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It’s 1998, Ladies night era…

Christmas is just around the corner,

Holly’s favorite time of year.

With the help of her two best friends

She's hoping this season will be the best one ever.

Her list to Santa includes;

Fuzzy socks, Smashing pumpkins tickets,

And to find the love of her life.

Someone to snuggle with next

to a roaring fire, as they watch the snow fall.

Not on the list, is a force of nature

Who hides in bathroom stalls

While carrying his trusty can of lighter fluid.

Planning to set fire to anything

Related to Christmas.

Will she get the holiday magic

she’s hoping for

Or will it all burn right before her eyes?

188 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 5, 2024

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Lacey James

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Lacey James is a romance author who loves writing her stories in the late 90s and early 2000s. She writes dark and spicy books with a tad of humor and a heavy dose of morally grey behavior.

When she's not daydreaming of life with a Tamagotchi and singing the Spice Girls, she spends most of her time reading and hiding from adult responsibilities.

Although she lives in the country near a bunch of cows, she dreams of living in a gothic mansion near the coast where she can write about bad boys covered in tattoos and red flags.

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673 reviews13 followers
August 4, 2024
Such a FUN experience!

Ladies Night is a super fun bully romance that takes place in the 90’s. The 90’s was such a good time. No cell phones, no chaos, just a good time. This is what this story embodies. A GOOD TIME!! Holly is the FMC and after waking up to her boyfriend kicking her out, she’s forced to couch surf on her best friends’ couches until she gets her own place. When she finally moves into her place, it’s the start of the holiday season and all she wants to do is get a tree and decorate. She’s so excited her tree is finally decorated and she has not one worry. Until Davis comes and sets her joy up in flames. Davis has plans for Holly.. plans that involve a *different* type of holiday cheer.

For starters, I want to give a HUGE THANK YOU to the beautiful author, Lacey James. I had the ultimate pleasure (& my first time) beta reading this book! I cannot stress enough how much fun it was!! Holly has the best group of wild besties and they love to go out and dance to the Spice Girls. They’re fantastic and so supportive of Holly. And Davis ..while he is the bully a*hole, he does try and redeem himself and his actions make him quite sexy. I devoured this book in one sitting that’s how good it was!!! Please let’s show this author all the support. Paperbacks are live and it’s on kindle unlimited!!! Go read it!! 5 stars!!!
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56 reviews2 followers
August 16, 2024
I was privileged enough to be able to read this book as an ARC, and boy, it was such a fun and wild ride to read.

This book is set in the 90s, and I love all the 90's references and the particular love for the Spice Girls (I was a huge fan). I also very much love Christmas, although this book has definitely made me see certain traditions and decorations in another light, but I'm not complaining... the spice is spicy, and the deranged stalker named Davis is finger licking good (see what I did there)... I loved all the characters in this story they all had their quirks and loveable sides, but I have a soft spot for Daisy... something about a butcher knife wielding bestie captures my heart!

I do recommend this book if you're looking for a fun, dirty, and easy read and a bit of a chuckle!
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344 reviews8 followers
August 27, 2024
3.5-4⭐️
🌶️🌶️🌶️😖
“Ladies Night” is a 90’s based Christmas 🎄❤️Bully Romance novella. Loved all the 90’s nostalgia ( I was in my late teens in the 90’s) and I wish I could back to those simpler times! One of first concerts was a NKOTB/ Spice Girls concert so I loved the Spice Girls references ! 💖

The story was ok … it was definitely a “ Insta Love” between “Holly & Davis” because at first he’s tormenting her and calling her names then in a flash all he wanted to do was cuddle with her lol 😂 so it was a little weird. Loved the friendship she has with her BFFs .

Overall if you’re looking for a quick, cute but spicy 🥵 (raunchy spicy) Christmas 🎄 unhinged MMC novella then you will like this 90’s inspired book.
Thanks to the author for the ARC ❤️
Profile Image for Megan Moser.
644 reviews
September 3, 2024
Things I loved:

🌟 This was a nostalgic 90’s book. Spice girls, track pants, Sex and the City all brought back sweet vibes!

