Review: The Italian's Christmas Child by Lynne Graham

The Italian's Christmas Child by Lynne Graham
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

THE ITALIAN'S CHRISTMAS CHILD is the 1st book in Lynne Graham's Christmas with a Tycoon Duet and I just loved it!!!!

The story's beginning is totally adorable. The rich tycoon, Vito Zaffari is looking forward to a quiet Xmas time in a friend's country cottage, where he's run off to escape a family scandal that has rocked his family back in Italy.
But he's in for a huge and unexpected surprise!!

Holly Cleaver is on the way to spend Christmas with her foster mother and finds herself stranded near Vito's cottage when her car is stuck in a ditch. It's snowing and she seeks refuge at the cottage.........she's a waitress and loves Xmas (the reason for the Xmas outfit and tree)....he hates Xmas!!!

Naturally things get a bit heated between the two. He finds her refreshing and fascinating. She finds him totally irresistible............

They spend an evening chatting and soon it leads to them spending a night of passion with some unexpected consequences.

The next morning, she leaves to carry on with her life and he with his. But within 2 months, she discovers she's pregnant with his baby. But she has no way to contacting him about the news because he had given her a false name.

So two years later, she sees a picture of the man she had spent the night with but he has a different name.

She contacts him. He's shocked. He demands that she marry him so that he can make their son, Angelo, his legitimate heir!!! You know those Italian men!!! And their heirs!!!

I loved Holly........

...she was sweet and kind and loving and spunky....... She stood up for herself and was not prepared to let Vito off the hook when it came to making adjustments in his married life and to spend more time with their son. and watching Vito fall under her spell was a total treat.

I found Holly and Vito an endearing couple and their little son, Angelo, an absolutely cute and sweet kid.

I so enjoyed the Italian backdrop!!! One of my favorite settings for love stories!!!!

And the moors of Dartmoor with snow was stunning.

Some really interesting and engaging characters...I liked Vito's mother and loved Pixie, Holly's!!! And yes, I did find Vito's friend Apollo a bit of a twit at times...I just can't wait for his book. I hope Pixie gives him a "run for his money".........

Once again, Lynne Graham has given us another fabulous HEA!!!!!

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