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Ice & Sweet
Falling for my crush at my ex’s Christmas wedding? Piece of cake!
Making the cake for my ex-fake boyfriend turned best friend’s wedding the week before Christmas was easy. Carting it halfway across England in the snow was not. Especially not when a blown-out back tyre leads to me coming face to face with my long term crush for the first time in five years.
I’ve known André since his days of boyband superstardom, but since I was supposed to be dating one of his bandmates, I was never able to act on my feelings. But now we’re both single and stuck in a hotel for the weekend with our interfering friends who seem determined to push us together.
But maybe André and I don’t need a push. Maybe all we need is a chance to see if the spark we felt all those years ago is still there.
After all, it is Christmas. And that means anything could happen.
Making the cake for my ex-fake boyfriend turned best friend’s wedding the week before Christmas was easy. Carting it halfway across England in the snow was not. Especially not when a blown-out back tyre leads to me coming face to face with my long term crush for the first time in five years.
I’ve known André since his days of boyband superstardom, but since I was supposed to be dating one of his bandmates, I was never able to act on my feelings. But now we’re both single and stuck in a hotel for the weekend with our interfering friends who seem determined to push us together.
But maybe André and I don’t need a push. Maybe all we need is a chance to see if the spark we felt all those years ago is still there.
After all, it is Christmas. And that means anything could happen.
224 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 3, 2024
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Charlie Novak
63 books589 followersCharlie lives in England with her husband and a dachshund named Biscuit. She spends most of her days wrangling other people’s words in her day job and then trying to force her own onto the page in the evening.
She loves cute stories with a healthy dollop of fluff, plenty of delicious sex, and happily ever afters – because the world needs more of them. Charlie also believes that love comes in all shapes and sizes.
Charlie has very little spare time, but what she does have she fills with cooking, pole-dancing, reading and ice-hockey. She also thinks that everyone should have at least one favourite dinosaur…
She loves cute stories with a healthy dollop of fluff, plenty of delicious sex, and happily ever afters – because the world needs more of them. Charlie also believes that love comes in all shapes and sizes.
Charlie has very little spare time, but what she does have she fills with cooking, pole-dancing, reading and ice-hockey. She also thinks that everyone should have at least one favourite dinosaur…
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December 18, 2024
Ice & Sweet by Charlie Novak is a feel good holiday romance. Although I have a few books by this author on my to read list, this is actually the first one I’ve read!
Andre was made famous when he was young by being part of a very popular boy band. They are not together as a group any more but are all still great friends. Andre is now a pretty successful Broadway actor!
Luke Yang was an up and coming young actor in his younger days. But he realized that acting wasn’t his dream at all. Decorating cakes was. So he used his money to outfit an industrial kitchen and off he went.
Luke and Andre both had crushes on each other when they first met years ago but Luke wasn’t single at the time. One of the other members of the boy band is getting married and both Luke and Andre are in the wedding as well as Luke made the wedding cake. So finally they will see each other after all these years. And, at their first glance, that spark is still there.
With the snow falling and the magic of a winter wedding, Luke and Andre make the most of their time together. But what happens when they both get back to their crazy busy lives? They both live in London but not near each other. Was this just a fantasy weekend or can they carry this magic home to their real lives?
This was completely angst free and so cute. They were adorable together. Their chemistry is off the charts and there is plenty of steam to prove it. This was a great way to be introduced to this author and I look forward to reading more of her books.
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Andre was made famous when he was young by being part of a very popular boy band. They are not together as a group any more but are all still great friends. Andre is now a pretty successful Broadway actor!
Luke Yang was an up and coming young actor in his younger days. But he realized that acting wasn’t his dream at all. Decorating cakes was. So he used his money to outfit an industrial kitchen and off he went.
Luke and Andre both had crushes on each other when they first met years ago but Luke wasn’t single at the time. One of the other members of the boy band is getting married and both Luke and Andre are in the wedding as well as Luke made the wedding cake. So finally they will see each other after all these years. And, at their first glance, that spark is still there.
With the snow falling and the magic of a winter wedding, Luke and Andre make the most of their time together. But what happens when they both get back to their crazy busy lives? They both live in London but not near each other. Was this just a fantasy weekend or can they carry this magic home to their real lives?
This was completely angst free and so cute. They were adorable together. Their chemistry is off the charts and there is plenty of steam to prove it. This was a great way to be introduced to this author and I look forward to reading more of her books.
