A perfect holiday book. Totally bingeable - a book you will eat up. Meet Jess and Nick - who are both romance writers. A story about writers - PERFECT! After breaking up five years ago - they meet again at an event and then they get snowed in. This one was pretty well paced, heartwarming and super enjoyable. Definitely read this one if you like second chance romances, forced proximity, multiple POV. This trope recipe is perfect. Thank you to NETGALLEY and the publisher for this eARC in exchange for an honest opinion.

I loved this short and sweet little holiday second-chance romance about two novelists trapped at their publishers end of year event at a remote location with - you guessed it - one bed!! It was such a fun read! Falon never disappoints!

This joyful gem of a book was the perfect amount of spiciness and fun that had me sneaking away from holiday prep to devour satisfying chunks of the story.

Small-town romance writer Jessica spends her days penning books full of Happily Ever Afters, but she can’t find her own happily ever after. Her ex-boyfriend Nick is also a romance writer – and biggest rival – but his successful writings conclude without happy endings.

When their professional obligations bring them together in a remote setting just days before Christmas, what could possibly happen? Will they get trapped sharing a room during a snowstorm? Absolutely. Will they use this opportunity to get out of their writing slumps. Sure. Will the close proximity bring them back together? Uh, duh.

This book had all the makings of a Hallmark film with a healthy dose of spice. If you like close-proximity, one-bed, second-chance romance tropes, this one is sure not to disappoint. I enjoyed this one for sure!

Thank you to Falon Ballard, Penguin Group Putnam and NetGalley for an advance digital copy for an honest review.

As always Falon knocks it out of the park! All I want is you had so many incredible aspects from the humor to the raw emotion of the characters. The mix of grumpy Nick and sunshine Jess with the added elements of second chance made this book *chefs kiss* . It was like a hallmark movie in a book--which is the highest of compliments.

Somehow this is my first book by Falon Ballard but it won't be my last. This was so satisfying! The chemistry between the FMC & MMC was perfection! I'm normally not all about second chance romance but with these characters I was so invested. As an avid reader all of the bookish things were so fun, them both being authors, all of the writing back and forth and that ending?!! *swoons* | loved it. What a great last holiday read of 2024.

If you’re looking for a spicy Christmas, look no further. I was not looking so my rating is lower as a result, but I still loved it! I love Falon’s writing & her banter is always on point! The scene felt very cozy Christmas inn & was a combination of second chance romance, snowed in with one bed, and books about books. My main complaint plot wise was the reason that they broke up in the first place irked me so much that I wasn’t rooting for her character as much. I would recommend!

Thank you Penguin Group Putnam for an advanced copy of this novel in exchange for an honest review.

I enjoyed this novel! I felt it was perfect for a quick holiday read. It currently stands as my favorite thus far by Falon Ballard.
I think my only complaint is that I didn't care for the subplot line involving the ex.

Looking forward to reading more of Falon Ballard's works.

All I Want is You is a quick fun Christmas rom com! It's a 2nd chance romance about romance authors, and it has these best tropes and tension! For a holiday book this was very full of yearning and I loved it!
Fallon Ballard is one of my favorites and this was a perfect Christmas read!

I read this book in one sitting, it's a romantic comedy. I absolutely loved it, it felt like I was reading a Hallmark movie. It's the perfect holiday romance!

This was such a fun, quick holiday romance! After enjoying the other books I have read by Ballard I was excited when I saw she was publishing a Christmas novel! The novel follows two exes, who are both romance authors, who have to reunite at their publisher's holiday ball years after their breakup. But after a huge snowstorm they find themselves trapped at the same hotel and having to share a room.

This is a perfect book to get you in the holiday spirit! I loved Nick and Jess’s dynamic and seeing how they have to learn to work together. I appreciated that Jess made Nick work to earn her trust back. I love a second chance romance and this one is no exception.

This was a hard book to put down; I ended up reading more than half of it in one sitting, something I haven't done in a while. All I Want Is You was the perfect romance novel; it made me laugh, it made me cry and it made me want to text my ex or download Hinge.

All I Want Is You had everything I want in a romance novel; it had expected tropes, unexpected revelations, not too many miscommunication moments, spice, and authors falling in love. When you add in a Christmas setting, you've got magic.

