This is the best one in the series!! The main characters are a delight, the steamy bits are so steamy. The humor is so spot on and so natural throughout the book that I actually laughed out loud a bunch. I recommend this series to anyone but this last book absolutely is the crowning jewel

This whole series has been a delight! The premise of the porn industry getting mixed with the Hallmark Channel-esque Christmas movie business was an inspired idea for these three books. Add in a three person boy band all looking for love and you have three fun, sexy stories! This one probably does not function as well as a standalone. The book opens from Teddy's POV as he witnesses Bee and Nolan's wedding. He introduces us to the two protagonists of this story-Isaac (a reclusive, grieving widower) and Sunny-someone who hides her grief and insecurities under a layer of relentless sunshine. Since I'd read other books in this series, I felt immediately invested in their story. After the wedding, they have their second amazing one night stand. Afterwards, Isaac takes a look at the scummy hotel room that Sunny is living in and invites her to move into his Gilded Age era mansion. As you can imagine, they can't avoid each other even in a large house. Hijinks ensue, including with Sunny's cat Mr Tumnus. So many cute side stories and characters in this one. I also love the body positivity and sexual fluidity that are embraced in all of these stories.
Thanks to the publisher and NetGalley for the ARC in return for my honest review!

Okay this gave all the cozy Christmas vibes. But add a bit of ✨spice✨. We got all our fav tropes here. Grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, only one bed in the inn, and a Christmas mystery love triangle! Not sure what other boxes need checked here. I loved reading this and falling in love with sunny and Issac. Feeling the feeling their way through baggage to build something beautiful before they saw it coming. This is everything you need in a spicy, Christmas love story.

Ugh sad boy and sunshine 🥹 a mostly 4.5 stars for me, due to sad boy’s overly sad nature at times, but really who am I to judge how someone grieves? I adored Sunny and Isaac’s messy friends-with-bennies roller coaster, and Mr. Tumnus can do NO WRONG!! I really loved getting to see more of the behind-the-scenes for Teddy, he deserves all good things. Man, was this was a steamyyy and amazing adventure!

Sunny Palmer, a part-time actress and new screenwriter, goes to Christmas Notch, Vermont, to find inspiration for her holiday movie. She ends up staying with Isaac Kelly, a former boy band star, and as they help each other with their creative struggles, their connection grows into something more.

A Jingle Bell Mingle is the final installment in the Christmas Notch series featuring Sunny and Isaac. I was super excited to hear that they would get their love story. This book can be read as a standalone, but it's more enjoyable if you read the first two as previous characters play supporting roles and their stories continue. In the earlier books, we got glimpses of who Sunny and Isaac are, but in this one, I love how Julie and Sierra really dive into their backstories and how they come together. The chemistry between Sunny and Isaac is off the charts and the book is super steamy. I also loved the quirky new side characters which really elevate the story. The mystery story of Sunny’s holiday movie inspiration was fun to see unfold. I thought that the end ending provided a satisfying conclusion to the series. If you loved the first two books, you're definitely in for a treat with this one!

I DNF'd this at 30%. It was just not for me; the plot wasn't enough for me to get past the spice. I'm willing to read a lot (and skim a lot) but this was just too much for me. It was my first time trying this author's work, and now I know they aren't for me!

I loved this book! I’m so sad for the series of Christmas Notch, Vermont stories to be finished, but this one really went out with a bang. Isaac’s sad hot boy vibes are stellar, and Sunny’s positive outlook on life helps bring him out of his recluse lifestyle and towards a beautiful life they can build together. Also, there are hot librarians. That is all. Must read, 12/10.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for granting me an e-arc!

I LOVED THIS!! Hands down my favorite book in the series, and I’m so sad this is the final book!

I will warn you now: this is not your mother’s Christmas book!

If you’re unfamiliar with the Christmas Notch series, this is a romance with plenty of fun, laughs, and most importantly, spice! This whole series focuses on workers in the porn industry, usually as they work on new projects and fall in love in the process.

I’ve been looking forward to Isaac’s book, and this did not disappoint!

