Under the Mistletoe Collection

Under the Mistletoe CollectionMerriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur
Narrator: Amelie Griffin
Published by Amazon Original Stories on November 12, 2024
Genres: Christmas, Holiday, Romance
Length: 1h30m
Format: Audiobook
Source: Kindle Prime
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This Christmas, a hot fireman makes a holiday rescue and sparks fly in this funny, sexy holiday short story by bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur.
When Everleigh Dangerfield’s baking disaster necessitates a call to 911, firefighter Griffin Brantley douses the flames in the kitchen, but the ones he stokes in Everleigh are an entirely different story. Unfortunately, Everleigh’s only visiting and doesn’t do casual hookups, no matter how smoldering the temptation. But Everleigh’s holiday mishaps have just begun. And Griffin is seemingly always on call. If Everleigh is game for a change of plans, he can give her the merriest Christmas of her life.
Alexandria Bellefleur’s Merriment and Mayhem is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.

three-half-stars

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A twofer review today as I finish up Amazon’s Under the Mistletoe Collection. Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur was pretty sweet! Possibly my second favorite of this collection. FMC Everleigh is a disaster, which is good because it means she can keep running into MMC Griffin. Their connection is cute but the romance is very light. It’s pretty instalove, which again, makes sense considering it is less than 60 pages long and a holiday romance. It’s a cute, short, fun read that I recommend, if you’re reading it for free.

Under the Mistletoe CollectionOnly Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria
Narrator: Ruby Corazon
Published by Amazon Original Stories on November 12, 2024
Genres: Christmas, Holiday, Romance
Length: 1h31m
Format: Audiobook
Source: Kindle Prime
Purchase on: Amazon// Barnes & Noble// BookBub
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It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas, especially for a comic book illustrator whose late-night fantasies become real in a festive and flirty short story by bestselling author Alexis Daria.
All Evie Cruz wants for Christmas is a nap. And maybe some ornaments for her naked Christmas tree. And while she’s making a list, she wouldn’t mind unwrapping her sexy upstairs neighbor like a present. Luckily, the building’s Santa-themed party and a surprise sprig of mistletoe give her just the opening she needs to make all her wishes come true.
Alexis Daria’s Only Santas in the Building is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.

two-half-stars

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Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria was honestly not my cup of tea and I don’t know why. As a Latine who lived in NYC their entire life (up until five years ago,) this should have made me feel like home. It should have felt familiar. Instead, it just seemed blah. Most of the focus seemed to be on Evie’s life and not on the romance, which might be it. It also seemed a little weird that she’s receiving mystery gifts and is cutesy about it. I know if I (again born and raised there) received mystery gifts, I’d be creeped out, as would most everyone I know back home. Then it took her way too long to figure out who was giving her the mystery gifts. We know barely anything about MMC, in fact I can’t even remember his name. This felt like such a letdown and the spice felt cringe.

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