OMG!! What a wonderful story!! I am beyond excited about this series. The writing is incredible and the characters are just amazing! How do people make these worlds? I have such high regard for authors that can weave this kind of brilliance. And then there's those of us that can't get their toaster oven to heat. Bc it's not plugged in. LOL I loved this story and all it entailed. Team Rudy! Siiiiiiiigh. In book one (Mending Noel) we met Jack and Rudy, an already established couple, in love and helping two Christmas Elves in trouble. The author introduced us to her sometimes hysterical, sometimes tongue in cheek, always creative and sometimes exciting alternate or adjacent world in the North Pole. Kringle is the Superior Being and Jack Frost is the Prince of the land, his father the king. Rudy is a Rein Dear, a pilot for Kringle, of course.(You can definitely read this as a stand alone, but I suggest reading the series in order for the most enjoyment.)In book two we learn more of Rudy and Jack’s back-story. Before Rudy, Jack had a heart so frozen he had no compassion and was feared throughout all the land. Rudy came along and thawed that heart, showing him love. At this point in the story, they’ve been a couple for hundreds of years, but only recently have they become public knowledge. Rudy has just moved into the castle and his presence is causing lots of trouble.Rudy ends up in a suspicious accident and Jack ends up with a frozen heart again. Now it’s up to Rudy and his friends to try to unfreeze that heart before it’s too late.**This was not nearly as light hearted as book one. Jack has a dark side and we see a lot of it in this story. The heat between Jack and Rudy a little hotter in this book but it’s still pretty tame.I absolutely love the Christmas-isms and the different roles all our favorite characters play in this alternate reality. How can you not laugh at curses like Holy Holly?!Because they were an already established couple, the “romance” was a little less the focus and the drama more compelling than in book one, but it was still very tender and sweet.I’m really enjoying these novellas and highly recommend them to anyone looking for a light holiday read full of fun and magic.I give it 4 of 5 hearts.
