This is the second book in the Fixer series but could certainly be read as a standalone. This book features Catalina King (Cat) as the focal point. The town of Merry is hit with a hurricane right before the holidays. And, they count on the income from the Christmas Festival in this tiny town. Cat has been here before with her brother fixing up a family's home (the Hai's). She loved the town and formed a bond with the family, so when she finds out their home has sustained extensive damage only a few years after it was fixed, she makes it a mission to get the city manager to allow them to come back and help.

Noah Yates is the city manager. He has an pre-formed opinion about Cat and thinks that she is only interested in doing this renovation show for the entire town for more fame and glory. He initially says no but she figures a way around that. He thinks she is nothing but a diva and she thinks he is a hard headed jerk. But, there is certainly an attraction there.

The way that the author tells this story is very easy to read. And while there is a lot of feisty=ness between our two main characters, the build up is well done. An enjoyable tale and one I'm glad I read right before Christmas.

I really don’t read a lot of holiday books, but I was excited to read this one because it seems to be a winner for a lot of people.

Overall, I found it to be a cute read! The beginning was strong and I liked Cat’s character. I also loved precious Noah, even if he was a ginormous pain in the ass in the first half of the book.

I did find that the middle dragged a lot for me. It took me a long time to finish this book because it just wasn’t drawing me in. I’m not sure why and can’t really pinpoint it. But I did love the ending so much and thought it was so cute!

My biggest complaint was honestly the uh…spicy scenes. I love a good smutty read. And maybe it’s just me. But I really didn’t like how the spicy scenes were written. A lot of words and phrases were used that just seemed awkward and it took me out of the book entirely.

So there you go. It was cute and I liked it, but there were some issues that I had with it as well.

Thank you to Bloom Books for my gifted copy!

❄️ Thank you so much @netgalley and @read_bloom for an advance copy of this book!

🎄 𝙈𝙮 𝙏𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 🎄
This is the second book in the Fixer/King sibling series by Lucy Score, but can be read as a stand alone. Once again, Lucy has put some magic in her books (like always)! I did read the first book (Mr Fixer Upper) before this and was glad I did because I love knowing all about the characters in these books.

This book features Cat, one of two twin King siblings who star in a home renovation show that took off and made them fixer upper celebrities. The first book featured her swoony brother Gannon and both siblings are strong willed, outspoken people who have a hard time settling down.

Cat is a pistol! She is definitely a likable character, but she has her flaws and doesn’t want to let men get too close to her. She is determined to help the picturesque town of Merry, Connecticut with a flooding disaster that puts their town in a lot of ruins before the Christmas season. City Manager Noah Yates wants nothing to do with Cat King and her celebrity and her reality show. Cat doesn’t back down and works her way into helping the town pick themselves back up and be featured on a holiday TV show special.

Noah is kind of unlikable at first. He was not open minded to his town getting help and seemed pretty judgmental. We get a deeper dive into his thought process and what kind of guy he really is throughout the book. It is a good author trait to be able to take a character that you do start off disliking and completely turn them around for the readers!

Noah is also a single dad, which is a fun trope to read, with his almost teenage daughter Sara. By the end of the book, it got me with all the Christmas feels when two opposites fall for each other and have to decide if love is worth making sacrifices for!

📺 𝙔𝙤𝙪 𝙬𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙗𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙞𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚:
♥️ Single Dad
💚 HGTV shows
♥️ Enemies to Lovers
💚 Holiday Romance
♥️ He Falls First
💚 Small Town Romance

THIS BOOK WAS SO CUTE! I literally couldn’t stop reading because it was that swoon worthy! Lucy Score is brilliant.

The Christmas fix is the perfect holiday romance. Think warm hearted Hallmark movie with some steam added. It’s the second book in The King Sibling series. Cat King was introduced in book 1 (Mr.Fixer Upper) Cat is a home renovation TV star. After the small town Merry is hit by a hurricane Cat tries to bring back the Christmas spirit with a holiday special but the city manager Noah Yates wants no part of it!

Lucy Score is the Queen of small town romances!

In The Christmas Fix, the banter is strong, the cocoa is warm and the spice is even hotter. It had everything I’ve come to love from a Lucy Score book, with the addition of Christmas cheer. If Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas had sex and swearing it would be The Christmas Fix!

I loved the dynamic between Noah and Cat - especially when she finally gave some sass back to him.

Read this one if you love:
💟 Grumpy mayors with a warm heart
💟 Enemies to lovers
💟 Friends that are family
💟 Truces made over coffee

The only aspect that I didn’t like was Cat’s need to justify every carb she ate and all of the mentions of needing to work out to stay slim. I just didn’t think the book needed it and it could be triggering for some readers.

When I was halfway through I realized that this is actually book two in a duet, so I’m excited to read book one to see how Paige and Gannon’s story began.

Thank you to NetGalley, SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books and Lucy Score for an advance copy. These are my honest thoughts.

The emotion that runs through this book had me tearing up a few times. Not because it was overly sad, but it definitely played on my holiday feelings. A small town devestated by a flood right before the holidays, a reality tv star with a home-reno show and a mission to rebuild the town and give them their annual Christmas festival, a city manager with a misguided perception of said reality TV star - it was all so perfectly woven together in this fantastic Christmas read. After reading Mr. Fixer Upper, I knew I had to see what was in store for Cat. She's one incredible, strong, smart woman who seemed constantly on the go, working on the next big project. Noah enters her life, resisting her entire purpose at first, but then the enemies-to-lovers vibe hits hard. With the backdrop of saving a community and Christmas, it is the perfect holiday read.