Thank you NetGalley for the gifted copy of 'All I Want Is You' by Falon Ballard!

5/5 stars for the best Holiday romance of 2024 to be released. Falon Ballard is a go-to, repeat author for me. I look forward to every read, so I was ecstatic for a Holiday romance debut!

This juicy novel I could not put down, I devoured it in two days. It was the perfect blend of cozy, holiday, steamy and my favorite trope: Enemies-to-Lovers.

I DEVOURED this book. All I Want Is You is my favorite Ballard novel to date. I read this in one night… it was the perfect holiday read but more than that… the MCs had me hooked. Love love loved!

A second chance romance with two romance authors? Say no more!

I enjoyed reading this one so much. Getting to experience Jessica and Nick’s past Christmas’s together was such a fun was to see how their relationship unfolded in the past.

I didn’t love the reveal of the past conflict and it was sad to me that a conversation could have prevented them from being apart for five years.

Overall, a sweet read and perfect way to wrap up my Christmas reads!

3.75 Stars. This was a really cute book. I loved how much Nick simped for Jess and how their opposite personalities attracted each other. Also, why Falon hit us with the one bed trope? Sign me tf up. I definitely was a bit surprised over some of the smut in the book, some of it fit, but some of it felt like it was misplaced and it took away the character's chemistry. His grand gesture at the end of the? Hot damn, I want that to be me so bad. I also felt like the author could've gone more in depth with the characters, I felt like I didn't know much about them by the end, especially Jess. We knew a lot about Nick's backstory and his relationship with his family, but not much about Jess's. All in all, this book is perfect to read for the holidays if you want a steamy, cutesy romance.

A cute little holiday read between two romance rivals!! If you're looking for a fun little holiday read, this is definitely it.. Falon's writing is always so easy to follow and a great time. The slowburn and tension between the leads was delectable!

Thank you netgalley for an arc in exchange for a review.

*I saved this book to read in December, so I apologize for the late review*

I absolutely LOVE Falon Ballard, so when I realized she was releasing a holiday book, I SQUEALED. All I Want is You is a quick read, with spice, and some of my favorite tropes.

Jessica writes romance books with HEAs. Nick writes romance books with sad endings. They are exes, Jessica is introducing him at an awards ceremony, they get snowed in at the location, the hotel lost Jessica's reservation so she has to room with Nick, there's still chemistry...and their editors/agents think it's a GREAT idea for them to write a book together.

WHAT.

Well, you can guess what happens with the one room situation, and I was here for it. I loved them writing the book together, too and I kinda want to read it.

The second chance aspect was done really well I think, because when they eventually hash out the break up they actually discuss it and reflect on what happened and what could/should have been handled differently.

Falon Ballard is a QUEEN when it comes to writing dialogue and banter, and I absolutely loved the conversations between Jessica and Nick throughout the book.

4.5 stars

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam Books for the advanced copy!
I really enjoyed my time for this one. I always love a meta book about writers especially those writing a romance. This one had such a cute Christmas vibes and played into so many of my favorite romance tropes. Forced proximity (snowed in) and only one bed was truly top tier. I loved the flashbacks to their Christmas’s past as a couple.
It was a really great holiday romance and Falon Ballard always knows how to write a cute romance!

Thanks again to NetGalley and Putnam Books for the advanced copy!

I absolutely loved this! This was the perfect Christmas book and I just loved how it came together. I’m pretty convinced this had all the tropes it could possibly fit in. I was up late reading this quite a bit Also, it being a play on NIck and Jess from New Girl made it 10x better. 10/10 for one bed, forced proximity, enemies to lovers, and second chance was impeccable.

What to expect:

✨second chance romance
✨bitter exes
✨nonlinear time line
✨one bed
✨open door
✨dual POV
✨short and sweet

This was a quick read with a storyline I enjoyed overall, but also one of those books where I’m not sure the second chance was deserved. With the amount of heartache Nick’s actions caused and the reasoning for the initial breakup, that grand gesture just wasn’t enough to forgive him. HOWEVER because this is fictional romance we will move on to THAT PROPOSAL🥹🫠 Best scene hands down. Fallon continues to be an auto-read author for me!