The blissful small town of Twilight, Texas is full of love surrounding the Cheek family. Residents look after each other and spreading cheer during the holidays, especially Christmas, is mandatory. Hunky, good-looking Joseph is the youngest sibling in the family, assuming duties of the family Christmas tree farm since the grandfather's heart attack. Having ADHD has always been a reckoning to deal with in staying grounded in one place for long.

Law student Gabrielle Preston is a product of two famous, prestigious and rich lawyers in Los Angeles who made the decision years ago to bring another child into the world in hopes of saving their son from cancer. Derrick could not be saved and died when Gabi was only six-years-old. Following her parent's expectations of becoming a lawyer, Gabi finally faces reality that she never rocks the cart and does whatever to please everyone else. Now is her time to re-evaluate who she truly is and what she wants. Swapping her life with an online friend, she and Katie change houses, cars and lives for three weeks, returning to their normal lives on Christmas day. Escaping the hustle and bustle of L.A. isn't the only thing she discovers when the sexy guy she meets is Katie's brother and the yurt she is to live in is directly across from the Christmas tree farm. A kiss from Joe stops her legendary hiccups when nervous, but starts her heart racing. As the quaint town and Joe capture her heart, leaving is sure to break her heart. No one has ever managed to give her the heart-stopping orgasms that Joe does. Finding herself is dampened only by the thought of giving up Joe when she leaves.

I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS is not the first I have read by Lori Wilde and definitely not the last. Her Twilight, Texas novels are truly wonderful, filled with emotion, love and a town full of truly caring people. If you don't fall in love with the town of Twilight, then you haven't read one of her books. This is a very delightful tale of finding your worth and love at the same time while learning to believe in the magic of Christmas. My heart went out to Gabi, a beautiful, sassy woman always doing what everyone else wanted, setting her own heart and wants aside. If you miss this series, it will be a huge mistake!

Book Summary

Christmas in Twilight, Texas, is all merriment and mistletoe. The Cookie Club is whipping up their most festive sweets, the townspeople are scrambling to get their holiday shopping done, and Joe—a hometown guy with a restless heart—is dreaming about the woman he wants to kiss most . . .

• . . And who happens to be staying at his sister's place over the holidays, while Joe's sister is away. But Joe isn't quite sure he wants to be a living Christmas present to runaway law student Gabi Preston.

Joe thinks the sassy sweetheart he nicknames "Trouble" won't inconvenience anything but his healthy sex drive. But when he discovers the reasons Gabi escaped from her life, he aches to give her everything she's never had. As the magic of the season draws them together, the gift of love is the only one worth giving…