Thank you to Lucy Score, Bloom Books and NetGalley for a copy of the eARC in exchange for my honest review.

Lucy Score does it again.

Enemies to Lovers
Single Dad

What a cute book. I loved Cats drive and determination. I loved Noah's dedication to his daughter and his town. When their two worlds collided it was the perfect storm for a good romance.

A great Christmas read with all the makings of a fantastic romcom. I didn’t read book 1 but it didn’t make a difference in my experience!

I cannot believe I’m about to say this because I really really love, love, love, Lucy Score and her fabulous romcoms. Her books are the ones I go to when I need some fun and steamy romance along with serious issues/topics. However, at 50% I had to set this book down as DNF.

The story was just way too boring and repetitive. Not to mention the male grinch MC was just way too over the top with his hate and spite.

This definitely will not stop me from picking up another one of Lucy’s books because I know there are so many more good ones to come!

The Christmas Fix was a fun shot of holiday cheer in a steamy read. Lucy Score can really do no wrong in my opinion, I love all of her romance novels! At times this one felt it was a bit long and slightly contrived, but as a lover of romance books I can certainly look past that. I found the characters to be heartwarming, and loved the development of the main characters Noah and Cat. I loved the tension that was built between Cat and Noah, with enemies to lovers being one of my favorite troupes. Overall, a solid romance read that gives a bit of Christmas cheer alongside it. I recommend if you want to curl up and read a happily ever after romance.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publishers for an advanced copy of this book. All opinions within this review are my own.

I appear to be in the minority but I DNF’d at about 30%. I have loved Lucy Score in the past so tried to hold on, but I couldn’t get into this story. Part of it was the enemies were so far into enemies territory it’s hard to see them as lovers. In addition, I couldn’t feel the sexual tension that makes this trope work so well. Both characters I found more annoying than likable, which is ultimately why I put the book down. Thank you for the opportunity to read this book, and I look forward to future Lucy Score releases!

This was such a perfect read for this Christmas season and I am a big fan of Lucy Score so zero complaints 🙈
Her writings always steal away my heart and the characters are so beautifully penned down. I love it.

This was my first Lucy Score book and now I can officially say it won’t be my last! I absolutely LOVED IT!

This is an enemy to lovers small town romance. Usually these are super predictable. Like it’s obvious Cat and Noah will end up together. But all the in between stuff was still a surprise and had me sucked in from the start. I easily connected with all the characters. There was just the right amount of spiciness.

This plot had me wishing that I was there enjoying the Christmas season in Merry. I mean, how can you not have a town big on Christmas traditions with a name like that.

I definitely recommend this book if you’re into a typical Hallmark Christmas movie, but think more along the lines of a modern and spicy one.

Thank you to NetGalley and SOURCEBOOKS Bloom Books, Bloom Books for the digital reviewer’s copy in exchange for my honest review.

Wish I had known this was book two in the series, I will definitely be going back and reading the first. This town and love story was perfection. Loved the Hurricane aspect and the fact that MMC name was Noah was not lost on me. So good!

This was my first Lucy Score book and I can see why she is so popular. This was a fun Christmas story that kept my attention and had me laughing out loud. I liked the chemistry between Cat and Noah - enemies to lovers is truly the best. The setting of Merry was lovely and I enjoyed seeing how all the characters interacted. This was rereleased with a new cover for 2023 and I definitely gravitated towards the new cover so it seems like a smart choice! While this is technically book two in the series, you don’t need to read book one to enjoy it!

I loved this Mrs. Claus vs the Grinch novel! So much fun, filled with holiday hijinks and witty banter. Lucy Score is quickly becoming one of my favorite authors!

I received an ARC in exchange for an honest review. Thank you NetGalley!

My first, and only Christmas book that I've read this year, and I'm soooo glad it was this one. Lucy Score is definitely an Auto Buy Author now. Loved the story, loved the characters, the single dad trope, etc. So good.

Enemies at Christmas...

Cat and Noah intensely dislike each other for no reason.
Cat is all HGTV and Noah is not in my town.
You;d think they would play and nice and work together. And they don't.
Not for a loooong time.
Easy reading, though.

This was such a sweet book — Cat is a HGTV-like reality star who’s fought for her success and excellent reputation. She can wield tools and wear heels- I’m in awe of her!

She also hates Noah, the town of Merry’s manager and a man who really dislikes her for no reason from the beginning. He thinks he’s protecting his town from the likes of Cat, and she only wants to help after a devastating hurricane— to get their annual Christmas festival on track in time for the holiday!

These two were fire together, and I loved seeing them go from each other’s throats to a different physical choice. But once they acknowledge their attraction, will Cat give up her no-strings lifestyle for a small town and a single father?

These two are just so darned lovable - if you want a Lucy Score book for the holidays, this totally delivers! I love the reality TV elements, the side characters, and our MCs. This is a slam dunk, and I can see myself rereading.

If you’re considering this one, go ahead and pick it up this holiday season!