this was amazing, not a 5 star but still good regardless, I liked it a lot

thank you netgalley for the arc

Thank you to Netgalley, the publishers and of course the author for gifting me this advanced reader copy in exchange for an honest review.

I was in two minds whether to read this as I have so many books to get through and it wasn't at the top of my list but i am soo glad I did as I really enjoyed it and devoured it in one sitting!

When Eadie was bullied at school for being skinny by a boy named Reid, the last thing she expects is to run into him again back in their home town when she has to come home to run her parent's cafe as they are recovering from surgery, only to find Reid is the general manager.

Perfect enemies to lovers trope with magical romance that shows not everything or everyone is what they seem

Thank you @netgalley for my ARC copy of Home for the Hollandaise by the wonderful @erin_lucy_author!

This book gives cosy autumnal vibes, but builds up to the holidays which is perfect for this time of year.

✨Small town return from the big city
✨Cinnamon roll MMC (irresistible!)
✨Holiday romance
✨Second chances
✨Realising your worth
✨Dramatic family business
✨Facing the past

Some might say the storyline is predictable, but I found it quite comforting to follow Eadie on her rollercoaster of a journey. She has made it as model in NYC, partially as revenge to her high school bullies, but has to return to her hometown for a time to support her ailing parents and the struggling family business. I saw some of myself in Eadie; she is headstrong, can hold grudges, and sometimes has poor taste in men. However, it captures the need to go back to our roots to discover the most about ourselves…and see what was right in front of us all along. As is human nature, it can just take a while to sometimes see the right path!

Home for the Hollandaise has now been published and is available on Kindle Unlimited!

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This was cute if predictable; however, that kind of romance was exactly what I was in the mood for and I'm a sucker for those food/restaurant themed romances.

Things to aspect:
- Small Town
- Holiday Romance: Christmas. But can be read anytime of the year
- Cinnamon Roll MMC
- Friends to sort of enemies to lovers
- Bullying from back to school days


I was in two minds with this one. It was an easy read and I read within just over one day.
The story deals with heavy subject matter- family struggling/ learning to adapt with health problems- Alzheimer's. While also being stuck with financial problems. I thought the tension was done well with Eadie's family: Dad wanted to carry on working but can't. Her mum wants to retire and enjoy her time with her husband while she still can. But can't as everything is roped into the café. Then there is Eadie who comes home and disrupts the home life.


I didn't like the romance aspect as much. Eadie spends most of the book in a relationship and when she breaks up with her boyfriend she moves onto Reid very quickly.


Thank you Netgalley for an advance copy of the book for an honest review

This is cute and light, a fast read with some fun twists and turns. I could have done without the religious references--they really didn't add anything and were somewhat offensive--and think they should have been labeled for easier readers advisory.

Cute story about saving the family business and finding the person you’re meant to be with. My big issue with this one is that I didn’t like Eadie: I found her annoying. I get that bullying can affect you but it was so long ago and she was an established model, which she admits to doing to prove something, but it was overdone in this one. And her naivete was overdone as well. As for the romance, there was nothing different in this one than in others with the same premise, right down to the “last chance” to save the restaurant being ruined by an ill-timed discovery. This one just wasn’t for me.

A fun book that I will happily handsell.
I LOVE the fact this books comes with a content menu, and is truly a cozy, entertaining book. Though I could live without the pet spider. HA.

thank you to netgalley for the advanced reading copy. I really enjoyed this and will be getting copies for my shop.

Dare I say the perfect holiday cozy romance, the perfect book to read cuddled up in a blanket with a cup of hot chocolate, unfortunately for me, global warming means its still 25 degrees as we stretch into October, and even a long sleeve is too much. The fact that this book was able to transport me to those colder nights is even higher praise.
Its a pretty standard holiday story line, hot shot city girl moves back to help with the family business, reunites with old friend/high school enemy, the business is failing... you know the drill. But I will eat it up every time. I do also think that there were a lot of moments where these big life events were actually handled in realistic ways, which isn't always the case. Also the main character has a pet spider, that definitely helped it in my books but arachnophobes watch out.
Is it anything standout, no, but does everything need to be, no. Totally one I would recommend, for the vibes alone.

If you enjoy:

-small town settings
-great family dynamics
-returning home at Christmas
-enemies to more
-holiday romance

... this is one to check out!

The story starts as Eadie (a model living in New York) is heading to her hometown in Indiana to help her parents run their restaurant for the holidays. When she returns, she discovers they have hired Reid as a manager... despite her history with him and the bullies she faced in high school.

