One night wrecked my world—now I’m breaking all the rules to keep her.
Jack
Pour whiskey. Growl at tourists. That’s my life, and I like to keep things simple. Until Eden walks in—all sunshine and temptation. One night with her, and I’m hooked. But when I find out who she is, things get complicated.
Eden’s already planning her escape, ashamed of what we’ve done. I’m not letting her go that easily. There’s more between us, and I’ll prove it—before our secret tears apart our family and any chance we have at being together.
Eden
I fly home to stop my mom from making another huge mistake—marrying a man she barely knows. Solid plan, right? Then I meet Jack.
One steamy night with him changes everything. He’s the bad boy I can’t resist, but here’s the kicker—he’s also my future stepbrother. Christmas just became a tangled mess. I should walk away, but how do I leave behind the only man I’ve ever wanted?
You can't choose who you fall in love with. However, you can stir the pot or bring it to a rolling boil. Especially when your Bringing Home Trouble for the holidays. You'll love the swoon worthy heroes and their sweet heroine's. As they navigate the delicate balance of true love and family drama. Come along for the fun, as fourteen of your favorite insta-love authors tame the holidays with lots of steamy moments and find love.
Fern Fraser is a steamy short contemporary romance author who knows love at first sight is real. Fern's books feature possessive Alpha Heroes and the Strong Sassy Women who bring them to their knees. The path to true love isn’t always a straight line, but with laughter and steam, happy endings are real. Every Single Time.
Fern Fraser: Short Romance with Heart and Hot Happy Endings.
OMG!!! WOW!! Fab*u*lous Absolutely love this one!! I couldn't put this one down. This was a nice quick, short read.
Jack and Eden met when she comes back to town to stop her mother from getting married. When Eden gets home her mother isn't there and she finds out she went to Vegas with her friends. So Eden heads to the only bar in town where Jack is working behind the bar. Jack is busy since he's the only one working but when he can he stops by Eden and they talk. When Jack calls last call everyone starts to head out of the bar, but Eden stays. Eden tries to order another drink but Jack tells her he called last call a while ago. Eden asks him if he's trying to get rid of her, Jack tells her he lives upstairs and could offer her a nightcap. They find out either one isn't seeing anyone, and this isn't something either of them do. Eden tells him that the stairs are too far, and they head to the storage room. Jack begins to pleasure Eden and bottles fall off the shelves, then they make love. The next day Eden's mother has invited her fiancé and his son to met her. Eden is making a big Sunday dinner when the doorbell rings. Eden is introduced to Robert her mother's fiancé, they head to the kitchen. Eden finds out that Robert's son will be her soon he's just finishing up at work. When the doorbell rings her mother answers the door, but Eden knows that voice, and then is introduced to Jack, Robert's son. Eden's mother finds out that Eden and Jack know one another, and then she finds out that he owns the bar. As they head to sit for dinner her mother wants them to get to know one another. Eden's mother suggests that Jack show her around town since she's been gone a while. Soon Jack needs to get going since he's short staffed, her mother tells him that Eden can help him since she once bartended. Jack invites Eden to come the following night to help him out. Eden fits right in at the bar, she wants to forget about what happened between her and Jack. There's tension between Eden and Jack, so she talks to him about the wedding and thinks it's moving too fast. Jack reassures Eden that his father is level headed and when he knows he knows. Jack watches Eden working behind the bar and notices she's confident in her movements. Eden makes Jack a drink that's her specialty, and he thinks it's incredible. Eden finds out that Jack spend weeks renovating the bar he now owns. Jack goes to help his security with a rowdy client who is escorted out of the bar. Eden can't help but follow him, then she helps out. Eden and Jack clean up after everyone clears out, he can't help but notice how she fits her like she belongs. Jack thanks her for helping him, Eden tells him it felt like old times. Eden and Jack talk about her living in the big city and becoming a fashion designer and he finds out she's not happy. Jack cups Eden's face and tells her he understands, and that's what scares her. Eden steps away from Jack's touch and he lets her. Eden and Jack talk about their parents wedding and he can tell she worried. So Jack steps up to her this time she lets him, Eden leans into his touch. Jack takes her apron off, and Eden tells him they shouldn't. Jack kisses her, Eden questions him about what they're doing. Then Eden kisses him, Jack picks her up and pleasures her then they make love. After Eden gets home she can't sleep so she works on some of her designs. Jack sends her a few messages and they are messaging back and forth. Jack asks Eden to come to the county fair with him, and she agrees. The next day they head to the county fair, pick up a Christmas tree for