Booked for the Holidays

                             

Title: Booked for the Holidays

Author: Liz Maverick

Published: Audible Originals, November 14, 2024

Time: 3 hours 41 minutes

Genre: Holiday Romance

When mystery author D. B. Ziegler is late delivering her book, Abi Schore steps in to help. Surely she can give her favorite author moral support over the holiday break and get the manuscript to her boss at Tea & Sympathy Publishing in time for the new year.

When Abi shows up on Ms. Ziegler’s doorstep bearing holiday treats, she’s met by the author’s handsome grandson Dov, who reveals a startling plot twist. His grandmother isn’t able to finish the book and Dov promised he’d complete it so fans won’t be disappointed—a task that’s harder than he ever imagined.

As Hanukkah unfolds, Abi and Dov cozy up in his grandmother’s brownstone apartment working their way through his writer’s block and untangling plot threads. Before long, the novel starts taking shape ... and so does their simmering attraction. Will their own story end once the book is written, or is this just the first chapter?

Everything I love in a holiday romance. Forced proximity, a little holiday magic pulling them together, and an arbitrary deadline to meet or the holiday season is ruined! This is really cute, and I get why things were set out the way they were for moving the story along. 

However, I think it could just as easily have worked if *spoiler* his grandmother's death were not kept a secret. They could have gotten with her agent, put it in a contract that she wanted her grandson to wrap up her series, and I feel like based on how successful she's purported to be, the publisher would have gone along with it no problem. And then they could have grieved in a timely manner. And still had the forced proximity during Hanukkah. But this was really cute and I did enjoy it a lot!

Ratings

Stars: 3/5