I fell in love with Fool’s Gold and I’m amazed that this series still feels so new and fresh to me after 18 stories and still going. Marry Me at Christmas is a total package of fun, laughter and romance all in one story and truly and charming addition to the series. I loved it! ~ Amanda, Guilty Pleasures
Description:
To bridal boutique owner Madeline Krug, organizing a Christmas wedding sounds like a joy—until she finds out she’ll be working closely with the gorgeous brother of the bride, movie star Jonny Blaze. How will a small-town girl like her keep from falling for the world’s sexiest guy? Especially with mistletoe lurking around every corner!
Jonny came to Fool’s Gold looking for normal, not for love. Happily-ever-after only happens in the movies. Still, nothing about this quirky town is quite what he expected, and “ordinary” Madeline is the most extraordinary woman he’s ever met. Refreshingly honest, disarmingly sweet. Achingly beautiful.
Planning the perfect wedding leads to candlelit dinners and strolls through snow-covered streets. And Madeline finds Jonny in real life even more captivating than her celebrity crush. But will the action star be brave enough to risk his heart and step into the role of a lifetime?
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Marry Me at Christmas is the annual Christmas story in Fool’s Gold and Susan Mallery really pulls 
out the stops in this one to make it a very fun and romantic story for the holiday. Longtime resident and wedding shop owner Madeline Krug is thrown into the deep well when she is asked to help plan a small, intimate wedding for her Hollywood star crush Jonny Blaze. She’s out of her element in planning weddings but finds working with Jonny very easy when she gets to know him. Maddie might have been a little tongued tied in the beginning but then she realizes he’s just an ordinary boy, doing what he does best to give anything to his sister to make her happy.
Jonny is making Fool’s Gold his new home and finds it extraordinary that they treat him as one of their own and are really friendly. He can go about his day walking around town without the fame hanging around his neck and finds it incredible when they aid him in keeping a low profile in town. Working with Maddy is nothing what he expected and finds it refreshing when she doesn’t go all fangirl on him. They grow into a comfortable rhythm and slowly get to know one another over the weeks leading up to the wedding. He isn’t looking for love, and when his backstory is revealed you can understand his hesitancy of putting someone in that position of being his love interest and dealing with his fame. But it seems the more he is around Maddy then more he’s given it a hard look and wonders if she could be the one. After He takes in Raven I fell totally in love with him! He’s my kind of hero.
Maddy herself isn’t immune to heartache but plays down herself that Jonny wouldn’t be interested in her ordinary self. She doesn’t give herself much credit but Jonny sees that there is more there when she is total upfront with him and intrigues him even more. Maddy is fun and loving and cares for her town and her family and friends, as she keeps his business private, and makes an effort to include him in family fun activities throughout the town. She is a likeable, funny woman and it is nice to see her get support in friendship from the other women in Fool’s Gold.
Its holiday time in Fool’s Gold and that means its festival season too. The town is buzzing with activity and the local townspeople are swinging into action as usual with decorating and planning, which is always delightful when dealing with a Live Nativity and Toy Drive. It is always good to catch up with the girls when they lunch together at Jo’s and hear the latest of what is happening in their lives. I fell in love with Fool’s Gold and I’m amazed that this series still feels so new and fresh to me after 18 stories and still going. Marry Me at Christmas is a total package of fun, laughter and romance all in one story and truly and charming addition to the series. I loved it!
Thanks Amanda