For more about this book and so many others, come and visit me at Carol's Crazy Bookish World.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/Carol...
December 12, 2024
This is everything Christmas! The magic of Christmas bringing love together!
Snow fights, hot chocolate, homey atmosphere, winter wonderland wedding, holiday food, and the gooey lovey-dovey romance.
Luke and André are 2 sides of the same coin finally finding their way to each other.
It's beautiful watching them take the final leap into falling in love while their entire adult lives were a track for them both walking in parallel.
This is quick and fun, and definitely puts you in the Christmas spirit!
3.75 🎅🏻
I have received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.
Snow fights, hot chocolate, homey atmosphere, winter wonderland wedding, holiday food, and the gooey lovey-dovey romance.
Luke and André are 2 sides of the same coin finally finding their way to each other.
It's beautiful watching them take the final leap into falling in love while their entire adult lives were a track for them both walking in parallel.
This is quick and fun, and definitely puts you in the Christmas spirit!
3.75 🎅🏻
I have received an ARC in exchange for an honest opinion.
December 5, 2024
I smiled the entire time I was reading this! I love how every book expands on Charlie Novak's story universe and seeing all the characters that I already know popping up throughout the book was just so fun!
Luke and Andre were absolutely adorable! I loved the no-angst, swoony romance between these guys and I hope they pop up again in future - especially as we're finally getting Austin and Kane's story next year, which I've been curious about for sooooo long!
I also love how every book by Charlie makes me feel at home and as though the characters are people I would see every day. The whole English people not knowing how to drive in snow was sooo funny, and so true! I can probably count on both hands the amount of times I've driven in snow and I've been driving since I was 18, so it's just not something we really learn how to do because it's way more likely to rain than snow! Also the whole getting stuck in endless traffic on the motorway was so accurate, but I have Luke beat with my three hours sat on the M1 on Easter weekend! If my husband even dares mention going to visit his family on a bank holiday now I just give him the death glare because I am never willingly going on a motorway on a bank holiday ever again 😂😂😂
I was also super jealous of Andre's gothic Victorian house - my Pinterest is absolutely full of this kind of architecture! Plus their cheese boards sounded amazing and now I'm planning my own Christmas charcuterie 😂
Looking forward to the next book as always.
Luke and Andre were absolutely adorable! I loved the no-angst, swoony romance between these guys and I hope they pop up again in future - especially as we're finally getting Austin and Kane's story next year, which I've been curious about for sooooo long!
I also love how every book by Charlie makes me feel at home and as though the characters are people I would see every day. The whole English people not knowing how to drive in snow was sooo funny, and so true! I can probably count on both hands the amount of times I've driven in snow and I've been driving since I was 18, so it's just not something we really learn how to do because it's way more likely to rain than snow! Also the whole getting stuck in endless traffic on the motorway was so accurate, but I have Luke beat with my three hours sat on the M1 on Easter weekend! If my husband even dares mention going to visit his family on a bank holiday now I just give him the death glare because I am never willingly going on a motorway on a bank holiday ever again 😂😂😂
I was also super jealous of Andre's gothic Victorian house - my Pinterest is absolutely full of this kind of architecture! Plus their cheese boards sounded amazing and now I'm planning my own Christmas charcuterie 😂
Looking forward to the next book as always.
January 15, 2025
Ice & sweet was nice & sweet haha. It was good. Did drag a bit towards the end because it is maybe too nice & sweet.
December 9, 2024
Super sweet and fluffy, zero angst. This was nice and full of loveliness but I lost interest after they got together and skimmed from halfway so I’m going with 3 stars.
April 12, 2025
Cute festive romance from Charlie
I quickly read this one because I had an ARC of Cocky Bastard, which is Austin & Kane's romance and I knew this book focused on their wedding.
So I wanted to make sure I was up to date before stepping back into their past to see how they'd fallen in love over a ten year period.
And what I got in this story was a really lovely, and smoking hot, romance between Luke and Andrè, who'd both had crushes on the other since they first met.
As I said, it's steamy, but there's an awful lot of cute moments and some really sweet ones that helps to show what each man thinks of the other.
Both characters are easy to root for, and I liked that there wasn't any stupid misunderstandings or a typical Third Act shocker.
I quickly read this one because I had an ARC of Cocky Bastard, which is Austin & Kane's romance and I knew this book focused on their wedding.
