4 stars out of 5!

This was a great enemies to lovers book with a Christmas feel splashed in. I finished book 1 in the series before this one and I really enjoyed this one much better. I adored Cat in the first book and this book really let her character shine. Noah, the other main character, is also one of my favorites. He's a little bit grumpy and likes to say no a lot but by the end of the book his character really comes together. The small town feel really elevated the book and I love that it took place leading up to Christmas. It gave all the feels!

In the Christmas Fix, the town of Merry is devastated by a flood caused by a hurricane that swept thru the town. A couple years prior, Cat did a reno on a home for a sweet family in that same town. She goes to Merry to assess the damage and finds it in bad shape, including the house she just did the reno for. She convinces the TV network to do a Christmas special on rebuilding the town but Noah, the towns manager, wants nothing to do with the TV cameras and the network coming to help. Eventually he gives in and Cat and her crew come to try and make magic happen. They need to rebuild the town in time for their annual Christmas festival that everyone is looking forward too.

Lucy Score is one of my favorite authors and she really nailed this book. I'm looking forward to what she has in store for us next!

Thank you Netgalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

“you’re the color in a gray day”
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well, it happened: I found a Lucy Score book I didn’t wholeheartedly love. I need to make it very clear, this is not a bad book. it’s sexy, and warm, and funny, and it has wonderful characters! but it just didn’t do it for me. in general, I’m not the biggest fan of holiday books, so perhaps I was already subconsciously reading it with that mentality.

the biggest challenge for me was I just never felt the chemistry between Cat and Noah. she’s a reality TV home designer with a huge personality set on saving Christmas for Noah’s town that was recently struck by a natural disaster. he’s a stick-in-the-mud city manager that wants nothing to do with her fake interest and the media circus that follows her. he despises her and everything she represents without question, and he’s quite clear about his disapproval of her. naturally, he warms up to her, but I felt like it was such a dramatic shift in his opinion, and I never felt their actual connection.

my interest picked up a lot more in the last quarter of the book when the problem shifted from hating each other to figuring out how to work together and what their future might look like.

I genuinely believe this is the type of holiday romance many people will absolutely love, and I fully support that! if you’re a romance reader, and you want a seasonal holiday read, try this one. just because it simply wasn’t my favorite doesn’t mean it won’t be yours!

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read if you like:
♡ boss women
♡ entrepreneur
♡ family business
♡ home renovation shows
♡ holiday season
♡ “just having fun” relationship
♡ opposites attract
♡ single dad
♡ small town
♡ snowball fights

trigger warnings:
☞ child abuse / neglect
☞ natural disasters
☞ sexual harassment

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thank you to Bloom Books for sending me a digital copy of this book for review!

Spicy and adorable! I thought I was not a Lucy Score fan but I was dead wrong. She hooked me with this series and I really liked all yhe characters.

Cat King is determined to save the town of Merry Connecticut by filling her holiday special for her home renovation show on location. The town was hit by a hurricane that resulted in massive flood and damage. However, grumpy town manager, Noah Yates, doesn't want a reality show capitalizing on the tragedy. It soon becomes clear that in order to fix up the town for the annual holiday special, they will need the money Cat's show is willing to provide. These 2 enemies have a knack for getting under each others skin, that is until one drunken make out session in an alley takes the tension in a new direction. Cat and Noah will have to work together to pull off a Christmas Miracle.

Lucy Score will FOREVER be an author for me that I have to buy! I loved the cover of this one and knew I had to read it! I absolutely adored this and can't wait to get my hands on a physical copy!

I love this book and I love the new cover! It's so cute.

Noah and Cat are such lovable characters ( most of the time haha). I loved watching their love story unfold! Nice spice too!

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read this arc in exchange for an honest review!!

Hey y’all, I hit the NetGalley lottery and SCORED the new Lucy Score, book.

Did you see what I did there?

I’m hilarious.

I LOVE holiday books. Weird, because I’m not a hallmark movie fan,

I know, I know I’m like the 2 percent who hates poor acting and fake snow

Bah, Humbug

However, Lucy Score, has managed to steal my heart and show me what life could be like through rose colored glasses.

