Review / Blog Tour: A Holly Jolly Ever After (A Christmas Notch #2) by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone

A HOLLY JOLLY EVER AFTER BY SIERRA SIMONE & JULIE MURPHY

Release Blitz: October 10th

Genre / Tropes: Holiday Romance / Second Chance / Celebrity Romance / Fake Relationship / Romantic Comedy

Series: A Christmas Notch - Book 2 - Standalone

Experience a Holly Jolly Ever After Like Never Before!

A Holly Jolly Ever After By Sierra Simone & Julie Murphy is now LIVE!

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This book has all the magic of the season and more!

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Blurb

Following the success of A Merry Little Meet Cute, a new holiday rom-com cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone--about an actress and a perpetually single former boy-band member reunited as costars on a steamy holiday film.

Kallum Lieberman is the funny one(TM). 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?

MY REVIEW

Winnie never expected to get a second chance with the Hope Channel, but she is definitely getting it, only with their new, steamy division. And with former boy bander Kallum, the guy who helped kill her reputation. Except Kallum's not really a jerk, and he offers to help her with her little problem - that of not being able to act out having an orgasm because she's never had one in real life.

In the days since his boy band INK disbanded, Kallum has made a good life. He has his successful pizza business, Slice, Slice, Baby, his family and friends, and more than a few women wanting him to toss their dough *wink wink* He shouldn't want for more, but when an offer comes in to film a steamy version of a holiday film, he's all in. That his childhood crush is his costar is just icing on the delightful cake. That she needs help "researching" the role, even yummier. But is he up to more with her? Can he offer her everything?

I'm so yearning for the holidays now. And make them steamy and delicious like Winnie and Kallum are. Pretty please with some holiday frosting on top? Winnie is so relatable with her insecurities, insecurities that probably every woman has felt before. Even though she's in an industry I have no insider knowledge of, I am a woman so I understand the box women are put in, the one she was put in, that she clawed her way out of in awesome fashion. Kallum is a sweet cinnamon roll hero who, though he started out as an overgrown man child, managed to redeem himself and do some growth of his own. Quite simply, these two are adorably yummy together, and I am anxious for Julie and Sierra to write more Christmas Notch stories now.

About Sierra Simone

Sierra Simone is a USA Today Bestselling former librarian (who spent too much time reading romance novels at the information desk.) She lives with her husband and family in Kansas City.

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About Julie Murphy

JULIE MURPHY lives in North Texas with her husband who loves her, her dog who adores her, and her cats who tolerate her. After several wonderful years in the library world, Julie now writes full-time. When she’s not writing or reliving her reference desk glory days, she can be found watching made-for-TV movies, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, and planning her next great travel adventure. She is also the author of the young adult novels Dumplin’ (now a film on Netflix), Puddin’, Ramona Blue, and Side Effects May Vary. You can visit Julie at www.juliemurphywrites.com.

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