Screwing Mr Scrooge by Nichole Greene

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Screwing Mr. Scrooge

(Windy City Holidates, Book 1)

By Nichole Greene

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Holiday

Novella

Grumpy Sunshine 

Boss Employee 

Such a cute, quick read. Love that they both knew but fought it. But I love that Ash saw her for who she was and not her upbringing & Clara was able to soften Ash and bring him what he was desperately needing...love.

Christmas Cupid By Ilsa Madden-Mills

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Christmas Cupid

By Ilsa Madden-Mills

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Holiday

Novella

Brothers Best Friend

Forced Proximity 

One Bed

Super cute holiday read. Loved the parent trap turned sister trap angle. I mean, who doesn't love a snowed in, one bed romance? The fact they were both so grumpy and ended up raising the others' spirits was sweet.

Studmuffin Santa By Tawna Fenske

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Studmuffin Santa

(Ponderosa Resort, Book 1)

By Tawna Fenske

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Holiday

Novella

Childhood Crush

Workplace 

Cute story full of heartwarming moments. With Brandon & his Dad as well as Jade & Amber. I loved the fact that after everything from high school, Jade was such a strong & independent adult. 

Jade & Amber own  reindeer ranch that needs some help. Amber hires Brandon as their "Santa" to bring in crowds but also unbeknownst to Jade to be extra security since odd things continue to happen around the ranch. Amber doesn't know about Jade's less than ideal youth of being bullied & that Brandon was one of the few people who stepped in, which caused her to crush hard on him.

Hidden Shadows by Nyssa Kathryn

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Hidden Shadows

By Nyssa Kathryn

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Holiday

Novella

Ex Military 

Bodyguard

Stalker 

Another hit from Nyssa!! This was a great holiday & bodyguard story. Loved the mystery behind who was stalking her. The fact that Nixon hated Christmas but ended up softening for Finley was sweet. 

A Festive Feud by Maren Moore - ARC

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A Festive Feud

(Strawberry Hollow, Book 2)

By Maren Moore

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Holiday

Novella

Enemies to Lovers 

Opposites Attract 

What a fantastic holiday read!! I love the entire Romeo & Juliet theme of feuding families the whole book has. But I loved that neither Jackson nor Emma could deny their attraction to each other. Throw in the adorable Marley & Mo to the mix & you have another level of cuteness.

I have to say the way they ended up in the situation at the beginning is pretty hilarious. But I love that the town was like 'nope. we are done with you'.  But I am here for more of the Pearce brothers & Josie, of course. 

Gifting the Billionaire By Cate Lane - ARC

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Gifting the Billionaire 

(The Carlson Dynasty, Book 4)

By Cate Lane

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.5

🌶🌶🌶.5

Novella

Billionaire

Friends to Lovers

Holiday

Super cute holiday read. I love how it jumps from points in their friendship from the other books!! It truly was a friends to Lovers story that just melts the heart!

Snowbound Lovers by Cate Lane

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Snowbound Lovers

(Christmas Novella)

By Cate Lane

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Novella

Holiday

Grumpy Sunshine

Cute, quick holiday read. Love that both Madison & Jarrod got a short story. Loved how Jarrod was so protective of Mads and how angry she got when they first met.

I especially loved the little moments between the hot tub and snowboarding to Christmas Eve. But I love how the group's story kept going and moving along. This was a perfect segway to the next series.

The Never King by Nikki St. Crowe

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The Never King

(Vicious Lost Boys, Book 1)

By Nikki St. Crowe

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Fantasy

Peter Pan Retelling

Enemies to Lovers

Dark Romance

Novella

And just like that, I am sucked into this world of Peter Pan and his lost boys. Such a great retelling. Can't wait to keep reading.

Winnie is one tough broad. And I love that the boys are all falling for her. The best, though, was vane reaching his limit and doing what they all wanted to do.

