A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone is the third in the sexy Christmas trilogy. Sunny accidentally sold a script for the Christmas After Dark series and is now having writer’s block. Isaac is still recovering from his wife’s death years ago during his boy band days. They decide to help each other. Sunny will help Isaac find his muse so he can fulfill his record contract, while Isaac will help Sunny discover the true story behind her script in Christmas Notch. Sparks fly, but Willy hey ever find the courage to settle down?

I loved this series, and this book didn’t disappoint! I thought Sunny and Isaac were well written. They could be a bit frustrating at times, but it fit with their characterizations. The book was fast paced and fun, and I would definitely recommend it for a fun holiday read.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for access to an advanced copy in exchange for my honest review.

DNF @ 11%

The writing style just wasn’t for me. This is also the third book of a series and the characters are written in a way like I’ve probably should have read this first two books.

Fans of the first two books will probably enjoy this one tho!

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for this earc in exchange for my honest review

So I think that the really cute innocent looking cover leads you to believe this book is something way different than what it ends up being which is high spicy level story telling

I laughed, and I cried, and sometimes I felt like I could relate, and sometimes I felt like it was just way over the top for me, but overall a solid enjoyable spicy hot book

You do need to have read the previous books or you might feel quite lost with all the surrounding characters - I definitely felt like this could not be read as a standalone.

4.5 stars!

I really enjoyed "A Jingle Bell Mingle" by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone. I have adored this series, and I wish we were getting more, but at least it wraps on a high note. This story will make you laugh and smirk at its quick banter and hilarious wit. It will make you tear up with its commentary on grief and finding love after heartbreak. It will make you care for its quirky, zany cast of secondary characters and the found-family atmosphere. It will make you think twice about your preconcieved notions about s3x workers. It will make you stay warm on a chilly winter night with its suuuper spicy spice. I adored Sunny and Isaac's second chance at love in a forced proximity, friends-with-benefits situation. I liked their easy acceptance of one another. Sunny understands Isaac's grief about his ex-wife's death. She gets that he has been a recluse who has curled in on himself to block out any more pain. Isaac accepts Sunny for the messy, sexy, sunshine-y, confident-in-her-body-and-her-choices, chaotic person that she is. But, I *hated* (read: loved because of the angst and pining and omg just get together???) their inability to realize they were in love with each other the whole time, the dopes!! There are so many layers to this story. I just fell in love with this story. It is a little slow moving at times, but it doesn't detract from my overall enjoyment of it. Add it to your holiday TBR ASAP!

Thank you to NetGalley, Julie Murphy, Sierra Simone, Avon, and Harper Voyager for the complimentary ARC of this book. All opinions are my own. I was not compensated for this review.

I absolutely loved this book! This whole series has been amazing, and this might be my favorite one yet. The sexual tension was off the charts, and there was the perfect amount of angst. And the holiday backdrop was of course perfect!

3.5 stars! Cute banter, amazing chemistry and spice, and a super fun story. Loved the Christmas vibes and definitely laughed out loud a few times.

Fun holiday or anytime read! It is a zany story with two mismatched main characters, a sweet Christmas story, hot hookups, found family and an HEA.

Sunny Palmer is an ex adult film star. She is currently writing a sweet heartfelt screenplay for a by a wholesome television channel. She’s stuck creatively and hanging out to write in the town of Christmas Notch. She connects with former boy band pop idol and now recluse Isaac Kelly. He saves Sunny and her cat from living in the not so nice hotel. She becomes a short term roommate with benefits in Isaac’s mansion. They solve a town mystery while falling in love.

Very cringey; couldn’t get very into it before I had to give up. All over the place in its writing and not a great read.

"Sometimes when you were the happiest person in the room, no one bothered to check in and see what might be brewing under the surface. No one thought to anticipate what you might need when you didn't appear to need anything at all."

This was a great conclusion to the kinkily adorable Christmas Notch story. Started off nice and quick with zero downtime, but still managed to create some good moments of tension.

While this wasn't my favorite that is pretty much entirely because I don't like 3rd act breakups. That said - this one made sense and was handled realistically.

Loved the humor, the banter, the steamy thoughts, and the reluctant cat dad energy. Also really appreciated the many nods to the struggles of being the constantly peppy/happy friend.

