Peppermint Bark, No Bite

, #1

Paperback, 310 pages

English language

Published June 26, 2024 by Love At First Search.

ISBN:
979-8-9884312-2-0
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Grace doesn’t want a lot for Christmas …

When it comes to relationships, Grace isn’t hoping for any mistletoe miracles. Instead of asking Santa for yet another disappointing date, her list would have only one to be a mom … a lifetime goal that she put on hold after being kicked out of her biological family for being transgender.

There is just one thing she needs.

But Grace’s plans to avoid heartbreak are shattered when she meets Alex, her best friend’s ridiculously hot and painfully arrogant brother who’s more interested in moneymaking than merrymaking. Their unexpected connection heats alongside her grandmother’s famous caramel apple pie … until reality sets in as the New Year approaches and Alex’s prestigious promotion across the country beckons.

Will her Christmas wish come true?

Or will their fledgling feelings spoil like forgotten eggnog?

“Peppermint Bark, No Bite,” is a …

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This Was A Slog...

There were a few aspects I liked, and a LOT MORE that I hated, but ultimately there are only a couple things I want to say about this book.

  1. Can we stop having rich men as the love interests in transhet romance? Have we learned nothing?? They are 90% of our entire problem right now.
  2. Hey, I love wish fulfillment. God forbid we imagine things actually going our way occasionally, right? But this is just... egregious. It reads like one of those "and then everyone stood up and cheered" memes.
  3. What sort of trans book quotes HP in this day and age?? This one, apparently.

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  • Fiction
  • Romance
  • Queer

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