Lucy Score, you are a what bubble gum palaces and fruit flavored streams are made of,

Again, I lucked out with this one and I didn’t mean to pick it up today . My husband was screaming at the Giants and my niece finally went down for a nap so I started scrolling .

Let’s see what this is about …

The Christmas Fix

This little horn dog loved all the spice!!! Warm me up you little sugar butt! Noah, although a super grouch has some sex appeal . Is it his dedication to being a dad? Maybe? Is it the growl of his voice or the fact that he’s incredibly demanding and authorities? I don’t know but sign me up!!

All kidding aside, this enemies to lovers will have you laughing, crying and down right swooning !

Check out this teaser:

She'll save Christmas just to spite him…

There's only one thing standing in the way of Cat King saving Merry, Connecticut's Christmas festival: Grumpy town manager Noah Yates.

Single dad Noah takes his responsibilities seriously. When a late season hurricane turns his town into a disaster, he's left scrambling to pick up the pieces of the town he loves.

At least, until home renovation expert and reality TV star Catalina King arrives with a camera crew and a budget big enough to put the town back together again. But Noah doesn't want a celebrity diva capitalizing on their tragedy or filling his young daughter's head with visions of glitz and glam.

Blonde bombshell Cat is used to being underestimated, but Noah has an uncanny knack for getting under her skin. They can't be in a room together without rubbing each other the wrong way…except that time in the dark alley where the rubbing was just right. Can these enemies work together to pull off a Christmas miracle or will their fighting leave them both on the naughty list?

Perfect for holiday romance mood!
It’s November 1st so you know it’s time for Christmas romance & The Christmas Fix was exactly what I needed.
It’s cute, spicy, and filled with holiday vibes.
You’re gonna love it.

Loved this book!
I immediately wanted more of Catalina King and the whole Kong family after book one and this book did not disappoint!
Cat and Noah were such a thrill ride to read!

If You Loved Mr Fixer Upper. You will Love this Sweet Enemy to Lover Christmas Story that continues with Cat King and all the great characters from Mr Fixer Upper.

As a workaholic. Cat never gives up fixing problem and going after her dreams. As a devastating hurricane blows in two months before Christmas. She feels the need to help rebuild the town she grew to love. Having to fight the town leader wasn’t in her plans. Who wouldn’t except free help?As she battles one obstacle after obstacle he keeps throwing her way. She must decide what her future will hold. A grumpy Town Leader and the citizens she’s come to Love. Or follow a Life time dream that’s placed at her feet.

I will literally read anything that Lucy Score writes and this book is just another example of her genius! Her writing style kept me hooked though the whole book and I got a big boost of seratonin thanks to all the amazing Christmassy descriptions! Definitely will recommend to friends and some will probably get this as a Christmas present from me!

This was a fun and quick holiday romance from Lucy Score. It is probably best read after Mr. Fixer Upper since the universes overlap. Read if you enjoy:
- Enemies to lovers
- Small town romance
- Single dad romance

Cat King is a celebrity home renovator who has returned to Merry, Connecticut after a late season hurricane destroys the town making their annual Christmas Festival unable to go on. Cat has history with the town so returns after the storm to help rebuild and shoot a Christmas special. Too bad grumpy town manager Noah Yates is dead set on keeping Cat and her crew out, worried they’ll exploit his grieving neighbors. When Cat’s budget and promises convince Noah to give her a shot, he starts to realize she isn’t who he first thought she was. They start to warm up to each other and then things really heat up!

I really enjoyed the small town component of the story with its characters and found family. I thought the initial animosity between Cat and Noah dragged on a but too long in the beginning but once they thawed toward each other I really started enjoying the story. And no third act break up! Hooray!

Content flags: Noah’s father was abusive and left his family when Noah was a child; near drowning mentioned in the prologue during the hurricane; Noah is divorced but amicably coparents with his ex wife

I voluntarily read a gifted copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

Cat and her brother Gannon have a reality tv show where they go and fix and rebuild places and homes. When Noah's town is hit by a hurricane there needs to be a lot of work done, but that the last thing he wants is a tv show getting in the way. Cat is bound and determined to fix the town in time for Christmas, and she butts heads with Noah a lot. Fun read, and one I highly recommend.

