We will review the Dreamspinner Press advent calendar one review a day. At the end of the month THREE winners will be picked to receive some great prizes!

First prize is 10 books from your Dreamspinner wishlist .

Second prize is 5 books from your Dreamspinner wishlist.

Third prize is 3 books from your Dreamspinner wishlist.

Day 29

Reviewed by Jen B.

TITLE: Driven to Distraction

SERIES: 2016 Dreamspinner Advent Calendar – Bah Humbug

AUTHOR: Cassie Decker

PUBLISHER: Dreamspinner Press

LENGTH: 23 pages

RELEASE DATE: December 1, 2016

BLURB:

Cowboys Wyatt and Brady are competing in a team roping event in Missoula, Montana’s annual Christmas Eve rodeo. Christmas is Wyatt’s favorite time of year and nothing is going to dampen his holiday spirit, not even his surly, no-nonsense roping partner. They’ve only been riding together for a week, but Wyatt has already secretly fallen head-over-boot-heels for Brady, though it’s painfully obvious Brady only has eyes for the rodeo’s grand prize purse.

When Brady is distracted during a crucial moment in the night’s first roping run and nearly disqualifies them, Wyatt is almost certain he is going to be another of Brady’s many rejected partners. Will Wyatt and Brady be able to sort out their differences and work together to win the grand prize? Maybe if Wyatt can show Brady that Christmas really is a time for miracles.

REVIEW:

This was a really cute story. Wyatt is Brady’s latest in a string of calf roping partners. After a week, Wyatt is continually distracted by Brady, even though Brady comes off as all business and somewhat standoff-ish. Turns out Wyatt was the distraction and Brady had a pretty big reason for his surly reputation.

Driven to Distraction takes place in basically one evening, when the guys are competing for the latest big prize. In between rounds, Brady makes it clear why they must win and that there are no room for distractions. Wyatt is more than willing to help out in both departments and manages to break through some of Brady’s barriers.

I don’t generally read holiday themes and am not a huge fan of short stories either, for the mere fact that I find it hard to connect to characters and the story in general in such a short span of time. But, this turned out to be quite enjoyable and a nice afternoon feel-good quickie. It felt well-rounded and covered all the basics, not leaving me feeling as though something important was missing. I found it to be a positive example of this author’s work, and having not read Ms. Atwood previously, I will definitely be looking to read more in the future.

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