This is grumpy sunshine meets Christmas magic. In Baking it Merry we follow Daphne and Tristan along their path to love. I loved this cozy Christmas romance. This has the perfect dash of spice and for someone who hated the Christmas decor Tristan certainly loves Daphne’s blueberry muffins. I certainly loved all the background we got on Daphne’s baking business and Tristan’s architectural work. Great work to Samantha Chase! 4.5 ⭐️

Cute Christmas story. Take one grumpy architect and one sunshine baker and you get a recipe for a good book. When the annual pop up Christmas shops open in front of his building Tristan is one grumpy elf. Daphne, with her gingerbread house full of baked goods really set him off.with her festive cheer. Begrudgingly he asks for her help to cater some events for the family architecture firm. The more time they spend together she convinces him he doesn’t have to work so hard to follow in the traditions of generations of architects before him. Fake dating turns into something more. Thank you to NetGalley and Brilliance audio for this free advanced digital copy. I am leaving this review voluntarily

This was an adorable grumpy x sunshine/fake dating/small town holiday romance that also added a little bit of spice to the story! This could totally be a Hallmark Christmas Movie.

I really enjoyed the relationship between Daphne and Tristian. I found their banter to be hilarious and their character development together was well written. This book is definitely a quick read but it didn't feel like a short story.

I listened to the audiobook and enjoyed the narration by Melanie Mendez.

Thank you to Samantha Chase, Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for an eARC of this book in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This book will make all your Hallmark movie dreams comes true!

I could have eaten this book up! The perfect blend of Christmas spirit, slightly cheesy romance and a touch of spice (closed door)!

I adored the communication between the characters and LOVED how the FMC was so sure of herself and confident in what she wanted in her career and love life. I finished this book in one day I just couldn't get enough!

I would love to see this book brought to the small screen so I could cozy up with a hot chocolate, delicious snack and a warm blanket to complete the vibes this book was giving.

I am in my holiday romance era and this was just adorable. I love books with bakers and this one had all the treats. Tristan is a grump and Daphne is holiday sunshine and it just works. It reminds me of a Hallmark movie and was sugary sweet but I didn't mind it because that is what I expect from my holiday romances. If you are in the mood for a light holiday read, then pick this up. Bonus was that Tristan was an architect and I work at a firm so it was really close to home for me in a lot of aspects.
Thanks to Dreamscape, Samantha Chase and Netgalley for an ALC.

I really enjoyed this enemies to lovers, grumpy/sunshine holiday novella that sees Tristan, a Grinchy, uptight architect trying to sabotage Daphne, the charming pop up baker who has a little Gingerbread house stand in the lobby of his building. Despite getting off to a disastrous first start, Tristan finds himself in need of Daphne's baking services to help him cater a number of holiday events. While I thought Tristan was a bit of a jerk throughout most of the book, he did slowly win me over towards the end. Great on audio narrated by Melanie Mendez and a fun read for the season! Many thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an early audio copy in exchange for my honest review!

This book is really funny, a very good holiday romance. 
Is he grumpy without any good reason? Yes
Is she extra sunshine without any good reason? Yes
Does this work perfectly and makes you want to keep listening? YYYEEESS!! Definitely Yes. 
The narration is captivating.
It's fake dating, enemies to lovers, closed door, slow burn.

Such a fun read and perfect for the holiday season! I love an enemies to lovers trope and on top of that fake dating - SOLD!

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

Such a sweet, cozy Christmas read!

Small town with enemies to lovers or maybe this case Scrooge to Ms Claus romance, a fake relationship, and topped off with all the ginger bread houses and baked goods.

Daphne is a Christmas crazed baker and Tristan the grumpy architect gets strung together when Tristan gets put in charge of Christmas parties for his family’s business and is in need of some sweet treats.

I very much enjoyed this cozy read and unlike other romance books I loved how the main characters talked about issues and didn’t avoid them. All that was missing was some cocoa so make sure and stock up before starting because this is very easily a finish in one sitting book

Have treats on hand for this one!

Baking It Merry is a delightful holiday romance that will leave you craving a cozy night by the fire. Tristan, the grumpy architect, and Daphne, the cheerful holiday baker, are a hilarious and unexpected pair. Their witty banter and opposite personalities create a dynamic that was fun to watch develop and grow.

As they're forced to pretend to be in a relationship for Tristan's family, they find themselves growing closer. I enjoyed all of the festive touches throughout the story, and the side characters were great as well.

If you're looking for a feel-good romance to escape with this holiday season, Baking It Merry is the perfect choice, especially on audio! Be sure to have your favorite sweet treats on hand to enjoy alongside this charming small town story.

