Screwg'd

by Willow Sanders

DJ Teddy “Bear” Tucker has had enough with the holidays. If he has to play Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You” one more time, he might just tell someone exactly where they can put that candy cane! If he had his way, he’d crawl into a cave and hibernate until the New Year. Fate—or his work—has other plans for Bear; plans that involve a feisty, down-on-her-luck student, with whom he keeps crossing paths.

Marley Jacobs just needs something to go right this year. Getting nominated as the town of North Pole’s Holiday Scrooge by the local radio station is not the kind of “something” she had been hoping for. Public humiliation aside, a less than enthusiastic DJ as her “magic maker” didn’t make her feel holly, or jolly. In her opinion that guy is one holiday elf that needs to be shelved. So why does she think of him every time she hears Mariah Carey on the radio?

Is it mutual loathing or a smoldering attraction that’s lighting that Yuletide fire between the two? When hearts are on the line which one of them is truly Screwg’d?

The holidays are coming and we’re heading to the North Pole — the real-life town of North Pole, New York, that is! Join your favorite romance authors for a series of standalone love stories set in a small town shared world filled with all things sexy and bright. ;)

Snuggle up with some hot cocoa and your favorite cozy blanket because you’re not going to want to miss any of what The Holiday Honeys have in store!

Genres: Christmas, Contemporary

99 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 1, 2021

About the author

Most of these are always written in third person, as if the author isn't the one actually writing them. So, I'm going to be a rule-breaker and write it in first person instead. I'm a native Chicagoan, vegetarian, and lover of big words. I randomly burst out into song, and have been known to carry on entire conversations (with those worthy of the challenge) in song lyrics. The same can also be said for movie quotes. I'm quirky, sarcastic, I've been told at times I can be a bit esoteric, but overall I'd rather be dancing in the rain than waiting for the storm to pass.


And I LOVE connecting with people- so go on, hit the "friend" button. :)

Reviews

[Bill Jakobsen · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a great Christmas story

I loved Marley and Bears love story, even the ending. That ending was great, makes you think. I also liked the notes at the end of the book. I personally loved reading about a place I went to often after the age of 12-13....Santa's Workshop at the North Pole, NY. After reading all of this series, you all made me wish the rest of the village was real. Santa's Workshop was just a happy place, once your car made it up the mountain (thank goodness it wasn't all the way to the top (lol). Thanks for an enjoyable hour of reading and imagining. Written by Cindy :)

[Vinessa · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a twist on the Scrooge. Our Scrooge in this story is a she and a very gorgeous one at that.she Does not want the title though it seems to follow her all over. What out her counter part, the Dj who has no holiday cheer left. When these two collide it is a whole new out look on happy ending

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[BobaFett114 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Soooo good!

Marley and Bear arw so amazing together. First, Bear is not af. I loved that he was a metalhead. I hate that song just as much as he did in the book. I get it, it's awful. I would love to see these two again in a follow up book! Hint hint!

[Lori · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another good read by Willow Sanders. I happen to be partial to the type of story where the main characters are antagonistic at first. It took me a while to warm up to Bear but eventually I did and enjoyed their journey. I'd like to see where they go from the ending.

[Jeanette montgomery · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly Recommend!!!!

I love Willow’s books, she is one of my favourite authors.

I loved this book from start to finish.

I love the characters and the story.

[Deb Rulé · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story of love at Christmas!An easy read for a cold winter day!
I highly recommend you read this and then check out Willow's other novels. I love her work.

[BusyM3 · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fun holiday themed story. The story flows well, the characters are likeable and have great chemistry. A fun read. The story will keep you interested all the way through.

I am voluntarily leaving a review.

[E. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Just love this holiday story. This one is sweet and well written. What a great fast read, even it is past Christmas

[Kathy Mccalmon · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a holiday romance. These two characters are not in the holiday spirit. When they get thrown together will they have the holiday spirit after all?

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Coco.V]

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[Jennifer R · Rating 4 out of 5]

Liked disliking him

Bear was just that! A growly bear with issues. The story was cute and I’m glad that she could put up with him. When I first came in contact with him, Howard Stern sort of came up for me. Bear was just such a Curmudgeon. I didn’t care for tactless Raven but her character was needed to balance him out.

The grand gesture was a little anticlimactic but I get it.

Will definitely look up another book from this author.

[Iluvbooks44 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Highly Recommend!!!!

I love Willow’s books, she is one of my favourite authors.

I loved this book from start to finish.

I love the characters and the story.

