This was an amazing set of authors and an amazing set of books! Loved them all! Such a great box set!

Baby, It's Hot Outside Romance Collection was the perfect set of books to get you in the Christmas spirit. I enjoyed the twelve different stories and that they were the length of novellas. Quick and to the point.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for an eARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is a wonderful set of books.
Wonderful stories that take place at Christmas time in New Zealand. They are all different but centered in the same place. 5*
Something in the water-during a Christmas vacation love slips right in and finds Mason.
Fast track to water-two broken hearts find love.
Season for second chances-Lachlan and Emilia teach each other.
Unrequited love-Two childhood friends realize how deep their feelings really went.
A Christmas retreat-Gabby finally meets her idol, it soon turns to love.
Red dirt Christmas-old love rekindled.
A Christmas star-a down on her luck Lisa ends up with her idol.
Summer Santa-Two people that usually don’t fit in, find they match well.
Home for Christmas-Tanner and Ellie find love and peace in each other.
Twelve dates of Christmas-A Nana plays at matchmaking.
The worst Noel-A friends wedding brings two people together.

This is a real mixture of romance stories. The compilation has everything: friends to lovers; instalove; workmates to lovers; family drama; holiday romances; enemies to lovers. The stories also vary widely in heat, from sweet and sentimental, to seductive and steamy. It's also excellent value. All multi-chapter novella length and none feel rushed.

Overall, I really enjoyed this collection, and there really is something for everyone. My personal favourites were 'Unrequited Love', 'Red Dirt Christmas', and 'Summer Santa', but I will be seeking out more of all of the author's works (I've already bought the follow up to 'Unrequited Love!)

Thanks to NetGalley for the opportunity to give an honest review

**I should note that as I have read an advanced reader copy, I have not yet read story 12, but look forward to doing so*

Baby, It’s Hot Outside Romance Collection – A Christmas Down Under

I have read four of the twelve stories; two authors I have read before, two I have not read, and there are still eight more novellas to look forward to reading and all take place “down under”, are steamy and will end with a happily ever after for the starring couple.

Kris Pearson is the author that drew me in – I love her steamy stories – and having other authors with holiday romances included in this anthology made it all the more intriguing.

The males in the stories read so far have been: a scientist injured on the job, a cowboy of sorts, a wounded military man, and a famous French actor.

The female love interests have so far been: a rather quiet solitary middle child sister, a horsewoman, a PR type daughter of a commanding officer, and a destitute woman thrown out of a job and taken in to be a nanny.

Some of the stories are no doubt part of a series but series that I have not read and some may be one-offs as they stand alone complete and perfect without a series to support them.

I look forward to reading the rest of the books in the future but want to get this review up now. The collection will disappear before the end of January 2022 so do pick it up before then, meet some new authors, and enjoy the holiday spirit…down under.

Thank you to NetGalley and Kris Pearson for the ARC – This is my honest review.

5 Stars

Lovely little box set. Very heart warming and sweet. I thoroughly enjoyed it. O will have to check put more from the authors.

If you like steamy contemporary romance with a summer fling theme, this collection is for you. The twelve novellas are close to 100 pages each, so they're substantial enough that you can get to know the characters. The "Christmas Down Under" setting doesn't play as large a role as I expected. The stories focus mainly on the romance. So if you're looking for sweet small-town Hallmark-style Christmas romance, that's not what this is. If you're looking for hot summer nights, this collection is a good choice.

Thanks, NetGalley, for the ARC I received. This is my honest and voluntary review.

This book had me at down under as a true blue Aussie it is nice to read stories of summers on beaches and BBq's and pavlova rather than ice and snow and traditional Christmas after all that is what I am used to

There are 11 stories in this book with one to come and they are all set in either New Zealand or Australia They cover everything from sweet to steamy and everything in between The perfect way to spend quite a few hours

Twelve perfect indulgences to get you in the Christmas spirit & no snow in sight
KENDRA DELUGAR – Something In The Water

BRONWEN EVANS – Fast Track To Love 5s
New Zealand Hotelier Kara O’Regan hates the silly season. Growing up she’d wanted to find that special person and settle down, having the big family she’d never had. Four years ago on Christmas Day, when her fiancé learned she couldn’t have children, he walked out taking her heart and future with him. So when sexy as hell, American Jake Sullivan breezes into town, she knows he’d be perfect to help chase away the festive blues. Jake (Sully) Sullivan avoids Christmas. Estranged from his ex-wife and children many years ago through being an alcoholic, the festive season is pointless. So eight days before Christmas when his boss asks him to go check out a vintage Jaguar, he jumps at the chance.
I loved the chemistry between Sully & Kara, what started as insta lust quickly changed & grew. I’m also glad that Sully found his HEA, the epilogue was the icing on the cake. A well written lovely novella
MEGAN MAYFAIR – The Season For Second Chances
JACQUELINE LEE – Unrequited Love
SOFIA GREY – A Christmas Retreat (Falling For The Colonel’s Daughter)
SUSANNE BELLAMY – Red Dirt Christmas
KRIS PEARSON – Summer Santa
ANNIE SEATON – Her Christmas Star
RAY COLLET – Home For Christmas
JAYNE KINGSLEY – Twelve Days Of Christmas
ANNA FOXKIRK – The Worst Noelle
And
COLLABORATIVE - THE WEEK BEFORE CHRISTMAS – A collaborative novella with a chapter from each of the authors in this box set. I fun way to finish the set
My honest review is for a special copy I voluntarily read

Instant attraction. He’s a cowboy with blue eyes and dimples. She’s a displaced small animal vet, only in town for two weeks. He has a child and some sick cows, and he has baggage. She has baggage, too. But, family, matchmakers, and an explosion of Christmas keep this sweet story moving. I enjoyed the characters and the Christmas firsts. Enjoy this trip to Three Springs, Texas.