I am so sad to read the end of this outrageously sexy holiday series. But Murphy and Simone made the best decision when they decided to leave Sunny and Isaac for last. Love overall everything about this book. Especially the focus on grief and fatphobia.

Thank you to Avon and Harper Voyager and NetGalley for providing an eARC for a honest review.

Hot hot hot hot hot, omg . Can we said that so far I love every single book of this series . Once again loved this one fun and hot. Perfect for a spicy christmas and some fun coming your way.

As we’ve been reading this series, I’ve anxiously been awaiting Isaac’s story. I love the fact that it’s Isaac and Sunny together.. both Sunny and Isaac are trying to find their creativity. Isaac is trying to find a new muse for his music while sunny is trying to finish her script. I really enjoyed the interactions between both of them and I felt like this book was a lot emotional than the others. it’s funny and sexy while still being a perfect holiday read.

This is the final installment of the Christmas Notch series and Julie and Sierra have knocked it out of the park again. This book has everything from hookup to friends to lovers, queer representation, some forced proximity, solving a Christmas miracle mystery, and a judgmental cat to boot. I officially feel like I’m a part of the Uncle Ray Ray’s family

Overall: ⭐️ 5/5
Audiobook 🎧 5/5. ❤️ Zachary Webber
Spice 🌶️ 5 of 5, Explicit & Plentiful
Slow burn 🕯️ < insta-lust
Humor: 🤣 Hysterical!
Season: Christmas! 🎄
Setting: Small town, Vermont
Trigger warnings: No. Sensitive topics handled deftly.
Standalone: No. OK to skip novellas, but book 1 is essential.

FMC Sunny, 30, obese, bi, bestie of Bee, the FMC of book 1. Make up artist, porn star, and now writing a screenplay. ADHD, orphaned when she was 16.

MMC Isaac, 35ish, widowed when he was 30, former member of boy band INK. Bi, loner/recluse, intense grief and depression. Moved from Malibu to Christmas Notch, contractually obligated to write one more album. Zachary Webber narrates this book; he’s done nearly all of Abby Jimenez’s audiobooks. I automatically associate his voice with Cinnamon Roll MMCs.

I was SO excited to be approved for the eARC by Avon & Net Galley. I had already listened to the first two full length novels in the series and 5 star LOVED them a few weeks ago. Everything was still fairly fresh in my mind and I saw it as my own special birthday treat to start reading it a week before it came out. Life, of course, got in the way and I couldn’t finish reading it before the release. I prefer audiobooks anyway and I happily bought my own copy, especially since Zachary Webber was one of the narrators. Joy Nash had done an excellent job with the previous audiobooks in this series, and this book was no different.

I was mildly confused at the start of this book referring to the threesome One Night Stand between Sunny, Isaac, and Jack Hart. Initially I was wondering if it was in one of the novellas I skipped. I now think it was briefly mentioned in book 1; Murphy & Simone are such great writers that they give the reader various sprinkles of info about that ONS that resolved my questions.

As an older millennial, obese, and with a recent diagnosis of ADHD (3 years ago) I felt really seen. Some authors really hit the reader over the head with things about ADHD or fat phobia. Murphy & Simone have a light touch and it comes across as neurodivergence acceptance and body positivity without being preachy.

This is likely the end of this series. 😭 If Murphy & Simone team up again how about an Autumnal/Halloween series? But only after Sierra Simone finishes her Lyonesse trilogy because waiting a full year just might kill me.

Happy belated pub day to @thesierrasimone & @andimjulie - my fav writing duo ever (and the cutest besties the bookish community could ask for)! A Jingle Bell Mingle released yesterday and here are all the reasons you need to add it to your holiday TBR!

❤️ Christmasy Small town setting
💕 Ex Boyband Love Interest and 🌽⭐️ FMC
❤️ Grumpy x Sunshine (her name is literally Sunny but she’s not over the top annoying about the sunshine I promise!)
💕 Impactful discussions and reflections on grief (we have a sad boi on our hands)
❤️ Spice & depth like only this duo can write!

Y’all have to check this book out asap - I promise you won’t regret it!

All of the books so far in this series are so cute and spicy. This is Isaac and Sunny's story. They have a one night stand after a friend's wedding and then agree to be roommates for the holiday. This story is roommates to lovers, second chance, only one bed tropes. Isaac is hurting emotionally because of some past traumas and Sunny tries to help him overcome that. And of course being roommates with only one bed, they fall for each other! If you want to read a fun Christmastime story with spice, I recommend this book.

I love this series!
This book is probably one of my favorites in this series! Sierra Simone is one of my favorite authors, and I love her writing with Julie Murphy!

