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Dashing Through the Snow by M. Leighton

Standalone Christmas Novella

It seems I read a new “snowed in with a stranger on Christmas” book every year, so I will say that Dashing Through The Snow by M. Leighton wasn’t a very unique story, but still, it was the perfect way to spend an afternoon enjoying the Christmas decorations, and if it were cold here, a nice hot cocoa by the fire. It’s been a long time since I read M. Leighton, and I am happy to say she didn’t disappoint.

“Have you ever kissed a stranger in a snowstorm?”

Dilyn is not a fan of Christmas, so she doesn’t mind when her boss (and ex) sends her on a last minute assignment to interview Dash Grainger, professional snowboarder out in Colorado. She expects to be put up in a nice mountain lodge, so is surprised when her driver drops her at a beautiful chalet that is Dash’s private home. Despite the driver’s warning of a storm, Dilyn sees blue skies and decides she has time to interview the playboy snowboarder, and still make it to find a place to stay.

Of course Mother Nature has other ideas.

“This night can be whatever you want it to be. Just… stay.”

As the snow keeps them trapped, a very honest game of 20 questions has the tension between them mounting like crazy. (Teehee, I said mounting. There was lots of that to come. Teehee, now I said come.) But there was more than just sexual tension developing. I wouldn’t call it insta-love, but but it was the beginning of it.

“He’s sucking me in, pulling me under. He’s an avalanche and I’m being swallowed by him. A perfect stranger. How does he do it? How has he managed to throw me off, drag me in, lift me up, all in the course of a few minutes?”

There was some very sexy times, but it never really felt porny the way a lot of these short, hot books do.

“Christ I wanna be in you,” I admit, my cock painfully hard at this point. “Deep inside you. Stretching you so tight you’ll feel me tomorrow with ever step you take.”

There was also a lot more angst than I expected, and quite honestly, that was my least favorite part of the story. I would have been very happy if this were a straight sweet Christmas romance without the angst that pissed me off a little.

Likes:

It didn’t feel like the connection was too quick or unrealistic. They definitely connected and got to know each other.
I liked her snarky, sassy personality.
A cocky, sexy, alpha snowboarder who is a total romantic? Yes please.
Very sexy scenes.
Deconstructed s’mores!

Dislikes:

I didn’t love the whole way the angst went down.
I felt bad for another character.
Very common trope.

The Down & Dirty:

I really enjoyed the quick and sexy Christmas novel, Dashing Through the Snow. Though is uses the common trope of getting snowed in on Christmas with a stranger, M. Leighton was able to keep it fresh, fun and sexy. Though I wasn’t thrilled the way the angst played out, I still totally enjoyed this sexy, romantic Christmas story.