Lily and Mason's journey to find their true feelings was amazing. Very cute, less than 200 page read. I am hoping there will be a sequel!

Lyla was supposed to inherit her family’s toy company after her father retired but…a man named Mason Klaus, comes in and gets half the shares in an attempt to save the struggling business. He makes cuts, lays off employees, and even cancels the annual Christmas party. Lyla despises him, and decides to have the party anyway.
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After a fire breaks out during the party Mason makes her a deal. Lyla will accompany Mason to his home for the holidays and he won’t press charges. When they arrive, Lyla is surprised to find herself in a winter wonderland and even more surprised when Mason introduces her as his fiancée.

This was a quick, easy read, and a perfect, cozy romance to jump start the holiday season.

What a cozy Christmas read! While this isn’t the hottest romance, it is a lovely Christmas tale full of magic and wonder; some may even label it Hallmarkian! I would recommend this as a good read for the season, Lyla and Mason’s story is sure to bring on the Christmas spirit. Thank you to NetGalley and Callaghanwriter Paperback for the e-ARC version of this book in exchange for an honest review.

This book was adorable and exactly what I needed. It's the proposal meets the Mrs clause and add in a few favorites, enemies to lovers, one bed, grumpy sunshine. I don't think you could ask for more. Other than I want More...
I highly recommend this Christmasy read.

Thank you #netgalley #theNaughtorNiceClause

thank you to netgalley and kate callaghan for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

this was cute! i read this really quickly and was able to finish it once i got into it. this wasn’t the best romance book i’ve ever read, but it also wasn’t the worst! this was a pretty slow burn, and i was kind of upset about the ending before the last paragraph. the ending did feel a little rushed, but it was a cute little happy ending. overall this was cute and thank you again to netgalley and kate callaghan. overall 3.25/5 ⭐️.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to read this ARC! I really enjoyed this book. It was cozy, festive, easy read and fast paced. I flew through this book and I was all about it! I highly recommend if you’re looking for a cute, holiday romance!

Lyla was set to inherit the toy company, once her father retired but alas an evil handsome man by the name of Mason Klaus, comes in and gets half the shares. His idea of saving the company is by making cuts and canceling the Christmas party. However, the Christmas party will not be canceled on Lyla’s watch. No way.
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When a fire damages the building after the party Mason cuts her a deal. He will forget her part in the fire if she comes home with him for the holidays. When she arrives at the winter wonderland he introduces her as his fiancé and soon finds herself in a magical, secret world.
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You need to suspend belief with this one and just accept the magic but it’s a fun magical Christmas story.
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Thank you #callaghanwriter and #NetGalley for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review.

I found the story to be really fast paced for my liing but I did love the main couple and the overall vibes.A pretty good christmas read!!.

A cute and short Christmassy book. I didn't love the main couple and found the book to read weirdly, some scenes felt so long and dragged out and others felt so rushed. The last 4 chapters in particular were just so rushed.

WOWOWOWOWOW This was AWESOME! I loved everything about this story. Romance to lovers? Yes. FREAKING SANTA CLAUSE? Yes! Gosh, honestly, everyone who wants a cute and hot and lovely romance with Santa, in a magical Christmas town? This one is for you!

I loved this book, it’s absolutely perfect for holiday season. Think The Santa Clause meets a Hallmark movie, it was funny and wholesome and had me giggling and kicking my feet. I loved the romance aspect of it I found the way lyla and mason acted towards each other so funny. This is perfect for lovers of holiday romances and enemies to lovers

I really thought I was gonna like this one at first but I just couldn’t vibe with the writing style and the main couple just didn’t make sense to me. Everything was way too fast paced for me.

I loved the idea of this book, but the execution didn’t quite land for me. I think my main problem with “The Naughty or Nice Clause” was really the length. This book is very short and everything felt really rushed. Right at the beginning, you’re thrown into the middle of Lyla and Mason’s ‘rivalry’ and an argument over the annual Christmas party. Lyla decides to throw the party on the spot, and then literally the next day Mason shows up at her house and whisks her away. It happens so fast that the initial rivalry just feels very flat and there’s not a lot of investment in Lyla’s job and regular life, which she supposedly cares a lot about. The rest of the book has a similar problem: there are some interesting moments, but a general lack of time spent on anything. This was a good book for getting into the holiday spirit and there were some really cute moments between Lyla and Mason that redeemed it a little bit for me, but I just wanted something more. This is a really great premise for a book and I think it could have been so much better.

*Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Thank you NetGalley and Kate Callaghan for a eARC of this novel in exchange for an honest review. The Naughty or Nice Clause is a story about Layla who is part owner of a toy company. The other part owner, Mason Klaus, is your run of the mill good looking, arrogant, business man.... or so you think. With a magical world, tough decisions and a holiday thrown into the mix The Naughty or Nice Clause was a treat of a light and fluffy Christmas whirlwind romance. The best description is holiday hallmark, mixed with The Santa Clause and a dabble of delectable spice. This was the perfect read to get me into the holiday spirit!

Actual rating: 2.5/5 stars

‘The Naughty Or Nice Clause,’ while Christmas-y and indulgent, wasn’t particularly well written or well edited. The tropes work for me— workplace enemies to lovers, fake engagement, Christmas magic, daring rescue— but the whole thing felt rushed and hastily slapped together. I would love to see this expanded and more thoroughly edited, but as is I just can’t recommend it unless literally anything Christmas themed with a happy ending is enough for you.

A holiday themed enemies-to-lovers story? With a super cute cover? I'm sold. I definitely thought that this would be the perfect cozy read for the holidays and the author's introductory note sounded promising enough. After reading the first few pages, however, I felt like I was reading the second or third book in a series. The world-building was just not there and because of that, it was really hard to get into the story. Overall, it felt very fan-fictiony which isn't what I was hoping for in this book.

I was expecting just a standard romance with this one however it had a bit of festive fantasy thrown in which I absolutely loved! This also contained a few of my favourite tropes- fake dating, enemies to lovers and found family which were all incorporated really well. It was a cute festive read that reminded me of a hallmark film, but there was just a little bit missing with the relationship between Lyla and Mason for me. There wasn’t much depth to it and it felt quite rushed, and only a little hint of spice. I did enjoy this and it was a really easy read with loveable characters, but I would have loved to see more depth to the relationship.

⭐⭐⭐.5 stars!

Thank you NetGalley and publisher for this ARC publication for an honest review.

I love a good romance, and the cover of this book is so charming that I just had to request it! I was expecting contemporary romance, which this is, but the fantasy element definitely threw me! I'm so used to my fantasy books being high fantasy, and this is definitely more towards the low fantasy end of the spectrum. Still, I did enjoy this book!

The best part for me was the familial relationships that the MC Lyla finds whilst in Yule. I didn't realise found family was a favourite trope for me, but I think this proves it! Lyla's relationships with the Klaus family were so well written and believable!

Unfortunately (for me at least) the relationship between Lyla and Mason was less so. Which partly makes sense because it's a fake dating, enemies to lovers plot, but them actually developing feelings for each other just felt a little lacking to me? I enjoyed the moments Lyla had with Mason's family more than I enjoyed the moments she had with him. I think their relationship needed to be developed more for me to really believe it.

Overall, this is a super cute holiday romance read that I enjoyed a lot!

This was the book version of a cheesy Lifetime Christmas movie, which is totally my thing. I wasn’t expecting to be transported to the winter wonderland portrayed in this story, but it was festive and refreshing. I love a good ‘Santa Clause’ take and enjoyed the unique spin on Christmas magic that was present in this book.

As for Mason and Lyla, I don’t feel that the romance between the two was all that believable in that their relationship felt rushed. I wanted more depth and more romance. However, this was a quick and fun little Christmas story that got me into the Christmas Spirit.

Oh my goodness!!!! First off Mason Klaus *fans herself* I’m all for the sexy rendition of Santa Claus. But not only that this cute Christmas story was everything you could want during the holiday season. Grumpy/sunshine trope, enemies to lovers, my heart is so so full right now!

All Lyla’s ever wanted was to full fill her family’s legacy of running her company into success. However financially her father had to hire Mason Klaus financial adviser to help get this family company up and running and not failing! But Mason has his own little secret when he quickly has to teleport? Lyla to Yule! This is definitely a feel good book that should be a hallmark movie! I’m so giddy after reading it!

Thank you NetGalley, Kate Callaghan for the opportunity to read and review this amazing holiday book! Got me in the Christmas spirit!