Sunny is a porn maker and accidentally turned writer struggling to finish her script she sold to a Christmas film company. She didn’t even mean to seriously pitch an idea for a movie about an old holiday legend in Christmas Notch, but the channel loved her spiel and wants her to produce a script for them. She’s in Christmas Notch for her good friend’s wedding anyway, so she decided she’ll stay a couple of months to do research and hope inspiration will strike. While at the wedding, Sunny spots former boy band member Isaac. Sunny, Isaac and another member of their social circle had a great threesome in recent years, and Sunny wouldn’t mind having some fun with Isaac on her own. However, Isaac has been mourning for five years over the death of his wife, Brooklyn, so Sunny figures this was a one time thing.

Meanwhile, Isaac spots Sunny and can’t help but think about the night they shared. When the two end up together at a bar later in the evening, they find that their attraction to each other is still very much there. The two spend the night together, and Isaac is horrified by the condition of Sunny’s hotel room, which she booked for the next 2 months. Isaac convinces Sunny to stay at his mansion, making them roommates.

Sunny and Isaac end up joining forces to help each other with their projects: Isaac agrees he will help Sunny with the Christmas legend of Christmas Notch, while Sunny is determined to help Isaac find his muse so he can write music for his Christmas album. As they spend more time together, they both find it harder and harder to just be roommates.

I really enjoyed this book! I thought both characters were great, and it was so endearing to get parts of Teddy’s story too. I also really enjoyed the aspect of the Christmas Notch postman/angel legend. I recommend this to holiday novel lovers and also anyone wanting a spicy, festive read.

This was adorable and heartfelt with lots of spice and interesting side plots. I realized I skipped the second novel in the series and there are some novellas as well that I need to catch up on, but I was OK reading this after only having read the first book in the series. Everyone is back in Christmas Notch and cute/ ridiculous hijinks ensue. The characters' struggles with grief felt very realistic and I was rooting for them as much as I wanted to shake sense into them at times!

Look, if Sierra Simone writes it, its going to be good. And that's exactly what this was. While the prologue threw me off originally, overall I really enjoyed this book

First off thank you to NetGalley for this ARC! 🤍

Oh my gosh was this good!!! I love Sierra Simone so had really high hopes going into this book-and I wasn’t disappointed. This book had grumpy sunshine/one roof/opposites attract and I ate it up (like literally, finished it in just a couple of days!!). Loved both characters and their banter, it also followed the first two books really well, so if you enjoyed the previous books in this series you definitely need to read this one. Sunny and Isaac were my favorites and I’m giving this book five stars! ⭐️

This isn’t your regular old raunch com with holiday themed shenanigans tempered with a healthy dose of snow melting, Christmas tree incinerating (not literally) spicy times, this is also a poignant story of two lost souls finding each other and bonding over grief and their polar opposite ways of dealing with it. Filthy but make it sweet, like a spicy lil egg nog. With of course a liberal scattering of holiday shenanigans and cozy cold cases and career resurrection schemes in the background. All this with the giant hug that’s the Teddy Ray Fletcher extended found family and a mildly murderous cat make for what is hands down the best installment of the series.

Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone are one of my favorite writing duos, because they clearly have so much fun writing together. I've loved every book in this series so far because of the raunchy, joyful tone, and the unabashed delight in the pursuit of pleasure while still addressing more serious issues. In this case, the issue is grief, which they examine from a sensitive angle and with realistic implications for the characters.

Sweet and spicy! If you have been following from the beginning then this story does not disappoint. I love holiday stories and the sweet yet spicy mix in these novels is just perfect :)

I loved, loved, loved this book so much! A Jingle Bell Mingle is the third book of A Christmas Notch and is by far my favorite of the series. This book has loveable characters, it is emotionally complex and has great character development, a superb plot and is paced perfectly. Isaac and Sunny have amazing chemistry, and I adore their story, and the cat, Mr. Tumnus. The spice is scorching hot, and I mean HOT! I was giggly, blushing, and was smiling so much in this book. The descriptive details were phenomenal! This book gave true Christmas vibes with the chilly snowy nights and snuggled up next to a cozy fireplace. This will definitely be a Christmas time re-read! Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone truly did a wonderful job with this story.

