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A Jingle Bell Mingle

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9 of 9 copies available

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 an extra spicy 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 deal: 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?

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    • Publisher's Weekly

      August 19, 2024
      From bestselling duo Murphy and Simone comes the hilarious and sexy third installment of the Christmas Notch series (after A Holly Jolly Ever After). Porn star Sunny Palmer stumbled into a meeting with executives at the über-conservative Hope Channel and accidentally sold them on her idea for a holiday romance screenplay. Now she and her grumpy cat, Mr. Tumnus, settle into the winter wonderland of Christmas Notch, Vt., the self-proclaimed home to Christmas miracles, hoping for some inspiration. That’s also what drives former boy band member Isaac Kelly to Christmas Notch. Five years ago, Isaac’s life turned upside down when his wife died. Now he must complete a final album for his record label without his muse. A hot one-night stand between Sunny and Isaac ignites passions neither is prepared to handle, leading Issac to invite Sunny to be his “roommate with benefits” as they both search for creative motivation. But how long can they keep feelings from entering their arrangement? Though the pace drags at the end, Murphy and Simone continue to mine gold from juxtaposing the expectations set by Hallmark movies with the messiness of real life. Series fans—and anyone looking for Christmas romance with an edgier twist—will find plenty to enjoy.

    • Library Journal

      March 7, 2025

      Sunny has sold her first screenplay to the Hope Channel, but she needs inspiration to meet her deadline. She decides to go to Christmas Notch, VT, as her screenplay is based on a legendary Christmas miracle that occurred in the town. Isaac is a former boy band member and the newest owner of the town's historic mansion. Despite still grieving his dead wife, Isaac has to fulfill his contract and record one last holiday album. When Sunny and Isaac find themselves sharing a bed in a frozen motel, sparks fly. Sunny moves in to help Isaac with his search for a muse, and Isaac promises to help her track down the real story behind the miracle. Murphy and Simone transport listeners back to wintry Vermont for the final installment in their "Christmas Notch" series (following A Holly Jolly Ever After). Holiday cheer meets raunchy adult humor, told with the authors' infectious signature style. Joy Nash and Zachary Webber narrate Sunny and Isaac, balancing the steamy romance with emotional depth and a sensitive examination of grief. The narrators deftly play off each other, landing jokes and double entendres with ease. VERDICT Hallmark charm and sexy fun meet in this entertaining holiday romance.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2025 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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