🌟 The creativity of some of the spicy scenes. They were original and wild.

🌟 This was a loosely connected vibe of The Grinch.

🌟 Absolutely loved Holly’s bestie Daisy and would love to read more about her! She reminds me of my bestie and does not play around when someone messes with people she loves!

🌟 The holiday vibes of this and the connection it had to her parents.

🌟 It was a short and easy read.


Things I didn’t love:

🌟 Davis. I did not connect with him or like him. His whole grinchness was childish and super dramatic for the situation at hand. One scene in particular at a bar had me fuming and disgusted and no way in EVER would I have forgiven him.

🌟 I wish Holly had given him more crap. She had some TRAUMA happen and just like moved along so fast.

👉🏼Tropes:

🔥Bully
🔥Age gap
🔥grinch/ good girl
🔥Holiday season
🔥 Stalker
🔥 Night Club owner
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230 reviews1 follower
September 5, 2024
90s Christmas novella with bully and stalker energy?What more could we want! This was an amazing with spice ride.

I’m so unbelievably proud of this author for taking this step in her journey and cannot wait for so much more to come from her!
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26 reviews3 followers
September 10, 2024
What in the actual F!! I don’t know what I’m most shocked about. This terrible writing or the fact I came to give my review to see this book has a 4.21⭐️ rating.

I pride myself on enjoying a bully rom but Jesus Christ! I’m happy to report it turns out I’m a prude who does rely on a well written book.

And Give this MFC a backbone.
Profile Image for Amanda.
166 reviews24 followers
August 24, 2024
“Beg For It.”

If bully romances AND stalkers are your cup of tea, this is the book for you! If you loved the 90s, this is the book for you as well! Lacey did an amazing job of adding in details to get you in the 90s mindset and I feel that really helped me get into the story.

On a seemingly regular, weekly ladies night out, Holly unknowingly gains the attention of an unhinged Davis. From that point on, Davis makes it his point to cause turmoil to Holly but ends up getting a surprise himself as time goes on.

I don’t want to include too much as there are a lot of shocking parts to this story. Definitely a must-read!
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114 reviews7 followers
August 13, 2024
🔥ARC Review 🔥

Ladies Night Vol. 1 by Lacey James

Release Date: September 5, 2024
Pages: 192
Available Formats: 📖

⚠️Content Warning⚠️
Please check content warnings BEFORE reading.

What to Expect:
🖤 1990s
🖤 Age Gap
🖤 Bondage
🖤 Bullying
🖤 Christmas Obsession
🖤 Coercion
🖤 Death of Parents (Past)
🖤 Drugging (Not by MMC)
🖤 Dub Con
🖤 Ex’s Brother
🖤 Found Family
🖤 Girl Power
🖤 Knife Violence (Mild)
🖤 Name Calling
🖤 Novella
🖤 Obsessed MMC
🖤 Possessive MMC
🖤 Revenge
🖤 Stalking
🖤 Unhinged Besties

🎵Playlist 🎵: Page 8

Book Description:
It’s 1998, Ladies night era…

Christmas is just around the corner,

Holly’s favorite time of year.

With the help of her two best friends

She's hoping this season will be the best one ever.

Her list to Santa includes;

Fuzzy socks, Smashing pumpkins tickets,

And to find the love of her life.

Someone to snuggle with next

to a roaring fire, as they watch the snow fall.

Not on the list, is a force of nature

Who hides in bathroom stalls

While carrying his trusty can of lighter fluid.

Planning to set fire to anything

Related to Christmas.

Will she get the holiday magic she’s hoping for

Or will it all burn right before her eyes?

My Favorite Quote:
“Daisy, what the fûck! Id that Holly’s kitchen knife?” I ask completely freaked out. This girl gets crazier every time I see her. “Of course it is. I brought it with me. I figured if she was keeping you around, I’d need it again. And look, I need it again.

Ratings:
FMC: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
MMC: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Plot: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️
Overall: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

BWBH Review:

Holly has everything she could want. She’s in a long-term relationship with her boyfriend, Jarod, she started a new job as a school counselor, and has ride-or-die besties that LOVE Ladies Night.

