I received this arc from Tule Publishing in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed this stand alone holiday themed romance. In the beginning we meet Qara, her sister Rose and Grandmother. Qara is a workaholic who is on track in her firm for a big promotion. Her grandmother gifts the girls a trip to her homeland, Mongolia over the holidays to learn more about her heritage. Upon arrival, they meet another American, Ben who seems to be interested in Qara. Ben is a writer who is stuck on his second book, a fantasy middle school book. He picked a trip to Mongolia to try and solve his writer’s block. The grandmother, Emme, and Rose invite Ben along on their sightseeing and meals. At first Qara begs off with work duties. She has her phone on all the time, taking conference meetings and working up new pitches for her clients. She finally realizes that her grandmother won’t be around forever and wants Qara to see some of the culture of the country.
Ben ends up doing things with Emme and Rose while Qara is working. He sees how she has trouble not constantly pushing herself. He finally is able to get some writing done while immersed in the winter wonderland of Mongolia. Qara’s constant putting work first is a turnoff to Ben. He is interested in her and things start to progress where they have fun partaking in the cultural activities until she ruins it. She also thinks Ben is lazy since he isn’t killing himself to meet a major book deadline his agent has given him. Once Qara realizes what her grandmother hoped for her visit, she starts trying to join in. She comes up with the idea of a birthday party for her grandmother with her family in Mongolia attending. Ben and Rose share the duties with her.
I found learning about Mongolian culture to be fascinating. I didn’t know anything about the country so this was extremely interesting. It was frustrating that Qara and Ben seemed at times to be at odds. There was much angst as I wondered if they would resolve their differences as well as wonder what would happen in their respective careers. I give it 5 stars and highly recommend it.
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I really enjoyed this winter storyline .Qara is always working long hours to make it up the corporate ladder even if it puts work before family so when her grandmother wants her to take a trip with her and her sister to see Mongolia a part of their heritage she can't say no.She meets Ben at the airport who is also heading there to get a new perspective for his next book.