Thank you @NetGalley for the advanced copy of this book. This was my first raunch-com read. The main characters
Sunny and Isaac were perfection. The chemistry, banter and spice had me turning the pages. All the supporting characters came together to pull on the Christmas heart strings. I look forward to reading more of Julie Murphy books.

Julie & Sierra can do no wrong! These two continue to bring us witty, steamy banter, strong connections with this found family and continued engagement the moment the book begins. Loved seeing the chemistry between Sunny & Isaac develop during this story, watching the growth the each find and seeing how they lean on one another. This was the perfect mix of light humor, witty banter, heavy topics and development of love!

Jingle Bell Mingle is the third book in the Christmas Notch series and it did not disappoint. We’ve gotten glimpses of the main characters Isaac and Sunny in previous books but this one really lets us get to know them and their history.

Isaac is a former boy band star, turned recluse after his wife passed away rather unexpectedly. He moved to Christmas Notch to “get away” from everyone and everything. He needs to come up with songs for one more album that just so happens to be a Christmas album. What better place to be inspired than a town that is all about Christmas all year. Unfortunately for Isaac he thinks he HAS to have a muse to be able to write this album and the one person he wants keeps turning him down.

Sunny can do a little bit of a lot of things. Somehow she sold a script to the Hope Channel that she now needs to write. Her pitch was about a story that almost everyone in Christmas Notch seems to know. She decides to stay there in hopes of tracking down the real story to use in her script.

After a second one night stand and seeing the terrible hotel Sunny is staying in, Isaac offers any room she wants at the literal mansion he lives in. To keep himself distracted Isaac offers to help Sunny track down the origin of her story and to repay him, Sunny tries to help Isaac find his new muse.

You may think you know how this ends but I guarantee you won’t expect the path you’ll take to get there.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publisher for allowing me to read and review an advanced copy of this novel. I highly enjoyed it and will be recommending it to others.

4.25 stars

Do you want something that is going to make you have the feels and warms fuzzies, but also brings the heat? Well then this one is the Christmas book for you!

I seriously enjoyed this last instalment of the Christmas Notch series. Sunny is absolutely delightful, she has some hidden grief she covers with her sunny demeanour though. Which matches Isaac and his grief and I loved the journey they go on in healing and everything. There were definitely some heart breaking moments that had me tearing up, but also beautiful moments that had me do that as well.

Also let’s talk about the steamy spice goodness that is included! They had some serious chemistry, so when we got to the smexy scenes it carried over so well! They were everything you’d expect from someone who works in porn and an old boy band member!

It was such a great read and conclusion to the series!

I received this book for free for an honest review from netgalley. Thank you for the opportunity.


Sweet and thoughtful with a lot of spice thrown in it will definitely keep you warm on those winter nights.

Typical for a short story collection, some were great, others weren't my cup of tea. There's laughs, and steam. I think most readers will find something in this collection that they will enjoy. Thank you to netgalley for the arc/

I came into this expecting quick, light romcom and so was pleasantly surprised to see that it had many more layers to it. There was a lot of character discovery and growth and, while it was a fun read, I enjoyed it being a little deeper and meaningful vs the typical Hallmark movie-style book. I’m definitely a fan of this series and hope to see more similar!

I just love this series and am sad to see it come to an end. I love a good holiday read and this one didn’t disappoint, it was a fun read with some steaminess.

It followed main characters, Sunny and Isaac both learning to live after loss. Sunny has lost her parents and Isaac has lost his wife. At times the book seems heavy, but the author does a good job mixing in some humor to break it up. The friends to lovers trope and learning to let each other in while working though grief was relatable and enduring,

Thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

While I typically like Julie Murphy's books, this one was just too much for me. For me to not even be 11% through the book and have one of the longest and most graphic sex scenes ever was just too much. Plus, I couldn't really get to know the characters at all without them referencing each other's bits. Not a fan of this one.

I’ve read the other books and novellas in the series so I was thrilled to receive an ARC of this book.

Jingle Bell Mingle is such a fun, spicy holiday read. If you love Hallmark movies but also love spicy romance books then Uncle Ray-Ray and the Hope Network is exactly what you need! Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone have created the perfect cast of characters that are so fun to revisit every holiday season.