Mistletoe Bay

Misty Harbor #7

by Marcia Evanick

Nestled beside the coastal town of Misty Harbor, Maine, lies the picturesque village of Mistletoe Bay. There, overlooking the clear blue sea, is a charming old house that's the perfect place to gather for the holidays and give thanks for family, good friends, and bright new beginnings...

When Cooper Armstrong left California to return to Maine, he also left a cheating ex and all his plans for settling down. Now Coop concentrates on taking care of his ailing father and learning his route as the area's new UPS man. It's not just Coop's parents who need assistance—Jenni Wright, whose blossoming new business has him making daily deliveries to her property, could clearly use some help.

With three young sons, her mother-in-law, and a teenage niece all sharing a rickety house that seems to be held together with duct tape, Jenni has her hands full. To Jenni, Coop is their UPS guy, handyman, and her boys' guardian angel all in one gorgeous package. She's sure he'd run a mile before getting involved in the chaos of her life. But as Thanksgiving gives way to Christmas, the lovely, resilient Jenni turns Coop's expectations of a cold, lonely winter upside-down, revealing the promise of warmth, love, and a lifetime of happy memories.

"The magic of everyday pleasures permeates Evanick's contemporary romance...Evanick has a gift for finding the humor in small details, and her story of opposites who attract unfolds with endearing warmth." —Publishers Weekly on Harbor Nights

"Evanick's enchanting series never skimps on humanity, warmth, and romance." —Romantic Times on Harbor Nights

Genres: Romance, Christmas, Contemporary Romance, Contemporary, Chick Lit, Fiction

320 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published October 1, 2007

Reviews

[Anna]

A cute Christmas romance that was more Lifetime movie than Hallmark. Naughty kids, a houseful of various pets, a couple of widows and a hunky UPS driver make for a fun and eventful holiday. Add some mishap, angst and sizzle to make for a joyous Christmas with a happy ending for all.
3.5 stars.

[Adah]

Mistletoe Bay was in a word, wholesome. I was cracking up throughout the book, it was just fantastic!

This Christmas romance followed Jenni, a widowed mother of three crazy, hilarious boys that were the source of most of my laughter, as she navigates starting a new business in a new town and meeting a new man. Living with her is her late husbands mother Dorothy and sister in law, Felicity, and the book follows their adjustments to the new town of Mistletoe Bay and new love.

The highlight of this book was the three little boys, particularly Tucker, 5 year old with a vivid imagination for new ways to make trouble. He’s just hilarious and the highlight of this book.

Coop, the UPS man with a darker past of his own can’t help but be drawn to Jenni and her crazy family. He helps around the house with fixer upper tasks and as everyone settles in, and Tucker continues to make trouble, Felicity starts to feel left behind. How the family handles this conflict could leave everyone miserable. I give this story 5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ even though it felt wrapped up too quickly, it was just so wholesome and adorable and hilarious! The chemistry and love stories is just perfection. It’s so well done and I just can’t say how much I loved this story.

My six word review:
You’ll laugh so hard you cry!

Steam rating:
For a romance, there’s maybe only 3 pages of steam. It’s the perfect amount and not too graphic.

If you want to laugh like crazy while reading about so many unique love stories, this is the book for you!

[Pandora]

Good, old fashioned love story

I read Ms. Evanick 's book many years ago and had forgotten how wonderful her stories were, how realistic her characters are. I also appreciated how low key the sex scenes were. It's a very nice change.

[Jo Perrin]

Challenges of life with three active youngsters and extended family. Humorous love story. Loved reading this book.

[Becky Underwood Baldwin]

I loved it.

[Gabby]

3.5

[Dixie-Lee Campbell]

First time reading this author: and glad I picked her book up... all because the name implied it was a Christmas themed book that caught my eye.... loved the cover, the colour of it ... love blue covers. .... and the synopsis on the back cover made me want to know more of these people and their lives.
Started this book yesterday... from the first page I couldn't believe how this flowed and held my interest. Real life everyday scenarios... in countryside small town living ... & a caring person doing his everyday because circumstance of his own life brought him to this place in time. A caring inquisitive man doing is job ... involving his instinctive self . How could not keep reading ?

10:58 PM 19 August 2015 .. was searching to see what books had been written this series Misty Harbor ... I'm stifled ... but I just did a search to find out and am teeter-tottering with emotion.. she passed away this summer 2012. omg. Her words are so full of life in this book 2007 ... how sad.