So I wanted to make sure I was up to date before stepping back into their past to see how they'd fallen in love over a ten year period.
And what I got in this story was a really lovely, and smoking hot, romance between Luke and Andrè, who'd both had crushes on the other since they first met.
As I said, it's steamy, but there's an awful lot of cute moments and some really sweet ones that helps to show what each man thinks of the other.
Both characters are easy to root for, and I liked that there wasn't any stupid misunderstandings or a typical Third Act shocker.
December 18, 2024
Holiday Cheer Meter: 3/5
(Where 1 is as Christmassy as 'Die Hard' and 5 is more like 'Elf')
1st person, past tense, dual POV
Luke Yang (late 20's), former child actor/baker
André (30), former boy band member/musical theatre actor
I adored Charlie's writing so you'd better believe I dropped almost everything to read her new Christmas novella.
I think this was my first friend's ex-fake boyfriend, usually those work out in the romance world, lol, so it was a nice touch.
I'll be honest, there are a lot of cameos in this book so if you aren't familiar with Charlie's entire backlist you might feel like you're out of the loop when people are mentioned as if you should know who they are. In particular, I recognized the happy couple about to get married, Kane and Austin, from her Heather Bay series, and this book feels very much like a follow-up to their story, but it looks like that is actually coming out in April of 2025.
This was a quick burn, simple, light, fluffy missed connection romance where you are rooting for the couple along with all their friends because their connection is so evident. Both Luke and André share a similar quick rise to fame in their youth and are real workaholics at present. I enjoyed the explosive chemistry as they come together early on but also the deliberate way they shift their mindset to make room for one another in their respective lives without giving up on their goals and dreams. Their respect and admiration is what makes the reader believe they have what it takes to go the distance.
I enjoyed it but it was a smidge long for such an easy story with no real angst or conflict. I didn't mind so much because their chemistry was so scorching hot and I was having a fun time with them and all the secondary characters.
(Where 1 is as Christmassy as 'Die Hard' and 5 is more like 'Elf')
1st person, past tense, dual POV
Luke Yang (late 20's), former child actor/baker
André (30), former boy band member/musical theatre actor
I adored Charlie's writing so you'd better believe I dropped almost everything to read her new Christmas novella.
I think this was my first friend's ex-fake boyfriend, usually those work out in the romance world, lol, so it was a nice touch.
I'll be honest, there are a lot of cameos in this book so if you aren't familiar with Charlie's entire backlist you might feel like you're out of the loop when people are mentioned as if you should know who they are. In particular, I recognized the happy couple about to get married, Kane and Austin, from her Heather Bay series, and this book feels very much like a follow-up to their story, but it looks like that is actually coming out in April of 2025.
This was a quick burn, simple, light, fluffy missed connection romance where you are rooting for the couple along with all their friends because their connection is so evident. Both Luke and André share a similar quick rise to fame in their youth and are real workaholics at present. I enjoyed the explosive chemistry as they come together early on but also the deliberate way they shift their mindset to make room for one another in their respective lives without giving up on their goals and dreams. Their respect and admiration is what makes the reader believe they have what it takes to go the distance.
I enjoyed it but it was a smidge long for such an easy story with no real angst or conflict. I didn't mind so much because their chemistry was so scorching hot and I was having a fun time with them and all the secondary characters.
January 10, 2025
This was a sweet low angst Christmas read. For some reason I don’t usually like books about rock stars, but I figured it’s Charlie Novak so I’ll probably love it. I was not surprised that I did.
December 3, 2024
⭐⭐⭐⭐
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Ice & Sweet was a sweet, low angst, MM holiday romance.
Luke and Andre have been mutually pining for each other for years. Andre had a crush on Luke the moment he met him, but Luke was dating his friend at the time. Unfortunately, Andre had no idea Luke and his friend were actually fake dating. Now they are finally seeing each other again after some time at that friend's wedding and they can admit their feelings.
This was very cute but also spicy, and I immediately felt their connection. They had amazing chemistry. It didn’t feel like instalove since the author showed how much history they had. They continued the romance after the wedding and into the holidays, so there were some very sweet scenes.
Thank you to The Author Agency for providing the ARC.
🌶️🌶️🌶️
Ice & Sweet was a sweet, low angst, MM holiday romance.
