Christmas In High Heels
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New York Times and USA Today bestselling series!
Fashion designer turned amateur sleuth Maddie Springer can't wait to spend the holidays with her boyfriend, LAPD Detective Jack Ramirez. It's their first Christmas together, and Maddie wants it to be perfect. Only between her zany family and wacky friends, Maddie's having a hard time finding alone time with her man. But come Christmas morning, this is one holiday she'll be sure to remember—naughty or nice!
*This is a 4500 word SHORT STORY**
Books in the High Heels Series:
#1 Spying in High Heels
#2 Killer in High Heels
#3 Undercover in High Heels
#3.5 Christmas in High Heels (short story)
#4 Alibi in High Heels
#5 Mayhem in High Heels
#5.5 Honeymoon in High Heels (novella)
#5.75 Sweetheart in High Heels (short story)
#6 Fearless in High Heels
#7 Danger in High Heels
#8 Homicide in High Heels
#9 Deadly in High Heels
#10 Suspect in High Heels
#11 Peril in High Heels
#12 Jeopardy in High Heels
What critics are saying about The High Heels Mysteries:
"A saucy combination of romance and suspense that is simply irresistible."
—Chicago Tribune
"Stylish... nonstop action...guaranteed to keep chick lit and mystery fans happy!"
—Publishers’ Weekly, *starred review*
"Smart, funny and snappy...the perfect beach read!"
—Fresh Fiction
"A roller coaster ride full of fun and excitement!"
—Romance Reviews Today
Gemma Halliday
Gemma Halliday is the New York Times, and USA Today bestselling author of several cozy mystery and suspense thriller novels. Gemma's books have received numerous awards, including a Golden Heart, two National Reader's Choice awards, a RONE award for best mystery, and three RITA nominations. She currently lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her large, loud, and loving family.
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Reviews for Christmas In High Heels
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A quick, fun short story in the High Heels series
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5I was irritated to find that this was a short story - more than half of the "book" was a preview of another book. The story itself had no plot - and was very disappointing. I have read 5 of the High Heel series - and found them entertaining - but not this one!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/54.5 stars.
Aw I loved this!! Easy, light and fun reading with the added bonus of a rather dashing love interest. This series should help keep me sane while I await Sophie Kinsella's next book. The styles are quite similar. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5So I bought Gemma Halliday's series in bulk, something I never do. I mean what if I hate the first book, then I am out all the cash and stuck with the rest of the books in the series. But as ashamed as I am to admit it, I decided I liked her before I even read the book, because of a cover of hers a saw (shockingly enough the cover I liked was of a book I didn't even buy). Well thank goodness, I loved the first book. I have already moved onto the second book in the series and I am enjoying it, but more on that later. I've always liked a good mystery, and I have always liked an author who can paint a picture of the main character with humor. I think Halliday excels at both of these. There were several points during the book where I laughed out loud. As a character Maddie is totally a mess. But she's a great mess. She is living in LA in a studio apartment, in a relationship with a man it turns out she doesn't know as well as she thought, and spends literally the entire book avoiding finding out something that could change her entire future. But I love that she is a mess, she's quirky, has a hilarious job designing kiddie shoes, and is constantly running from one drama to the next (all of which could have been avoided if she didn't have the ever-increasing desire to find out what is going on, but where's the fun in that?)I also really love the cop in the story, Ramirez, he just rolls with the crazy that is Maddie. She follows him all the time in her bright red Jeep and she is so convinced he doesn't notice her, but of course he knew every time and thinks it's funny. I think part of the reason why I enjoy the dynamic between Ramirez and Maddie is because Halliday is so good at creating anticipation between the two of them. I found myself waiting for the two of them to be in the same room together, and then I kept pulling for them to find a way to be together. Halliday is also really good at making the reader (i.e. me) believe that Ramirez is super hot. I can only imagine how good he looks. I have to say that in terms of the mystery element, I thought I had it figured out. And to be fair, I was pretty close to being right-ish. It wasn't until like 2 pages before Halliday revealed all that I had actually figured it out correctly. It was fun reading it, and I did enjoy watching all the different elements of the mystery coming together. I would have to say just about anyone would enjoy reading this book. It's got a great mystery, a lot of fun humor, and a great steam factor that I can only hope gets better in the next book. Give it a try!
- Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Maddie Springer (who doesn't seem to do much work) gets involved in murder. Her boyfriend disappears and she tries to find him. Along the way she gets involved with a detective. I found this to very reminiscent of Stephanie Plum, but less well written. I figured out who the bad guy was too soon. Amusing in places, I'm glad this was free. I'd have been annoyed if I had payed for it. Okay as a light summer read or while waiting for appointments but that's about it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The book was a solid OK. The story was pretty entertaining and I have to admit, I din't expect the ending. My biggest problem was the characters though. Ramirez was basically a chauvinistic pig and I don't understand how Maddie ended up being attracted to him. Sure he was joking most of the time, but it was a little ridiculous. I was also really confused about the names of the Ramirez family, but thankfully it got cleared up later on. The author could have looked a little deeper into Mexican families though, considering my and many of my friend's families with immigrant families don't have people who behave that way.Overall it was a fun quick book to read while working out over the week. Mindless entertainment.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Silly, formula chick lit. Children's shoe designer, who thinks she could be pregnant but manages to mess up taking a home pregnancy test 5 times, learns her boyfriend is an embezzler and missing. He later is wanted for a double homicide but she continues to believe in him even after finding out he lied to her and is married and decides to help in the investigation while silently lusting after the cop assigned to the case. She stumbles around getting in harm's way over and over again.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Not bad for a book I paid only 40 cents for... I'll take the time to read the others in the set I bought. I won't rush out to get the books beyond book 5, but as of about half way through the book, it got a bit interesting. Glad I didn't pay much.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5I made it halfway through and couldn't take any more. What was entertaining behavior from the teenage heroine of Deadly Cool was unbearably annoying in the adult heroine of this novel.Also, if you've read Deadly Cool (which I have, and which is the reason I picked this one up) the story is almost exactly the same -- I had a little mental checklist going:* vacuous but charming heroine who has a hard time facing reality and a fondness for junk food matched only by her disinterest in exercise* boyfriend on the run from the police for a crime the heroine is convinced he didn't commit, despite....* condom wrapper belonging to the boyfriend found by the heroine in a location it shouldn't be if he'd used it with her* quirky best friend who tries to convince the heroine that there may be a valid reason for said extraneous condom wrapper* hot bodied potential new love interest for the heroine who's involved in the investigationThere's more, but I don't feel like going on. I'm actually so disappointed by this that I'm probably not going to pick up the next book in the Deadly Cool series, which I had been looking forward to.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maddie is a LA kids shoe designer, living a great life with her boyfriend, until the day he turns up missing. Maddie puts her shoe designing on the backburner and tries her hand at detective work, getting into some mighty sticky situations along the way. I really enjoyed this book and the characters...would definitely recommend reading it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Maddie Springer is a twenty-something woman trying to earn an honest living so she can support her shoe habit. She's currently dating Richard, a lawyer, and thinks their relationship is heading somewhere. That is until she learns that one of his clients has embezzled $20 million dollars and Richard may be his accomplice. She's not sure what to think as Richard goes missing and his client's wife is found dead in her pool.Maddie decides to take matters in her own hands and starts an investigation of her own. She quickly learns that Richard isn't the man she thought he was as her digging uncovers his secrets. During her investigation, she meets cute Detective Ramirez and sparks fly. The only problem is, Detective Ramirez has a warrant for Richard's arrest. Can Maddie prove that Richard is innocent?Good start to what I'm sure will be a great series.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This was great! i love her writing style.