On the Line by Brittney Sahin

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On the Line

(Dublin Nights, Book 2)

By Brittney Sahin

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶

Novella

Suspense

Kidnapping

Revenge

What a great quick read. After everything that Anna & Adam went through in book one, you'd think they'd catch a break for their wedding. Nope. 

After not answering calls or her door on the morning of her wedding, Adam discovers Anna has been kidnapped. This was a fast-paced book with lots of leads and also some closure to the Hannigan storyline.

Loved the Holly & Sebastion introduction and tension. Also introduced Jake & Alexa as well as Mario & Maggie to the Dublin world.

Irreplaceable by Cara Dion

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Irreplaceable 

(Love Song, Book 1.5)

By Cara Dion

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Novella

Age Gap

Co-worker

Playboy

Another great quick story to introduce Olivia and Callie. I love the fact that Olivia was the understudy who got her big break with her childhood crush. 

Daemon is reeling from bad press and needing this play to do well. When Liv is so nervous around him, the director demands they spend time together. Liv is used to being second choice in work and romance. But the feelings that both Daemon and Liv pull from each other is unlike anything either has experienced before.

Tumbling Head Over Heels by Kacie West

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Tumbling Head Over Heels

By Kacie West

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Novella

Fake Dating

Grumpy Sunshine 

Billionaire

Opposites Attract 

Forced Proximity 

One Bed

Such a cute, quick read. Loved the carefree Kelly and how she approached life. The fact that she was super smart and surprised everyone was priceless. Jack is your typical grumpy businessman, high strung and focused. Kelly really brought out his easy-going side & I loved seeing his growth, especially for a novella.

Billionaire Bossman by Laura Lee

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Billionaire Bossman

(Bedding the Billionaire, Book 1)

By Laura Lee

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶🌶

Billionaire

Novella 

Enemies to Lovers 

Workplace 

Talk about enemies to lovers!! Spicy and full of banter. Liam is as cocky as he is sexy, and he knows it.

Avery is an independent, strong woman who knows her worth, and I loved that. The fights and banter are on point for their personalities.

Snowed In & Snuggle Weather By Elise Kennedy

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Snowed In & Snuggle Weather

By Elise Kennedy

(New to me Author)

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶.5

Novella

Friends to Lovers

Forced Proximity 

One Bed

Cute, quick, best friends to Lovers story. Josie has been in love with her best friend for years but afraid to act on those feelings and lose her friend. Max's love was more of a slow revelation. 

Coming home to run his family's maple syrup farm gave both friends the chance they needed to push their feelings, but neither would being scared to lose each other. That is until they just couldn't fight it any longer.

The Lost Letters by Brittney Sahin & Joseph Cannata

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The Lost Letters

(Falcon Falls Security, Novella)

By Brittney Sahin & Joseph Cannata

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Ex Military

Friends to Lovers

Love Letters

Broken Boy

Oh my goodness. I dropped everything to read this, and I was not disappointed one bit!!. The agony in the letters from Jesse to Ella were just heart-wrenching. 

I really loved that Brittney & Joseph went way back in their history to the events that really defined each other. I also loved the more in-depth glimpses into the different storylines, especially getting a better look into Marcus' relationships. Also, the different POV for their NYC trip was amazing. This novella really added more depth to previous books. 

Not to mention, the added recordings of Joseph bringing Jesse's letters to life was perfection. 🤌

Baiting the Maid of Honor (Novella) By Tessa Bailey

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Baiting the Maid of Honor

Novella

By Tessa Bailey

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶.5

Opposites Attract

Wedding Party

Broken MC

This was a great quick read. Trying to be perfect all the time Julie meets her match in Reed who sees Julie for herself and not for what she can do for him or others. Getting her to loosen up and give up control is a whole different ball game. 

Reed is a SWAT team leader who is dominating in the bedroom but never forms attachments. Now he has meet his match in Julie, who causes him to see past the one night stand and makes him think he might be worthy to have her. Getting him to see his worth is harder than Julie thinks.

