Review: Sleigh Belles by Beth Albright

Title: Sleigh Belles 

Author: Beth Albright 

Series: Sassy Belles, #3  

Published: September 2013 Harlequin MIRA 

Format: ARC, e-copy, 336 pages 

Source: Netgalley

Join the Sassy Belles this holiday season—it’s Christmas, Southern-style!

With
her hair perfectly coiffed, nails freshly manicured and a heavy trail
of perfume wafting behind her, local news reporter Dallas Dubois is sure
she’s about to kick her career—and maybe her love life—into high gear.
The director of the Tuscaloosa children’s Christmas play has fallen ill,
and Dallas is ordered by her station manager to take the reins.
Everyone is shocked—especially Cal Hollingsworth, who still remembers
her as the Ice Queen from high school.

If nothing else, Dallas
has never met a challenge that a little lip gloss and a Chanel knockoff
couldn’t fix. But she has no idea how to relate to these kids, and their
brutal honesty is giving her pause. Things are made even more
complicated by the butterflies she gets whenever Cal is near….

But
when long-lost family members reenter her life, Dallas’s icy veneer
begins to melt. And with Cal by her side, she soon realizes that it’s
what’s under all the hair spray that counts.

My thoughts: This
is the third book in Beth Albright’s Sassy Belles series and it’s such
a fun series. As much as I have loved all three books, I have to say I think this one is my favorite.

In Sleigh Belles,
we finally get Dallas’s story. Dallas has been part of this series
since book one, although she hasn’t always been portrayed in the nicest
of lights. I knew there had to be more to her than that tough, mean-gal
personna she showed us and sure enough I was right. 

Dallas
has not had the easiest of lives and has put up walls around her to
protect her already fragile heart. It’s not until she’s shown the real
meaning of love and family that those walls start coming down and
watching that happen actually brought tears to my eyes at times. I loved
seeing the vulnerable side of Dallas and we get to see that quite a few
times throughout the book. Not only does she repair some mended bridges
with her family, but some of her friendships she thought were long lost
are back and stronger than ever.

I
have loved reading this series and getting to know these fun, charming
Sassy Belles – Blake, Vivi and Dallas, along with their significant
others and the rest of the Tuscalossa towns folk. With each book, I felt
the southern charm just oozing off the pages and it made me want to go
visit. I know that Beth Albright is busy working on her next set of books and I can’t wait to get my hands on those!!! 

If you’ve read any of these books, which Sassy Belle is your favorite?

Books in this series:

1. The Sassy Belles
2. Wedding Belles
3. Sleigh Belles