Melody Carlson has been writing Christian Romance for a number of years. Her style of writing is captivating and engaging and generally leaves the reader with a totally satisfied feeling when the final pages have been read.
The Christmas Swap makes me believe that Melody has been reading reddit entries about entitled parents and entitled children. Emma has often been the guest of the Landers family for Christmas since she met Gillian in college. The Landers family is well-to-do and has decided that they would participate in a house-swap with a family in Colorado, who will come to Arizona to spend the holidays in their house. Mr. Landers has paid for Emma to come along with them to Breckenridge, Colorado. Emma is excited for the trip because she's never seen snow.
Mrs. Landers can find nothing worthwhile about the swap: the house is too rustic, the master suite is on the third floor, the blankets are not good enough, the pillows are too hard, there are no complimentary toiletries, and the Christmas decor leaves much to be desired for her. Gillian is made in her mother's image but has a devious side to her, to boot.
The home the Landers family and guests have landed in belongs to TW Prescott, a well-known song-writer. He was supposed to go to the Landers' home in Arizona, but he forgot a folder of music and had to turn back. He couldn't get out of Colorado, so he decided to stay in his studio and "act" as care-taker of the property. When he meets Emma, he feels an instant attraction that is reciprocated. Teaching her how to ski and spending more time with her outside of skiing cements the feelings even more.
I am not enamored of this novel. It is a quick read, which makes it not quite as bad. The attitudes of the Landers family were hard to swallow, especially Gillian's and her mother's. This is a three star book at best.
Revell Publishing and NetGalley.com provided the copy I read for this review. The opinions expressed are my own.
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