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The 25 Men of Christmas

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Twenty-five days.

Twenty-five men.

One over-the-top romance. For some women, a trip to the Strudford Storms locker room would be a dream come true. For Gemma, it’s just another day on the job. Or at least it was until the team puts an offer on the table that Gemma can’t refuse. The proposal? Twenty-five hot dates to prove to Gemma that sometimes the best choice is not making one at all... You’ve never met a harem quite like this.

430 pages, Paperback

Published April 29, 2023

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Cassie James

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Cassie James is a midwest-adjacent romance author. Her love of happy endings is rivaled only by her obsession with pictures of cute dogs. She has two fluffy beasts of her own that she shares with her real life book boyfriend.

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770 reviews703 followers
July 11, 2024
An easy drama free read with spicy times and 25 delicious men🤭 A majority of the guys were celibate but that just translates into "all of the guys were celibate since they met her" in my head because there's no explicit mention of them being with other women since Gemma. Call me delusional of you want lol. Overall, this was a very fun and easy read - albeit unrealistic because 25 MEN? Miss Thang's pussy must be WRECKED😂 But get it girl ig WOOP WOOP🥰
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259 reviews126 followers
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June 16, 2024
I don't know why, but this intrigues me. A reverse harem with 25 men?🤣🤭 Well, her 🐱 is probably never going to get a chance to have a break. I will probably read this when I am bored.😅🤷🏽‍♀️
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653 reviews13 followers
January 8, 2022
So, this is the biggest harem, I have read about... I read a lot of RH books. I had it on my TBR list a long time and wanted to read it during Christmas time, but unfortunately this time I struggled with a book slump and needed more breaks and more time. I'm not right back from that yet, but the mood was right, and I read it, with breaks, in two days.

I don't regret reading it, though I wasn't sure how a book with 25 guys could work out. And I was right with my worry, too, that I weren't able to keep track of all the names on my own. Luckily, I'm the type of reader that has a Google doc for each book and all information about the people in it. So, I have a spreadsheet with all 25 guys and the background and details about them.

Admittedly, I use the spreadsheet in the first place to have an overlook about their appearances. It's not easy to remember how people look like. But the details about some guys are less to none, because it wasn't mentioned anything about their looks and all. And even the details on the FMC were scattered throughout the book. The most information is about their characteristics. Like, as some example, Cyrus as the team captain and that he walks around like he owns the places. Or Oliver named as the team mommy.

I know that it is probably intended, because it's sometimes easier to remember characteristics than looks. And it would maybe be repetitive in the looks, too. And it isn't, of course, the main point of the plot.

That is all about Gemma and her 25, rugby playing, hot dates with dirty twists and finding love, after having a shitty relationship with another guy before.

It was fantastic to read. I liked Gemma and all the other main characters in the book. It was cute to read about their relationships and insecurities and just everything. Each date was unique, like the guys. And that is a hard thing to do. With this much people. Some situations were hilarious! I laughed a lot. And there were many hot, sexy, steamy and dirty scenes as well. In that department is nothing left wanting.

And for the fact, that it was a lighthearted read, it totally fits into the Christmas time. Only the epilogue. I wished it was longer, and we get to know about their after arrangement and how it works and what are the plans for the future.
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284 reviews16 followers
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September 4, 2025
she dates an entire rugby team (can y’all hear me screaming out of jealousy)
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391 reviews5 followers
December 9, 2025
first 90% of the book: wow look at that it’s 25 men communicating openly with a woman!
last 10% of the book: not even one in 25 men can communicate openly with a woman 😔

lol, 2.5. Christmas book club pick! Good enough that I still read it despite not having read it before book club itself, but I fear that it was for the vibes and not much else. Unfortunately not nearly as wild as one may think a 25 man why-choose would be lmfao… as I insisted to the others, surely some of the boys start dating each other too down the line though…

Silly goofy!
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824 reviews21 followers
November 26, 2019
OMG this book was hot, funny, sexy and it has so many rugby players at times it is hard to keep track! Gemma seems to be in a relationship rut. Gemma works for the Strudford Storms rugby team and although she may have fantasized about many of the players, she hasn’t done anything about it. That is until a proposition falls into her lap and she’s sees the lead up to the 25th day of Christmas as a date with each player on the team.

