Oh my god this book was so cute! I was so pleasantly surprised by this one. The world Kate Callaghan created really felt like a Christmas wonderland. I love how both Mason and Kevin opened up over time and seeing all the characters grew with each other over the 12 days. The perfect holiday read!

After Lyla’s father retires as CEO of the toy company the family runs, she believes that she is next in line to take it over. Instead, she learns that it has gone to Mason Klaus. Now Lyla’s had to run the company with him, even though they both can’t stand each other.

It is never to early for Christmas books, or movies, for me so I was very eager to jump into this book.

Besides it being a Christmas book this is filled with some of my favorite tropes: enemies to lovers, fake dating and forced proximity.

The only problem with this is that I had a problem liking Lyla. I never really got why she hated Klaus & then she flip flopped between her feelings after accepting that she really did like him.

(Disclaimer: I received a free digital ARC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for my honest review.)

If you love Hallmark movies this book is for you!! I felt like I was in this book! You feel like part of the family and the magic of it. I blew through this book. The main characters Mason and Lyla was so enjoyable. They had the enemies to lovers situation going for them. I just wished there was more in the end. I would have liked to seen where they went further in the future but no matter what it was a good ending. I highly recommend this book!! Thanks for letting me read this in advanced. It was a honor to read it.

This is the perfect Christmas story with a grumpy-Sunshine, enemies-to-lovers romance. This book has all the drama and magic you could want in a Santa Claus, north Pole, Grinch story. Perfect read to snuggle in with a cup of cocoa (this story will make you crave some) by a warm fire. I am voluntarily posting an honest review after reading an Advance Reader Copy of this story.

Before posting my review I just want to thank NetGalley for the advanced copy!

I want to give this book 5 stars, but I am only able to give 4. The first 2ish chapters and the last 2 just felt so rushed and fell a bit flat. However! The rest of this book is absolutely amazing! This is a perfect example of grumpy sunshine or in this case Scrooge and sunshine. Lyla and Mason are just so perfect for each other.

This was a book were I was squealing with glee many times and in love over some of the cute moments. The spice level of this book is I would say 2/5 and I really wish there was more because Mason was drool worthy! This was such a cute Christmas book and it has definitely got me in the mood for the season!

This is a satisfying sexy Christmas read with a touch of fantasy. I liked it well enough, the romance wasn't really there enough for me. The writing is good but very script like, a lot of telling and not enough showing.

Thank you to NetGalley and CallaghanWriter for the eARC in exchange for an honest review.

Definitely put a bit of Christmas in me, I was feeling a bit of a grinch this year. Could have use a bit more pages to the ending. The ending felt a bit rushed and scrambled. Also a bit more of explanation to the time in the story, like when they travelled the first time it was morning then they arrived and went to sleep. A bit confusing at first.
It has the beginning of a good enemies to lovers romance. I enjoyed reading.

“The Naughty or Nice Clause” is a slow burn, enemies to lovers, fantasy romance just in time for Christmas.

While I could have used a bit more world building and fleshing out of the characters, I still enjoyed this sweet, quick read.

If you’re looking for a quick Christmas fantasy, this may be the book for you!

The most perfect holiday romance for this time of year! I absolutely loved this book. It was so fun and joyful, which is exactly what I need as it starts to get colder outside.

This book follows Lyla and Mason as they navigate their enemies to lovers relationship. Their journey included so many of my favorite tropes, like a fake relationship, one bed, and more. It was so filled with joy and funny situations I couldn't help but have a great time reading it. I loved getting to see Lyla and Mason's relationship grow throughout the story. They both had some great character development and I felt like I truly understood their characters.

I think my favorite part of this book had to be the magical town of Yule. I wasn't expecting the magical aspect of this story, so I love that some Christmas magic was sprinkled in! The whole town was just so endearing and sweet to imagine.

I also completely fell in love with Mason's family. I loved their dynamic and how the author was able to portray their grief in different ways, while also keeping the story light and happy. I'm always a sucker for a sweet and close family in stories, and this one is one of the best. They just filled my heart the whole book.

Overall, I loved getting to read this holiday romance! It wasn't a deep read, it was just light and fun, but sometimes that's exactly what you need!

A fun take on the enemies-to-lovers story in a magical Christmassy setting.

Lyla thought she'd be taking over as CEO of the toy company her family owns once her father retired. But he gave his shares to Mason instead, forcing them to split control of the company. Mason spends all his time cutting costs for the company, including the annual Christmas party. Lyla decides to throw the party anyway, resulting in a terrible fire. Mason makes her a deal: return to his hometown with him for Christmas and he'll forget all about the mishap. But his hometown is a bit more magical than expected and maybe they can actually get along after all?

The magic of Yule is 100% the best part of this story. I love how whimsical and fun the world-building is. I definitely got into the Christmas spirit. Mason's family and the other members of the village are also fun and super supportive. The less successful parts to me are really about Lyla and Mason as people. Yes, Lyla is sometimes a bit clumsy and misguided, but all of her actions make sense. The whole plot of the story makes it seem like everything that goes wrong is all her fault when it's really not. Mason is not very nice and his actions are sometimes understandable, but also often frustrating because he's not very reasonable. Better communication would have made a huge difference I think.

If you enjoy a lot Christmas world-building and an enemies-to-lovers story, then this could be a fun addition to your holiday reading list!

