Greetings, intrepid holiday readers! We are so excited to present this Bee and Nolan bonus scene to you as a spicy little present to kick off the holiday season.
After we wrote A Merry Little Meet Cute, we realized we left something on the table—or several somethings, actually. And so, if you, like us, wanted to see Bee and Nolan delve into Bee's suitcase collection of toys, then you may enjoy the battery-operated delights herein! (Plus there is some swoony, get-down-on-one-knee stuff, because we couldn't resist.)
This scene takes place after the end of A Merry Little Meet Cute and during the events of A Holly Jolly Ever After—but is spoiler-free for Winnie and Kallum's story, so you can dive right in. We hope you love it...and we promise no plants were harmed in the making of the greenhouse scene. ;)
xoxo,
Julie + Sierra
After Angel and Luca connected on the set of Duke the Halls and had a whirlwind romance in the literal snow globe of Christmas Notch, Vermont, Luca found himself falling in love. Hard. He'd never been one to believe in fate or true love, but one thing was certain: Angel was his person. He knew it as well as he knew the history of American figure skating. But when Angel left for an art school semester abroad without a word, Luca's already brittle heart was broken. No one ghosted Luca. Unless he was in a haunted house.
But with the spring semester long over, Angel is back home in Los Angeles for the summer, and unfortunately for Luca, this big town is turning out to be smaller than either of them ever expected.
Kallum Liebermanis 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?
From Goodreads:
Greetings, holiday adventurers!
We are so excited to bring you a little spice for your metaphorical hot cocoa, in the form of a honeymoon story for Winnie & Kallum, our horny sweeties from A Holly Jolly Ever After.
It's a tale of true love, of found family, and—well, why not—lactation and pegging.
But! There are many obstacles to our intrepid lovers saying I love you through the power of body-safe silicone.
Phone calls! Texts!
A Jack Russell terrier and a missing diaper bag!
Will true peg prevail? Or will this honeymoon end in tarnished dreams and unused lube?
Read on to find out what happens (and don't worry, there are no spoilers for A Jingle Bell Mingle)!
xoxo,
Julie + Sierra
The Rules:
No roaming off alone.
No secrets.
No bodyguard/client fraternization.
No olives.
This is Krysta Morton's last job. She's done with being a bodyguard and is ready for a real nine to five where work stays at work. But when Addison Hayes's manager offers Krysta a ridiculous amount of money to keep the high-maintenance singer-turned-influencer safe on a cruise, Krysta can't make herself say no. Not when the money means that she'll be able to set her grandma up at the nicest senior living community in town. (It has a brand new pickleball court! And a juice bar!)
Addison Hayes is at the top of her game. After a long and healthy career as a B-list celebrity, she's successfully made the transition to lifestyle brands and her dream of expanding her empire into hotels and cruises is within reach. With her first branded cruise about to disembark, she's in dire need of hired security while she curates the passenger experience and oversees the debut run of The Lion and the Lamb, her first attempt at producing a musical (and her ode to all things Twilight).
With Krysta's no-nonsense attitude, Addison is certain her newly hired bodyguard loathes her. Then a steamy shore excursion reveals that Krysta's icy shell is hiding a simmering hunger. And if this bodyguard isn't careful, she might start breaking her own rules…
From #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone who gave us A Merry Little Meet Cute comes a new holiday rom-com—'tis the season for second chances!
What happens when there's no room at the inn and you and your potentially demonic cat become roommates with your grumpy one-night stand?
Part-time adult film actress/one-time adult film director/makeup artist Sunny Palmer has accidentally sold her very first screenplay to the Hope Channel. That was six months ago. Fast forward to a looming deadline, an uninspired Sunny has returned to the source of her inspiration in Christmas Notch, Vermont, to immerse herself in the local Christmas miracle on which her fever dream of a movie pitch was based.
Isaac Kelly, former boy band heartthrob and the saddest boy in the music biz, is the latest owner of the town's historic mansion. After his years of heartbreak following his young wife's death, Isaac's record label is done waiting for new music. What better place to attempt his first holiday album than a snow-covered mansion where he can become a hermit in peace?
But after their best friends' wedding leads to them waking up together in a freezing motel room with questionable wiring and a broken shower, Isaac takes a chance and asks Sunny to stay with him at his home. Surely the place is big enough that he'll hardly see her or her unhinged cat. But when the two discover they're both creatively blocked, they make a handshake Isaac will help Sunny hunt down the truth behind the local lore, and Sunny will find Isaac a new muse.
And with these two opposites under one roof, there's no way this jingle bell mingle could go off script…right?
From Goodreads:
This is a very filthy take on some tropes as old as time: enemies to lovers, a one night stand…a boner that just won't quit...and we hope that our messy trio keeps you warm on some chilly winter's night, when you're ready for a dose of undiluted (but still sweetly chaotic) indecency.
My Review:
Authors: Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone
Series: A Christmas Notch #1.1, 1.5, 2, 2.1, 2.5, 3, 3.1
Read: February 26th, 26th, 26th, 26th, 26th, 27th, 27th, 2025
Source: Ebook.bike
Reason Why: Love their writing and this series, and they're Prequel & Sequel Challenge 2025 Books!
Publisher: Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone, Avon Impulse, Avon
Published: 2023, July 11th 2023, October 10th 2023, September 24th 2024, July 9th 2024, September 24th 2024, 2024
A Not So Silent Night:
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Snow Place Like LA:
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A Holly Jolly Ever After:
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O Come All Ye Newlyweds:
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Seas and Greetings:
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A Jingle Bell Mingle:
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We Three Horndogs:
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