Unexpected Gift is a holiday romance between an ingenue and a recluse, a little bit like Beauty and the Beast, if you will, that the beauty eventually drew the recluse out of his shell. It's a bit unconventional but cozy and no sex, but also non-religious.
Aspiring decorator Cali Johnson moved all the way to New York City and found a cheap place to live in the Bronx... and was destined to spend the Thanksgiving alone in the Big Apple until she found a cat wandering the building, which led her to the building's recluse, Marcus Ritz. Marcus refused to meet face to face, only wanted to meet her on phone and later, facetime (but his face never appeared), but he seems to be extremely rich, despite his gruffness. And Cali fell for this mysterious man, hard. Will she find out what ailed him and help him get over it... by Christmas?
Cali was just naive enough and good-hearted enough to be willing to entertain a cat and the reclusive owner, and the recluse was just lonely enough to allow her in... if only a little. It's an interesting fairy tale retold in a contemporary setting, and it's a fun cozy read.
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Kind and cari the g Ingenue in Bronx gets to know the rich recluse in the same building and taught him Christmas Spirit
Tropes: different worlds, recluse
Overall Rating: 4/5 (rounded up)
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