This book was so good, you just had to keep reading it. Gemma is sweet, funny and cute. You can totally see why the men are taken with her. As for her dates with the team, some of them are hilarious and most of them are sexy. I particularity liked the one with the team Captain = hot!

I really liked how we saw different points of view throughout this book and Gemma’s father is a hoot. If you like easy read, steamy romances with Christmas thrown into the mix, then this one is for you!

ARC received for a fair and honest review.
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Profile Image for Clare Harrison.
1,074 reviews16 followers
November 28, 2019
Shes the athletic trainer for the Strudford Storms rugby team.

They are her everything, and unbeknown to her she is theirs.

A relationship comes to an end, the possibility of a new one hangs in the air.

Will she say yes? There's only one of her but twenty five of them!

Wow hotness inbound! This is the kind of christmas advent calender we all dream of!

Most Christmas reads, are short, punchy and end with one guy getting his girl. This is most certainly a unique take on well everything!

Twenty five delicious and extremely delectable single men, one crazy idea and nothing will ever be the same again!

So many men, I seriously didn't know who to drool over first!!

Gemma the girl in the middle of the rugby scrum she's clearly the whole package.

Interested in sports, knows her way around the male body, and isnt afraid to get her hands dirty.

My first christmas read of the year and wow I'm kind of speechless, but in a good way!

Ladies if one is never enough this is the book for you that's for sure!



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230 reviews1 follower
December 2, 2025
📖 The 25 Men of Christmas
🖋️ Cassie James - Christine Kelsey - B. C. Morgan
🧬 Harém reverso
⭐ 1
🌶️ 1

A história acompanha 25 encontros, de 01/12 até 25/12, cada dia com um homem diferente.
Gemma, preparadora física de um time de rugby, termina o namoro com um advogado que não lhe dava atenção. Em seguida, passa a viver esse arranjo com 25 rapazes dispostos a dedicar tempo e carinho a ela.

Ordem dos encontros:
Isaac, Hank, Oliver, Ben, Kyle, Cyrus, Lee, Ryan, Hunter, Dillon, Victor, Mikey, Ryan, Jean-Luc, Anthony, Wolfie, Mateo, Luis, Kellin, Raf, Declan, Eli, André, Milo, Lars e Edric.

- Não há interação simultânea com mais de um jogador.
- O epílogo se passa seis meses após o arranjo, mostrando que eles permanecem juntos.

A leitura não compensa. Apesar da proposta hot, a repetição de tantos encontros com diferentes homens torna a narrativa cansativa e sem emoção. O excesso de personagens dilui qualquer envolvimento real com a protagonista, resultando em uma experiência superficial e pouco envolvente.
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127 reviews2 followers
November 25, 2019
Ok, I will admit I was a little unsure about 25 Men. But, surprisingly I found the way it was written believable.
The hardest part was when I put the book down to continue adulting, when I came back I could not rememember WHOs date she was on.

I am a huge fan of reverse harems.. this one definitely had more guys in the harem than I am used to.. But I didnt hate it! LoL
I mean, who wouldnt love to fantasize about 25 yummy guys worshipping the ground you walk on!! And, honestly, I think I learned some things :D

Gemma had gotten out of a bad relationship when the Rugby team she worked as trainer for, approached her with the idea of dating all 25 of them.
Each chapter is dedicated to a date with each guy. And they all had great character chemistry. I liked how this book was written. Each of the guys, and the dates, were different from the last.
I think it is hard to do, honestly, but these authors made it work!!

Give this one a chance, I dont think you will be dissappointed!
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595 reviews47 followers
November 25, 2019
These author's put together a fabulous book. I enjoyed this book from the moment I started reading it. I loved the main character Gemma along with the storms who are the 25 men. We start out with the story as Gemma is finally leaving a unhealthy relationship and as she does the rugby team that she works with come forward with a proposition for her and let me tell you it's definitely one you don't want to miss reading. We got to know each of the characters in this book on a more personal level and Gemma finds that more and more she can't picture herself in any other situation with another man. Let me tell you this book is full of steamy moments that you don't want to miss but also a great story line to follow. I definitely recommend this book for you to read you wont be a pain
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66 reviews6 followers
November 27, 2019
Gemma is caught in a relationship that brings her no joy. She works as an athletic trainer for a pro rugby team, and all the guys can tell Gemma needs a little sparkle put back in her eye. Each and every one of the twenty-five teammates is willing to do ANYTHING to make her happy.