Luke and Andre have been mutually pining for each other for years. Andre had a crush on Luke the moment he met him, but Luke was dating his friend at the time. Unfortunately, Andre had no idea Luke and his friend were actually fake dating. Now they are finally seeing each other again after some time at that friend's wedding and they can admit their feelings.
This was very cute but also spicy, and I immediately felt their connection. They had amazing chemistry. It didn’t feel like instalove since the author showed how much history they had. They continued the romance after the wedding and into the holidays, so there were some very sweet scenes.
Thank you to The Author Agency for providing the ARC.
December 5, 2025
This was toothachingly sweet & I lovedddd it!
December 13, 2024
This is a cute and angst free story but there were so many side characters introduced- I felt lost. Like this is a spin-off from another series which I didn't read: fake romance with a boy band star who is now getting married to a pornstar? I don't know 🤷🏻♀️
December 31, 2024
3.5 rounded up to 4 stars This was a cute Christmas romance about 2 people who used to have a crush on each other re meeting at a mutual friend’s wedding. This had funny, cute and definitely spicy moments and was great for the Christmas time.
December 28, 2025
This was a super cute, short holiday romance. No angst at all, just good vibes.
December 4, 2024
It was time to do a little holiday inspired reading!
This was a cute and full of fluff story. There’s insta attraction/love, some steamy Christmas spice, matchmaking ish behavior, and wedding shenanigans.
Very quick read, made a good palette cleanser. It was a bit predictable feeling but I feel like it was predictable that it was predictable. If that makes sense. Very Hallmark holiday movie worthy.
This was a cute and full of fluff story. There’s insta attraction/love, some steamy Christmas spice, matchmaking ish behavior, and wedding shenanigans.
Very quick read, made a good palette cleanser. It was a bit predictable feeling but I feel like it was predictable that it was predictable. If that makes sense. Very Hallmark holiday movie worthy.
December 3, 2024
A beautiful and sweet low angst holiday read from Charlie. Luke and Andre have always been in each other's orbits, harboring crushes on the other yet never were at the right place and time until their mutual friend Kanes wedding. When they run into each other on the way to the even both quickly realize those old feelings are still there strong as ever and give each other the chance they deserve. These two are so undeniably adorable for one another and help each other in finding that balance between jobs they love and a life outside of them as well. A great balance of sweetness and heat for an enjoyable time from start to finish. Was a pleasure to see our old friends once again to see they are happy and prospering with their lives post their stories.
December 4, 2024
3.5 stars
A very fun Christmas Novella that involved two MM leads that have had crushes on each other in their past and both reconnect at their mutual friends wedding.
A cute and very spicy read. Very low angst but thought the spice might have been a little too overbearing to the plot at times but still provided a fun snowed in read. This book is a prefect read for the December month has snow is falling and love is in the air.
A Broadway star meets ex boyband now baker provided the perfect profiles for two people who deserved their love story in this book.
Read if you love:
Christmas Wedding
Long-Term Crush
Snowed In
Spice
MM Romance
A very fun Christmas Novella that involved two MM leads that have had crushes on each other in their past and both reconnect at their mutual friends wedding.
A cute and very spicy read. Very low angst but thought the spice might have been a little too overbearing to the plot at times but still provided a fun snowed in read. This book is a prefect read for the December month has snow is falling and love is in the air.
A Broadway star meets ex boyband now baker provided the perfect profiles for two people who deserved their love story in this book.
Read if you love:
Christmas Wedding
Long-Term Crush
Snowed In
Spice
MM Romance
November 23, 2024
This was such a cute Christmas book perfect for the upcoming holiday season!!! I absolutely love Charlie's writing style and I can always anticipate fun banter, good spice and enjoyable MCs.
A few tropes >>>
🎄Their best friend's Christmas wedding
🎄Bandmates ex-fake boyfriend
🎄Long-term Crush
🎄Snowed In
🎄Sweetness & Spice
A few tropes >>>
🎄Their best friend's Christmas wedding
🎄Bandmates ex-fake boyfriend
🎄Long-term Crush
🎄Snowed In
🎄Sweetness & Spice
December 22, 2024
I'm as big of a fan of low angst as you could be, but this was too low, even for me. There wasn't any conflict at all to keep me interested or invested in the story. I kept putting it down and abandoning it for days, when usually I can finish a book of this length in a single day. Also, the premise seemed overly contrived. Why did they all have to be famous...and yet none of them are doing the thing that they got famous for initially? The whole thing felt odd and like there was a bunch of background story missing unnecessarily.