The Holiday Brothers Series by Willa Nash

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The Holiday Brothers Complete Series

By Willa Nash

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Small Town

This trio of holiday novellas really hit the spot with me. I did do individual reviews on Goodreads and Amazon, but decided to review here as the series since the stories are all written during the same time period but from the different points of view. (Genius IMHO)

📗Book One - Maddox & Nat

Single Dad, Nanny, Billionarie trope combo.

 

Love that they went to high school together, and they got a second chance when he decided to move home. It was a heart-wrenching story for his daughter and her relationship with her mom, but I loved how Nat could relate with her and was able to be a guide for her.

📕Book Two - Heath and Stella

Forbidden romance, work place romance, brother's best friend trope combo.

You could tell from book one that Heath was the lively and fun brother. And we first catch a glimpse of them together in book one when Nat walks in on them. 

It's the classic, I can't date you cuz you're my best friends sister, but secretly, they have been pining for each other. Finally giving in, they try and hide it, but then feelings get hurt. It's really well written.

📘Book Three - Tobias and Eva

Second Chance & Accidental pregnancy tropes.

College boyfriend/girlfriend ends badly with a refused proposal. Years later, they meet up and hook up for closure only to find out 6 weeks later (Christmas Eve) that she is pregnant. 

A lot of emotions in this one from both sides, but it was well written, and I loved how it ended.

The Mistletoe Bet By Maren Moore

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The Mistletoe Bet

By Maren Moore

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🌶🌶🌶

Small Town

Brother's Best Friend

Friends to Lovers

Holiday

Novella

Cute, cute story!! Quinn is not in the holiday spirit, and being home brings up dreaded feelings about her parents and their divorce. 

Parker Grant, her brothers best friend, makes a bet under the mistletoe that he can get her to fall in love with Christmas again. He spends the week showing her all the little things that she has forgotten about, and they act on their deep-rooted feelings for each other. 

The only complaint about the book was that I didn't want it to end. Loved that the curvy girl gets the hot guy.

Dwar Santa By Kristen Granata

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Dear Santa

By Kristen Granata

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Fake Dating

Second Chances 

Mental Illness Representation 

Holiday

Novella

 

This was such a great  short story for the holidays. Christina hires a male escort to be her boyfriend for the holidays due to the strained relationship with her mother. 

Jake is a former rockstar who suffers from depression.  His story was so heartwarming and sad at the same time. As someone who suffers depression I was glad to see the representation and normalization of the mental illness. 

Christina is supposed to meet the escort at a dive bar, but Jake overhears what she is telling the bartender, and he pretends to be the escort, so he knows Christina will be safe.

Tangled in Tinsel By Trilina Pucci

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Tangled in Tinsel

By Trilina Pucci

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Forced Proximity 

Workplace Romance

Reverse Harem

Holiday 

Novella

This is my first Trilina Pucci book and oh my goodness I want more!! Especially about these characters!!

Samantha is an interior decorator who is decorating her boss' & his 3 partners cabin for a holiday party and they get snowed in for the weekend.

This story is super duper spicy but I also loved the romantic feel it had as well. Trilina was also inspired to leave the description of the female main character vague to allow readers to visualize themselves (if you choose) and it was genius!! 

It is a fun holiday novella with enough spice to set your Christmas tree on fire!! It is light hearted and funny. Their banter is perfection!!

Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn

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Resting Scrooge Face

By Meghan Quinn

No 🌶

Small Town

Second Chance

Holiday

Novella

A short but fun Holiday read. Nola is thr sister of Ryot and Banner from Untying the Knot and living back home. A small Christmas loving town where her ex lives.

I love that Port Snow and the Knightly boys are in this novella. Grandma Lousie and Arden are two fun loving older meddling characters pass penpal letters between Nola and her ex Caleb but they dont know who they are writing to. I loved reading the letters.

Only complaint is it was too short. But it was funny, heart warming and just perfect for the season.