Holiday Ever After by Various Authors

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Title: Holiday Ever After
Author: Amy Andrews, Kate Canterbary, J.H. Croix, Erika Kelly, Kimberly Kincaid, Maria Luis, Natasha Madison, Erin Nicholas, Lucy Score, Lili Valente, Willow Winters
Published by: Indie
Release Date: November 25, 2019
Format: Kindle Book
Pages: 566
Genres: Contemporary, Holiday, Romance
Reading Challenges: Lenoreo's 2022 Backlist Reader Challenge, Lenoreo's 2022 Bookish Resolutions Anthologies, Lenoreo's 2022 COYER Fall
Find it: Goodreads
My rating:

Blurb:

This book is no longer for sale.

Eleven sweet and sexy holiday stories from New York Times and USA Today best-selling authors! Grab a cup of cocoa and curl up with this collection that will warm your heart and curl your toes.

Each story is a new standalone contemporary romance set within popular series, with no spoilers, no cliffhangers, never-before-featured couples, and hot happy endings. This anthology of quick reads (each can be read in an hour or so) will only be available as a collection for a very limited time. Naughty never looked so nice!

Kimberly Kincaid – Baby, It's Cold Outside
Erika Kelly – Planes, Trains and Head Over Heels
J.H. Croix – That Snowy Night
Amy Andrews – Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Red Bikini Trouble
Lucy Score – The Mistletoe Kisser
Lili Valente – MILF on the Shelf
Erin Nicholas – Must Love Alligators
Natasha Madison – Tempt the Assistant
Willow Winters – All I Want is a Kiss
Kate Canterbary – Professional Development
Maria Luis – Kissing a Gentleman

My Review:

OVERALL: 3.5 stars — Mostly pretty solid stories, with a few standouts!

BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE by Kimberly Kincaid
3.25 stars — Solid, just didn’t blow me away.  It just felt short, but that can happen with short stories.

PLANES, TRAINS AND HEAD OVER HEELS by Erika Kelly
3.75 stars — Started off a bit slower, but then I was really getting into it and loving the chemistry between our MCs.  But then the ending felt suuuuper rushed like the author realized her word count, so that was a bit of a bummer.

THAT SNOW NIGHT by J.H. Croix
3.5 stars — Everything felt pretty easy, but sometimes that’s nice.  I appreciated the glimpse into the past, and that helped me with their immediate chemistry.  The ending felt a bit abrupt, but again…that can happen.

ITSY BITSY TEENIE WEENIE RED BIKINI TROUBLE by Amy Andrews
3.5 stars — I do enjoy a second chance romance…this one was pretty solid, though I can’t say I get the whole Influencer thing still.

THE MISTLETOE KISSER by Lucy Score
4.5 stars — What a delightfully bizarre and hilarious setting.  Definitely got me interested in the town of Blue Moon, and the crazy shenanigans there.  I was a bit more reserved in my love of Ryan, though he grew on me in his grumpy glory.  Sammy was easy to love though!

MILF ON THE SHELF by Lili Valente
4 stars — This one surprised me.  I don’t know what I was expecting from the title, but it was actually exceptionally sweet (and steamy).

MUST LOVE ALLIGATORS by Erin Nicholas
4.5 stars — Oh, I definitely want to read more in this world!  I loved the crazy small town setting and the background characters.  And of course Bailey and Carson were kind of adorable in their stumbling about.

TEMPT THE ASSISTANT by Natasha Madison
3 stars — Just not a style match for me, though Shane had some good moments.  Not explaining the whys of hating Christmas until the end felt like a mistake, because then I couldn’t connect with the characters.

ALL I WANT IS A KISS by Willow Winters
3.25 stars — As far as story, this one didn’t quite work as well as a short because I didn’t understand the reluctance for a relationship on her side…so I was mostly just frustrated with her.  But it had a good ending.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT by Kate Canterbary
2.5 stars — I almost DNFd because the characters were unbelievably childish in their behavior with one another.  There were some okay moments, but mostly it was an example of the kinds of enemies to lovers I really don’t like.

KISSING A GENTLEMAN by Maria Luis
3.5 stars — This one was enemies to lovers too, but it was more bantery and less childish…and I could actually see where the misunderstandings were happening.  Enjoyed it much more.