Better Watch Out

by sinclair-dani

Christmas Stalking…

J.D. Frost's kids fell in love with the lady in the ice-cream parlor. When he laid eyes on their new playmate, J.D., too, felt a sudden craving for sweets—a craving only Jackie Neeley could satisfy. But then the woman started acting as nutty as a Christmas fruitcake.

Jackie jumped at the slightest sound. Hid her luscious curves beneath baggy clothing. Told tales of stalking strangers, dead bodies and disappearing elves.

J.D. had two options, both deadly. Walk away from this woman with her shaky grasp on reality. Or trust her—and protect her from an all-too real threat….

Genres: Romance

256 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1997

Reviews

[Anne Holly · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very cute and quick seasonal romance with some murder tossed in. Entertaining, with some humour, and solid, likeable characters. Not extraordinarily realistic, but meh. I could read nonfiction if I wanted real life. I'd probably read this one again.

The biggest drawback for me was that I don't care for coincidental resolutions, as they seem awfully staged, but the book was still worth reading. The prologue and early plot basically give away all of the crooks, but the frustrating grope of the characters is more important than guessing "whodunnit". As grotesque as it is, I find dead elves popping up to be a rather amusing twist on the holiday romance format, and I kept thinking it was a clever send up of those damned elf on a shelf books that were so trendy a few years ago - only this one has been garotted, and it's still better than the Pinterest version.