Book Blurb:
'Tis the season for mayhem, mistletoe, and one very unfortunate mall uniform.
Engaged. Overwhelmed. Running a small business with a purple-haired octogenarian who thinks "Rhonda El Bano" is a convincing alias. For reluctant psychic Riley Thorn, the holidays are less "magic in the air" and more "fire in the living room." Between the backlog of invoices, a PI license teetering on revocation, a disapproving grandmother lobbing ominous predictions about the upcoming wedding, and the fact that Riley cannot see a single thing about her own future with Nick Santiago, she just wants to survive until December 26th.
Nick Santiago doesn't do "mellow." He does Christmas. Hard. He's the man who owns a twelve-foot inflatable Santa and feels no shame about it. So if closing out the year means going undercover at the East Shore Mall to catch a slippery theft ring―even if it costs him one truly terrible security uniform and several shifts with the world's most punchable assistant manager―fine. The sooner he catches the bad guy, the sooner he can haul his fiancée under the mistletoe and convince her everything is going to be fine.
Between mall chaos, psychic guild parties, warring families descending for Christmas Eve dinner, and one stray kitten who has personally destroyed two rooms and a dog's dignity, they have five days to catch a thief, save a license―
And figure out why the future looks so suspiciously blank.
Tropes:
*Hambright PR ALC *Cozy Mystery *Holiday Rom-com *Psychic *Paranormal *Undercover
*heist *Grumpy x Sunshine *Protective MMC *Quirky side characters *fun animal side kick
*Christmas *danger *💀
Thoughts:
This is book 5 in the series and I naturally didn't realize this before I requested this ALC, it can be read/listened to as a stand alone but I feel it would have been better if I had read these in order.
In this we have Riley Thorn (FMC) she is kind of feeling overwhelmed with the upcoming holidays and trying to plan her wedding. Riley and members of her family have psychic abilities, she has a grandmother who feels she isn't living up to her full potential and she is also worried that while she can see the future she can't see her wedding in it... but she loves her fiance and knows that they are meant to be.
Nick Santiago (MMC) is a private detective his most recent case has him and his team working at the local mall to try to solve the case of the missing items after multiple thefts throughout the mall and Christmas coming fast the mall manager hires this motley crew to help crack the case and get the missing items back... preferably before the mall needs to be shut down.
When Riley learns that her fiance's PI license might expire she jumps on the case to not only help him with his current case, but also figure out how to get his liscense renewed in time.
This was a funny cozy mystery with a side of romance. Our Couple also struggles throughout the book with family drama (as in their families don't get along...). There are many quirky characters that come into play throughout especially Riley and Nick's elderly room mates who cause a set of problems all on their own. They have a sweet dog and a kitten has decided to move in and cause problems... but doesn't want to be caught.
There are several shady characters making you wonder who could be responsible for this series of crimes.
Will They be able to wrap up this case so everyone can have a happy holiday season?
I enjoyed this and hope to go back to read the rest of the series at some point! The narrator Natalie Duke does a great job bringing this festive holiday caper to life!
Have you read this one? What did you think?
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