I AM A TESSA BAILEY FANGIRL!!!

I read this book back when it was indie published, and was so excited to see it get picked up! It's got all my favorite things, Christmas, spice, grumpy sunshine, and an all around good time.

If you're looking for a quick, fun and festive read around the holidays, I recommend!

I'm so aware that I read this during the wrong season all thanks to unfortunate circumstances, however, I still thoroughly enjoyed this romance.

this was the perfect length for a holiday romance. it moved fast, but worked for the story. it had just the right amount of holiday theme and is veryyy spicy if you want to warm up the christmas season. I also appreciated the depth that tessa brought into this one. it was pretty unexpected!

I loved the spice personally. I just had a hard time feeling that the main characters connected. It just felt like a forced relationship and not at all natural. Overall I did enjoy the book and the spice and banter was enjoyable.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review!

This was cute but I unfortunately keep running into the issue with Tessa Bailey where none of her books are really for me. However, this is absolutely something I would recommend to others looking for something cozy and spicy for their holiday reading!

2.5⭐️ kind of boring imo and I thought there would be more spicy scenes since it’s a novella from Tessa Bailey.

This book was mediocre at best in my opinion. It was not as engaging as possible. I did not like the characters. And it was not believable to me.

Stella has recently got out of prison after a series of bad choices involving her childhood best friend. Contact between them was severed in prison and she has struggled pushing aside that voice in her head holding her back while trying to become more confident and optimistic. She runs into Aiden standing in front of Vivant’s new penguin massacre of a Christmas window. He is able to get her to honestly tell him what her ideas would be to improve the window leading her to an opportunity to become Vivant’s window designer. While Stella is falling in love with her dream job, Aiden is falling in love with Stella. Aiden grew up separated from most of his family and has worked hard to impress them. But after meeting Stella he realizes that he can’t only be optimistic all the time in hopes of fixing everyone else’s problems. He needs people who will stand by him and allow him to be himself as well.
I loved each of the characters backstories and how they grew throughout the story but most of all I loved all of Aiden’s Christmas themed bow ties.

This was such a fun and spicy Christmas rom com. I loved Aiden. He was sweet and a bit nerdy. Stella was such a relatable character. A short book but a great read! Loved the romance

Thank you to Netgalley and the Publishing Company for this Advanced Readers Copy of Window Shopping by Tessa Bailey!

Unfortunately, this was a DNF for me. I would absolutely love to revisit this book in the winter season.

I could not relate to the characters and overall storytelling, but typically enjoy Tessa Baileys stories

Thank you for giving me the opportunity and I will absolutely revisit this book!

This is the Tessa I like, the one that writes an incredibly yummy cinnamon roll MMC. The cute story felt like a Christmas-time hot chocolate.
Love, very little tension, spice, HEA!

I would recommend this to anyone that wants a quick, easy, Holiday story.

Thank you #NetGalley for providing me with an eARC in exchange for my honest opinion.

This is a good book the two main characters are Stella and Aiden. There is an instant attraction. Stella has just been released from prison serving a four year sentence. Aiden is the CEO of a department store. They meet in front of the department store at its window display. Aiden thinks the display is awful. He ask Stella what she would change, tells her to apply for the job. She does and he hires her. She does a great job on the window displays and increases business. They start dating and fall in love.

I feel personally attacked by this book and will not be window shopping anywhere around here .
Suffice to say it has good tropes and interesting concepts but the execution was cringe worthy cheesy.
We have a rich ceo fell in love with a stranger he meets for 10 minutes. (Rich insta love ...we love this)
We have a ex convict fresh out of jail for armed robbery. (We love a second chance Cinderella story)
And he hires her to make a window display to bring in more customers.
And then the book just makes me wish I didn't read it .
he <spoiler> masterbates in the shower of how they will have a domestic life together and has an orgasm thinking of picking out China and then feels bad about fake picking out China because he may have chose the wrong patter...... but its with someone he's never even held hands with or kissed...what? </spoiler>
Oh and this is how it ends <spoiler> “I matching robes love you.”“I matching robes love you back,” </spoiler>

I absolutely adore Tessa Bailey and was excited to pick up this holiday romance. Both of the Main Characters had interesting back stories and had a good amount of spice but for some reason I could not get into them as a couple or feel invested into their romance. Because of that, I had a hard time finishing this book.

This is a great read. It has some spicy moments, and you keep feeling anticipation for what is to come. It's a tease. But most of all, I never lost the sense of calm it brought me. And that is because of Aiden. His character is like a balm to any worry or anxiety. Just what Stella needed. Loved him! Specially that his character is a man who has the tools and the will to help Stella but also understands that she needs to do it herself. It's awesome that Stella wants to put in the work, too.

I read the re-release of this Christmas story by Tessa Bailey.

Stella is trying to find her way. Her dream job is to become a window dresser. She happens to be standing outside of one of NYC's huge department stores and meets Aiden who just so happens to be the CEO on his family-owned business.

This wasn't personally my favorite. I had a hard time connecting with Stella. She was quite insecure, and Aiden seemed to always have to reassure her.

Definitely a Christmas-y read and learned a lot about the window dressing profession.

Stella has recently gotten out of prison and is on her way to starting a new life. It's two weeks before Christmas and she finds herself in front of the famous Vivant department store (think Macy's). While mentally re-designing the lackluster shop windows, she is approached by Aiden who inquires about her opinion on the décor. After hearing her ideas, Aiden offers her a job to design the holiday windows, despite her prison background. Stella is gifted in the designs but continues to be held back by her past.

There is always steam in Tessa Bailey's books but I enjoyed Stella's personal growth throughout the novel as well as Aiden's swoon worthy love-at-first-sight. Thank you to NetGalley and Tessa Bailey for the opportunity to read and review this ARC.

I thought this was very good and I will have to add this to the shop shelves. Thank you for the chance for us to review.

this was the PERFECT christmas romance
it was equally cute and steamy
grumpy + sunshine trope but where the heroine is the grump and the hero is the sunshine wrapped in christmas spirit and festive bowties

This book was super cute! It was my first Tessa Bailey book and it did not disappoint! The characters and story is a fun and easy read!!