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Unwrapping His Naughty Secret by Chloe Maine

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funny hopeful fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

All I want for a Christmas novella is a sweet talking daddy doing some defiling and drinking hot chocolate. I mean that didn't happen in the novella cause it sounds messy but the hero was definitely whispering filthy things, wrecking the heroine with his big festivus pole and hot chocolates were drunk.

The challenge of an insta love novella is always whether you buy the immediate connection and I bought it. I bought the way the characters were brought together through a dating app, starting  with that very first message he sent her. A 20 year old who's never been kissed and wanted an older man to show her the ropes? Feck yes, and the kiss was so scorching, the hero deleted the app because he got scared due to their age gap? Yasss. Then of course they ended up chance meeting and she is his daughter's friend. Delicious.

The throuple from Cabin Mates are also in this, one of the men is the hero's brother and he's got the best comedic lines. If you fancy some strangers in the cabin situation, check that out too to give this some texture.

Thanks to Chloe Maine for the review copy and this is my honest review. Unwrapping His Naughty Secret by Chloe Maine is out now on KU and also make sure you get the downloadable epilogue from CM's website.
The Remains of Christmas by Megan Montgomery

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful informative medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

Wowowie. This book was 100% horny Christmas brilliance. The perfect winter reading to get in the mood for the holidays with the story set over Christmas and enough Noel cosiness but not over the top where it spews candy canes at you.

Overall plot is a road trip gone wrong but also gone right since they're making detours to Bone Town and frequent stops at Squirtsville. It's insta-lust/love between two forensic anthropologists and their chemistry is fire. They bang before 20% and does not stop. Can't stop, won't stop.

The hero is the prim and proper type with his glasses, a hot dentist that goes feral for the heroine and I love it. He is daddy, he caretakes and he protects, and indulges the heroine time and time again. The daddy of it all was an unexpectedly delightful surprise. 

Heroine is young and sweet, who makes friends with everyone but she can be relentless in her pursuit. Her vulnerability ached my heart and her knowledge of random niche trivia made me chuckle.

Thanks to Megan Montgomery and Luna Literary for the review copy and this is my honest review. It's my first by this author and I'm definitely reading more. Especially the Last Responders series where the characters make an appearance in this book. The Remains of Christmas is out on 5 November.
The Striker by Ana Huang

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emotional hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

This was about 100 pages too long and definitely reads like an American writing about the British culture and football. This was disappointingly average and the plot dragged.
Jack by Layla Fae

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funny fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

Get yourself a pining pumpkin demon who makes his own lube and springs king size beds with a click of a finger. What a dreamboat.
Surrender by Vivian Blake

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dark mysterious slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character

3.0

This was interesting? Not strictly HEA since the "hero" is an entity and feeds on her fear. Dark smutty novella of a dancer who enjoys her work.
Voluptuous by Felicity Niven

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emotional hopeful medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

Oh sweet angst. Brave heroine with a long time crushing on father's friend, scandalously patched up marriage, completed with sad breeding. This novella had all the feels and yearning. Needed more breeding but it was very sweet.
Pumpkin Pounder by Laura Lovely, Madame de Boudoir

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emotional lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes

5.0

This was so sweet. The author did great work for a novella, the character building and the insta-love connection felt grounded yet magical. Also hilarious. I went in without reading the blurb and it was a fun surprise finding out what the title meant.
Captivated by Eve Dangerfield, Tessa Bailey

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

I loved this. Was it perfect? Not quite but it hit all the emotional highs and the CNC was magnificent. Tessa Bailey and Eve Dangerfield are a deadly combination and I ate it up. I can pick out distinct bits of each author and they worked very well together. I couldn't get enough of the heroine tugging on the hero's grumpy bells and him asserting dominance with care. Oh swoon.
Bang Gang by Jade West

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challenging emotional hopeful sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

My goodness, this was intense. I didn't expect motherhood and being woman realism, especially not an emotional gang bang. This was rough, sweet and angsty. Definitely one I will think about a lot.
Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey

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hopeful lighthearted medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? Yes

4.0

I loved the sweet hero and of course he's got a dirty mouth and loves pumping deep and giving praises. Heroine is also a giver and trying to do her best as a single mother but sometimes a good girl needs a daddy. Short and sweet, just what I wanted. Not super Christmassy necessarily but I'm not fussed.

Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and Netgalley for the review copy and this is my honest review.