[Aliama · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was another great read. I had found and read Raven’s story first and couldn’t wait to read Bear’s story. Marley’s had a terrible year after the death of her mom and trying to pay off her mom’s medical bills. She knows it’s going to be a rough holiday season but tries to stay positive and in the spirit. That is until she meets Bear who is totally anti Christmas. There is an underlying spark though between the two that keeps getting brighter and brighter. Bear doesn’t want to bring Marley into his darkness but she has gotten under his skin and he feels lighter with her around. Will he push her away or will he accept her Christmas spirit? I received an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

[lf · Rating 4 out of 5]

Entertaining and fun read

Screwg'd by Willow Sanders is part of the multi-author The Holiday Honeys series. I have really enjoyed each of the books I have read in this series and even though this one is a bit late for the holidays it is still a wonderful novella. When the spirit of the holiday is sadly lacking for both Bear and Marley it is going to take something of a miracle to stuff that spirit back into each of them. Well maybe not a miracle but it does take something close to it. This story was a funny and entertaining holiday romance in the best way and with a couple interesting characters.

I received a copy of this box set and am leaving my honest review. My opinions are all my own.

[Debbie Benson · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review. Both Teddy and Marley are not in the Christmas spirit due to different reasons. In an act of kindness, Teddy declares Marley a winner in the Bear and Raven radio program to help her. Marley was not happy. The more time they spend together, the closer they grow. They even managed to heal each other enough to allow their Christmas spirit to show again. There is some misunderstandings but they do work through them and confess their feelings for each other.

[Samantha · Rating 4 out of 5]

I received an ARC from the author thru Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving my review. This is a short holiday romance between Marley and Bear. Neither has any holiday spirit. She is looked at as the town scrooge but he is close to that also. They become closer and begin to like each other as they spend more time together. Helping her with her problem makes them both start to look at Christmas differently. I enjoyed the characters and their story. It was a good addition to the Holiday Honeys

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[caffe.and.books (Aimee) · Rating 4 out of 5]

🎶𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶 🎶

𝘛𝘦𝘥 '𝘉𝘦𝘢𝘳' 𝘛𝘶𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘴𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘨𝘦! 𝘔𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘣𝘢𝘥 𝘭𝘶𝘤𝘬.

𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘸𝘰 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘰 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘨𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱 𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳?

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥. 𝘐 𝘦𝘯𝘫𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥𝘯'𝘵 𝘣𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘱.

[Tina · Rating 5 out of 5]

Marley Jacobs is nominated as the town of North Pole’s Holiday Scrooge! So when DJ Bear makes her feel worse she definitely doesn’t want anything to do with him! Only she can’t seem to get him off her mind! Bear finds himself attracted to the gorgeous Marley, but has been hurt in the past! Can they let go of their pasts? Can they find their happily ever after? Great book that I would highly recommend!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[JLH · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ba Humbug is the way that is in his heart. It’s the Hilo day season and I admit there is only so much Mariah one can take and he had hit his limit. He thinks that helping Marley that he his refusing to be attracted to is wearing him down unknowingly. The experiences that these two characters are having during the Christmas season is funny and endearing. No cliffhanger

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Brenda Moser · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an entertaining holiday romance with strong , likable characters who have a hot chemistry together. The author moves the story fluidly with her descriptive writing and detailed scenes and kept me reading with the fun story line. I loved and would recommend this book.

I voluntarily reviewed an ARC of this book. All opinions in this review are my own and freely given.

[Debra · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fast pace and enjoyable page turner! The storyline is well written, funny, engaging, witty, and relatable with a great dislike for the holidays. The characters you will enjoy getting to know and are amazing together! Definitely recommended!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Esme Greiner · Rating 4 out of 5]

Beat is not a fan of Christmas and if he could would sleep through it. Marley is not a fan of Bear’s. They clash but there seems to be something more beneath the fire.

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.

[Joann · Rating 4 out of 5]

Contemplative

This is a thinker one, sit back an analyze the situation what brought these two lost souls together. I'm amazed how we can sit back and close ourselves off out of fear.

[Donna · Rating 3 out of 5]

This story had the potential to be a 5-star book but I can only give it 3. I never felt any chemistry between Bear and Marley. It also needed good proofreading. There were missing words, words that shouldn't have been there, and commas were just randomly placed.

[CrazyGal609 · Rating 2 out of 5]

Conflicting review: I like her-Marley is quite the character, but sooo much “DJ” stuff bores the crap outta me -yet I liked Teddy “Bear”, love Christmas season & their naughty sexcapades as the piercing was so very, very intriguing 😉 I also hate Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You”…

[Mari (Mystics & Metaphysics Book Blog) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was fun and the chemistry was amazing. Even though it's past Christmas time, it's a story that can be read at any other time as well. It's sweet and sexy and I fell in love with the characters.

[Kim (Chipperbooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

Bear and Marley

Quick short story that was ok overall. I wish it would have been a bit longer so we could get more depth with the characters but ok for a quick read.

[Milica]

DNF @ 15%

Not for me.

[Lizette Diaz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely loved this sweet and gruff holiday happily ever after. Bear and Marley are absolutely perfect for one another. Willow really gave us something special with this awesome story.

[Jamie West · Rating 4 out of 5]

Happily Scrooged!

Sassy Marley and grumpy Bear go head to head with each other over the meaning of Christmas. Sweet, steamy, and sooooo sexy!