Narration: 5 Stars
Story: 5 Stars

When this was first announced & I read the synopsis, I knew I had to have it - a plus-sized pornstar goes to film a Hallmark-esque Christmas movie with a bad boy ex-boyband member?! Say no more! & I'm so, so happy to report that this didn't disappoint one bit, this was exactly the kind of book my soul needed right now!

This was my first time reading a book by either Julie Murphy or Sierra Simone & I really vibed with their writing styles - this was easy & breezy, full of hilarious, heartfelt & tender moments, & the characters were truly incredible, especially the entire porn crew (apologies if I spell anyone's names wrong, audiobook problems). Sunny, Teddy, Luca, Angel, Kallum (um, yes dad bod Kallum) - I'd love to see other stories in this series revolve around them! & of course, our main stars, Bee & Nolan - I absolutely adored these two! Their banter & chemistry was off the charts, & the steam was through the roof (no seriously, THE STEAM!) There was such incredible representation all throughout - both of our MCs are bisexual (amongst a ton of openly queer side characters), we've got a racially diverse cast, great mental health rep, this was easily one of the most sex positive books I've ever read, the body positivity was so well done & Bee & Nolan's romance never once treaded that line of fetishization. & CHRISTMAS! This was just filled to the brim with Christmas cheer & goodness (sugar cookie lube anyone?), I can't wait to see what other shenanigans lie in Christmas Notch as the series continues. & if you're an audiobook person, highly recommend the audio with this, both of our narrators did a fantastic job of voicing everyone & really sold the emotion & steam!

I just loved this so, so much, highly recommend picking up a copy when it comes out! & thank you so much Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone, NetGalley, Avon, & Harper Audio for providing an ALC in exchange for a honest review!