Ladies Night is a long-standing tradition among her and her best friends Daisy and Raven. But one Ladies Night in particular changed her life.

I loved the friendship between Holly, Daisy, and Raven - It’s the true definition of girl power. Holly’s positivity, Raven being the “mom friend”, and Daisy’s unhinged behavior balance out perfectly. Their passion for the Spice Girls was contagious and reminded me of growing up in the 90s. Can we bring girl power back, please?

From the minute I met him, I was not a fan of Jarod, her boyfriend of four years. But that quickly resolved itself for most of the book.

Ladies Night Vol. 1 is perfect for readers who enjoy the power of having besties, an interesting bully romance, and Spice Girls references.

Thank you to Lacey James and Inkspire Services for the ARC.
Profile Image for Michaella.
141 reviews15 followers
September 3, 2024
ARC Review- Ladies Night by Lacey James

Rating 4⭐️ and 2.5🌶️

TROPES-
🎄Bully out of Revenge
🍸Age Gap(9years)
🎄1998 Christmas
🍸Unhinged Friend Group
🎄Ex’s older Brother
🍸Stalker

HOLLY— She was a good girl who just loves to go out with friends once a week to drink and dance. She has been through enough in her life where she is just living for it. She absolutely loves the holidays because they remind her of home. She didn’t expect her year to turn to Sh!t but everything happened all at once then the stalker she now has changes her holiday spirit completely.

DAVIS— He sees her in the club and he is mesmerized by her. He just wants her but then he sees the unthinkable. Later he finds out she is dating his little brother and now he just wants to ruin her. He makes good on his promise til the truth comes out and he now has to decide if he can be worthy of her or if bringing her down is more important.

“Sure thing, I should point out that everyone in this house shouldv’e gotten coal in their stockings. Merry Christmas, you filthy f^cking fornicators. Santa would be so disappointed.”

This books is absolutely great. It’s a cute little bully stalker romance that is absolutely unhinged. Davis starts out as a raging D!ck but later you can’t help but want him in your bed. He does things that you can’t seem to wonder if it’s good or bad. Later with all the plot twists you learn the truth to everything and that’s when things become more clear but which path does Holly deserve…shame/ ruined or worshiped as a queen. Thank you Lacy for letting me be part of your ARC team for this book and I hope the other characters I can’t name with out spoilers get their own story because I NEED IT 🩷
Profile Image for Alexandria Williams.
541 reviews63 followers
November 21, 2024
It’s 1998. Spice Girls are on the stereo, fuzzy socks are a vibe, and Holly’s Christmas dreams are as big as her holiday spirit.

Holly’s wish list? The perfect Christmas tree, love of her life, and cozy nights by the fire while the snow falls outside.

What she didn’t wish for? A broody, Grinch-like stalker-y MMC who’s equal parts chaos and charisma, trying to turn her holiday into a bonfire.🔥

This novella has it ALL:
💃 90s nostalgia—cue the track pants and Spice Girls sing-alongs!
🎄 Unhinged holiday vibes—because what's Christmas without a little chaos?
🖤 A bully MMC who might just set your heart on fire (literally).
👯‍♀️ Ride-or-die besties who know how to bring the party—and wield a butcher knife when needed.

Favorite moments?
🔪The hilariously wild antics of Holly’s besties (Daisy with a butcher knife is ICONIC).
🎄Davis’s ahem redemption arc that goes from “I hate Christmas” to “Let’s cuddle by the fire.”
✨90s references so spot-on, you’ll swear you’re back in track pants watching TRL.

This novella is unhinged in the BEST way possible: fast-paced, laugh-out-loud funny, and oh-so-spicy. Whether you’re here for the nostalgia, the stalker MMC vibes, or just to relive your 90s dreams, Ladies Night will have you hooked faster than you can say “zig-a-zig-ah!”

