Special Delivery

4.5 🌟’s. Here is a great Christmas novella to get you in the mood for the holidays. It’s quick, it flirty and it’s all wrapped up like a sweet present. We met Vaughn in the previous books, and he is now a partner in the new agency. He heads off on a business dinner with Josh to catch up with Josh’s sister, the party planner. As Josh is being detained by a client, Vaughn and Quinn hit it off from the get go. It is a love at first sight connection but as they have both sworn off dating, it’s torture for them. The feelings they have over the next few days are overwhelming. Their chemistry takes them by surprise, they love the genuine and truthful approach they have. They both enjoy good banter and humor, they have a bright outlook on life and are completely open with each other. I snort laughed at Quinn’s burst of honesty at the office Christmas party. She goes in with a plan, and all it takes is hearing Vaughn’s voice in her ear that had her confessing straight up to her surprise. Even though this story is concise, you get a full picture of their romance with the epilogue. Great story to start of the holiday season. 🎄

Special Delivery is the fifth book in the Always Satisfied series--and I THINK it's the last one, but don't quote me on that because I could be wrong--about Vaughn Channing and Quinn Summers, the former being Josh Summers's (whose own happily-ever-after takes place in the fourth book, Overnight Service) close friend and business partner as well as a Super Bowl-winning tight end turned sports agent, and the latter being Josh's younger sister and the owner of her event planning business. Josh unwittingly plays matchmaker when he pairs Vaughn and Quinn together to plan their new agency's first-ever Christmas party. Both Vaughn and Quinn have rules in place when it comes to relationships, but 'tis the season to be jolly, which is the perfect time for fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-ing in love... There was a whole lot of adoration coming from my end while reading this novella. I adored Vaughn and Quinn and I adored how angst-free this was, which may sound strange considering I make no secret of loving angst in my romance novels. However, this is a holiday read, and well, Christmas is, indeed, the time to be joyous, and merry, and bright, and this story certainly didn't need any angst nor drama to make it a better read. Another thing I adored was the role Josh played, and how it wasn't about him being the proverbial Scrooge or Grinch in the blossoming affections between his friend and his sister. This was a really fast-paced read, and naturally, it ends quite happily. You also don't need to read any of the previous books in the Always Satisfied series, but they're all good reads, so consider it a pre-Christmas treat to go read all of them anyway. I'm giving Special Delivery five stars. ♥

Delightful, witty love story! Vaughn and Quinn have both sworn off dating, but when her brother pairs them up to plan the company's Christmas party, they find that they have so much in common that they just can't stick to their dating diets. Quinn is a wonderfully quirky heroine, and Vaughn is as drop-dead swoon-worthy as any book boyfriend ever was. The writing is quick-witting and humorous, with all the steam a gal can want and a beautiful HEA with an epilogue that elicited more than a few contented sighs. It's a perfectly romantic novella, and I highly recommend it. I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book.