ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS – Lisa Plumley
Kismet Christmas , Book 4
Zebra
ISBN: 978-1-4201-3155-0
October 2014
Contemporary Romance

Kismet, Michigan – Present Day

After getting caught in a naughty (though he's innocent) scandal, Moosby's Toy Stores CEO Jason Hamilton is sent by the chairman of the board on a supposed “Goodwill Tour” by visiting one of their best-selling stores in Kismet. If all goes well, then Jason can offer the manager a job in Los Angeles at corporate headquarters. Jason arrives in Kismet and is immediately struck by how everything and everyone is very much into Christmas. At the toy store, even before he realizes that she's the store manager, Jason is attracted to Danielle Sharpe. When she informs him that all the lodging in Kismet is full and he'll have to stay with her, he takes her up on the offer, and they strike up a friendship. But when her three children arrive, along with Danielle's ex and his current wife, she makes it look as if she and Jason are a couple. It snowballs from there, but soon they're becoming serious about each other.

Danielle doesn't want to reveal to Jason that she's been creative with the inventory by trading stock with other stores to make sure products sell well in her store because corporate has made it clear she must follow their procedures. She wants the promised promotion to move with her kids out of Kismet to avoid seeing her ex parade his happiness with his new wife around anymore, but she hasn't quite figured out how to tell her kids about her plans. Meanwhile, with Jason's arrival her life is turned upside down. He's charming, handsome and attentive, but she wonders if there's any chance of a future with him.

Lisa Plumley provides readers with a feel good romance in ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS. Jason has enjoyed the perks of being the company CEO, but he's facing opposition from the board after his unwitting escapade that landed in the news. A trip to Michigan while the scandal dies down should do the trick, especially in an out of the way town where Christmas is pretty much celebrated year round. Meeting Danielle rocks his world as the attractive single mother is business savvy and willing to accommodate him when he has no place to stay. She introduces him to several townspeople and to her children, which isn't an easy task as they still have a glimmer of hope their parents will reunite. But just as Jason charms Danielle, he does the same for her two boys, Aiden and Zach, while her daughter Karlie is harder to crack.

Danielle feels like she is slinking secretly around Jason because she's afraid he'll find out (and report to headquarters) how she has upped the sales at the store. Not that it's a bad thing, but the company wants all the stores to play by the same rules. Danielle hopes having Jason under her roof will allow her to impress him, but being thrown together (and mistaken for being a couple) soon has them thinking romantically about the other. Their romance is spontaneous and sweet, though they do manage to do the deed even with her kids under the roof. But Danielle can't see Jason falling for someone who is from a small town in Michigan, because, after all, he's a millionaire and a playboy. Yet feelings grow and now the secrets they're hiding from each other are going to have to come out, whether they like it or not. Will the ensuing explosion bring them closer together…or tear them apart?

ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS is a cute romance that will have you chuckling and feeling ready for the Christmas season. Part of the Kismet Christmas series, this tale can be read alone without worrying about understanding what's going on with other characters because the common theme is Christmas. Give ALL HE WANTS FOR CHRISTMAS a spot on your Christmas reading booklist.

Patti Fischer