Tinsel & Tales Verdict: This book is like your favorite 90s mixtape: a little grunge, a little glitter, and a whole lot of fun. Add it to your holiday TBR ASAP! 💿✨

🎶 Tell me what you want, what you really really want—and it’s this book! 🎶

📚 Get it now on Kindle Unlimited! 🎄
Profile Image for Rebecca.
419 reviews
September 8, 2024
Ladies Night by Lacey James
Arc Read
3.25⭐️

Ok, first off what I loved. Loved the Christmas focus, especially set in the 90's (lot's of memories). Spice was decent. I really liked her friend, Daisy. She was a bit of a firecracker and ready for anything. Over all it was a quick easy read and held my attention just enough.

And the rough part, what I disliked. First off, I read a lot of dark and bully romance, its one of my favorite types of books, however this just didnt fully fulfill the need for angst and conflict that dark romance and bully romance is supposed to have. It felt like Davis went from HATING Holly to Loving her in what felt like one sentence. There was a lot of miscommunication that felt really unnecessary and made the story feel forced. I think if some of this could have been fleshed out more, add more conflict and depth it would have carried the story through better. I really didnt like Davis' character, he was more like a horny teenage than a 30 something year old. Again, while I loved Daisy, I also hated her friends because they went from worried to pushing her into her stalkers arms. She finally tells them he SA'd her for a 3rd time and they treat it like a bad date. There were parts that just felt unfinished like chapter 10 to 11. Did she just fall asleep and not remember anything. Also they just fell into a relationship in basically one night?

Overall the writing is good for a debut and I think this author has a lot of potential. I would definitely try reading her future books. While I didn't love this book, I didn't hate it and I think there will be a lot of readers that will enjoy it. It held my attention and the ending was cute.
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71 reviews
August 28, 2024
Just want to say thanks to Lacey for receiving this arc copy. I was very impressed with the writing considering this is her debut novel. I found it very easy to read and understand what was going on. Even though i was not born in the 90's lol 😂 I really loved the way this story was told. It was very nostalgic and makes you think of simpler times when someone didn't always have a phone in their hand or be on social media all the time.

This book is a short and easy read with all the holiday feels and would be the perfect book to read around the holidays, if you like bully romance of course. I did really enjoy Davis's character and how obsessed he was with holly. The only thing I would say is that it went from being bully to love very fast but other then that I thoroughly enjoyed this story. Also loved Hollys friends, we all need a Daisey in are life who is a ride or die and will threaten someone with a butcher knife lol 😂.

I did love Holly and Davis together. I loved how simple it felt when they just stayed home to avoid people so they could have each other all to themselves. The spicy scenes were pretty creative, their were some things I haven't read before which is hard to come by so that was nice.

I cant wait to read the rest of the books in this series especially Daisey's!!


Tropes
90's setting
bully
club owner
stalker
crazy friend group
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146 reviews52 followers
August 27, 2024
This novella beautifully captures the essence of 90s nostalgia, making it a delightful read for anyone who cherishes that era. The atmosphere of the 90s is vividly portrayed throughout the story.

The plot begins as a bully romance, where Davis hassles Holly with various forms of chaos and torment. However, amidst all this, Davis suddenly develops a STRONG desire to be close to Holly, wanting to cuddle her every chance he had! He definitely gave pretty strong insta-love vibes! His transformation is like... a sour patch kid, minus the gone part. LOL . One of my favorite moments in the story is when Davis gives Holly a thoughtful gift with a handwritten note, which I found very charming as I have a soft spot for handwritten notes.

Holly's group of friends is quite eccentric, but in a positive way. They complement each other well, and as someone who has very few friends, I found it heartwarming to read about a supportive friend circle.

The spicy scenes in the novella are also quite creative...in all the right ways. Phew!

If you enjoy Christmas, are looking for a quick read under 200 pages, and want to immerse yourself in 90s nostalgia, this book is perfect for you. It's a short and enjoyable read, making it a great debut novella for the author!
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72 reviews
August 17, 2024
I've had the opportunity to ARC read this book and it was so goddamn gorgeous 😍
The vibe it gave me was Zade Meadows x Kayla Grosse (author or rom-coms) 🤣

It's such a cozy, sweet, stalkery, super super spicy Christmas book 🎄 that if you're like me, can be read in a day - and then cry because you need the next one asap🥹

