I loved the premise of this book., but sadly it didn’t work for me. There was so much promise for a fun forced proximity romance. I mean snowed in during a record breaking snow storm, yes please. But the characters felt very immature and aside from all of the steam I would have thought this was a YA. I felt like the author was trying to hard with Becca’s character. She was over the top, which I know is supposed to be part of her personality, but it just came off as cringy. Harrison is emotionally unavailable and seemingly stuck on his divorce. The relationship between them just didn’t feel believable. Plus, it was missing the holiday vibes for me. Sadly, this just wasn’t the right holiday romance for me.

Thank you Forever for the eARC to read and review via Netgalley.

Unfortunately Snowed In for Christmas was a DNF for me.

Thank you to NetGalley and Forever for the opportunity.

When the book starts out with how the FMC got suckered into an hours long HGTV marathon I knew this was going to be a great book. It's a torrential downpour thunder and lightning day in the PNW and this was a perfect read while I'm waiting for some holiday baking to be done in the oven.

Becca and Harrison are snowed in over Christmas at the college they both work at (her sorority house mother, him a college football coach and her next door neighbor) after a date years ago and her being ghosted, they were corridial but when a snowpocolypse brings them together as, we'll, blizzard buddies, they make the most of their time to say the least (🌶🌶🌶). With plenty of heart to hearts and huddling for warmth they both fell first and fell hard, leading into one heck of a heartwarming epilogue.

While this took place over Christmas break, highly reccommend for a snowy or rainy day anytime of year!! 🥰



Thank you Netgalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for the ARC in exchange for my review!

What a perfect way to start the holiday season! Snowed In for Christmas was a super cute and super steamy holiday romance. Just what you need on a cold winter night!

This was an amazingly fun grumpy sunshine Christmas book.I really loved the chemistry between Becca and Harrison, and their banter was the greatest!

Definitely add this one to your holiday reading list!

I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are my own.

The elusive holiday book with STEAM - I’ve found one for you!! This is literally the ultimate snowed in at Christmas story! Besides a touch of annoying miscommunication, I ate up every second of these “blizzard buddies” nearly freezing to death (but, finding creative ways to stay warm 😜😜😜).

What to expect::
•Grumpy x sunshine
•Opposites attract
•Snowed in/forced proximity
•College football coach
•Sorority house mom
•Felt more wintery than Christmasy
•Central Illinois setting (I need to know where!)
•Some serious moments and family drama thrown in
•Dual, first person POV
🔥Open door

Snowed in and without power two neighbors unexpectedly spend the holidays together. I really enjoyed the dual point of view and grumpy/sunshine trope. I would have liked a few more holiday tradition elements throughout the story. I think someone looking for a steamy Christmas romance would love this one.

I wanted to like this one so badly. A blizzard, stranded neighbors with one ill-fated kiss years before… what’s not to love? But halfway through I still didn’t find it compelling. The characters weren’t terribly likable and the set-up felt incredibly long without any real chemistry building.

This was such a fun grumpy sunshine Christmas book! I really liked the chemistry and banter that the two main characters, Becca and Harrison had throughout the whole story. I loved how the blizzard itself was almost a character! I liked the supporting characters, especially Harrison's sister! I think forced proximity is such a fun trope and it was done really well in this book!

This miscommunication near the end of this book I found extremely frustrating and somewhat unnecessary. I feel like it could have been resolved sooner by both main characters. This did bring my rating down a little bit. I also read over 100 books a year which are a majority romance so the miscommunication trope has to be done extremely well for me to really enjoy it in a book.

If you are looking for a sweet, quick holiday book than pick this one up!

A Blizzard for Christmas? Here are reasons to read the historical fiction book:

College Neighbors - Becca and Harrison are neighbors on a college campus

Sorority mom and Football Coach - she is a sorority mom and he is a football coach

Christmas Blizzard- but when a blizzard hits during christmas break, they are forced to spend some time in the same house even though they had a disastrous date previously

It was a cute holiday story. It was a lot about how they kept their time in the house, which as you can imagine got a little steamy. I thought it was a really nice story to read on a cold day, cozy by the fire. Both the main characters have issues they need to work through of course, but overall it is one that is just okay.