What’s a girl to do when twenty-five stunning men all want a piece of her? Well... freak out, that’s for sure! And then come to her senses that this is an opportunity most women would kill for.

Gemma takes her life and her happiness back when she agrees to date each guy from the team. Disaster lingers in the air, as the entire rugby team dates and romances Gemma. It can’t all work out, right? They are a team, but can they all share one woman?

You should definitely read this not-so-hallmark Christmas story!!! You’ll definitely get some new ideas for the bedroom, I mean come on TWENTY-FIVE guys!!!!!
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3,956 reviews61 followers
November 25, 2019
When i saw the title of this book my first thought was it would be a non-stop bonk-fest (lol). With plenty of sex and very little story or anything else. I mean with 25 men how could it not be? Id be lying if i said that there wasnt plenty of steamy sex and that it wasnt hot as hell but thats not all there is to this book. The background story is really pretty good. I loved how with each date Gemma (FMC) and us got to know the guys more. Which should happen on a date anyway but it gave the reader more of a sense of who the guys are. Some, some arrogant, witty, funny, taking care of their family...etc. Its just a brilliant book but im hoping there might be a book for Gemma's friend Cara?? Id definitely read that!!!
Profile Image for Jenny Thatcher.
205 reviews14 followers
November 28, 2019
Fun, festive read!

This was a wonderfully funny, whimsical, festive book. As the physical therapist for the rugby team, Gemma secretly desires each member of the Storms, and vice versa. After the breakdown of her monotonous relationship, Gemma and the guys strike a deal - 25 dates, 25 men.
I'll be honest, the storyline wasn't incredibly deep, however there was a plot and the actual delivery wasnt as cringeworthy as I had anticipated. There is an incredible about of steam - its basically an a-z of bedroom fun, which let's face it, isnt a bad thing! I personally would have liked more connection on each date, but having 25 of them it might have been a trilogy rather than a standalone! All in all though I felt it was a fantastic, fast paced seasonal read that I highly reccomend!
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4,844 reviews112 followers
November 24, 2019
WOW WOW WOW

I love this book. I could not put it down until the last page was finished. From the second that I started reading I was hooked. This book moves along at a pace that makes it a nice enjoyable read. It is not too fast nor too slow, but just perfect to be a comfortable read. The characters wow, they are HOT and amazing. You want to know each of them personally and you want to see them happy, no matter what. The story will grab you and keep you interested throughout the entire book. It will not let you down. This needs to be read, you will not be sorry that you did.

WOW
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30 reviews2 followers
December 2, 2019
Loved this unique story! It’s perfect for Christmas time. I wasn’t sure how it would work with 25 men men but I ended up loving it. I liked that some of the sex scenes were fade to black. It would have been too much if were single one was descriptive. I liked the concept very much and the scenes were very hot. I did think that some of the surprises some of the men picked out of the boxes could have been different because they were not interesting enough. (But that’s just me). I did laugh out loud a few times so this can be classified as a romcom too.

Overall I loved the concept and it was a great reverse harem story! I would be interested to read all of the authors other works.
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282 reviews1 follower
January 4, 2025
Had tons of potential…

I’m kind of middle of the road here on this book. Had tons of potential, but in reality it was a whole lot of book for the plot line. Why? Because there were 25 men in this RH. Granted each has their own chapters, got to meet them one on one, but while I enjoyed a few, many of them just jumped right into schmexy time and that wasn’t always a long time, but maybe just a good time and a exhausted vagina? I never thought I would say nooooo too many men, but in this book, nooooo too many men for me to wrap my head around it working. Guess that’s why it’s fiction!
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November 29, 2019
So incredible and very steamy!!

