A Merry Little Meet Cute: The sexy, romantic and laugh-out-loud funny Christmas rom-com, set to be the biggest festive book of 2022
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‘The audacity of this magical author duo to sneak in and steal Christmas in the sexiest way possible . . . the charming holiday romp you absolutely need in your life!’ TESSA BAILEY
‘The holiday romcom of my dreams! Sexy, progressive, hilarious, and full of good cheer’ HELEN HOANG
When Bee Hobbes takes the lead in a squeaky-clean romantic Christmas movie, there are only three rules:
1. Don’t get involved with anyone on set.
2. Don’t tell anyone what you do for a living.
3. Definitely don’t get involved with anyone on set.
3b. Seriously.
Now, she’s filming in Christmas Notch, a small town with Christmas trees and festive tunes all year round.
But Bee’s got a secret identity to hide, and it’s not family-friendly. And her co-star, Nolan Shaw, an ex-boyband member infamous for his own x-rated antics, not only knows it, but is secretly her biggest fan.
When things start to heat up on set, Bee and Nolan must keep this steamy affair under wraps, or risk ruining everything . . .
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’Funny and saucy, this certainly puts the X-rated into Xmas’Heat
’A merry little masterpiece . . . this is a read for those who want a winter romcom but with some X-rated antics’Metro
‘The holiday rom-com of your dreams!’Cosmopolitan
‘Looking for a little bit of spice from your Christmas romance? . . . A refreshingly entertaining and sexy read, which also features some great plus-size representation’ Popsugar
‘For something a little spicy this Christmas, try this holiday romcom’ Yours
‘With plenty of cheeky charm and a cast of superbly nuanced characters, this brilliantly executed rom-com both cleverly skewers and unabashedly celebrates the appeal of squeaky-clean holiday romances, while also championing body positivity in life and love’Booklist
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Additional information
| Publisher | HarperCollins (10 Nov. 2022) |
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| Language | English |
| Paperback | 432 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 0008580464 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0008580469 |
| Dimensions | 12.9 x 2.6 x 19.8 cm |
by Mary_Tidbury
I adored this book. It was cute, funny, sexy and festive, what more could you want?
Bee Hobbes is a sex worker, she loves what she does and is not ashamed. But when she takes on a lead role in a squeaky clean romantic Christmas film, costarring her teenage crush, she’s got to keep her identity a secret for the sake of the film.
Enter Nolan Shaw he’s a former boyband member who was disgraced from Hollywood after one too many scandals back in the day. He needs this movie to work out for the sake of his family, and he’ll do anything to show the world the new and improved Nolan. But when he turns up on set and see’s Bee, the object of all his fantasies, it turns out she isn’t the only one who’s been crushing for her co star…
There were so many positive conversations around body positivity, sexuality, mental health and sex work, this is what made me love this story so much more.
I really enjoyed the side characters as well and would love to see them in their own books in the future!
Bee and Nolan are my bisexual king and queen! Honestly it warmed my bi heart! I adored their relationship, and I loved how much he worshipped her, I adored how Bee was plus sized and confident, sexy and desirable! I’m just completely obsessed!
The spice in this book was on another lever so good, so hot!
Can’t recommend enough!
by Mrs Ellie B
A body and sex positive festive romance set in a small wintery town.
Bee is looking to break out of the porn industry and Nolan is looking to rebuild him image, both are starring in a new Christmas film for the Hope Channel.
Sparks fly as Nolan recognises Bee from her porn / online presence and a secret affair begins.
This was fun and I loved the premise of this one and the hype was massive, for me though it was slightly too long and after the initial section found it dragged a bit.
Bee and Nolan were good characters, but despite their pasts I found them not very interesting.
I can see why people are loving it though and we should celebrate the positivity.
by nicola markey
This booked had everything, love, charm, funny, Christmas, spice that pulled on my heart strings. I really enjoyed this book.
by For Old Times’ Sake
I really enjoyed this story, I thought it was funny, sassy, smart, engaging, and definitely entertaining. The two main characters: Nolan and Bee, were brilliant. I loved their chemistry, their energy and the great relationship they eventually had. With a festive back-drop, this could be read at any time of the year.
I’d definitely recommend for someone looking for a lighter, entertaining read, which is low on angst and high on fun chemistry.
This is a standalone book, told in dual pov.
by Amazonia
*Some Spoilers*
I really wanted to like this book. I pre-ordered it when Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone announced it, I was that excited. Sierra’s ‘Misadventures of a Curvy Girl’ lives in my head rent free, it is that good (do go and read it if you haven’t- NOW!) and I loved the premise of this story. Fat porn star meets childhood boyband crush who is also her biggest fan – sign me up!!
What I didn’t expect was for Bee the main female character to be so … annoying. And boring. She just defines herself by sex and fancying Nolan. That is her personality. She comes across as very childlike, wants instant gratification and I really struggled to picture her physically. We know she’s fat, but not what kind of fat? I mean, there’s fat and there’s FAT (I am the latter) I like to know if there are flapping bellies and grabbable rolls in my fat heroines if they are going to be there – god knows authors describe their thin heroines down to the last inch. But she isn’t described, so to be honest I just pictured her as thin throughout as quite a few of the sex things she does would be a bit tricky/need ingenious solutions in a larger body and it’s inauthentic not to reflect this in the writing IMO.
Nolan is better fleshed out with a back story and a bit more personality. However he is also very immature, especially at work. The whole answering the phone plot device was hackneyed and frustrating and by the end I wanted to burn that bloody beanie.
I read it until the end as I felt duty bound – but that felt rushed. How the whole story is resolved is glossed over in a few paragraphs whilst far too much time is spent on irrelevance. There is no tension or build up of any kind, it’s all a bit shallow. Also the church scene is like the YA alternative to scenes in Simone’s Priest book. Sierra seems to like a church scene. In all, the book comes over as rather a cynical exercise. I finished it, begrudgingly.
Some of the side characters are fun and I started to look out for them more, which is probably a ploy to get us to buy the next one in a series. If this does happen, I think a bit more care needs to be taken in the execution.
by read_with_charl
There were many unique elements: A plus size adult movie star attempting to become an actress; a washed-up pop star endeavouring to recover his image and career as he endeavours to support his family.
Additionally, the story tackles some significant matters: Fatphobia, slut shaming, mental health and includes LQBTQ+ representation. Although the story clearly has the essential ingredients for a wonderful Christmas story it fell flat for me. The pace was significantly slow, and the plot wasn’t very enthralling. It was out of sheer determination that I continued reading and finished the book. About three quarters of the way in, I finally became invested in Bee and Nolan’s relationship and did enjoy the HEA ending.