Truly enjoyed the story of the Miller family—their interactions and individual stories. The characters were well thought out and loved the humor. Thank you for one of the best books I’ve read so far. Truly enjoyable!

Thank you ForeverPub for the eARC--all thoughts and opinions are that of my own.

the weather outside is frightful, but the fireplace is so delightful... and steamy

Highly Recommend | Contemporary Romance | Explicit

Sure, Halloween and Thanksgiving are coming soon here but like CHRISTMAS! And Jaqueline Snowe! Like come on.

This needs to be on your Christmas Spirit reading list. Honestly even if you don't celebrate Christmas and want some warmth from the impending cold weather look no further.

My word did it get steamy... Ironically--so hot. But it went the extra steps and also made it so emotional as well with difficult families.

Becca was so much fun and her quirks weren't left to die after the beginning. She is who she is the entire way through.

Harrison has a lot to work through in this book and he does. His melting (ha ha) within the book and how he is gone for Becca is adorable.

I also appreciate how much they encourage each other throughout their weaknesses. Sure this takes place over a few days, but everything was really realistic in progression.

It's a perfect weekend read. Add hot chocolate and maybe some wine (or whiskey). The plot is perfectly set up and everything is tied up at the end!!

I highly recommend picking this book up. Especially if you've read other books by her (and if you haven't--please do so! they're sooo good!).

I’m so sad to DNF this book, but by 30% I know I can’t continue! These characters are supposed to be in their 30s, but for the first several chapter I thought they were college students. Their communication is incredibly immature and childish. Why not just talk about your date/attraction?! Especially if you live next door to each other. The dialogue/writing in general is really cringey and not at all what I was expecting. I love the concept of this romance but it didn’t work for me at all.

I ended up DNF this at around 34%. I'm not into romance novels that don't develop the relationship, but rather, focuses predominantly on the attraction aspect between the characters. It was getting quite frustrating and didn't keep me engaged in the story because of this.

I thought that this was so freaking cute!!

It was the perfect book to get me in the mood for some Christmas movies. (Even though technically it's wayyy too early). I absolutely loved Becca and was rooting for her throughout the entire book! She was a joy and had an incredible work ethic in helping others.

I also adored Harrison and his shy little grumpy self. I will say that at times, the miscommunication in this one was a little too much for me; however, the spice completely made up for it!

Overall, this was a sweet and spicy book that is perfect for the upcoming holiday season!

I really couldn't get into this one. Maybe it's just me but I couldn't even get farther than 8%. I already don't like the characters and the dialogue is weird to me. Becca comes off as ditsy and one of those (personally) annoying personalities. Harrison also comes across as kind of supe4ficial talking about her face and body right off the bat.

Thank you, NetGalley and Forever (Grand Central Publishing) for this advance copy in exchange for my review.

Oh wow this book will warm your heart like the perfect cup of hot chocolate. I actually laughed out loud during some passages.
I absolutely adored Becca and Harrison.

Think grumpy/sunshine forced proximity Hallmark Christmas movie but with 🌶️

🎄🎄🎄🎄

This was new author for me and I really like this steamy holiday romance! I enjoyed the grumpy/sunshine trope of these two! Harrison and Becca had been out before a few years ago, but Harrison ghosted Becca. Now Becca is offering Harrison to stay at her house during a power outage during a snow storm. I enjoyed watching these two get to know one another and find an HEA! These two really warm up the pages with this cute light romance! I recommend this for the holiday season for sure!

This book started off cute! Maybe this is my fault, but I didn’t realize how spicy it was. Like… not a whole lot of plot outside of setting up spaces for them to do adult things together in the freezing cold. I'm not opposed to spice, but this felt like throwing in adult content just for the sake of it being there. Illustrated covers are NOT safe to go by anymore, but I still picked this one up because it looked like it would have more substance than spice, but I guessed wrong.

This was so fun! I loved the personalities of the two main characters. This was a well balanced book. There were certain elements I found a bit cheesy, but I didn't find that to be a bad thing.

I really loved this book! I'm a sucker for a good grumpy/sunshine trope, and this one delivered! There were plenty of laughs, lots of spice, and some really heartwarming moments! I loved how Becca was happy with who she was as a person, and didn't sway from that at all! I would read this one again, and definitely recommend it to a friend!
Thank you NetGalley for this arc in exchange for my honest review!