At least Holly's reaction to someone entering and breaking into her house in not like every other FMC in dark romance, it's actually pretty accurate 🖤
I particularly adored how slowly but steadily Davis gets attached to Holly, and people, the GROVELLING ✨

The found family sisterhood with Raven and Daisy was precious and I love them so much, they're each so different but fit so perfectly with eachother's characters 🖤
And to be fair, I love myself some bloody best friend🩸

And if I were you, I'd just read it for inspiration with tree lights, ruining bathroom candles and "how to get revenge the fun way" 🤣

Some of my fav quotes:
"Tonight, I've gotta have her. It's not a want, it's an absolute fucking need." -D
"Who knew I preferred a psychotic, overprotective villain?" -H
"My Grinch turned angel, kind of." -H
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313 reviews43 followers
August 12, 2024
🌲 Bully Romance
♥️ Found Family
🌲 Stalker
♥️ Revenge
🌲 He falls first
♥️ Christmas novella
🧯 Check TW ⚠️

🗺 Plot: 4/5
🌎 World Building: 4/5
📔 Cover: 4/5
💁🏻‍♂️ MMC, Davis: 4/5
💁‍♀️ MMC, Holly: 4/5
🌶 Spice: 3/5
♥️ Pulls at heart strings: 3/5
📄 Page Turner: 5/5
🫣 Angst: 3/5
🤍🖤 Dark: 3/5
🔚 Ending: 5/5
⚠️ Triggers: 3/5
🥰 Overall view: 5/5

🫶🏼 HEA: Yes!
✖️ Multiple POVs: Yes
🤥 Cheating: No
🎭 OW/OM Drama: Yes, from her ex

This is my first book by this author.

This was such a fun novella and I am so beyond blessed that I was gifted an ARC read of this. This book is placed in 1998 and I loved hearing all of the 90s songs, outfits and some language that was used back then.

I think this read was very unique and I loved every second of it. Holly is easy to love and Davis is definitely the Grinch who wanted to steal Christmas 🤣 I cannot wait to continue the series and see where this author takes the other characters.
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544 reviews2 followers
September 4, 2024
5 ⭐️!!
I absolutely DEVOURED this book. This was such a fun read! And it’s under 200 pages, so I never wanted to stop until I was done. She did such an amazing job on this & I love love holly. At first I wanted to punch Davis bc why you so mad for, but eventually Davis grew on me. the fucking Christmas tree part tho. I really wasn’t expecting that. real life grinch. 😂 I love the stalking, him being a bully, the hate to I love you, the fact that this was based in the 90’s you never really see that. & I love that. I absolutely couldn’t get over how much I really loved the movie theater scene 🤪 I absolutely can’t wait for daisy’s book. She seems so feral, I love it. I absolutely fell in love with her. I love the girl gang that they have, holly, daisy & raven.🖤🥰 I can not wait to see where she takes these next books, because daisy is already in my top spot so I’m excited to see more of daisy & raven 🩷
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31 reviews3 followers
September 9, 2024
This is one of those books where I absolutely need to stress from the outset that you NEED to check the trigger warnings on PRIOR to reading. Though there are light hearted elements, this is a bully romance that potentially contains a sizeable number of triggering elements.

Having said that, and with the awareness of my own triggers in mind, enjoyed this book. Especially as the story progressed past the initial points of conflict and we moved further into the exploration of the dynamic between the main characters.

It was immensely enjoyable read with characters it's easy to love and settings that bring nostalgia straight to your heart.

It’s short, it’s snappy, and it keeps moving no matter what. I appreciated Lacey James’ refusal to drag the story down with unnecessary window dressing. She put faith in the readers abilities to employ deductive logic and context clues to understand things she didn’t explicitly spell out, but she also didn’t leave the reader floundering and confused.

If you’re after something quick, dark, and brief to get immersed in over the holiday period for a few hours, and the trigger warnings aren’t a concern for you, let me be the first to recommend Ladies Night for your reading pleasure.
Profile Image for Lily.
25 reviews
August 18, 2024
I received this book as an ARC. Thank you, Lacey James.

