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A Christmas Notch #2

A Holly Jolly Ever After

Julie Murphy

3.74

From the authors of A Merry Little Meet Cute comes a steamy holiday rom-com cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone—about an actress and a perpetually single former boy-band member reunited as costars on a steamy holiday film!

Kallum Lieberman is the funny one™. As the arguably lesser of the three former members of the boy band INK, he enjoyed his fifteen minutes of fame and then moved home where he opened a regional pizza chain called Slice, Slice, Baby! He’s living his best dad bod life, hooking up with bridesmaids at all his friends’ weddings. But after an old one-off sex tape is leaked and quickly goes viral, Kallum decides he’s ready to step into the spotlight again, starring in a sexy Santa biopic for the Hope Channel.

Winnie Baker did everything right. She married her childhood sweetheart, avoided the downfalls of adolescent stardom, and transitioned into a stable adult acting career. Hell, she even waited until marriage to have sex. But after her perfect life falls apart, Winnie is ready to redefine herself—and what better way than a steamier-than-a-steaming-hot-mug-of-cider Christmas movie?

With decade old Hollywood history between them, Winnie and Kallum are both feeling hesitant about their new situation as costars…especially Winnie who can’t seem to fake on screen pleasure she’s never experienced in real life. She’s willing to do the pleasure research—for science and artistic authenticity, of course. And there’s no better research partner than her bridesmaid sex tape hall of fame costar, Kallum. But suddenly, Kallum’s teenage crush on Winnie is bubbling to the surface and Winnie might be catching feelings herself.

They say opposites attract, but is this holly jolly ever after really ready for its close-up?

Adult
Pages
428
First published
2023
Edition
Ebook

Shelved by 3 Litcadians

Reviews

  • Finished December 3, 2024

  • Finished October 10, 2023

    Winnie is trying to start fresh after events have led to her "tarnished" reputation. She has decided to film a movie that is different from anything she has done in the past, a sexy Santa film. Kallum is a former member of INK and has also decided to be in the sexy Santa film. After admitting that she needs a little help with some things pertaining to the movie, Winnie asks Kallum for some advice. He tells her to do some research, but after some trouble with solo research, she asks him to help her. They do lots of research and enjoy their time while filming. Things start to heat up and feelings develop, but are they mutual or just one-sided? I enjoyed this story and being back in Christmas Notch. I like how they both worked through their personal issues in order to be together. Winnie needed some time to find herself and really know what she wanted to do, for herself. Received an ARC and give my honest review