📝 Review Note:
This review is provided as part of the Virtual Book Tour hosted by Zooloo’s Book Tours, taking place 6-12 October. You can follow along Book Tour Schedule.
Thank you to Katie Evergreen, Joffe Books and Zooloo’s Book Tours for including me on this book tour and for providing a copy of the digital edition of this spicy romance to read and review.
As always, this review reflects my honest thoughts.
Book Description
This Christmas, love is the best surprise of all . . .
Merry Sinclair used to adore Christmas — until heartbreak ruined her holiday spirit. Working in New York’s famously festive Carroll’s Department Store over the holidays is not helping matters. Until she meets new employee Christian, whose easy confidence and deep chestnut eyes make her heart skip.
Estranged heir to a global empire, Christian Carroll hasn’t set foot inside his family’s store in years. But when his father tells him the company’s struggling, he reluctantly agrees to return, on one condition — he’ll work undercover as a janitor.
The last thing he needs is a distraction in the form of the charming and quirky store-greeter he can’t seem to stay away from.
As Merry and Christian grow closer, their connection becomes undeniable. But when Christian’s true identity is revealed, Merry must choose — can she trust him with her heart, or will past heartaches keep them from finding their own place under the mistletoe?
Tropes:
Christmas romance; Workplace romance; Opposites attract;
Billionaire romance; Second-chance romance
The Author
Katie Evergreen (aka Kate Galloway Smith) is an award-winning, best-selling author, copywriter, and Consultant Occupational Therapist. Growing up devouring Famous Five, Point Horror, and Sweet Valley High, Katie now lives in Norfolk with her daughter and their cats, where she spends her time writing about people falling in love.
Katie has a website at katieevergreen.com and can be found on Facebook and Instagram too!
My Review
This book gave me all the Hallmark Christmas movie vibes — but with the delicious bonus of added spice! If you love twinkling lights, snowy New York backdrops, department store magic, and a romance that makes your heart race as much as it makes you smile, then Suddenly Mine is going to be your festive obsession.
Merry was such a joy to read — she’s sweet, funny, and still carrying the scars of heartbreak. Christian had me from the start: the broody billionaire trying to keep his identity hidden while secretly falling for the most charming store greeter in New York. Together they were pure chemistry, and I adored the way Katie Evergreen mixed swoony, movie-worthy moments with heat that turned the pages fiery.
One thing I really liked is that although this is the final book in the Apex Billionaires Club series, you don’t need to have read the others to enjoy it. Each story focuses on a different member of the club, and this one stands perfectly on its own. But for those who have read the earlier books, there are little appearances and nods to the other characters that feel like catching up with old friends — just enough to make you smile, without leaving new readers confused.
There were times I laughed out loud, times I swooned like crazy, and one or two moments that made me a bit teary — but overall this book just made me happy. It’s fun, flirty, festive, and the perfect finale to the series.
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