December 10, 2024
DNF @ 49%
Started off fine with Luke and Andre's meet cute. Felt a little unfocused though since there was so much emphasis on Kane and Austin that it almost seemed like the book was more of a sequel for them than anything.
Got bored when Luke and Andre got together (super early, like around 30%) and with no hint of any sort of conflict, I'm peacing out.
Too many named characters (likely references to other books), too fluffy, not enough to keep me reading.
Started off fine with Luke and Andre's meet cute. Felt a little unfocused though since there was so much emphasis on Kane and Austin that it almost seemed like the book was more of a sequel for them than anything.
Got bored when Luke and Andre got together (super early, like around 30%) and with no hint of any sort of conflict, I'm peacing out.
Too many named characters (likely references to other books), too fluffy, not enough to keep me reading.
December 8, 2024
Cozy & Spicy
Luke used to be an actor, and he’d taken a fake boyfriend job for a boy banded who was trying to come out publicly. Fast forward, they’d become best friends and now Luke who is actor turned baker gets the honor of making the wedding cake for his fake ex-boyfriend and his new soon to be hubs. When his bestie chooses to get married 5 days before Christmas comes with an onslaught of snow, in the London country side. The luck the Luke has had with snow, traffic, and why now throw a flat tire into the mix.
André ex boy banded turned theater actor has little time for a social like let alone a dating life. Not that he has the best track record for picking boyfriends anyways. He’s always felt used, for his status, or for his money so he has just put his career first. With a weekend off for his ex bandmates winter wonderland wedding he has time to just relax, when he takes a turn and finds someone with a flat tire while he pulls over to help. The last person he expected was to find was the man he’s had a crush on for the last 7 years.
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This is a fast burn, snowed in novella. If you are looking for a cozy, spicy, quick read this is the one for you. Luke and André are adorable, but André also has quite a mouth on him that makes Luke melt in the palm of his hand. I will say I found out after the fact but it still made sense to me that if you want to hear about the pörn star and the boy bander (The bestie and his hubby that are getting married in this book) you’ll want to read Cöcky Bästard before you read this. But again I wasn’t fully lost.
Luke used to be an actor, and he’d taken a fake boyfriend job for a boy banded who was trying to come out publicly. Fast forward, they’d become best friends and now Luke who is actor turned baker gets the honor of making the wedding cake for his fake ex-boyfriend and his new soon to be hubs. When his bestie chooses to get married 5 days before Christmas comes with an onslaught of snow, in the London country side. The luck the Luke has had with snow, traffic, and why now throw a flat tire into the mix.
André ex boy banded turned theater actor has little time for a social like let alone a dating life. Not that he has the best track record for picking boyfriends anyways. He’s always felt used, for his status, or for his money so he has just put his career first. With a weekend off for his ex bandmates winter wonderland wedding he has time to just relax, when he takes a turn and finds someone with a flat tire while he pulls over to help. The last person he expected was to find was the man he’s had a crush on for the last 7 years.
Plot: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
This is a fast burn, snowed in novella. If you are looking for a cozy, spicy, quick read this is the one for you. Luke and André are adorable, but André also has quite a mouth on him that makes Luke melt in the palm of his hand. I will say I found out after the fact but it still made sense to me that if you want to hear about the pörn star and the boy bander (The bestie and his hubby that are getting married in this book) you’ll want to read Cöcky Bästard before you read this. But again I wasn’t fully lost.
December 14, 2025
3.5* This was a cute story but I felt a bit lost. Luke is a former actor turned baker who is making the cake for his ex's wedding (who was never his real boyfriend but he was paid to be a fake boyfriend for years as the friend was in a boy band and management hired him). They are friends now though and on the way, he gets a flat in the snow and is rescued by a former member of the boy band he'd always crushed on (and it was reciprocal apparently) and they then proceed to spend a snowed in weekend at the wedding getting together. It was fine, but I felt a bit lost because there was this feeling that I should have known the friend/fiance story (which is coming) and the whole background about Luke and Kane being fake boyfriends but you are just sort of tossed in.
Also Kane's fiance is a porn start whom Luke watches ALL THE TIME. Is that creepy? Maybe that's a me thing. Maybe in the gay world not such a big deal.
