice less literally and see that her past is part of who she is now.
I loved the ending and seeing the changes in Eli, His big moment at the end was sweet and romantic, .