When a curvy adventure guide’s body ignites at the touch of a silver fox polar bear shifter, their holiday fling threatens to melt more than just the winter snow.

Belle Winters has always loved adventure, running her successful 4×4 tour company on Ravenhart Mountain. But when she spots Nate—a towering polar bear shifter with rippling muscles and a wicked handlebar mustache—across her sister’s Thanksgiving table, Belle’s adventurous spirit finds a thrill her 4×4 tours never prepared her for.

In the snowy California town of Corvid Valley, their connection intensifies with each encounter—from holiday weddings to midnight New Year’s confessions. But with fifteen years between them and Nate’s belief that he’s too old for the vivacious 40-year-old, can these shifters embrace the chemistry that makes their bodies hum with electric desire?

As Belle and her rugged barber discover passion under the Christmas lights, they might just find that sometimes the most powerful adventures begin with a single, heart-stopping glance across a crowded room.

Titles in the Yule Fall in Love series (Covid Valley world connection) include:  Hot Cocoa Kisses ~ Mistletoe Kisses ~ Gingerbread Kisses ~ Sleigh Bell Kisses ~ Tinsel Kisses ~ Evergreen Kisses ~ Candy Cane Kisses ~ Nutcracker Kisses ~ 

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  Gingerbread Kisses
Series:  Yule Fall in Love #3
Author:  Kat Vroman
Published:  September 21, 2025
My Rating:  4 stars

Gingerbread Kisses is the third title in the Yule Fall in Love series, this time featuring Belle and Nate as they push past their own ideas of what’s perfect for the other, and focus on what’s completely right for them, as a couple.

Although I’d consider this couple to be just right for each other, they, on the other hand, either think they’re too old for love to find them (spoiler: they aren’t) or are afraid to risk their heart to pain or rejection.  Age-wise, they might be considered a seasoned couple, but, really, the heart knows no age differences; it only knows when the right person loves them back.

I enjoyed Gingerbread Kisses by Kat Vroman very much.  Even though it’s a short read (can be devoured on a lunch hour or before bed), Belle and Nate manage to bring a slow-burning feel to their romance as walls crumble, and feelings are allowed to be shown.

If you love a Shifter Romance that’s well-written, passionate, and emotional, with a couple who is coming to realize that you’re never too old for love to find you, then you’d enjoy Gingerbread Kisses by Kat Vroman.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the author or the author’s team via Booksprout, and I sincerely thank them for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review, giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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