Father Christmas by Margot Scott tells the story of Astrid who is carrying Finnegan "Finn" Wright's baby. She is keeping the unborn child a secret from both Finn and the rest of the family. For her family it's because Finn is as close as a father to her and so news of her pregnancy would ruin that year's Christmas. For Finn it's because he ran away from her the night they had sex and she doesn't think he truly cares about her. But can love flourish even in the oddest of circumstances?
When I chose to read this book I didn't recognize Margot Scott as being the same author that wrote Sharing Noelle. But things started to click with the setting of the book as well as Noelle reappearing. So if you loved that book like me, you'll like getting a little peak into how Noelle is doing. Plus a few lines about Noelle and her two husbands are a lot funnier if you have already read Sharing Noelle. If you haven't yet read that book, you should as it's awesome.
I love age gaps in romances. It's a taboo thing that I don't agree with in real life but is all the right kinds of wrong in my fiction. Then you add in the fact that Finn is Astrid's surrogate father and this book is as hot as the winter is cold. At least winter in places that aren't Florida. I'm lucky if it gets down to thirty degrees Fahrenheit in the winter.
To me it's not enough if the sex is awesome and taboo. If there is no emotional connection to the characters I can't care as much. Astrid is more than a woman to have sex with, she is a caring woman who has hopes and dreams of her own. She sacrificed a lot when her grandmother became sick and labors under her mother who became paranoid after her father died. Finn loves Astrid beyond the mere physical. He cares for her and wants to see her succeed.
There is some buildup to showing Astrid and Finn having sex for the first time. It is frustrating, in a good way, to wait for all the juicy details. What is amusing about the buildup is that Astrid tells Leena about what happens and then stops just before she has sex with Finn. Her cousin then acts frustrated because she, for some reason, wants to know how Astrid lost her virginity. I'm sure there are people like that but...it just seems really odd to me.
The sex scenes are varied enough to not seem like they're repeating throughout the book. Besides Astrid and Finn's first time, the two lovebirds sneaking around the cabin to have sex was well done. Especially near the end where they find a loophole so they can have sex without breaking a promise they made.
Astrid decides that her and Finn need to buy a real Christmas tree because Gran will like that. Luckily a place is selling Christmas trees so she finds the perfect one. I haven't bought a real Christmas tree in years so it was great to step into Astrid's shoes for that reason.
I would recommend Father Christmas by Margot Scott for those that want a Christmas themed age gap story.
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