Enemies to lovers, single dad, celebrity in a small town, Hallmark Christmas but make it spicy. Once again Lucy Score delivers readers a romcom full of banter, emotional punch, and scorching hot moments.

I just adore Lucy Score-the charm of her writing, the humor, the endearing characters and delicious chemistry. And add in CHRISTMAS!!? I'm a goner. And I just adored this lovable story. Enemies to lovers, forced collaboration, and so much adorable banter and sexual tension. Cat and Noah are delightful together. The dialogue is witty and clever, the whole fixer upper premise is loads of fun and so unique, and the emotional layers just keep unravelling for a really beautiful story underneath all the fire and sass. Cat is a heroine you root for, and Noah is the character you FALL for. Their relationship (and Noah's backstory) had me ALL in my feels. Lucy always weaves emotional complexity so effortlessly into her stories, and this one had me ALL up in my feelings. And the spice! These two are electric together- the push-pull between them was epic. Not to mention we had a great dose of Christmas running throughout. If you're looking for a heartfelt, tender, but fun and humorous Christmas romance, the Christmas Fix is a complete delight. Definitely a favorite from Lucy Score and a top holiday read!

Hgtv meets Hallmark holiday movie! I absolutely loved this read, it was so perfect for Christmas and the re release was amazing.

Cat (our FMC) heads to Merry, a picturesque Christmas town hit hard by a tropical storm to help them rebuild for Christmas. What she's not expecting is the absolute harsh response from Noah (our mmc). Noah doesn't trust Cat, he's certain that she's just there to further her fame, especially after her first horrible visit to town. These two begrudgingly agree to get along after Cat manipulated him into agreeing to her help but what neither of them are expecting is the sparks that may be more than hatred.

Perfect for Christmas lovers and another amazing Lucy Score read, honestly I can't believe it took me so long to read it.

I LOVED this enemy to lovers, small town, spicy Christmas story. It’s an Amazing, warm, sexy story to start the holidays without all the cheesiness.

Merry, a small town in Connecticut, is going through a flooding disaster. A TV star, Catalina “Cat” King, wants to help rebuild Merry, but the town city manager, Noah Yates, doesn’t want her help. Cat doesn’t take no for an answer. Cat is a strong, bad ass heroine, and Noah is known as ‘Mr. No’, but is a great single father.

The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score will most likely be my Favorite Holiday Read this year!
Thank you NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books for the ARC in exchange for my honest review.

Cat Gannon doesn't want to host a tired, old holiday decorating contest. When a hurricane floods the quaint town of Merry, CT, she sees it as an opportunity to do some good with her holiday special budget. She wants to help rebuild the town and restore their annual Christmas celebration. The only thing standing in her way is Noah, the grumpy town manager. He thinks she's just in it for the ratings and doesn't want his town's suffering exploited. Will the two be able to work together?

There was a lot to love about The Christmas Fix in terms of tropes.
Grumpy/Sunshine
Rivals to Lovers
Single Dad
Secret Relationship
Career-driven woman finding the balance she needs
Reality TV

Cat's can-do, go-getting spirit really resonated with me. I was rooting for her the entire time. And Noah's connection to the Christmas Festival left me emotional in a way I was not prepared for.

But at the same time, I couldn't shake the feeling that this was too close to a cut and paste of Lucy Score's other book, Mr. Fixer Upper. It wasn't a bad book by any means, it just didn't grab my attention as much as Mr. Fixer Upper, and that might be because I finished that book shortly before starting this one.

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publisher's for this Advanced Readers Copy of The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score!

I loved The Christmas Fix by Lucy Score. It's a perfect holiday romance with just the right amount of banter, tension, and steam. Cat King may be a famous home renovation reality tv star, but she uses her fame for good--no matter what the grumpy town mayor (who just happens to be a hot single dad) might think. He knows she's the town's best bet to save Christmas, but he doesn't trust her or her motives. I adored this enemies to lovers, small town romance. If you're looking for a Hallmark-movie-esque plot but with more *ahem* adult content, definitely add this one to your holiday reading list. Also--the daughter? Adorable. I loved her so much. It's sometimes difficult to write kids well--but Score nailed it.

Lucy Score is one of my auto-buy authors, and The Christmas Fix did NOT disappoint. Thank you to Bloom Books for an advance review copy of the updated version.