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Snowflake and Surrender : A BWWM Possessive Christmas Romance
A snowy Christmas getaway. One cabin. One bed. And a man who refuses to let her go.
Kayla Murphy envisioned her first real holiday trip as something ski slopes, cocoa by the fire, and Christmas lights glowing against the snow. What she didn’t anticipate was Chase Westwood, the maddeningly irresistible leader of the university’s exclusive fraternity. He is commanding, protective, and far too skilled at unravelling her defences.
The problem? Chase doesn’t take no for an answer. When a supposed mix-up forces them to share a cabin with only one bed, the tension between them ignites hotter than the fire in the hearth.
Kayla swore she wouldn’t fall for him, but Chase isn’t interested in a holiday fling; he wants all of her.
This Christmas, beneath twinkling lights and falling snow, Kayla might discover that surrendering to him is the sweetest gift of all.
Kayla Murphy envisioned her first real holiday trip as something ski slopes, cocoa by the fire, and Christmas lights glowing against the snow. What she didn’t anticipate was Chase Westwood, the maddeningly irresistible leader of the university’s exclusive fraternity. He is commanding, protective, and far too skilled at unravelling her defences.
The problem? Chase doesn’t take no for an answer. When a supposed mix-up forces them to share a cabin with only one bed, the tension between them ignites hotter than the fire in the hearth.
Kayla swore she wouldn’t fall for him, but Chase isn’t interested in a holiday fling; he wants all of her.
This Christmas, beneath twinkling lights and falling snow, Kayla might discover that surrendering to him is the sweetest gift of all.
571 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 1, 2025
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March 20, 2026
The inner dialogue was most of the story. It was overly poeticized and just extremely boring and repetitive. It needed way less.
December 4, 2025
*****Spoilers*****
This is a cute story, Chase was serious fast about Kayla while she was unsure, insecure, and hesitant. Chase is White and from a rich family and is a college football player who wants to play professionally. He's also the president of an old money intolerant frat. Kayla is a scholarship student at the university, Black and struggling financially and is roommates with her best friend Amber who is white. For some reason, Amber, who seems to be better off than Kayla, works parties at the frat house and convinces Kayla to sub for her at one so that Amber can go on a date with a guy she's been after for a while. If Kayla gets caught in the frat house though she'll be ruined because she's not supposed to be there. End of her future ruined because...not sure why, it isn't explained but even with Kayla being black and forbidden to enter, I'm not sure why it would be so catastrophic.
Anyway, Kayla agrees and goes to great lengths to look like Amber including wearing makeup and clothes that are supposed to look like Amber's skin, a mask, gloves, and wig which are part of the costume. The money Amber disclosed that she made in tips was enough for Kayla to take the chance. Kayla is doing well in her role as a server, taking drinks around and getting tips before she decides to take a break like she's seen some of the other women dressed as elves like her are doing. For some reason, instead of taking a break in the kitchen or on a lower floor, or even outside with her plate of food, she climbs to the third floor of the frat house to an empty room, closes and locks the door and proceeds to eat her food on the bed in what she assumes is a guest room. Part away through her break, she hears someone trying to enter the room she decided to take a break in and panics as the person on the other side of the door is about to use keys to enter the room. Kayla runs into the bathroom and slams the door closed, taking time to straighten her costume and return herself to rights since she had removed her mask and wig. When she exits the bathroom, she runs into Chase who knows she's not Amber despite Kayla being completely covered because he knows Kayla's body and Amber's in comparison are nothing alike. Chase also saw Kayla with Amber a year ago at a charity event for the football team and hasn't been able to figure out a way to meet Kayla. Chase tells Kayla to get out and scares Kayla so badly that she races out of the frat house and runs all the way back to her dorm.
From there, Chase becomes more visible in Kayla's life. Shows up at her job, at school, puts her in his car, holds her hand, kisses her, gets Amber to convince Kayla to enter into a raffle for a free vacation (with Amber and her assistant professor date in tow as a trade off for Amber) with a large group on the dime of the frat house which is changing its exclusionary ways under Chase and the free trip is a way to show it. Once Chase and Kayla make it to the ski resort, Kayla is shocked but doesn't protest too much when she learns that she's sharing a one bedroom cabin with Chase. During the vacation, they get closer and spend time getting to know one another with Chase showing how possessive, caring, and sweet he is and tells her how serious he is about them together. Virginal Kayla is flabbergasted with his attention, the attention that comes with being his girlfriend, and her situation in general. She's meek most of the time except when she's tempted to put jealous mean Maggie, who wants Chase, in her place. After the vacation, Chase and Kayla continue their relationship to engagement before the story ends.
