Review: Window Shopping

Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey
My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I received this book for free, this does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review 

This man smiles constantly. 

I hate him. 

Window Shopping was a quick steamy holiday read about second chances. Stella is just out of jail after serving four years for armed robbery, the story is a little more complicating and forgiving than black and white, when she's looking at a department window display and gets a dual chance of a lifetime. Intrigued by her and her opinion on the window, Aiden, the general manager and majority shareholder of the store, encourages her to apply for newly vacant job opening to design the windows. This kicks off a “We can't, but boy do we want to!” relationship as second chances and taking chances fill the season. 

I think because...this is a man who pays attention. This is a man who doesn't miss anything. 

This was fairly typical Tessa Bailey, steamy and hot, but with some very careful, “he's her boss” maneuvering. Aiden was pretty much all in for Stella but she was cautious with not wanting to be seen as “given” anything because of her relationship with Aiden. They both had some family issues to work through on the side, Aiden feeling abandoned by his father when younger, leading him to always want to be pleasant and not cause waves, and Stella feeling guilty for how she acted out to her parents and feeling “lucky” compared to her friend Nicole, who liked to get her into trouble and guilt trip her. These issues created some keeping the two from ultimately coming together but not from their hands always being on each other. 

For now, I'm going to let myself have Aiden and this moment. 

Aiden was a sweet goofy guy who was the calm that our tightly held together Stella needed and Stella helped Aiden be more solid with who he was. Around seventy percent, Stella joins Aiden with allowing herself to be all in and all that's left is her dealing with issues relating to her friend Nicole, which got brushed through very quickly, and an epilogue showing their HEA. This was great for lighter, quick and steamy holiday fare reading.

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