Mobility Mom Book Shelf: How My Neighbor Stole Christmas by: Meghan Quinn

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This book was recommended by one of my travel clients. She discovered it via social media and shared it with me.

Book Description

Living in a year around Christmas town has it’s drawbacks. The caroling, the decorations, the insanely cheery spirit, it never disappears. It’s why I like to hibernate away in my cave--I mean house--keeping a healthy distance from the holly jolly spirits.

And all was going according to plan until my nemesis, Storee Taylor, moved in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Without blinking, she turned my simple world into a real nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decided to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest - which she was determine to win.

Well guess what? Over my cold-hearted body.

There was no way I was going to let her win, not after the history we’d shared.

So despite my promise to myself of never participating in the sickening Christmas season, I entered the competition as well. That’s right, I planned on beating Storee at her own game by pretending this grump’s heart grew three sizes this season.

And it was working until feelings between us started heating up.
We pretended to date.
We kissed.
And well, sparks flew from there.

Which led to one explosive night involving Christmas lights, the competition, and a ladder. Don’t let me convince you who stole Christmas, I think you need to find out for yourself

About Meghan Quinn

Born in New York and raised in Southern California, Meghan has grown into a sassy, peanut butter eating, blonde haired swearing, animal hoarding lady. She is known to bust out and dance if "It's Raining Men" starts beating through the air and heaven forbid you get a margarita in her, protect your legs because they may be humped.

Once she started commuting for an hour and twenty minutes every day to work for three years, she began to have conversations play in her head, real life, deep male voices and dainty lady coos kind of conversations. Perturbed and confused, she decided to either see a therapist about the hot and steamy voices running through her head or start writing them down. She decided to go with the cheaper option and started writing... enter her first novel, Caught Looking.

Now you can find the spicy, most definitely on the border of lunacy, kind of crazy lady residing in Colorado with the love of her life and her five, furry four legged children, hiking a trail or hiding behind shelves at grocery stores, wondering what kind of lube the nervous stranger will bring home to his wife. Oh and she loves a good boob squeeze!

My Thoughts

This book came to me recommended by one of my travel clients. She was so excited to share it. I for one am glad she did.

First off I loved that the book took place during the holidays and had a nod towards my favorite green guy the Grinch. I also liked all the holiday feels it gave.

The book centers on Cole who is of course the hot version of the Grinch. He has no holiday spirit in him after suffering a tragedy that has left him in a dark place. Add to that the loss of his friend Storee who is our adult version of Cindy Lou and Cole has no intention of being cheerful.

Storee had returned to her aunt Cindy's home to help with her care. Returning to her childhood holiday getaway brings back memories both good and bad. When her aunt Cindy tricks her into joining the Christmas contest held every year in town Storee begins to realize what she has been missing. However, Cole is determined to keep her from winning. What happens is something altogether different.

This book is full of fun, spice, and a lot of holiday cheer. I really enjoyed watching Cole and Storee grow close again and seeing them work through their past. I felt the book had great moments of tenderness, laugh-out-loud moments, and of course spicy moments. It was very good.

One thing I will say though the book was fun to read and I enjoyed it the audio version is far better. When you hear it the book with the narrator, the duets, and everything else it becomes so much better. This is one of those few times where I felt the audio version outshined the physical reading version.

Overall I enjoyed the book and it will become one I read every holiday season or listen to.