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Christmas Candy (Sweet Christmas Series Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Samantha Jacobey (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.9 out of 5 stars 101 ratings
Life isn’t always sweet, even for girls called Candy. Candice Parker’s life has never been easy. Plagued by losses and setbacks, each day is a struggle for the petite brunette and her young son. When fireman Gary enters her world, he is one mistake she refuses to make; but after tragedy strikes, she may not have a choice. Gerald Ford has never been what anyone would call settled. Always keeping things simple, he lived a fast and furious lifestyle, with no intentions of slowing down. However, when he inherits his family’s ancestral mansion on his thirtieth birthday, he considers the possibility that it’s time for a change. Could this complicated young woman be his Christmas Candy?
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  1. Book 1 of 9
    Sweet Christmas Series
  2. Print length
    146 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publication date
    October 30, 2015
  5. File size
    1.5 MB
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B017FF8L5S
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Lavish Publishing, LLC; 1st edition (October 30, 2015)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 30, 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1.5 MB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 1535036591
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 out of 5 stars 101 ratings

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Samantha Jacobey

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Anyone who knows me could tell you, I am a friendly kind of person, never met a stranger and take up conversations any where at any time. I work hard, and my mind never seems to shut down, as I wake up often in the middle of the night with ideas pouring out and demanding to be dealt with. Of course that means much of my books were written in the middle of the night.

I grew up and still live in the great state of Texas where everything is bigger, where we have warm weather and a central location. I love my state, my town, and my family, which includes my four sons, my significant other, and many friends as well.

I have thoroughly enjoyed writing the books that are currently available and hope you will enjoy reading them just as much. And of course, there will be many more stories to come.

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Customers enjoy this Christmas story, describing it as a thought-provoking romance packed with drama. The book features great characters and receives positive feedback for its sweetness.

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11 customers mention "Story quality"9 positive2 negative

Customers enjoy this Christmas story, describing it as thought-provoking and entertaining, with one customer noting it's packed with drama.

"This book was great left you hanging in the end so I gotta get the other books now lol." Read more

"Christmas Candy is a story about love without necessarily being a romance. I would consider it more women's fiction or an atypical romance...." Read more

"Christmas Candy by Samantha Jacobey is an entertaining Christmas story. Ms. Jacobey has delivered a book that is full of realistic characters...." Read more

"...Well written and uplifting. I do love happy endings. I enjoy this author and this story only enhanced that joy." Read more

5 customers mention "Character development"5 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book.

"...to meeting Candy's son and her mother, both of whom are great characters and to a hero who refuses to give up on his chance with the woman he..." Read more

"...Ms. Jacobey has delivered a book that is full of realistic characters. Some you love right away, some you don't like but they kind of grow on you...." Read more

"These characters are awesome...." Read more

"...He is a great character. I felt the ending was abrupt. Kelly Cagle" Read more

3 customers mention "Sweetness"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the book sweet, with one mentioning it adds a nice spice to the story.

"...Gary and Candy's story is packed with drama, bits of humor and spice. I enjoyed reading Christmas Candy...." Read more

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  • Megan
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2021
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    This book was great left you hanging in the end so I gotta get the other books now lol.
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  • Red Sapphire
    4.0 out of 5 stars A Christmas story about gifting love
    Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2016
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    Christmas Candy is a story about love without necessarily being a romance. I would consider it more women's fiction or an atypical romance. Candy's early life has left her ill-prepared to give love or receive it in a relationship. Some might think she's harsh in her attitude toward Gary, But she honestly tries to dissuade his pursuits in ways that are not at all unrealistic when a person really wants a pursuer to leave him/her alone. What I liked most about the story is Gary's determination and patience that show he really want to offer her a real relationship, despite all the baggage she comes with. It is through him that readers see the Christmas Spirit striving to help Candy realize she can let go of the past and have and be that special someone in another person's life. The overall writing of the story is visual and allows you to feel like you're right there in the scene of whatever is taking place. In fact, you can't help but see yourself in some of the stores and doing some of the same things at Christmas time.

    If you're looking for the standard formulaic romance, you won't find it in this story, especially since Candy doesn't thaw out until the story is almost over. But if you're open to characters who aren't breathtakingly beautiful, to meeting Candy's son and her mother, both of whom are great characters and to a hero who refuses to give up on his chance with the woman he cares about, you'll like this book. In addition, the events taking place in this story help to pull you in and keep you reading.

    I listened to the audio version of this book. While some of the voices could have been better, I rate the overall experience at about 3 stars.
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  • Deb D
    3.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Story
    Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2018
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    Christmas Candy by Samantha Jacobey is an entertaining Christmas story. Ms. Jacobey has delivered a book that is full of realistic characters. Some you love right away, some you don't like but they kind of grow on you. Gary and Candy's story is packed with drama, bits of humor and spice. I enjoyed reading Christmas Candy. This is a complete book, not a cliff-hanger.
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  • Kindle Customer Martha
    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Candy (Sweet Christmas Series book 1
    Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2017
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    Candy and Gary were a great pair and had a hard time getting together because Candy lost her father who was a policeman and Gary is a fireman. Being a fireman, doing a service job was dangerous and she was afraid of losing him.
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  • Peni A
    1.0 out of 5 stars Listened to on Audible.
    Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2018
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    I listened to the 2nd story, Christmas Eve, in this series first. That one was okay but I wanted to know if by listening to this story it might clear up some of the issues in the 2nd. What it did was solidify for me the issues started with this story and carried over to the next. I couldn't even finish listening to this one.

    I was very disappointed that Candy was depicted as a spoiled brat acting more like she was 13 than 24. How Gary could even think about dating someone that self centered and childish I can't understand. There is a lot of unnecessary narration which doesn't move the story forward and little enough actual interaction. The story is unrealistic from a fireman leaving the scene of a fire and not even informing anyone where he was going to saying to depicting the fire happened a few minutes ago. Fires of that nature with multiple people needing rescue and with injuries don't finish in minutes.

    I felt the story to be stilted and choppy written by someone just starting out. The narrator did a good job with what there was but there was only so much she could do.
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  • Kathy
    5.0 out of 5 stars Heartwarming
    Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2016
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    This is an inspiring and thought provoking love story. Well written and uplifting. I do love happy endings. I enjoy this author and this story only enhanced that joy.
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  • Joann ME
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet
    Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2017
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    These characters are awesome. After going through what Candy has gone through and survived and Gary being on so patient I can wait to read more about them.
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  • Mary
    3.0 out of 5 stars Christmas candy
    Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2016
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    I listened to the audio and I have to say, while I love audios, I didn’t really enjoy this one,in part was from the narrator and in part for the story, more specifically Candy's character. She was too unlikeable, always treating people bad and just unappreciative of everything. I don't even know how Gary likes someone this nasty. He is such a good man and in no way I would have thought he deserved a piece of work like that. Sorry not sorry.
    It just didn't work for me, even tho the story wasn’t bad at all, but I couldn’t get over her character to appreciate it.
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