Very Merry Married

Kringle Family Christmas, Book 2

By: Molly O'Keefe

Narrated by: Oscar Reyes, Angelina Rocca

Ethan

I’ve got my hands full. Running for mayor of my home town in Colorado. Trying to save the family business—and doing my best to survive Christmas without murdering my brother. Nowhere on this list is room for Lexie to show up a year after our epic one-night stand.

Vegas show girl, owner of the meanest dog I’ve ever met, and the star of every fantasy I’ve had since I came home. And apparently… my wife? And she wants me to sign divorce papers. Hell no.

Lexie

I do not get drunk married. That’s what tourists do in Vegas, not locals. But even I am susceptible to gorgeous eyes and an excellent jaw line.

I was so sure Ethan was different from the jerks I usually fall for, until I woke up married without a groom or a way to get a hold of him. A year later, I finally see him splashed all over the internet.

So, what’s a showgirl to do? Put on my best heels, put my dog in a hand bag, and go find my husband so I can end my sham marriage. But as soon as I arrive in Salt Springs, that plan goes out the window.

Ethan hasn’t forgotten me, and the chemistry between us is real and explosive.

Now that I’ve found him, he doesn’t want to let me go.

Was our wedding a Vegas mistake? Or a Christmas miracle?

©2021 Molly O'Keefe (P)2024 Molly O'Keefe

Haven’t liked a politician MMC since Love Actually

“Hide your nipples, Ethan.”
Snicker. The sibling rivalry is one of the fun things about this series.
This installment follows Mr. Oh-so-proper mayoral candidate Ethan and Vegas showgirl Lexie and channels shades of Felony Melanie from Sweet Home Alabama.

“This was his truth- and if there’s one thing I’d learned in my life it was that you didn’t mess with someone’s truth- especially if those people’s truth was aliens because those people would cut you.”
This book was a little more uneven than book 1, with several F bombs, a sex video, and a more jaded, opportunistic Vegas slant. Still, Vegas glam vs. country Christmas provided a fun backdrop.

“If you’re coming for her, then you’re coming for me!”
This one had a little more angst, but also a little more heart and grand gestures, which was great for holiday feels. Mr. Reyes’ female voices could have used some work. And, the humor could have pushed the envelope further. All in all, however, this was a solid middle book.

All novellas of the Kringle family siblings are on Audible, but weirdly aren’t all under the series moniker. Maybe because three different authors and six different narrators delivered them?
It’s worth the effort to search by title/author, because these are great holiday pick-me-ups.

1. The Grump Who Stole Christmas by S. Doyle, narrated by Kit Swann, Patrick Zeller-
Kristen Kringle and Paul “Bunyan” for a killer HEA.
2. Very Merry Married by Molly O’Keefe, narrated by Angelina Rocca, Oscar Reyes-
Mayoral candidate Ethan Kringle and showgirl Lexie’s chemistry doesn’t stay in Vegas.
3. Jingle Bell Beard by Julie , narrated by Stella Hunter, Christian Fox-
Matt Kringle and PR girl Jasmine get a picture perfect second chance.

Show Girl & Straight and Narrow

Two unlikely people meet, get drunk and Marry in Vegas. One remembers the other only bits and prices but not the Marrying part. Lexi travels to Salt Springs to finally get the divorce after waiting a year for her husband to come back and claim her. What a surprise but it backfires on her because Ethan hasn't forgotten her either and now he refuses to sign the papers and wants to get to know her, being married helps his plan. Except Lexie grew up not trusting what men want from women like her under. her mom's influence. it's a roller coaster of feelings and fears and a man's determination to prove her fears are wrong. Listen to the story unfold with some cute side characters gives them a bright HEA