Christmas on Main Street Book Review

I was trying to read the Shelter Bay series in order but every source said that it was a different book next.  Christmas on Main Street by JoAnn Ross, Susan Donovan, LuAnn McLane, and Alexis Morgan was supposed to be the next book because there was a short story in the book.  Plus since I couldn't pass up a Christmas book, I was ready to read it.

‘Tis the season to fall in love in this heartwarming collection of four small town Christmas romance stories.

In “Christmas in Shelter Bay,” New York Times bestselling author JoAnn Ross returns to Shelter Bay, where Kelli has long tried to keep her feelings for her friend Cole a secret. But when the local matchmakers conspire to send them to a secluded lakeside cabin, the two friends soon discover that a little love will keep them warm.

TV producer Nathaniel Ravelle knows the Bayberry Island mermaid legend is a joke— how could a statue grant a wish for true love? But when a Christmas Nor’easter lands him in close quarters with local Annie Parker, they see magic at work in matters of the heart in New York Times bestselling author Susan Donovan’s “A Seaside Christmas.”

In LuAnn McLane’s “Mistletoe on Main Street,” Clint isn’t sure how to rekindle his romance with high school sweetheart Ava—until his father bows out of playing Santa at the annual Cricket Creek holiday parade and Clint gets the chance to make this Christmas one to remember.

And in Alexis Morgan’s “The Christmas Gift”, business is booming at Bridey Roke’s pastry shop. Everyone in town stops in to sample her holiday treats.  But in her spare moments, she’s perfecting a special recipe to charm the handsome new neighbor—who has his own surprise gift for her come Christmas Eve!

The first book was the Christmas in Shelter Bay which was about Kelli and Cole.  I know that I have read about them in another book and they were totally together in that book so I don't think that I got the books in order but I was glad to get this missing piece of the puzzle.  Kelli and Cole have been lifetime family friends and although Kelli has had a long time crush, Cole didn't want to see her like that because she has always been the girl next door.  Their family pushes them into going to the secluded cabin where they discover that there are sparks between them.  Christmas is going to be different this year!

The second book was Seaside Christmas where Nathaniel Ravelle comes to Bayberry Island to learn about the mermaid legend.  Although on his way into town, the big storm hits and he falls in front of a shop on the way to the Bed and Breakfast he was supposed to stay.  Annie Parker hears the noise and goes outside to pull him inside.  There are no doctors in the small town so she follows all the instructions on what she is supposed to do to warm him up and make sure that he doesn't get frost bite in addition to the concussion.  When we wakes up naked in Annie's bed, he is very confused on what happened.  They quickly get him seen by a doctor but he is supposed to have round the clock care so he stays at Annie's and they get to know each other and retell the stories of the town.  It is a great seaside Christmas tale that has me wanting to pick up the rest of the series.

The third book was Mistletoe on Main Street where Ava runs a local toy story and is working hard during the Christmas season to keep the shelves stocked and also to be a part of the Christmas festivities in town.  She always plays Mrs. Claus but this year instead of the normal Mr. Claus, she finds her ex-boyfriend sitting in who has been gone from the small town for a long time.  Although she wants to not have any feelings, there is a spark that she can't ignore.  Clint decided with his father's suggestion, to send her gifts and things until she softened up and accepted his apology.  Their relationship picked up right where it left off and they were quickly inseparable until Clint disappeared and no one knew where he went.  The great thing about being close with someone for so long is that they know you better then family so Ava set out on the adventure to find Clint before Christmas.

The fourth book was the Christmas Gift which was a great story of Bridey who runs the pastry shop in the small town and is working towards making all her customers feel like family through her smile and ease of talking.  Although she meets Seth and feels just a little bit more interest, she is focused on making new recipes and building her new business. Seth is an artist who escaped to the small town in order to get inspiration back but feels nothing for the wood that he is supposed to work with until he decides that he has to offer to rebuild Bridey's kitchen shelves.  They work together daily and become good friends until their friendship blossoms into something more.  

This was a great book series although they were all just a little too short.  I love a long story but I know that I will be looking for a lot of these series to add to my reading list soon.  Have you read any of them??  I am going to have to find them at the library and see where I can start.  Although I have a huge pile of books that I have to get through first!!