21 Aug 2015 - An awesome finish to an awesome storyline ! had a hard time to put this book down.

[Kylie Hood]

So nice that I finished this on Christmas Day. It was one of the last books my grandmother read before her death. She read it 6 Christmases ago and I couldn't bear to read it until now. I gave it a 4 because I could hear her laughing at the little Boy tucker that resembled her grandson Jackson. It wasn't Austen or dickens but she loved it. She even wrote hysterical on the inside of the cover to remind herself. I love that I could have a small piece of her this Christmas. The book was funny and really a 3.5 but I could feeling her read it with me. That made it a 5! I was smiling and laughing as I read it. I can even see her little hands holding the binding. What a wonderful book that we finally shared. Thanks grandma for sharing one last book with me.

[Diane ~Firefly~]

Cute story about a young widowed mother who recently moved to a quaint town with her three rambunctious boys, her mother-in-law, sister-in-law and a bunch of pets. Jenni runs a business out of her barn while Dorothy cooks and watches the boys. UPS deliveryman, Coop, never knew what to expect on his daily trip to her house and once he met Jenni he started coming over to fix things on the house and get fed delicious food.

It is interesting to read how the household blends and the crazy things that happen. There are romances for all three women in the house and of course a HEA. I'm not usually that into romances with children, but I really enjoyed this one.

[Paula]

Jenni - widow, business owner, mother of 3, lives with her mother-in-law and sister-in-law is a run down / falling down home with a small zoo

Coop - single man, UPS driver, AKA "Mr. Brown"

Dorothy - Jenni's mother-in-law, turning 50 soon, starting to go through menopause, caretaker of Jenni's 3 boys/her grandsons.

Felecity - Jenni's sister-in-law, teenager, ripped from her school, friends, etc. to move to Misty Harbor with her mother and Jenni.

Sam - Felicity's boyfriend

Eli - Sam's father who does not see Dorothy as an ageing grandmother but as a woman.

[Allison L]

I was instantly drawn in by the premise of a “magical Christmas” and was excited to see exactly what that entailed. Luckily for me, what I found was a cute story filled with just as much holiday mischief as there is romance.

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[Michele bookloverforever]

multi generational romance: widow with 3 young children falls in love with delivery man. Her mother in law falls in love with the father of her teenage daughter's boyfriend and of course, the teenager finds first love with young man but is upset that her mom is in love with the boyfriend's dad.

[Sally Salyards]

I really love this book, if you like romance novels, this is the ticket.Tells of a strugle of a single mom after the death of her husband , to keep her and her 3 boys, a mother in- law and sister- inlaw heads above water and the romance she finds with the UPS man.

[Regina Mastrogiacomo]

The final book of the series, and just as enchanting as all the other stories in the series. There are moments of fun, moments of every day problems and a lot of love. I will always wish there were more stories to this series.

[Tammy]

I'd rate it more like a 3.5. It was a cute happily ever after story.

[Sam]

Was the first book I read of hers and the series now I am determined to read them all. A really great read!

[Emily]

Cute and feel good Christmas holiday read!

[Janice]

This is one of my favorites but if I remember correctly, there is quite a saucy scene that some of you might want to skip over. :) (It is a romance novel).

[Jacqueline J]

dnf because the story was too simple and sweet. the kind of romance everyone wants to live not necessarily to read about. no tension or suspense.

[Kim]

I think this was my first by this author. It was very good and enjoyable, even though the characters had some sadness to overcome. I'll read more by Marcia Evanick!

[Denise]

This book had a good solid story and a touching romance. I would recommend.

[Linette Ambrose]

I love Marcia Evanick's romance books. Love that the location is in Maine, I think that adds to the romantic feel. Her stories don't ramble and aren't drawn out.

[Wendy Gumera]

it was cute and romantic. it is nice of evanick to give second chances to widows/widowers with children...who are her usual characters, at least with 2 of her books i've read so far.... =)

[Robin]

Good story; liked that it was about a widow with young kids who finds love again!

[Beth]

Omg this was so good and funny. Enjoyed all the characters. I hope there is more.

[Marie]

Cute story

[Mary Randall]

I loved every minute of this feel good read! Ready to hit the library for more of her work!