Book Review: "Five Gold Rings" by Kristen Bailey

Oh, my heart. Given that We Three Kings is one of my favorite books this year, I decided to go backward and read Five Gold Rings now. (They're both standalones but this one was written first.) Loved this one, too, Kristen Bailey!!

“‘Nah, it’s just I know Christmas people. I thought you’d be more of a low-key Christmas dude. A sensible jumper and mulled wine kind of man.’”

“‘I’m novelty jumper, all the way. I Christmas hard.’”

Christmas is approaching and Eve is excited. She can’t wait to get home from a conference to see her boyfriend Chris and go shopping with him for the last few gifts they need to buy. But when she arrives home, she finds her boyfriend in the shower…with another woman.

Angry and devastated, Eve throws all of the gifts she got for Chris’ family out the window, and then escapes to the jewelry store where she works part-time. The owners call on Eve’s coworker, Joe, to help lift her spirits. Of course, Joe has more than a tiny crush on Eve, so he’s all too happy to help, although he doesn’t want to come across inappropriately.

There’s another crisis at the store: five rings were not delivered to their correct recipients, which means their events could be ruined. So Eve volunteers to distribute the rings and hopefully save the day, and Joe—fresh from his other job as a barely clothed elf—will serve as chauffeur and partner-in-crime. Can they keep Christmas from imploding?

I was hooked on this book from the first few sentences. I honestly loved everything—the characters and their stories, the banter, the holiday spirit, the emotion, all of it. I’m a Bailey fan for sure now!!