the bar, Jack grabs Eden some hot chocolate. Jack then takes Eden ice skating, she hates ice skating since she was a kid. Jack tells Eden he knows this is complicated and there's a million reasons they shouldn't be doing this but he can't ignore how he feels about her and he knows she can't either. Eden tells Jack they need to get going they are expected at dinner with their parents. Jack tells her that gives them enough time to get the tree set up, before heading to her mother's house. Jack and Eden work on setting up the Christmas tree at the bar. Jack finds some mistletoe and hangs it up for Eden to find. Eden finds the mistletoe and Jack tells her he done pretending, this place wasn't home until she walked in. Jack then kisses Eden, then he tells her he loves her. Just before Jack and Eden are about to make love the bar door opens and their parents walk in. Their parents just stand and stare at them, Jack tells their parents they're together. Jack tells their parents he loves her and Eden tells them she loves him too. Their parents tells them, it's about time they figured it out. Eden is shocked that her step dad and mother are alright with this. Jack asks Eden to stay with him tonight, after their parents leave. Jack takes Eden upstairs to his apartment where he pleasure her then they make love. When Eden mets her mother the next day for coffee her mother tells her they're going to postpone the wedding so there's less pressure on everyone. Eden confesses to her mother that she wants to move back home. Eden heads to the bar to met Jack, she confesses to him that she does want to move back, but what if she leaves the city and it doesn't work out for her. Jack takes Eden and shows her the store front next door, he's been wanting to lease it and he thinks it would make a better boutique. Eden starts to think of all the possibilities for the store. Eden heads back to the city, but has a breakdown in her bosses office, she quits her job. All of her things are in a box on her bed, while she cries. Eden's buzzer goes off but she doesn't want to answer, soon she hears Jack. Jack wasn't suppose to come until next week but he couldn't be without Eden. Eden tells Jack she quit her job, and Jack tells her he hired a new manager for his bar. Eden asks Jack if they're really doing this and he tells her they are. Eden tells him she loves him and Jack tells her he loves her too. Two months later, Eden's mother and Jack's dad get married. Jack can't wait any longer he's has the ring in his desk at the bar. Jack rushes to get it he had something else all planned out but he wants Eden to be his. Jack goes down on one knee and asks Eden if she'll marry him and she tells him yes. One year later, Jack and Eden's wedding reception is in full swing. Jack suspects that Eden's pregnant but he's waiting his time for her to tell him. Jack's dad and Eden's mom give them their wedding present, the deed for the storefront that's next door to the bar. When Eden finds out they're a bigger apartment upstairs she tells Jack they're going to need the extra space. Eden tells Jack she's pregnant.
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Bringing Home Trouble - 14 books : ❌1. One Twisted Christmas (Bringing Home Trouble Book 1) by Cassi Hart - (05 November 2024) ❌2. My Ex's Dad is Coming to Town by Eve London - (06 November 2024) - ❌3. Unwrapping His Naughty Secret by Chloe Maine - (07 November 2024) - ❌4. Holidays and Handcuffs: Forbidden Holiday Romance by Natasha Sterling - (08 November 2024) - ❌5. Holiday Flame by Kate Tilney - (12 November 2024) - ❌6. Gone Away Home by Ember Davis - (13 November 2024) - ❌7. Tangled With The Professor by Lizzy West - (14 November 2024) - ❌8. Big Nick Energy by Mayra Statham and Cormar Covers (Illustrator) , Julia Goda (Editor) - (15 November 2024) - ❌9. Bringing Home Mr. Wrong by Emma Bray - (19 November 2024) - ❌10. A Christmas Collin by Lena Little - (20 November 2024) - ❌11. Bringing Home the Bad Boy by Jailaa West - (21 November 2024) - ❌12. Riding Dirty for Christmas: (A Forbidden Holiday Hookup) by Fern Fraser - (22 November 2024) - ❌13. Bringing Home the Biker by Winter Travers and Shelby Limon (Editor) - (25 November 2024) - ❌14. Christmas With the Convict by Raven Moon - (26 November 2024) -
Eden flies home on a mission to break up her mother's wedding. She believes everything is too fast. She has been divorced and was awarded a sizable settlement. But when she gets there her mom is in Vegas having a bachelorette weekend. So she goes to a local bar. And there she finds the bartender named Jack. Jack is grumpy. He's not sure what the deal is but as soon as he connects with Eden all bets are off. But there's one problem when he goes to a dinner party with his dad, Eden is his dad's fiance's daughter! This is basically where swear words come in to play especially after the connection was to the Stars and beyond. And then it's not. Intense. Steamy. Forbidden? Not really sure. Because of the Dynamics there are definitely questions that they are trying to figure out, for example; because they're already adults when their parents met is this still taboo? Or are they considered step siblings technically? Resolution hopefully is around the corner because it is holiday time and Christmas Is Here! Good read!.
