It was a surprise when the author said she had this one coming out. And I think it was originally only supposed to be a novella, but it turned into a full story. And I’m glad, because it was so much fun! I loved grumpy Quinn. While I personally adore the holidays, there are some things I also agreed with her about. And then there was Nicholas. I fell in love with him as well. I was a little surprised with his name there weren’t any “St. Nicholas” or “St. Nick” jokes. But that’s okay. Emma Hart knows how to make me laugh out loud as I read between the banter back and forth with characters, the crazy situations, the internal dialog of her characters, or the crazy elderly relative that always pops up in her stories.

There were so many scenes that just tickled me so much I was laughing out loud. There was one that was a teaser she shared in the group, about “Call me elf one more time!”

Elf is one of my favorite Christmas movies. There was when Quinn was thinking about his beard and had the thought that what his beard was best suited for was sitting on. Lol. And then there was a moment where she was given a long name that included Grinch and Scrooge, and as I was reading it, my brain thought “Scrooge McDuck” which wasn’t actually what was said to her. But then, in perfect sync with my thoughts, Quinn restated the name adding “McDuck” to it. I’m pretty sure I need to hang out with the author some time. I think it would be a blast.

A perfectly fun holiday story with both sexy times and sweet times, definitely a great surprise from the author this year!

Review first published on Lisa Loves Literature.