Frosty Proximity

When Kara's work trip to Switzerland ends with her being unable to leave the country due to a snowstorm, one of her clients invites her to spend a few days with his family. Peter is quiet, and hot, and, it turns out, not quite what she expected. Around his family, he brightens up, and Kara can't help but feel like she might belong with his family more than she does with hers. And, of course, when they find themselves sharing a bed, things begin to heat up...

Frosty Proximity is fun, and sweet. The ease with which Peter's family welcomes Kara, and with which she joins in their Chanukah celebrations despite it not being her culture was sweet. And the bonding moments between Kara, a professional stylist, and Sylvie, Peter's trans niece, were really sweet.

I loved Frosty Proximity and, as always, am looking forward to reading more from Liz Alden.

I think this book has officially launched me into holiday mode, and I love that. This was a rather short and quick read, but didn’t feel rushed.

While there were absolutely some very hot moments, I absolutely loved the sweet moments both between the main characters with each other, as well as with family. I love reading about families, and Peter's family was amazing, I loved how welcoming they were to Kara. I also appreciated that it was also shown that things aren’t always perfect with family and Kara was honest with her family about how she feels. It was refreshing and real, and I liked how that was handled.

I've read quite a few of Liz Alden’s books, but have not read Nutcracker With Benefits. I was a bit worried at first that not having done so, not knowing who Clara and Nash really were, would be inconvenient but this still definitely works as a stand-alone story. I do think readers who have read that book will love their inclusion of this, but it’s not necessary. Just like readers of Riesling With My Roommate (like me!) will love the little nod to Alwin.

I’m so pleasantly surprised with how much was packed into this ~150ish page book. I loved the representation, and how tough topics were handled. And I always love when safe sex and contraception is included in a steamy scene. I know I said it earlier, but I want to repeat that I really like how real this story felt. I adored it.

Thank you to the author & NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review an advanced copy of this book! I voluntarily read this book, and all thoughts and opinions are my own.

**Edited to add: my original review mentioned the way having kids was talked about / overheard, and how I was seeking more of a conversation about this between the characters. Since posting my review, I have heard from the author & was sent an update to the story where the characters had exactly the conversation that I was hoping for, and I love the way that it was included. I have updated my rating and removed that part of my review as it is no longer applicable. I already adored the story and would not hesitate to recommend it, now it’s even more so :)

Kara and peter were such a fun couple! I loved seeing all the characters in this book and even though I hadn’t read the first one I could completely understand everything as if it were a stand alone. My only problem was when I would translate some of the sayings they wouldnt come up for the translation kindle version so theres a couple parts i’m really not sure what they say. However, not anything to the point I couldnt understand the gist of what was happening. Loved this book and cant wait to read more by them!

Absolutely adored this sweet novella! It is still hot outside but this one made me long for december and Christmas. I have read a few of Liz’s books already so i knew i was going to like this one too. It’s fast paced because obviously it’s not a full length novel but the pacing was perfect for me.

Kara is Peter's personal stylist. When Kara's flight home for Christmas is unexpectedly cancelled due to a snowstorm, Peter invites her to spend the holidays with him at his parents’ house. She reluctantly agrees, after all, her options are limited. With Peter's entire family staying at his parents’ house to hunker down for the storm, the bedrooms are FULL. Peter and Kara decide that as mature adults they can share a room... and thus a bed. Will this platonic bed sharing arrangement turn into more?

I love how this story unfolded. This was a slow burn—but not so slow that I lost interest. I read this in one sitting and could absolutely not sleep until I finished. The main characters were developed beautifully and I found myself invested in their lives. I highly recommend this book to any romance lover—it’s an excellent holiday read! This book is the perfect blend of cute romance and SPICE!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Victory Editing for this ARC!

Curl up this Christmas with a fun, festive, cozy rom-com! 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲 is the perfect holiday read. It’s light hearted, sweet, and gender inclusive. I loved so many things about this book. The budding relationship between our MC’s was absolutely swoon worthy. The bond Kara makes with Sylvie made my heart so happy 🥰 And as someone who married into a Jewish family it was really cool to see those traditions explored in a holiday romance.

About 𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐱𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐲:
With a snowstorm on the way, Kara has no hope of making it home for Christmas. That only leaves her with one option. Spend the holidays with her grumpy, rich, and off limits client. When Peter’s family opens up their warm, cozy home to Kara lines begin to blur between business and pleasure.