It was fine, and kind of cute with snow in England which is rare ( a big dump anyway) but I just felt a bit disconnected. Maybe if the friend's story had been first things would have made more sense.
Also Kane's fiance is a porn start whom Luke watches ALL THE TIME. Is that creepy? Maybe that's a me thing. Maybe in the gay world not such a big deal.
It was fine, and kind of cute with snow in England which is rare ( a big dump anyway) but I just felt a bit disconnected. Maybe if the friend's story had been first things would have made more sense.
December 3, 2024
If you're looking for a perfect holiday read that’s all heart and a dash of spice, this is the book for you.
Luke Yang, a former actor turned baker, agrees to make the wedding cake for his best friend’s (and ex-fake boyfriend’s) Christmas wedding. Things take a sweet turn when Luke’s long-time crush, André, shows up, and sparks fly.
What follows is an adorable, low-angst romance that had me smiling from start to finish. Luke and André’s chemistry is off the charts, and their journey from old crushes to something more was beautiful. Plus, who doesn’t love a cozy snowed-in hotel vibe? The story strikes the perfect balance of sweetness and heat, showing that sometimes, the best things come when you least expect them—and just in time for the holidays.
If you’re in the mood for a feel-good romance with lovable characters and a dash of Christmas magic, make this your next go-to. This book was a total treat!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
Luke Yang, a former actor turned baker, agrees to make the wedding cake for his best friend’s (and ex-fake boyfriend’s) Christmas wedding. Things take a sweet turn when Luke’s long-time crush, André, shows up, and sparks fly.
What follows is an adorable, low-angst romance that had me smiling from start to finish. Luke and André’s chemistry is off the charts, and their journey from old crushes to something more was beautiful. Plus, who doesn’t love a cozy snowed-in hotel vibe? The story strikes the perfect balance of sweetness and heat, showing that sometimes, the best things come when you least expect them—and just in time for the holidays.
If you’re in the mood for a feel-good romance with lovable characters and a dash of Christmas magic, make this your next go-to. This book was a total treat!
I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily
December 6, 2024
ARC REVIEW~
Awwn, this was a really cute swoon/spicy MM holiday romance.
Ice sweet tells the story of Luke and Andre, who’s known each for quite some years. Luke is Kane’s fake ex boyfriend and Kane and Andre used to be in the same boy band. Both Luke and Andre have had a crush on each other since the first time they met, but circumstances and all.
Really loved these two finally having the chance to express their feelings to each other. They’ve both been pining for the other for a really long time and I so much loved how this was a no-angst romance. The spice was on point, the banter was amazing and overall it was warm to see them be more than just a hidden crush to each other.
Definitely recommend this if you’re looking for nice Christmas holiday romance to read.🥰
Awwn, this was a really cute swoon/spicy MM holiday romance.
Ice sweet tells the story of Luke and Andre, who’s known each for quite some years. Luke is Kane’s fake ex boyfriend and Kane and Andre used to be in the same boy band. Both Luke and Andre have had a crush on each other since the first time they met, but circumstances and all.
Really loved these two finally having the chance to express their feelings to each other. They’ve both been pining for the other for a really long time and I so much loved how this was a no-angst romance. The spice was on point, the banter was amazing and overall it was warm to see them be more than just a hidden crush to each other.
Definitely recommend this if you’re looking for nice Christmas holiday romance to read.🥰
December 4, 2024
This super sweet and quick novella is the perfect low-stress read—no angst, no third-act breakup, just pure kick your feet fun. I love that both characters were former celebrities now carving out new paths, and the fact that they’d secretly crushed on each other for years without realizing it really had me rooting from the first time they say each other again. BUT the exact moment they decide to throw caution to the wind and have their one night; well, the story shifts from sugar-sweet to downright spicy.
Don’t let the page length fool you—this little book packs a punch with enough heat to make a spice cake taste bland. Sweet, sexy, and oh-so-satisfying, it’s the perfect quick read to start your holiday tbr.
Don’t let the page length fool you—this little book packs a punch with enough heat to make a spice cake taste bland. Sweet, sexy, and oh-so-satisfying, it’s the perfect quick read to start your holiday tbr.
December 10, 2024
Short and sweet MM holiday romance to finish off the week.