The consistency needs some serious second looks in the book. The inconsistencies are distracting in general but here, it's even worse because from one paragraph to the next, the friend is sitting beside Kayla and next she's across the table so it's jarring. After the second time of me looking back to make sure I wasn't tripping on the details, I figured I was right and moved on. When Chase and Kayla meet at that party, he says "you're not Amber" but Kayla never claimed to be Amber in Chase's presence, nor did anyone refer to Kayla as Amber in Chase's before then. There are some repetitive paragraphs and details, another instance where I just moved on. I think the details need to be thought through carefully to adjust for some of the gaps in the story and certain information I felt was unnecessary to the story in general. Maggie's jealous barbs, the dom-sub parts that went nowhere, the frat party, and even Chase's dreams of playing football professionally were just placed in the story, sometimes oddly I thought. One detail that truly make my brain scratch was a scene when Chase is actually playing in a football game as a linebacker and the story indicates he's in a huddle with the QB when linebackers play defense against the offense which is where the QB plays. I'm a huge football fan, so that really stood out to me how poorly that was done here. But the author hints that there may be some strife in Chase's life with that decision but it never manifests into anything meaningful in the story afterward. A visual representation of the breaking of difference scenes is needed as well, something to show that one ended and the next begins. Going from the end of a sentence on one day and certain situations to the next sentence at another day or time without that visual cue is distracting and confusing.
I liked Chase and Kayla. I understood why she was overwhelmed and afraid that he would use and discard her but she trusted him and they work out in the end. Chase was intense, protective, manipulative and came in like a wreaking ball. He took without asking and simply inserted himself with Kayla where he wanted to be, no discussion just showed her she was his girlfriend privately and publicly. Kayla gradually accepted him despite her fear.
This is a cute story, Chase was serious fast about Kayla while she was unsure, insecure, and hesitant. Chase is White and from a rich family and is a college football player who wants to play professionally. He's also the president of an old money intolerant frat. Kayla is a scholarship student at the university, Black and struggling financially and is roommates with her best friend Amber who is white. For some reason, Amber, who seems to be better off than Kayla, works parties at the frat house and convinces Kayla to sub for her at one so that Amber can go on a date with a guy she's been after for a while. If Kayla gets caught in the frat house though she'll be ruined because she's not supposed to be there. End of her future ruined because...not sure why, it isn't explained but even with Kayla being black and forbidden to enter, I'm not sure why it would be so catastrophic.
Anyway, Kayla agrees and goes to great lengths to look like Amber including wearing makeup and clothes that are supposed to look like Amber's skin, a mask, gloves, and wig which are part of the costume. The money Amber disclosed that she made in tips was enough for Kayla to take the chance. Kayla is doing well in her role as a server, taking drinks around and getting tips before she decides to take a break like she's seen some of the other women dressed as elves like her are doing. For some reason, instead of taking a break in the kitchen or on a lower floor, or even outside with her plate of food, she climbs to the third floor of the frat house to an empty room, closes and locks the door and proceeds to eat her food on the bed in what she assumes is a guest room. Part away through her break, she hears someone trying to enter the room she decided to take a break in and panics as the person on the other side of the door is about to use keys to enter the room. Kayla runs into the bathroom and slams the door closed, taking time to straighten her costume and return herself to rights since she had removed her mask and wig. When she exits the bathroom, she runs into Chase who knows she's not Amber despite Kayla being completely covered because he knows Kayla's body and Amber's in comparison are nothing alike. Chase also saw Kayla with Amber a year ago at a charity event for the football team and hasn't been able to figure out a way to meet Kayla. Chase tells Kayla to get out and scares Kayla so badly that she races out of the frat house and runs all the way back to her dorm.
From there, Chase becomes more visible in Kayla's life. Shows up at her job, at school, puts her in his car, holds her hand, kisses her, gets Amber to convince Kayla to enter into a raffle for a free vacation (with Amber and her assistant professor date in tow as a trade off for Amber) with a large group on the dime of the frat house which is changing its exclusionary ways under Chase and the free trip is a way to show it. Once Chase and Kayla make it to the ski resort, Kayla is shocked but doesn't protest too much when she learns that she's sharing a one bedroom cabin with Chase. During the vacation, they get closer and spend time getting to know one another with Chase showing how possessive, caring, and sweet he is and tells her how serious he is about them together. Virginal Kayla is flabbergasted with his attention, the attention that comes with being his girlfriend, and her situation in general. She's meek most of the time except when she's tempted to put jealous mean Maggie, who wants Chase, in her place. After the vacation, Chase and Kayla continue their relationship to engagement before the story ends.