Unfortunately, it wasn't for me. It started off really fun.
I love a bully romance, and it had the expected tension for a small part of the book, where the MMC Davis was harsh with his words behaviour and had his possessive nature over our FMC Holly. But I just feel like it didn't last long at all. All of a sudden, he was in love with her?
The things he did to her/made her do, Holly told her closest friends about this. And I know it's just a book but the way her friends just agreed with her and said they wanted her to be happy after she said she was falling for him, didn't really make sense to me. I would have expected more conflict about this.
Anyway, it's a super easy, quick read and had its fun bits. Unfortunately, like I say, it wasn't for me, but I am grateful to have been given an ARC copy.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
126 reviews10 followers
September 3, 2024
🎄Bully Romance
🎄Christmas Novella
🎄Stalker
🎄Revenge
🎄Ex’s Brother

Ladies night is a holiday bully romance set in the 90’s and was such a fun nostalgic read!

Holly is our Christmas loving FMC. All she wants is to celebrate the holiday season, but what she gets is kicked out of her boyfriend’s house, and stalked by his psycho brother.

“You’re ruining my life left and right like some kind of grinch doppelgänger.”

I absolutely loved the chaos in this book! Her besties had her back no matter what (especially Daisy). From letting her couch surf a few times, to Daisy making some questionable decisions to defend her. I mean, Girl power at all!

Our MMC Davis is overprotective, psychotic, has the most degrading filthy mouth, and just delicious in my opinion 😂. He took us on a WILD ride of “revenge” and ended up GROVELING for Holly.

“My Grinch turned angel-kind of.”
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12 reviews
October 4, 2024
So I was NOT expecting a dark romance when I purchased it. I was flipping few the first few pages and was greeted with a nice trigger warning list. That peaked my curiosity, as up until that point, I had never read a Christmas dark romance.

There was definitely plenty of spice in this book, 5/5 on the spice scale. I can't count the times I said "oh shit" while reading; my favorite quote of the book fits perfectly here. "Merry Christmas, you filthy fucking fornicators. Santa would be disappointed."

The thing I loved most though, were her ride or die friends. Daisy was an absolute ICON. I hope she gets her own book, I would love that. If you like dark romance and Christmas, check out this book. It is definitely one of a kind. I would describe it as wholesome in an aggressive format.

565 reviews4 followers
September 2, 2024
90s setting, with many references causing nostalgia mixed with a newly single Holly who is being bullied and stalked by Davis.

Holly is obsessed with Christmas, but Davis is angry with her and wants to ruin her life.. but ya know-you keep being mean is only going to make them fall in love with you..

I loved Hollys friends, they are so ride or die for each other. Love all the margaritas, Spice Girls and have Sex and the city nights.

I actually kind of liked Davis, but the switch flipped real quick for these two to fall in love. Holly was extremely embarrassed in one scene, I'm not even sure how her coworkers didn't make her life hell either.

Not a bad start, just fell short in a few spots for me.
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129 reviews3 followers
December 25, 2024
At the start of this book I didn’t expect to like it as much as I did. This was a first ‘bully romance’ for me & admittedly due to said bullying I hated the MMC Davis for the first half of this book. But he grew on me when you got deeper into his reasoning & we learnt more about his character. The obsession & protector vibes had me swooning (amongst other things 🥵) Our FMC Holly is a likeable character who has been through a lot. She has the love of friends who are badass women (definitely the ride or die type we all need in our lives).
I love the late 90s throwback feel in this book, mixing childhood nostalgia with definite adult only content!
A spicy Christmas tale that will have you reaching for a frosted glass of egg nog over a hot cocoa!!
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392 reviews7 followers
August 10, 2024
Set in the 90's. With Christmas spirit. A little bullying. A little Stalking.. Mush it all together and what do you get? This sweet as heck novella by Lacey James.

This is just the beginning for her and her stories. If you like any of the things I mentions above then you will like this easy and quick to read novella.

FMC deals with heartbreak and frustrations.. One night her and the ladies go out.. that night changes everything.
I was lucky enough to receive an early copy of this Volume and I am SO excited to read the next. I want to see where Holly and "the stalker" takes their next part of the story. However if you love Christmas trees.. well get ready. Holly just wants to enjoy the Christmas spirit and she's stunned when it all changes after one night!! Oof so good!
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201 reviews4 followers
August 23, 2024
I love that this book is set in the late 90s and it was such a fun read. It was easy to read as well. I do love my bully romances and Ladies Night Out was a prefect mix of bully and falling in love.