Luke is a former actor turned cake baker and Andre is building a new acting career after a successful stint in a major boy band. While these two have known eachother for years, their mutual friend's wedding is the first time they're both available to confess their mutual attraction. Cute moments, holiday cheer, and some steamy moments create a lovely little story. Also, the way that these two love cheese (like actual cheese 🧀) speaks to my heart.
A perfect addition to the holiday TBR.
Luke is a former actor turned cake baker and Andre is building a new acting career after a successful stint in a major boy band. While these two have known eachother for years, their mutual friend's wedding is the first time they're both available to confess their mutual attraction. Cute moments, holiday cheer, and some steamy moments create a lovely little story. Also, the way that these two love cheese (like actual cheese 🧀) speaks to my heart.
A perfect addition to the holiday TBR.
December 2, 2024
4 stars
I really loved this quick and spicy read. Luke and Andre have known each other for a while and secretly been crushing on each other since.
Since it was a novella it felt like everything happened really quick, but you get to know more about their past and realize that this is a bunch of years in the making and it's not instalove/instalust.
It had an adorable re-meet cute (since they already knew each other) and the wedding honestly seemed like a lot of fun. It was the perfect length and every box was ticked.
Thank you, Charlie and The Author Agency for the ARC.
I really loved this quick and spicy read. Luke and Andre have known each other for a while and secretly been crushing on each other since.
Since it was a novella it felt like everything happened really quick, but you get to know more about their past and realize that this is a bunch of years in the making and it's not instalove/instalust.
It had an adorable re-meet cute (since they already knew each other) and the wedding honestly seemed like a lot of fun. It was the perfect length and every box was ticked.
Thank you, Charlie and The Author Agency for the ARC.
December 6, 2024
I absolutely loved Luke and André's story! They'd known each other for years, having met via Kane, who was at the time André's bandmate, and Luke's fake boyfriend.
They both unknowingly had a crush on each other, and when they reconnected during Kane's wedding, they decided to finally act on these feelings that never really went away. And boy, did they get a lot of action! 🥵
The chemistry was absolutely sizzling between those two, but I loved that there were just as many sweet moments.
I liked that they were honest with each other, as they both had demanding jobs, and they knew that it would take some effort to make it work outside of their little Christmas bubble, but they were ready to give it a shot.
It was a very sweet story and I highly suggest that you add it to your holiday TBR if you enjoy reading MM romance with lots of spice and loveable characters.
Thank you Charlie for the opportunity to read and review this book!
They both unknowingly had a crush on each other, and when they reconnected during Kane's wedding, they decided to finally act on these feelings that never really went away. And boy, did they get a lot of action! 🥵
The chemistry was absolutely sizzling between those two, but I loved that there were just as many sweet moments.
I liked that they were honest with each other, as they both had demanding jobs, and they knew that it would take some effort to make it work outside of their little Christmas bubble, but they were ready to give it a shot.
It was a very sweet story and I highly suggest that you add it to your holiday TBR if you enjoy reading MM romance with lots of spice and loveable characters.
Thank you Charlie for the opportunity to read and review this book!
November 30, 2024
*Disclaimer - I rate novellas/short stories out of a total of three stars.
ARC in exchange for an honest review
Luke & André reconnect at their mutual friends' wedding just before Christmas, Luke happens to be the baker making the wedding cake and ends up needing a rescue on the way to venue thanks to a blown tyre... enter André who unbeknownst to Luke, has always had a crush on him and comes to his rescue.
This was a really cute, no angst Christmas novella with good humour, spice, and a slice of British life thrown in that i found relatable and amusing. If you're looking for a quick, enjoyable, and cute festive MM read, then this ticks those boxes. Book releases on December 3rd.
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ARC in exchange for an honest review
Luke & André reconnect at their mutual friends' wedding just before Christmas, Luke happens to be the baker making the wedding cake and ends up needing a rescue on the way to venue thanks to a blown tyre... enter André who unbeknownst to Luke, has always had a crush on him and comes to his rescue.
This was a really cute, no angst Christmas novella with good humour, spice, and a slice of British life thrown in that i found relatable and amusing. If you're looking for a quick, enjoyable, and cute festive MM read, then this ticks those boxes. Book releases on December 3rd.
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December 7, 2024
Such a cute little holiday read. This was full of cute and charming romance. The love the insta/attraction and the shenanigans led to one fun read. This quick read gave us a Hallmark movie vibe with sweetness and romance. Another feel-good holiday romance in the books with fun loving characters and smiles for all.
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