The story follows Sunny who is a part-time adult film star who is trying to write a screenplay for a movie she pitched. While in the small town of Christmas Notch she reconnected with sad boy Isaac for another steamy one-night stand. The following morning Sunny's motel room turns into a nightmare and Isaac offers for Sunny and her possibly demonic cat to come stay at his mansion. Sunny agrees, and they soon discover they both have a creative block. Sunny will help him find his muse and Isaac will help her find more about the local lore.

Christmas Notch is always such a fun place to visit. This series is just silly and over the top and so so steamy that it's a joy to read. I got this on ebook, but love the audio narration so much that I waited to hear Joy Nash's version of Sunny and I am not sad. Sunny and Isaac are both walking through grief and when they decide to work together and live together to get unstuck in their creative brains, it's all chemistry and fun.

I love forced proximity. I love the found family and friendships in this series. I just think this is delightful.

If you are looking for a fun holiday read, then this series is what you should start with. Sunny and Isaac are from the same friend group and have undeniable chemistry. When Sunny moves to his town to research a script, she ends up having to move in with him. The two are able to help each other on their respective projects (especially when they give up the ghost of finding his new muse). While they uncover the truth of the town legend (with help from Isaac’s fellow hobbyists), the two grow closer, but how can he move on from his loss? Sunny knows a thing or two about that and knows her worth, even the Lane Bryant and barstool references were spot on. The ending felt like such a nice conclusion to this group.

Thanks for the opportunity to read this advanced copy. I have read other books in this series, so I wasn’t surprised by the content. If you don’t like spice, explicit details, definitely skip this book. Best way to describe is Hallmark meets the adult industry. I enjoyed the plot and found this to be a good, quick read.

Thank you netgalley for the chance to read this!
I struggled with this a ton. I think the cover is misleading (and that could be my own fault for picking on a whim and not really giving it a ton of scrutiny) and nowhere does it say its part of a series. If I had known the level of spice/language/setting I was walking into, or that I would be thrust into the middle of completely developed characters, I would have not selected this. The prologue was incredibly confusing. 

It definitely picked up a bit. Sunny and Isaac were adorable together and their banter was funny. I thought their backgrounds provided a great and unique juxtaposition...but this just wasn't Christmasy? Like its set in Christmas, it has a Christmas miracle, but its by no means a Christmas book and I think thats just really missing a mark.

I'm still giving this 3 stars because I can see someone who came in with the right vantage point would love this, and the spice was SPICY. But it just wasn't for me.

Ugh. Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone make the perfect combination. Their holiday series has me swooning and sweating over these characters. These stories come in with a purpose, such as holiday feels, a lot of smut, and a dash of your typical romance. I can't wait to see if these two will ever collaborate outside of this series.

🖤🖤🖤🖤✨
4.5/5

𝙻𝚘𝚟𝚎 𝚌𝚊𝚗 𝚖𝚊𝚔𝚎 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚘𝚗𝚎 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚘 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝚊 𝚕𝚒𝚝 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑, 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚟𝚎𝚗 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑 𝚜𝚙𝚞𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚍𝚒𝚎𝚜, 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚛𝚎𝚖𝚎𝚖𝚋𝚎𝚛 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚠𝚊𝚛𝚖𝚝𝚑 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚕𝚒𝚐𝚑𝚝.

They did it again….the third time to be exact! Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone hit the nail on the mistletoe with this one. Back to Christmas Notch we go and FINALLY Sunny & Isaac’s story. I’ve been waiting for this one! Sunny has been one of my favorite supporting characters in the first two books, so I’ve been anticipating this one. And was excited to learn more about the mysterious Isaac Kelly.

The journey follows Sunny & Isaac hooking up for a one…errr second night stand following Bee & Nolan’s wedding. They find themselves as a hook up turned roommates to roommates with bennies…oh my! Sunny is writing her first screenplay for a Hope Channel original Christmas movie while Isaac is trying to complete his so called final album without a muse. The mayhem continues in Christmas Notch for the third season!

What I loved…

🎞️ the Photo Booth scene 🥵

🐈‍⬛ Mr. Tumnus

🖋️ “Love you big.”

🧃 Sunny’s love of Capri Sun

💌 the letters to Santa (RIP Pinball)

🎄 references to The Holiday & Love Actually (two of my fav Christmas movies!)