4/5 The Naughty or Nice Clause was an interesting take on a Mr. And Mrs. Klass enemies to lovers romance. This book could have been really cheesy, especially when Mason introduces Lyla to his home in the North Pole or Yule as the towns people call it, but Kate Callaghan pulls it off!

The banter was spot on and there were multiple moments especially in the beginning where I was getting frustrated with Mason as well!

My one wish is that she had drawn out the ending more. They get back together and that’s it… what about an epilogue for the following year give me something. All we got was “in all the years that followed, he never did.” GIVE ME MORE!!! The whole book was written with such details and then she does that. It was almost like she ran out of time and was like well this is good enough… ugh.

I received a copy of this book in turn for an honest review.

Kata Callaghan created a story for the holiday season. Switching between two places gave the story that touch of magic we have come to crave from holiday stories. While I enjoyed this switch, I did hope it was transitional and not abrupt. This caused me to lose a bit of the building connection between the characters. Lyla and Mason have a beautiful chemistry that keeps you cheering on them. Overall a cute romance book with a touch of magic!

I recommend this novel to lovers of slow burn enemies to lovers with fake dating and forced proximity!

This book was cute! Definitely a hallmark Christmas movie made into a book, I enjoyed reading. It sat on my Netgalley shelf for a while, I would read a few pages and then go read something else but when I finally committed to reading it, I ended up enjoying it.

It was more of a slow burn. Very little smut which is a plus for me. I don't enjoy reading books with excessive amounts of smut. This story let the tension build for a minute before finally letting Mason and Lyla get together.

The entire story gave me cozy Christmas vibes. Definitely a great book to read to ring in the season!

I have no idea why this reminded me of a movie. I actually liked this story line the fantasy, romance, the mystery of who tried to kill Lyla and who stole the ring I mean we all knew but still fun to try to figure out the town and people. Tis' the season and enjoy this fun read.

My thanks to NetGalley, the author and publisher for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

Happy Holiday's

The Naughty or Nice Clause is just waiting to be a Hallmark movie this winter! A great book to get you in the Christmas spirit. Unlike many Christmas time romance novels, Callaghan finds a way to bring in heavier topics (ie. death) and still wrap everything up nicely with a Christmas bow.

I will say, it was a bit predictable, but that's a lot of what I look for in a relaxing Christmas time read.

Thank you Netgalley for the eARC.

This Christmas novel was a pleasant surprise! A mix of fantasy & romance, I found myself enjoying this unique Christmas story!

After her father retired, Lyla was to be the sole owner of the family toy business; however, with the business in financial crisis, her father gives his shares to entrepreneur Mason Klaus. Forced to run the company together, Lyla & Mason are at each other’s throats! He is an absolute Grinch, even canceling the annual Christmas party. But, Lyla throws it anyway resulting in a disastrous office fire & forcing closures over Christmas. To regain the respect of the company, Klaus offers her a deal-return to his hometown the 12 days before Christmas. Although this request is shocking, Lyla soon realizes Mason needs her to diffuse family drama after his father passing, which left a HUGE gap in the family business.

Whisked away to the North Pole, or Yule as the townspeople call it, Lyla is introduced to a magical Christmas world. But, Yule is governed by a council who doesn’t take to kindly to outsiders, even those introduced as a new fiancé! Lyla is horrified to participate in this charade & uses her time to uncover secrets that could end Mason’s partnership in her company. But, the more she gets to know Mason, his family, & Yule, the more she questions her choices.

I truly enjoyed The Naughty or Nice Clause! I had hesitations when they showed up at the “North Pole” as this setting can be cheesy; however, this was NOT the case here! Callaghan utilized the essence of Christmas to create an alternate version of typical Christmas traditions. In doing so, she was able to utilize the fantasy aspect of her story in a mature, enchanting manner. I loved the enemies-to-lovers trope in this story; add in the fake fiancé aspect & you get incredible banter! My only hang up with this slow burn story was the ending, although heartfelt, was a bit abrupt. I wanted more Lyla & Mason.
This was a unique, sweet, sexy, fantastical take on a Christmas romance!
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This was way more fantastical than I expected, a genre that I don't care for, so this ended up not being a book for me. I didn't connect with any of the characters, the story felt empty to me and the chemistry just.... wasn't there. I wish I liked this book because it sounded so good, but unfortunately it left me disappointed. So disappointed that I barely remember the plot. And I read it only a few days ago.

If you’re looking for something delightful and light to read during the holidays, this is perfect. It was Hallmark in book form and really captured the Christmas spirit. I really liked the replacement of getting wish/hope dust instead of presents - the idea of that is much more believable than elves making toys and delivering them to your house.

What makes this a 4 instead of a 5 is that there were too many grumpy vibes from Mason for the romance between him and Lyla to be believable. I wish we would have gotten some POV chapters from his point of view in order to dispel some of the angst and learn more about the build up of their relationship.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

Sometimes books that feature literal magic are somehow less magical than books of a more prosaic nature, and for me that was the case here. Throw in the fact that I couldn't really warm to either main character, and I didn't feel the chemistry, and this fell flat on so many levels. Still I'm sure it will find an audience because this is basically a Hallmark movie in book form and who doesn't love those at Christmas!? (I genuinely do despite this review, but not every one is a winner!)

Awww what a fantastic read. Enemies to lovers and second chances are my absolute favourite. This book didn't disappoint. I fully embraced Yule as I read along, the author really knows how to set a scene. Five festive Christmas tree topping stars for this Christmas with a twist book.