Hideaway Harbor Book 4 - 2025
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/241057938
To begin we have Lumi who is in her early 40's she's always been used to taking care of others first her younger sisters then working hard to take care of her son as a single mom and now she is facing her first holiday season as an empty nester since her adult son is out in the world living his life and has told her he can't make it home for Christmas so she has thrown herself into her work as the postmaster in town and working for her families auto shop.
Saint (it's his nickname but it fits) is a silver fox Santa look alike anyways he is driving in his luxury vehicle heading home where he's needed most as it's a busy time of year for his families business when he gets caught in a snow storm in the middle of nowhere and runs into a sign (so he doesn't hit the town's dog... it's a thing his owner passed away so he just goes where he feels like in the town and the people take care of him). Now he is stuck spending the night in his car with limited cell service the next morning in comes Lumi to pick up his car and bring it to her shop.
Saint needs multiple expensive and hard to get parts to fix his car he is now in a place where he has to extend his stay unexpectedly but all the rooms at any local hotel/motel/Inn are full, working out a deal with Lumi is his best option... she reluctantly at first allows him to take her spare bedroom her son isn't coming home and he offers to pay very fairly for the room.
There are hints throughout the book as to what Saint and his family do for work, but it's never actually 100% told to us as the readers leaving us to wonder is he or isn't he? Our couple gets close quickly during Saint's extended stay leaving to it feeling like an insta lust/love situation towards the middle of the book. A lot of repetition surrounds the topic of our couple really liking each other a lot but he is leaving soon and she has always wanted to travel but never had the opportunity being stuck in this town. Can they make their relationship work long term when they know already there is an expiration date on his time in town? Will she ever be able to take time for herself and let herself go on those amazing trips she always wanted to go on? Could they go together?
This is the second in this series that I was able to get as an ARC read and it didn't disappoint it's exactly what I want from a holiday romance warm, friendly, sometimes cheesy (it's part of the charm) with a little holiday magic mixed in it was a super sweet quick read!
There are mentions of some other characters from other books in the series but you don't need to read the books in order as they are complete stand alones. If you are looking for a book (s) to kick off your holiday reading make sure this series is on your list!
Have you read any of the books in this series? Which one was your favorite?
*Netgalley ARC read *Age Gap *couple over 40 *Spice *holiday magic
*small town romance *forced proximity *2nd chance for romance *single mom (adult son)/empty nest
*hallmark vibes *cozy read *rom com *secret identity *insta lust/love
Other ARC read in this series blog post : https://elbyslibrary.blogspot.com/2025/10/evie-alexander-holiday-fakers.html
*Possible spoiler
--> I was hoping that the dog would end up going home with Saint
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