Holy crap these three authors are incredible!! They did such an amazing job bringing the Storms and Gemma to life! This whole book had me laughing and even sheding a few tears at the end. It was incredible to read and I definitely need an advent calendar in my own life that's for sure! I loced every minute of this book and it was amazing to see the love and care for Gemma as well as having amazing support! I cannot wait to see what else these authors come up with next and you should definitely grab if you want a hot, steamy love story!
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767 reviews1 follower
December 23, 2019
Very sexy Christmas story

I picked this up purely out of curiosity to see if the authors could manage an actual story with 25 guys. I'll admit, I was sceptical. It's not perfect by any means but the guys do actually have distinct personalities. There's far too many of them to keep track of, but each one is different. There's not much in terms of a plot. It's basically just a series of dates and sexual escapades. But it's a fun, different Christmas story any I liked it well enough.
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1,514 reviews7 followers
October 13, 2020
Wow, fabulous book

I grabbed this book as I’ve been reading Cassie James and BC Morgan’s book recently, to be honest I wasn’t too sure about it - but was totally blown away.
This book is so unique, it’s sporty and has a lot (25 to be exact) steamy hot Rugby players. Love the Xmas theme and that naughty advent calendar.
This is really well written and I would love to see a book on Cara and her new job with the Hockey team.
Hate that I’ve finished it, I throughly enjoyed it and would love to see more.
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299 reviews15 followers
November 20, 2021
Cute and Spicy!

So I asked myself before going into this, how can you date 25 guys? Well, this sure answered my question! I found myself very surprised by how good this book was. Only because large harems always end up focusing on one or two of the guys. Whereas, this book gives you time with all of them! I thought this book was cute and sweet. However!!! This book was also spicy and yummy. I thought the little gifts on each date were great. I recommend giving this book a chance if you come across it!
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21 reviews
November 24, 2025
Divertido. Intenso. Sensual.

É uma história maravilhosa para dezembro. Clima natalino. Boas risadas. Cenas quentes. E homens estúpidos (um pouquinho para ter equilíbrio não é mesmo?).

Loucura total se pararmos para pensar se isso fosse ou não real, certo? Uma mulher e 25 homens? Inviável, mas é uma proposta diferente, quente e divertida. Embora eu tenha sentido falta de ter cenas mais únicas como dois ou três caras ao mesmo tempo. Excelente!
559 reviews32 followers
December 17, 2019
Contemporary Reverse Harem Romance

This is a different kind of romance story. The authors turn the 12 days of Christmas into 25 sexy , hot days of Christmas. Gemma has the time of her life. The 25 rugby players are panty melting hot. This book takes reverse harem to a whole new level. I loved it.
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1,433 reviews33 followers
October 26, 2020
If you have been searching for an epic rh romance with a dash of sports, a sprinkle of holiday cheer, and the cherry on top being 25 hot af rugby players, then look no farther!

Gemma’s story is amazingly sweet and her guys are all one of a kind. I highly recommend this as a fantastic holiday tale that will have you feeling all the feels.
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45 reviews
November 6, 2021
Yow I cannot stop smiling. I'm hyperventilating with the awkwardness and excitement. And then the 25 days started rolling. I didn't really realize how many they are when I saw the date—like holy shit this is just Day 9! What else will happen?

Props to the author for thinking numerous date ideas. That must've been hell to write.
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218 reviews4 followers
November 30, 2019
This book is just what you need to get into the Christmas spirit ;) who doesn’t love 25 men and 1 woman in one month?! It was hot, steamy, with just the right amount of backstory. What I would give to be the Gemma!!
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21 reviews6 followers
December 2, 2019
I was a skeptic when it came to 25 men. How would we get to know them, how would we come to care? I will admit some of the men got me more than others but man I want more about the Storms!

Merry XXmas
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187 reviews
December 5, 2019
Loved this!

I loved this book! I’m a sucker for romantic Christmas stories and movies. To make it better it was RH themed. Gemma is a hero for taking on a whole team of rugby dudes! Three cheers for her!!!!
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61 reviews
December 23, 2019
Good read

A good story but mostly each date is just sex and skips the actual date portions. Managed to get through it in 3 hours and was enjoyable but would have been nice to have been a bit more plot and some bits could have been better explained
555 reviews
September 10, 2020
I was torn between the 2-start "it's okay" and the 3-star "I liked it".
I loved the story & all the men, and I like a good love scene. But it just felt like sex, sex, oh here's some more sex. With so many men there's no way to really build a deeper story with each.
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100 reviews2 followers
December 31, 2020
Did not finish

I couldn't finish this when I realised that the author was making out 25 friends/brothers were all in love with one girl and are willing to share her around....too far fetched for me. Tried my best but was a big fat nope.
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