The Tropes:
🛏️ One Bed
❄️ Snowed in
☀️ Grumpy x Sunshine
☃️ Client x Business relationship
♥️ He falls first
🎄 Family Christmas

All things considered I genuinely enjoyed this book. I highly recommend picking this one up this holiday season ❄️☃️ Thanks to the author for providing me with an ARC in exchange for my honest review. Now excuse me while I go pull out my Christmas tree and bake some Christmas cookies! ♥️

Short & sweet. Stormy & all the Hallmark feels. What could be better? This was everything I wanted from a grumpy meets sunshine.

YES, that's the kind of holiday romance we all need! It's cute, it's short, it's sexy and heartwarming!
Trans rep thoughtfully done in my opinion (in a side character).
Nothing more to say really... since the book is short no need to explain too much, the description is what you get.
I also didn't know it was part of a serie, even though they can be read on their own (which I did for this one), I now really need to go back and read the first one!

*Thank you so much to Liz Alden and NetGalley for the eARC against an honest review.*

Thank you NetGalley and Victory Editing NetGalley Co-op for granting me access to this book in exchange for an honest review.

OH MY FROSTY STARS!!! This is the cutest book ever and perfect for the holiday season!! I absolutely loved it so much!! I literally could not put it down and finished it in one day. Frosty Proximity has a grumpy/sunshine trope, forced proximity, he's her client/she's his professional stylist, hallmark movie vibes with some spice and is filled with tension, banter, chemistry, drama, humor, love, self discovery, wonderful family and amazing friendships!! I really enjoyed that this unique holiday romance focused on Christmas AND Hanukkah. The author does an awesome job making the characters feel real and relatable and I could see myself spending time with them. I am quickly becoming a huge fan of Liz Alden and cannot wait to read more of her books! Such a beautifully written story that will make you smile, laugh and swoon!! 🩵☃️❄️☃️❄️🩵

Kara is stranded in a foreign country with no hopes of getting home for Christmas because a snowstorm of the century has caused the airport to cancel all flights. Her client, Peter, invites her to spend the holidays with his family. However, does Peter really want her crashing his family's Hanukkah? It seems Kara really does not have another option. Immediately, his family is very welcoming and makes her feel like she belongs. The only issue is that space is limited and Peter and Kara end up sharing the only empty bedroom!

Overall, its a sweet, cozy and heartwarming read with a HEA that I highly recommend!! All the frosty stars!!! ✨✨✨✨✨

This was my first ever Novella and it did not disappoint. While I wish it was a full novel, and didn't end so soon, it was perfect the way it is. You are introduced to the Characters, you very quickly grow to love them. The story was faced paced and so fun. The perfect cozy holiday read.

You have forced proximity, Hallmark movie feels, some spice, lots of family time, Trans representation. It was truly an all around very good read that u would definitely recommend!

Thank you to Net Galley and Liz Alden for this ARC. I cannot wait to read more from Liz!

This little holiday novella was SO CUTE and gave me the “sitting in front of a fire with a cup of hot cocoa” cozy vibes. But spicy. 🤌🏽

❄️ TROPES & THEMES ❄️
✔️ one bed
✔️ forced proximity (they are snowed in 🥹)
✔️ he’s her client
✔️ muffled 🌶️ 👀
✔️ “like a hallmark movie - but make it spicy”
✔️ stranded for Christmas
✔️ she’s stuck with his family and it’s SO WHOLESOME!
✔️ HEA stand-alone

Firstly thank you NetGalley and Liz Alden for sending me an ARC! I really had so much fun reading this story. It’s easily bingeable in one sitting. Our FMC is stuck out of country after all the flights got cancelled and her client (she’s a stylist), Peter, takes her home to his parents as they snuggle up and celebrate Hanukkah.

The vibes were so good. The banter and tension was yummy too! I desperately needed a palette cleanser book - and this book not only jumpstarted my reading passion but gave me the urge to skip spooky season altogether and dive right into holiday/winter reads. 🤣

We had spice, we had drama, we had heartwarming moments… and most importantly, an HEA!

I’m so happy I found this story, I loved it so! I can’t wait to read more of Liz’s written works!

I did receive this book as an arc and these are my honest thoughts!