This is such a fun holiday book that is perfect for anyone wanting some steamy holiday reads! It’s an opposites attract STEAMY romance!

There’s so much I want to say about this but I’m terrified of spoiling this book!

A Jingle Bell Mingle, by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone, is a steamy, holiday,  rom-com novel. Questionable choices, steamy sex, and hilarious moments keep your interest throughout this one! Thanks, NetGalley and the publisher, for providing me with the ARC ebook I read and reviewed. All opinions are my own.

📖 𝑨 𝑱𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒚 & 𝑺𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆

This story was such a delight to read. Isaac is still dealing with the loss of his wife 4 years prior and at professional road block when he finds himself lacking a muse and unable to write new music.

Sunny is completely uninspired for her first screenplay so she travels back to Christmas Notch where she first found that spark of Christmas joy. Now she’s living with her one night stand and they both begin to navigate what is keeping them artistically blocked.

I love a forced proximity romance and this was really delivered!

If you love roommate to lovers stories for of Christmas fun, go add 𝑨 𝑱𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝑩𝒆𝒍𝒍 𝑴𝒊𝒏𝒈𝒍𝒆 𝒃𝒚 𝑱𝒖𝒍𝒊𝒆 𝑴𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒉𝒚 & 𝑺𝒊𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒂 𝑺𝒊𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆, to your TBR today!

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
🎄 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘺 𝘏𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦
🏡 𝘙𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴
🤭 𝘙𝘰𝘮𝘊𝘰𝘮
🫶🏼 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘓𝘰𝘴𝘴
🔥 𝘍𝘢𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘕𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥
💞 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺
❤️‍🔥 𝘚𝘦𝘹 𝘗𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘵𝘺

Thank you for letting me read as an ARC! I really enjoyed this book- While Sunny and Isaac's friendship (with some grumpy sunshine) turned relationship kept me eagerly engaged, I really loved how the authors threw in the side story details. They created depth in the story that I felt was necessary. The smut was top tier but this book also had very adult situations which made the book that much more relatable to. All in all I would highly recommend especially if you've read the others in the series but it also can be read as a standalone!!

Issac hasn't been able to write since losing his wife. Sunny has a deadline they see each again at a weeding and end up as roommates. Truth be told they had more physical connection than anything to me. It was entertaining though.

This was a cute read. I've always loved the Christmas Not h setting. I think this one hit a little heavier than the other two books but still an enjoyable read.

Thank you NetGalley and Avon Harper Voyager. for the gifted copy

Thank you NetGalley and Avon and Harper Voyager for this review copy in exchange for an honest review.

If you want a holiday romance but with extremely saucy characters and some serious angst, A Jingle Bell Mingle is perfect! I loved that there was still a plot and character development while being very heavy on the spice at the same time. It was a pretty light read for me and I found myself cackling at the banter between Sunny and Isaac, as well as the rest of the supporting cast! There are real life struggles in this story and I think it was done in a really cute way, but felt respectful of their experiences as well. Sierra Simone has recently become a favorite of mine and this story was no different! Another home run!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️

This was an entertaining, well-written book. It was fun, wild, steamy, fast-paced and I didn't want to put it down. I enjoyed this book and look forward to reading more books by these authors.

This story had all the makings of a cute, raunchy, fun hallmark'esque romance, but I thought that it seemed a bit all over the place at times. I loved the base story of Isaac and Sunny searching for clues to solve the Christmas mystery, but there was a lot of extra detail that I didn't feel added to the story. Overall, it was cute and had some really fun moments.

this book was a lot spicier than I anticipated. I thought with the fact that our main characters was an adult film actress there would be some spice. but I was a little shocked when within the first 50 pages there was talk about two characters connecting because they’d tasted the same scrotum or that the main character had to masturbate because he smelled the other main character’s shampoo. it just wasn’t for me.

however, I know this type of book *IS* for a lot of people so I am going to share it with my followers because many of them enjoy this type of story. I’m just more of a closed door kind of girl.

I have been an absolute fan of this series. From the beginning to the end or had been a bit raunchy, a whole lot hot, and a twist of whimsical. Issac and Sunny's story is as much as grief and growth as it is of romance. It brings hope and beauty to the raw truth that life is messy, we get choose our story and our happiness.

I enjoyed reading A Jingle Bell Mingle by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone. You will fall in love with all the characters. I received an ARC of this book courtesy of NetGalley and the publisher. All opinions expressed in this review are my own and given freely. Happy Reading!

This has been such a fun holiday trilogy! The writing duo of Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone is perfect. They blend humor, romance and steam perfectly while also keeping that Christmas magic alive. I hope they continue these fun and original holiday books for many more years to come!