Cute holliday enemies to lovers with a opposites attract sub-plot. The main fmc is christmas spirit personified all cherry always looking like Christmas and sweet as sugar. What happens when she meets our mmc a grinch spicy grumpy Christmas aviodant ? The results was a great time and a good story

Very cute enemies to lovers/fake dating holiday novella!

Samantha Chase's holiday romances are the best. I love the holiday cheer in them plus they are fun to read. Daphne and Tristan are perfect if you love grumpy x sunshine trope. I liked their interactions a lot. I was smiling so much while listening to this.

Narrator Melanie Mende did a wonderful job. I really liked her voice.

Perfect holiday romance!

Daphne is a baker with so much joy and Christmas cheer it lights up a room. Tristan is an architect who is unhappy by the existence of happiness.. This is a grumpy sunshine story where our grumpy guys is unfortunately not just grumpy but also borders on unkind and bully behavior. He goes out of his way to say things and do things that upset out FMC because he does not like Christmas. He is very pushy with her and often forces her to work more than she would like to so he can feel comfortable. I found that Daphne was a very sweet character who worked hard and Tristan did not deserver her. I was not convinced at all that they were a good match and she deserved some one who would treat her well and never discourage her business or love of Christmas.

I struggled with the first half of the book. The frumpy was a little too grumpy for me. It was triggering abusive behavior to me. I am grateful for the softening and accepting of the other characters.

This cute little Christmas audiobook felt like the book equivalent of a Hallmark Christmas movie. It was short, sweet, not too complex, but absolutely adorable and put me in the right mood for the season. It’s a classic grumpy/sunshine with fake dating and it was sweet the whole way through.

3.5 stars

ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review.

This is the first book I ever read by Samantha Chase. I grabbed this holiday audiobook because, what can I say, I'm loving them. 😂 This was a super cute small town, enemies to lovers romance. It's a quick read/audiobook. Gave me all the comforting, cozy vibes of Christmas. Daphne has her pop up Christmas bakery in an office building for two months before Christmas. She meets Tristan, who works there, but he is not a fan of Christmas like she is. He's grumpy, and she's sunshine. Tristan needs her help (a.k.a. fake dating) because of a family situation, and she accepts. I loved these characters and their situations that had me laughing. The narrator, Melanie Mende, was excellent and brought out the joy in the story. I loved the whole festive magical feel of this. A very cheerful book that I thoroughly enjoyed.

Thank you to the publisher and netgalley for the gifted copy in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

This was a cute story. It was predictable but that is what I want and expect from a holiday romance. It's a great light, quick read to enjoy while drinking a cup of cocoa and eating a cupcake. My only complaint is that I didn't love the main characters. I didn't dislike them, but I didn't feel any sort of attachment to them either.

Thank you to #netgalley and #dreamscapemedia for an advanced audio version of the book.

#BakingItMerry is a solid 4.3 ⭐️ read to get you ready for the festive season #SamanthaChase with Dreamscape Media.

It’s a heart warm thing when Grumpy meets sunshine story. The main characters had my chuckling at times, and humming to the little spice in between! It’s most definitely a good quick read to get you in the mood for the holidays!

I read this in one sitting

I had this arc sat there for a few days, it’s a super quick read but it defo hit all the warm cosy feelings.
Xmas read ✅
Enermies to lovers ✅
Cutesy romance ✅

Daphne is a baker and hopefully one day wants her own shop but for now her cute pop up stall is her happiness.

Tristan is an architect in a business complex that despises the eye sore stalls that vacate the lobby every Christmas season.

Tristan is forced to ask Daphne to cater for several events his mother has asked him to do. She reluctantly agrees because of the possible future orders it could bring in. But Tristan’s mum walks in on them together (completely innocent) and Tristan realises that Daphne might be his Christmas answer to making his parent happy (his fake girlfriend)

As time passes what was fake slowly blossoms into more.

I loved the spicy moment when they were angry at each other was actually quite funny.

This is a defo MUST read over the Xmas period and will leave you smiling

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Thank you netgalley, dreamscape media and Samantha chase for the ARC

I loved it!!!!
(I even decided half way through the audio book to bake cookies while listening 😂)

I am ready to put my tree out and go all out for the holidays!!

Tristan and Daphne are my new fav holiday couple. This was an amazing start of my Xmas reads. Grumpy/Sunshine, fake dating, enemies to lovers, do I need to say more?? Oh yes, he definitely falls first!!

From the beginning of the book, you get hooked on their story. The way it escalates and quickly -but closed doors- is fantastic. I genuinely enjoyed their relationship, the cute banter back and forth, they way his heart grows -but not three sizes #iykyk-

The narrator, Melanie Mendez, was phenomenal! She really brought the story to life and made me enjoy it even more!

Perfect small town, holiday romance!