A Rare Gift [Kindle Edition]

Jaci Burton (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

With a disastrous marriage behind him, Wyatt Kent has no interest in getting involved with any woman, let alone his ex-wife's younger sister. But when Calliope Andrews hires him to build an addition onto her day care center, Wyatt can't help but notice she's a desirable woman, as warm and funny as his ex was cold and aloof.

Calliope fell hard for Wyatt the first time he walked through the door of her family's home, and can't believe her sister let him get away. He's still the star of all her fantasies, and she's determined to prove to him she's nothing like his manipulative ex. Wyatt may be all business, but Calliope sees the way he looks at her when he's supposed to be working...

It's not long before Wyatt and Calliope are keeping each other warm on cold December nights. But it's going to take a Christmas miracle for Wyatt to put his trust in love a second time.

28,000 words

Product Details

• Format: Kindle Edition
• File Size: 361 KB
• Publisher: Carina Press (December 5, 2011)
• Sold by: Amazon Digital Services
• Language: English
• ASIN: B005Z1CSM2
• Text-to-Speech: Enabled
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,502 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2.0 out of 5 stars Not My Cup of Tea, February 8, 2012

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Tina D (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Rare Gift (Kindle Edition)

1.5 stars. I had to DNF this one at 35%. While the writing was decent enough, the story was just too contrived and predictable for my tastes. The heroine was too obtuse (needing every minute detail of every little thing explained to her led to a couple "Wtf? Did this chick just fall off the turnip truck?!" moments) and immature for my liking and Wyatt just wasn't impressing me much in the amount of time I spent in the story. I'll have to try something else from this author though, because I did enjoy the voice.

5.0 out of 5 stars Potentially awkward romance gives lots of wonderful love instead., January 5, 2012

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SaraO @ TheLibrarianReads (South Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Rare Gift (Kindle Edition)

Can I tell you how much I loved this story? I really felt like the characters had time to circle around each other. I didn't feel like their romantic progression was rushed. And can I just tell you how cute this romantic progression is? Calliope is a quirky girl who knows what she wants and sets out to get him. The potential awkwardness that could result from a woman dating her sister's ex-husband is dispersed by Calliope's enthusiasm. Just watching Wyatt's bear-like nature melt under Calliope's love and attention was lovely Too cute. I wanted to eat this story up. It was so good, I need to stop myself now before I continue to gush...One of the best of the book for sure.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous heroine!, December 5, 2011

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Christina Snow - See all my reviews

This review is from: A Rare Gift (Kindle Edition)

My Review:

Rating: B

Overall, this was a fun little read. I had some personal issues with Wyatt just because I felt like he hung onto his bitterness over his failed marriage for entirely too long...(PS. Calliope agreed with me.) I absolutely adored Calliope's character and how ballsy she is! She is awesome!! Here is just the perfect taste of what I am talking about:

"I can't believe a big tough guy like you is afraid of a little think like me, Wyatt." Then she stepped back, her gaze traveling halfway down and staring at the part of him she had no business staring at. When she lifted her gaze again, she grinned.

"I know you have balls in there. Why don't you try to find them? When you do, it's your turn to come ask me out."

I love her character. It takes a pretty self-confident girl to go after her sister's ex-husband and Calliope owns that she is that girl...never apologizing for it especially in light of the fact that she knows that Wyatt needs to get past her sister Cassie. This was just a really enjoyable book.