I must admit, I don't generally care for stories in which one of the main characters is already in a relationship when the story begins--- or more particularly, when they're STILL in a relationship through a good portion of the story as is the case here. While there is no cheating by the main characters, there's definitely feelings starting to develop at least. I probably would have enjoyed this story a little bit more had this not been the case--- but aside from that, there was really a lot to enjoy in this story, and it balanced out that one aspect for me so I found I did still enjoy it very much! I loved the importance of family in this story and of course, all the holiday cheer! And the chemistry? So very good! It was definitely a slow burn--- again, Eadie was in a different relationship when the story begins, so a slow burn was necessary... but it paid off! If you're looking for a fun holiday romance, this is certainly one to check out!

Home for the Hollandaise is a closed-door romance. The kisses are chemistry-filled, but nothing beyond that and no language.

**I received a complimentary copy for consideration. All opinions are my own.

Home for the Hollandaise is a fun holiday book with a small-town romance. My favorite part of this book was actually the main character. Eadie obviously cares about her family and her hometown. I enjoyed her character and especially her love for bugs. It was different to see a character with a jumping spider as a pet.

The description of the restaurant and the town got me in the holiday mood. The holiday feel of the restaurant year-round and the description of the meals being served always made me hungry.

Although I did enjoy the chemistry between Eadie and Reid, I felt that the romance was rushed, especially since Eadie had a boyfriend at the time.

Overall, this was a cute holiday romance perfect for Christmas. Home for the Hollandaise comes out today!

Thank you NetGalley and New Fable Press for the opportunity to review Home for the Hollandaise. I voluntarily read and reviewed an advance copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I love the title of this book and that is what drew me to request it. It is cute and love the food connection (I love food and cooking). This is a story about life and change and coming home. It is cute, sweet and entertaining.

The characters are good and the writing is easy to read and follow so it flows really well. It is a bit of fun and there is some romance. It is just a good, fun, easy and enjoyable read and one I cuddled up with on a wet and cold day, and it warmed me up nicely. 4 1/2 stars for sure.

Thank you NetGalley and New Fable Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.

At first there was an element of the story that was highly unexpected and honestly threw me for a loop (no spoilers). Let's just say the nerdy girl turned model, still had some of the tendencies of her high school self. I feel like her transformation wasn't believable, you create an image of a person from the fashion and modeling world, and I feel like she didn't fit. I understand all of her animosity, but it seemed to run hot and cold.

I love the way that she cared for her parents as they were aging and facing health issues. And the way that Reid also cared for her parents was incredible.

I love how their small town came together to help the diner.

I loved this book!! Edith and Reid are the perfect friends-to enemies-to lovers and I will protect Reid with my dying breath.

This book was hilarious and sweet. And I loved a flawed FMC and hero who is the biggest sweetheart in the world. This is a great book for Christmas and very Hallmarky Christmas movie. Everyone needs to read it!!

Hmm so I went into this thinking it was a very cozy style book and realized it was any a girl who was bullied and a cheating character and it seemed good to me just a lot of plot at times

this is a sweet second chance, small town story. I love a good redemption story, from childhood bullies to grow up coworkers, I love seeing people being held accountable for the hurtful things they’ve done in the past. all the small town cozy vibes are so fun to read in this story, and the romance is sweet. I wish there’d been a little more accountability for the hurt caused in the past, but I love the sweet happily ever after this story has.
thank you for the ARC!!!

I really enjoyed this book! It gave me major hallmark vibes, I will say towards the beginning I wasn’t sure if I could deal with the spider… but it really didn’t okay that large of a part so I got through it.

autumn and christmas vibes are immaculate! cute romance in a town, friends to enemies to lovers.
3.5 starsss!!!!

Another cheating trope another "wtf is wrong with men" but well it wasn't the mmc who cheated, so it soften downs the blow. Overall the book wasn't that amazing tbh, but did it had me hooked? Yes! I found Eadie's character a bit annoying 🙃🙃 like wtf are you so insecure about?? I get it, bullying is a very hard thing to get over with. But everyone goes through the same stuff(except the egg incident) and comes out fine or maybe it's just my eldest daughter syndrome speaking and Eadie's the only child, idk...... men like Reid also give me an ick, like wtf is wrong with you???? You can't just stay quiet your whole life and never stand up for the girl and than suddenly you say a simple apology and get away with things!!! I'm pretty sure if it wasn't for the parental drama, these two wouldn't have been together by the end!!!