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A Holly Jolly Ever After
A Holly Jolly Ever After: A Christmas Notch Novel | Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone
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Following the success of A Merry Little Meet Cute, a new 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(tm). 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?
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kimmypete1
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Cute and funny, I enjoyed this just as much as the first!

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Sarahreadstoomuch
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Such a fun, spicy and sweet holiday story! It digs into the meaning of family and growing up and living on your own terms. The middle part kind of dragged and felt a little off, but that made the ending so much better. #wintergames #restinggrinchface #somanywordsearchwords

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KristiAhlers
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I actually liked this one better than the first by these two authors. A spicy yet sweet holiday romance. I was honestly there for every page! This is the perfect little holiday romance! #bookspin #LittensLoveRomance @thearomaofbooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!!! 11mo
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Sara_Planz
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Buckle your sleigh belt!! Yet another spicy and sweet holiday story from Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone. ! But it is not just about the heat. This one digs deep into family issues, self-discovery, letting go of your past, and moving forward. The star of this book for me was definitely Winnie. What a journey her character took as she worked through her past and found herself and her true love.

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sebrittainclark
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4.5/5

I loved this just as much as the first book in the series. It manages to be both steamy and really dig into what family means. I got a little frustrated with Kallum's choices during the early part of the book, but I loved where the relationship between Kallum and Winnie ended up.

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MidnightBookGirl
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I loved this one sooooo much! Kallum is the perfect sexy cinnamon bear, and the perfect foil to former child star/Christian icon Winnie Baker as she recovers from a life of purity culture that's left her very messed up. All your favorite characters from make an appearance and it's just a great, smutty Christmas romance.
#WinterGames #GangstaWrappers #WGWordsearch pts = 4010

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Lauredhel
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And that's my penultimate #WickedWords done for the year, too!

#SnowGlobe @AsYouWish

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Lauredhel
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Badda bing badda BOOM. Four in one!

#ISpyBingo @Clwojick @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Yay!!! 11mo
Clwojick Wooohoo! 11mo
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sebrittainclark
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Texreader GORGEOUS!!!! ❤️💚❤️💚 11mo
AnnR Looks very festive. 🎄👍🎅 11mo
KadaGul @sebrittainclark This looks very Festive ♥️💚💙🎁🎄🎅🧑‍🎄🤶 11mo
dabbe 🤩🤩🤩 11mo
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ShananigansReads
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TheSpineView Great job! 12mo
Andrew65 Looks a good Christmas read. 12mo
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ShananigansReads
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🥵🥵🥵

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Matilda
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MatchlessMarie
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There is so much I liked about this book starting with the epigraph. : “Yes, I am Daddy. —Graham Simpkins, The Holiday” 😄 The first half was so strong. I went into this book knowing there were some elements of purity culture from Winnie‘s past but I was not expecting such an accurate portrayal. It may seem extreme to people who didn‘t grow up in this world, but I promise you it‘s not.

MatchlessMarie I am not a fan of the surprise pregnancy trope which shows up in the second half. And I find myself wondering how the book could have ended without one. This book was ultimately a pick for me. I love the continuous theme of found family in these Christmas Notch books and was so happy to see Winnie overcome some of her religious trauma. Kallum made such a great himbo golden retriever hero. 12mo
MatchlessMarie FYI - I was surprised that there were no content warnings for this book because there was plenty of triggering content in this one from religious trauma to a miscarriage scare.

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Andrew65 Well done 👏👏👏 12mo
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TheSpineView Fantastic! 12mo
Read4life 🍁👻🎃 12mo
TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 12mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼❄️🧡 12mo
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MatchlessMarie
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So excited to see my hold came in this morning! I know it‘s spooky season but Halloween is mentioned twice so there 👻 I love this series. #Scarathlon #BatBrigade

ShananigansReads My hold came in yesterday and I was debating putting it off until winter but since it talks about Halloween….. 13mo
MatchlessMarie @ShananigansReads Also there are some purity culture themes. Scary stuff 😜 13mo
Catsandbooks 🙌🏼🎄❄️🎃🖤 13mo
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Kshakal
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I needed some joy in my life so I started to make a list of Christmas books I want to read this year!! 🎄🎄🎄

DivineDiana Great idea! 🎄 1y
AnnCrystal 😍🌲🎅🤶🎄🦌⛄💕🥰😍💝 1y
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Lauredhel
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Now on NetGalley! #romantsy #romance