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Under the Mistletoe. Fantastic. Eden is home to stage an intervention on her mother’s wedding to a man she’s only known for 8 months. She’s not even home because her new yoga friends have whisked her away for a bachelorette trip. So, she heads to the town only bar and is stunned by the handsome, grumpy bartender. Jack sees her the second she walks in and City is written all over her. They banter and flirt all night and then have some private time after the bar closes in the storage room. Eden thinks she’ll never see him again even though he gave her his number. Two days later her mother is having a dinner to introduce her to her fiancé, Robert and his son, her stepbrother-to-be. Robert arrives and says his son is running behind due to staffing issues at his bar. Do you see where this is going? Yep, her new SBTB is Eden’s bar hookup and he has no plans of letting their parents future wedding stop him from claiming Eden. Will it really be that simple?.
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So there is this one little thing between them....but then again who cares
Riding Dirty for Christmas by Fern Fraser is part of the multi-author Bringing Home Trouble series. The story is more than a little dirty and very naughty as it all starts when a woman walks into Jack's bar. But Eden it will turn out is not just any woman. These two will share a passionate night with some toe curling sex that takes your breath away but will end up breaking more than one taboo. As it turns out they will soon be related when their parents get married. So there is that one little issue. Jack is not about to let that get in the way and will do anything and everything he can to keep the lovely Eden so they can keep on doing all the dirty things that they can. Let's just say that they generate enough heat that they melt all the snow around them. I really enjoyed this fun, passionate and smexy hot book. The author has once again delivered to the reader just what you expect from her and more.
Eden comes home because her mom is getting married really quickly after dating for only 8 months. Worried that something is fishy, she arrives only to find out that her mom is in Vegas for her bachelorette party. Eden is in fashion and has made a name for herself, although she still works for someone else, but we find out that there are things that she would rather do. Jack owns the local bar, The Hideout, and Eden comes in. They are drawn to each other and things progress quickly. Robert is Eden’s mom’s fiancée and she gets to meet him and realizes that he is actually good for her mom. Then she gets to meet his son. UH OH. Yup, it’s him. Things keep throwing Eden and Jack together and they are having trouble fighting their feelings for each other. The book is awesome. I loved it and it also shows that you can follow your dreams at whatever age. It was a fun and steamy read.
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I really like Eden and Jack, he is the laid back, easy going bar owner and she's the frustrated and stressed big city designer who returns home....a classic feel good christmas movie plot - and who doesn't love christmas movies! Jack and Eden's journey is sweet, steamy, funny and heartwarming as they navigate their way to forever. My only grumble is that a number of times lines are repeated, at one point Jack unbuttons his jeans and drops them, to unbutton them again in the next sentence. I have never known this in a book by Fern Fraser, so I was a little disappointed when it happened a few times. It won't stop me reading her next book as I am assuming it is a one off blip and I did still enjoy Jack and Eden's story. I read this on Kindle Unlimited.
There’s a lot to like about this short book, it’s a great story. Eden heads back to her home town from the city determined to ensure her mother’s rushed nuptials are above board and stop them if necessary. First night back she meets Jack, the sexy man behind the bar, with whom she experiences an instant connection which quickly blooms into so much more… oh the irony! The story flows well and is well paced. There are some great descriptions of Christmas decorating prowess that had me laughing out loud but the mistakes in the editing and proofing were so distracting. NB: I did read an early copy, so I hope all of this is sorted out in the final version cause it really distracted from what was an enjoyable Christmas romance.
Fern Fraser joins the naughty Bringing Home for Trouble multi-author series with Riding Dirty for Christmas, my favourite title of hers (and I've read over forty). Jack and Eden's forbidden romance is a steamy tale of inevitability. Seemingly complete opposites, bar owner Jack and high fashion designer city girl Eden click the moment she walks into The HideOut in her hometown - where she's returned to put a stop to her mother's impulsive holiday wedding. Only the steamy hookup turns into an uncomfortable reunion when they discover they are about to become stepsiblings. But when you know, you know...right? An absolute must-read super steamy, swoony, naughty holiday romance.
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I loved Riding Dirty for Christmas: A Forbidden Holiday Hookup. Eden is home to stop her mother’s rushed wedding. When her mom runs off to Vegas she has a few days alone. A drink turns into a steamy moment with Jack in the closet. When they find out they are going to be step-siblings it ruins their budding relationship. Or does it? They know they should try to stay away from each other but they can’t and they don’t really want to. I loved the story and the characters. Some things are meant to be. I woukd definitely recommend this book.
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Eden is back in her hometown to stop her mom from marrying a man she hasn't known for long but ends up finding love at the same time. One problem, Jack is the son of the man her mom is about to marry. Eden and Jack have one steamy night before finding out about their new connection. This is a steamy, fun read with a twisted relationship, fun banter, family drama, and a happily ever after. Riding Dirty for Christmas is a steamy addition to the multi-author Bringing Home Trouble series. I am loving this series and I can't wait to read the rest of the books. I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book.