Even though Christmas isn’t my favorite holiday, Holly made me want it to be. I was so happy and excited for her and when Davis set out to ruin it all for her, ticked me off!! Davis is the type of guy where I wanted to slap the crap out of and jump on him all at the same time. the author did I really go job of pulling us in and having us feel everything both Holly and Davis felt.

I can’t wait to read the second book in this series.

📚ARC Review📚
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242 reviews5 followers
August 29, 2024
I received this is an ARC. I was super excited about the whole idea of the nostalgia and the Christmas theme because it is my favorite time of year.

There were moments in the book where I did chuckle, but overall it wasn't my favorite read. Spicy scenes were creative, but I just couldn't get down with the MMC. I hated him. He was so over the top angry and more than I feel he should have been. Then all of a sudden, he just flipped a switch and he was in love with her. The way the the FMC just gave into him so quickly and then forgave him....just didn't seem realistic to me even though its a book.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
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108 reviews
September 6, 2024
This book is a win for lovers of the Spice Girls, '90s retail nostalgia, and/or anyone with a degradation or public exhibition kink. 😅

I was so excited for this—'90s Christmas? To quote Travis from Clueless, 'two enthusiastic thumbs up!' I knowwwww it's a bully romance, but I just couldn’t let Davis redeem himself after what happened at her school's Christmas party. Even though groveling Davis and Davis 2.0 were totally swoon-worthy, I still couldn’t get behind his character (no pun intended).

The writing was great—LOVE Daisy 🔪—and I’d absolutely recommend this one if you’re into degradation or humiliation.
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182 reviews2 followers
August 12, 2024
“Davis, my Grinch turned angel, kind of.”


This book was full of spice and nothing nice and of course some 90s fun . I loved going back to a time where things seemed a lot simpler. Also throw in a good Christmas time feel and I’m sold.
I was absolutely love reading about this morally gray, possessive MC ! I was probably obsessed with him as much as he was obsessed with Holly.
Ladies night is about Holly and her friends having fun and enjoying the night. It’s something they do weekly. But then some things happen which leads to some events that have you NEEDING to turn the page.
This book was a lot of fun to read! highly recommend!
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79 reviews1 follower
August 17, 2024
The way this book was so completely unhinged but also such a fantastic story blew my mind for being such a quick read. I was so very lucky to be able to beta read this book and boy did I love it!

This 90’s themed, Christmas bully romance book had all the bully scenes that had my jaw on the floor! Not only that but the nostalgic 90’s references to the spice girls and era themed stores had me living in the past when times were simpler.

I loved this so much and HIGHLY recommend! I can’t wait for Vol. 2!!
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190 reviews49 followers
August 18, 2024
Bully Romance 🖤
Found Family 🏡
Stalker 👀
Revenge ☠️
He Falls First 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨
Touch her or die ☠️
Christmas Novella 🎄
Check TW ⚠️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️

First off I want to thank Lacey James and Inkspire Services for this ARC copy of Ladies Night Volume 1. a Novella. This was fun 90’s themed Bully Romance. Holly and Davis’ relationship had me swooning. I absolutely loved the Christmas theme and all the 90’s vibes and references. This novella comes out on September 5th! Highly recommend this book! My first read by Lacey James and can’t wait to read more!
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86 reviews2 followers
August 19, 2024
🎄Bully Romance
🎄90s nostalgic
🎄Eleven spicy scenes
🎄Stalker
🎄Touch her and 💀
🎄Novella length

I was lucky enough to be chosen to receive an ARC of this debut novel. This was a good time and fun/chaotic vibes! If you're looking for a short, 90s nostalgic, bully romance with ELEVEN spicy scenes, then look no further! Lacey James has delivered on all fronts!

Holly's life gets turned upside down after one Ladies Night, and the chaos unfurls from there when we meet our MMC Davis! He's psychotic, but we love him 🤣😅
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