A Holly Jolly Ever After
Books | Fiction / Romance / Romantic Comedy
3.7
Julie Murphy
Sierra Simone
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?
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Author
Julie Murphy
Pages
432
Publisher
HarperCollins
Published Date
2023-10-10
ISBN
0063222671 9780063222670
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"I liked this one a tiny bit more than the first book, but still definitely not my favorite book ever. I really like Winnie, she's super sweet. It was a pretty fast, entertaining read and I don't regret reading it, but it's not something I would reread. Accidental pregnancy just isn't a trope that I vibe with."
"I mostly enjoyed this non traditional smutty holiday themed-ish book. Similar to the first book in this series, you’re not gonna feel full of holiday cheer while reading this story but you will enjoy some good laughs, interesting characters, and a happy ending. However, I hate a certain trope (won’t say which to avoid spoilers) so this just wasn’t my favorite."
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Dani
"I really liked the first half of this book but the surprise pregnancy caught me off guard. I really dislike that trope in rom coms and I probably should have looked into it before reading, so that’s on me. <br/><br/>I think it would have been a more satisfying character arc for Winnie to get an abortion when she found out she was pregnant. Then there could have been something else that drew Kallum and her back together and the epilogue could have included them getting pregnant on their own accord.<br/><br/>The spice was great! Winnie coming to terms with her sexuality and working through her purity culture trama is 10/10, I just wish the 2nd half took a different turn."
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Emma St John