This book was so good. I recommend it to all who love a great romance! I had to force myself to put it down so I could get some sleep Eden is a fashion designer bent on stopping her mother's wedding. Jack is a hunky, owner of The HideOut bar in the small town Eden grew up in. Tropes: Grumpy/sunshine, forbidden, stepbrother, OTT instalove HEA romance.
A huge thank you to Fern Fraser and Booksprout for providing me with an eARC book in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
An enjoyable story, even with all the timeline issues. There were inconsistencies of how long Eden's mom and Robert had known each other (3 months?, 8 months?). There were also issues with what day that she went into the bar in chapter 2 (Tuesday? Wednesday? Friday?). If you could take some of those issues out of the story and just read it for the taboo-ish romance that it was, then it was a good story overall.
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Eden flies back to her home town to stop her mother from getting married, she has not know the man that long. She goes for a drink at the town's only bar and meets Jack, they have a steamy night. Things become a mess when they find out they are about to be step siblings.
Jack does not care if his father is marrying her mother, Eden is meant to be his. It is complicated she has career in NY and he owns the bar her. Can he convince her that dreams can change?.
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This is a sweet and steamy, quick read, filled with humour, emotion and romance. What started out as an intervention, for Eden to prevent her mother’s second wedding quickly turned into a reconnection with her hometown, finding her own soul mate - who was about to become her stepbrother, and a few other life changing decisions. Beautiful characters and a storyline that the often tugged on the heartstrings, but also made me smile.
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Eden arrives home on a mission to break up her mother’s upcoming wedding but comes face to face with Jack. A guy who makes her feel things and makes her think about her life and happiness. Unfortunately their one night together is suddenly overshadowed by the fact that Eden and Jack are soon to become family. This was a fast paced holiday read. Eden and Jack are relatable and they have a great chemistry. They have an ease around each other that makes it seem they’ve always known each other and complete each other’s lives. I received an ARC copy of this book.
This is another enjoyable addition to the series and I love how Jack and Eden, after a hot one-nighter, find out that they're going to be so more than a passing moment to each other. Things keep throwing them together, though, so they have a tough time trying to fight their feelings for each other. Ha! With their hot chemistry, you know they need to be together. Lol! This was entertaining and steamy, and their journey to an HEA was great :D
Riding Dirty for Christmas is flirty, funny, and steamy! I love how Jack and Eden meet, and the chaos that ensues is so much fun to read! Jack is smitten at first sight, and Eden is definitely on the grumpy side. Their chemistry is explosive, and watching them navigate their feelings and the circumstances is quite the adventure!.
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Of course life always has changes coming your way, only this time it’s a little bit complicated. Liked the attraction with these characters, especially when they realize just how it could potentially make things seem taboo, but really there is not relation between them, so I don’t see the taboo part, just peoples opinion. Enjoyed Jack’s determination in fulfilling everything with Eden.
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Eden came back home to stop her mother to make a huge mistake....marrying Robert. But her mom is on a bachelorette trip and Eden visits The HideOut where she runs into the hot bartender Jack for a little no strings fun😏 But guess who is Robert's son and that complicates things. Or maybe not?? Jack just knows Eden is the One and he will fight for his woman and for their HEA 😉 Instalove, sweet, steamy, step siblings, romantic and safe with a sweet HEA and no drama😍😍😍😍
Wowsa book is a fast insta love story that will definitely have you hooked from the beginning until the end . Eden is home to stop her mom's wedding, but when a one stands ends up more then she could of bargain for but will it destroy everyone involved? Great story and just in time for Christmas.
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The author has given us a fast-paced story that pulls us into the lives of Eden and Jack. The story keeps us turning the pages with instant connection, unexpected obstacles, determination, realizations and steam.
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What a sweet story. And a meet/cute unbeknownst to either that they hooked up with their future step sibling! She came to stop her mother's weeding only to fall in love herself. This was a great love story as they were willing to sacrifice for each other as they got their HEA.
A great read with great characters. Eden comes home to stop her mom from marrying a man she hadn’t known for long, once there she finds so much more. Lovely tale!!!.
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This was such a good book! It was spicy, passionate, heated, and just enjoyable all the way around. The chemistry was off the chart and I enjoyed the route the storyline took. Instead of there being lots of drama there was more calmness. You will really enjoy reading this book.
This was a cute one night to forever romance with a bit of a unexpected twist. It was a short story with a good flow. I liked the storyline and Jack and Eden had great chemistry. It was a good read.
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This is a very good story, I love the plots where they find love without looking for it. Eden returns home to try to stop the wedding between her mom and her new boyfriend, but what she least thinks is that her one night stand will turn out to be her stepbrother and the man of her life.
Eden comes home.to stop her.mother's marriage and instead ends up falling for sexy bar owner Jack who happens to be her future step brother in this sweet holiday read.
I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. I liked how Jack and Eden find love with each other and navigate things so everyone is happy.