This was a festive, light-hearted read. I enjoyed the friends to lovers aspect with the workplace romance thrown in too. It was a great combo! I loved the way they both made each other better! The characters felt so natural and easy with one another! I also adored Connor’s grandparents, they were so endearing!
This is a great one to kick off the holiday season and gives a little bit of a different vibe as it’s set in Hawaii!

The Holiday Prize is just what I needed to get out of a reading slump. It is entertaining and vivid in description. I enjoyed it and will definitely be reading it again.

Thank you net galley and publisher for this ARC. This was a fun and sweet book. I love that it takes place in Hawaii too.

The Holiday Prize by Megan Reinking is a wonderful little holiday rom-com!
I read and loved book one The Ohana Cottage and I’m not sure how I missed the two in between.
Now I’ll be jumping on Amazon to buy them.
Anyway, I adore Megan Reinking’s writing! She writes the best romance stories and she never fails to keep me up late at night enjoying her amazing characters.
THP is such a sweet read with a lovely setting and cute characters. The setting is magical and just beautiful.
The characters were so well written, great character development. The plot was engaging, and realistic.
An amazing co-workers/friends to lovers, closed door contemporary holiday romance read!
I hope to read more in The Hawaiian Getaway Series. This is book 4 which can be read as a standalone.

I would like to thank NetGalley and Victory Editing for the opportunity to read this ahead of its publication date in return for my honest review.

Thank you NetGalley, Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op and the author for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

What a sweet, fun and low steam holiday rom-com that takes place in the beautiful Oahu, Hawaii🌺🌴!! The Holiday Prize is part of "The Hawaiian Getaway" series but can absolutely be read as a standalone like I did. It has your true co-workers/friends to lovers trope and slow burn romance filled with banter, chemistry, tropical and holiday vibes, love, dual POV, closed door romance and wonderful secondary characters. The book is so unique and not your typical rom-com and it will have you smiling, laughing and swooning! I loved this book so much and finished it in one sitting! ❤️❤️This is my first read by Megan Reinking and it will not be my last! The author has done an amazing job with developing characters that are so true and real. IN ADDITION, NO THIRD ACT BREAK-UP OR MISCOMMUNICATION!!!! YAY!!! CRAZY RIGHT?!! 🙃🤭

Tori and Connor are both real estate agents and workaholics! Because of her job she doesn't have time to date despite her meddling family members. Conner decided at an early age to focus solely on his career and as a result his personal life is nonexistent. Having social anxiety, Conner gets uncomfortable and awkward around women he finds attractive. When the big boss offers a once in a lifetime challenge the two of them team up to better their chances of winning the competition. They have been co-workers and friends for a long time and Conner considers Tori off limits and therefore has no problem talking to her. However, will they be able to work closely together and remain strictly friends or will the lines become blurred?

I loved that they were good friends before working together and how naturally their relationship progressed to lovers. The banter and chemistry between them is amazing!! I enjoyed all the dates they went on and all the Christmas activities. Conner's grandparents were just adorable and I loved the advice his grandpa gave him on love. Elliott, Tori's nephew, completely stole my heart and what he does is the most thoughtful and heartwarming thing ever!!🫶🫶

Overall, it is a cute, quick and delightful read that will put you in the holiday mood!! If you love Hawaii and Christmas time then you should read this book! I do recommend and I can't wait to read more books by this author!!⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The Holiday Prize is Book 4 in The Hawaiian Getaway Series, but can absolutely be read as a stand-alone holiday romcom like I did. Filled with workplace romance, friends to lovers and dual pov.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC!

this was such a cute low angst holiday romance! the slow burn was great and i loved how their relationship progressed from friends to lovers! their dates were so cute and they just were so great together, their relationship was just so sweet! i liked both of their familes a lot! overall, it was a sweet, easy short read and i enjoyed it!

Apparently I have missed this series, but this cutie was a good stand alone no matter

I’ve never read a real estate novel, or a Christmas story set in a sunny location like Hawaii (Oahu.) Even given the sun, the beaches and the workplace storyline, this felt like it could be literally taken from a hallmark Christmas movie. The dual POV, friends to lovers, workplace romance was perfect and would honestly be a perfect holiday read. I thoroughly enjoyed the large families of the characters and their cameos, especially Connor’s grandparents, who I will accept no criticism of.

This is the cutest!! Friends to lovers is one of my favorite troupes and I loved Tori and Connor’s relationship as it progressed. It felt so realistic and true and I loved that. Especially with the office romance vibe they had going on. I loved how they were really good friends & co-workers first and then became lovers. I think it made their relationship that much stronger.

As much as I enjoy a spicy book every now and then, I really liked how this was a closed door romance but still kept you interested with Tori and Connor’s romance. I loved their flirting and banter and they were just so cute together!!

I really enjoyed this book, if was really cute. I read this as a standalone book and just wish there was abit of a background to the characters, so I could feel like I knew them abit more.

I enjoyed this book and would definitely recommend.

This book was so cute and fun! It is considered a holiday book, but it didn't go overboard. The characters' relationship felt so realistic and natural, which made the book more enjoyable to read.

I would highly recommend this book, and I can't wait to read more of Megan Reinking's books!

Thank you so much to Victory Editing and NetGalley for the ARC!

Standalone but it would be helpful to read the first 3 books to understand the characters because there isn’t much background information given in this one.
The book opens with Thanksgiving scenes in Minnesota which I loved. I wish more books had Thanksgiving! It does have Christmas-y, winter in Hawaii scenes like picking out and decorating tree(s) but I was happy to read this in September.
Tori and Connor team up to ‘win’ a commission for a luxury house…but they must sell it first. Since it’s holiday time, their families are heavily involved, to the point of meddling but it’s cute without *too* much drama.
Workplace friends to lovers
Hawaiian setting
Dual POV
Sweet romance – no/low spice
Slow burn, low stakes

The cutest holiday romance. I have never read a real estate agent novel, so this was a super fun read. I loved the office romance and friends to lovers vibe. I loved how genuine and real their friendship and romance felt. I always love a holiday romance but for those who don't the Christmas vibes were very subtle. The perfect read for a slow fluffy romance.

Thank you so much for the arc!!

This was such a cute, bingeable read. I was nervous to read this in September since it is a “holiday” book, but the holiday aspect is pretty insignificant to the plot in my opinion. I loved Tori and Connor’s work ethic and chemistry. Friends to lovers is my favorite trope, but throw in a workplace friends to lovers? I’m obsessed. I also loved that there was no 3rd act breakup.