The consistency needs some serious second looks in the book. The inconsistencies are distracting in general but here, it's even worse because from one paragraph to the next, the friend is sitting beside Kayla and next she's across the table so it's jarring. After the second time of me looking back to make sure I wasn't tripping on the details, I figured I was right and moved on. When Chase and Kayla meet at that party, he says "you're not Amber" but Kayla never claimed to be Amber in Chase's presence, nor did anyone refer to Kayla as Amber in Chase's before then. There are some repetitive paragraphs and details, another instance where I just moved on. I think the details need to be thought through carefully to adjust for some of the gaps in the story and certain information I felt was unnecessary to the story in general. Maggie's jealous barbs, the dom-sub parts that went nowhere, the frat party, and even Chase's dreams of playing football professionally were just placed in the story, sometimes oddly I thought. One detail that truly make my brain scratch was a scene when Chase is actually playing in a football game as a linebacker and the story indicates he's in a huddle with the QB when linebackers play defense against the offense which is where the QB plays. I'm a huge football fan, so that really stood out to me how poorly that was done here. But the author hints that there may be some strife in Chase's life with that decision but it never manifests into anything meaningful in the story afterward. A visual representation of the breaking of difference scenes is needed as well, something to show that one ended and the next begins. Going from the end of a sentence on one day and certain situations to the next sentence at another day or time without that visual cue is distracting and confusing.
I liked Chase and Kayla. I understood why she was overwhelmed and afraid that he would use and discard her but she trusted him and they work out in the end. Chase was intense, protective, manipulative and came in like a wreaking ball. He took without asking and simply inserted himself with Kayla where he wanted to be, no discussion just showed her she was his girlfriend privately and publicly. Kayla gradually accepted him despite her fear.
December 25, 2025
Pretty Good
I enjoyed the book, it Just felt like it got repetitive and didn’t need to be as long as it was. There was overuse of a lot of the same phrases. I would read again from this author.
I enjoyed the book, it Just felt like it got repetitive and didn’t need to be as long as it was. There was overuse of a lot of the same phrases. I would read again from this author.
December 14, 2025
I appreciated that the dynamics between Chase and Kayla wasn’t a “hit and run” or “adding to Chase’s body count”.
Despite his domineering persona, Chase was thoughtful in his pursuit of Kayla, honouring her pacing and needs for emotional safety. Kayla was finally able to allow herself to explore her sexuality in a meaningful way. I just wish Kayla doesn’t put her dreams on hold in career when they moved to Pittsburg for his career.
Even though it was brief. I did however get the ick from Arthur and Laila. I didn’t feel it was an accurate representation of “daddy” sexual play. While it was implied that there was mutual decision making , the dynamics between them appeared so infantile. The inference that the relationship between Arthur and Laila was mutually beneficial to both did not feel safe.
The eroticism of dependency based on a child’s behaviour and not based on an adult woman.
Otherwise it was an enjoyable read.
Despite his domineering persona, Chase was thoughtful in his pursuit of Kayla, honouring her pacing and needs for emotional safety. Kayla was finally able to allow herself to explore her sexuality in a meaningful way. I just wish Kayla doesn’t put her dreams on hold in career when they moved to Pittsburg for his career.
Even though it was brief. I did however get the ick from Arthur and Laila. I didn’t feel it was an accurate representation of “daddy” sexual play. While it was implied that there was mutual decision making , the dynamics between them appeared so infantile. The inference that the relationship between Arthur and Laila was mutually beneficial to both did not feel safe.
The eroticism of dependency based on a child’s behaviour and not based on an adult woman.
Otherwise it was an enjoyable read.
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March 31, 2026
I've read some of the author's other books, so was disappointed with this one. MMC was overbearing in a way that was alarming. One thing that stuck out - making the FMC make another drink because he didn't like that she was friends with the male bartender? How was humiliating and embarrassing her at the job she NEEDED a way to get her? Manipulating things to ensure she was alone with him? Why not, I don't know, actually have a conversation, be likeable and, use your wealth and influence for good? HEA, but come on.
December 23, 2025
Chase and Kayla
Lovely story of young love that's meant to be forever love. I enjoyed how their story unfolded with its gentle dominant and submissive tone.
Lovely story of young love that's meant to be forever love. I enjoyed how their story unfolded with its gentle dominant and submissive tone.
March 15, 2026
Too long
Another book where the black female character feels less than. Was unnecessarily long and dragged out, keep wanting it to get to the point. Definitely a slow burn.
Another book where the black female character feels less than. Was unnecessarily long and dragged out, keep wanting it to get to the point. Definitely a slow burn.
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