This is the fourth and last book in a series set in Christmas Notch, Vermont where it's Christmas all year.

✔ Widower
✔ Adult Film Actor
✔ Second Chances
✔ Found Family
✔ Friends to Lovers
✔ Overcoming trauma
✔ Opposites Attract


An Inferno spicy read with plenty of secondary characters including a loveable cat, a town that has a rich and colorful history, a local legend, and a place to remind you that anything is possible...this is a book for you.

Not only is this a dual author book but it is written in two POV and I can't tell where one author ends and the other begins. While this is part of a series and has interconnected characters you could read this as a standalone. However, with all the shenanigans and backstory leading up to this moment you might enjoy the previous books in this holiday themed series.

While Isaac and Sunny are sorting through the adventure of forced proximity this story also includes interconnected characters as their story arcs wrap up as well.

Will Sunny and Isaac be able to find someone to not only share life with but be open to something deeper - perhaps love. It's never too late!

𝚁𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐: 4.5⭐️
𝙶𝚎𝚗𝚛𝚎: Holiday romance📚

𝙼𝚢 𝚃𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜:
A fun a steamy Christmas romance with some heavier topics

𝚁𝚎𝚊𝚍 𝚒𝚏 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎:
Spicy Christmas reads
Grumpy x sunshine
Romantic comedies
Heavier topics
Friends to lovers
Local mysteries
Former boy band member x screen writer
Heartwarming
Small towns
Christmas Notch series

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎𝚍:
Bi rep
Teddy and Steph side story

𝚃𝚑𝚒𝚗𝚐𝚜 𝙸 𝚍𝚒𝚍𝚗’𝚝 𝚌𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚛:
Lots of characters and side stories

This book is the third in a series of holiday romance novels and it is now clear to me that they should be read in order. I was not aware this wasn’t a standalone story, and I was unfortunately lost in a lot of the storyline because it. There are quite a few side characters with little introduction and the main two characters have significant backstory from the previous books that is necessary to understand this book. Despite this, it felt like a cute premise! I did found the characters to be immature and over the top though. Not my cup of tea!

LOVE LOVE LOVE! What a great rom-com with some spice! I loved this and it was definitely on my top reads!

I’m such a huge fan of this series and I’ve been looking forward to Isaac’s story for a long time and I’m so happy to report that it was everything I wanted it to be and so many things I didn’t realize I wanted it to be. I love a hero with a tragic backstory and the way grief was handled in this was absolute perfection. I also really love romances that have a big date element and Isaac and Sunny definitely have that. I love how they keep being fated together and I love their genuine friendship before we delve into the romance. The humor had everything that drew me into the series in the first place and I loved visiting Christmas Notch and this delightful cast of characters one last time. I’m sad for this series to be over!

Professional Sad Boy™️ Isaac has my whole heart. It was such a delight to see him open up and learn to love and have fun again. Sunny deserves the entire goddamn world and I'm so glad they get to be exactly what each other needs. The mini plot revolving around Teddy was absolutely wonderful and it was tremendous to get to see all the characters in this world just exist together like the half-feral found family they are.

What a finale in Christmas Notch! Great ending and a nice wrap up. Isaac and Sunny just seem to work together and obviously they would because it's their book, but I liked how supportive they were of each other's work and they still had their own interests.

I enjoyed the mystery the Cat Advisory Thread helped to uncover the beginning of Christmas Notch.

I love how open and accepting the characters in this series have been and it's interesting to read more about characters and preferences that are less mainstream.

It was bittersweet finishing A Jingle Bell Mingle. This is the last book in the series. There’s 2 novellas that take place between each book too. Y’all. I love a story that has to do with Christmas. I’d seen the first book on display everywhere & had no idea what the plot was. I just knew it was Christmassy. Boy, when I say my flabbers were gasted I mean it. This whole series is hilarious and raunchy. I loved all of it! The comedy had me in tears at times. I fell in love with these characters and I’m so sad to see all of their stories end. A Jingle Bell Mingle is the perfect end to the series. It gives readers the happy ending they want for these characters and not just the main characters. Sunny is such a sweetheart and a total badass. Isaac is like Eeyore. He’s sad, but you love him. The deadpan attitude he has is gold for comedic timing. I’m a fan of dark humor and for how tragic his backstory is he definitely leans into it. Also there’s an entire page dedicated to the awesome that is Lord of the Rings. They really knew how to steal my heart.

Thank you NetGalley & Avon Books for the advance copy.

You become roommates with bennies with a one night stand during the holidays, what could possibly go wrong? Not to mention they’re investigating the town’s Christmas miracle?

Both Isaac and Sunny definitely needed a knock or two in the head to wake them up and see what was right in front of them. They were both trying so hard to fight the chemistry between them and of course this leads to delicious tension between the two.

They make the perfect grumpy x sunshine couple with Sunny really living up to her name and Isaac the broody widower. Sunny really was just a ray of sunshine and just what Isaac needed to start living his life again. It was funny how flirtatious Sunny is and I loved that Isaac wasn’t getting jealous but just found her hotter for it. It’s a pleasantly nice change from what I’m used to reading.

I went from being frustrated with Sunny for the first half of the book for her antics with finding Isaac a muse, to being downright pissed with Isaac for his actions towards the last half. But I loved the emotional growth with both of them.

An honourable mention goes out to the Cat Advisory thread and of course, to the king himself, Mr. Tumnus.

This is definitely an amazing, playful read with great character growth.

I absolutely loved this book starting with the juxtaposition of the Hallmark movie cartoon cover on the outside and delightfully festive smut on the inside. There was also a surprising amount of depth to the story as both Sunny and Isaac work through their unresolved grief. The chemistry between the two was undeniable, and they played well off of one another. I also really enjoyed the story within a story as Sunny worked to solve the Christmas Angel mystery, which by the way had its own spicy twist. I also loved how Isaac called in reinforcements to bond with Sunny’s cat. That alone should have told the man everything he needed to know. I also feel like there needs to be a spin off with the old ladies because there’s definitely a story there. I really appreciate how well Murphy and Simone balanced the heavier topics with lighter moments like the capri sun bonding while Isaac was wallowing. This raunch-com was the perfect balance to get me in the holiday spirit.

And that's a wrap on Christmas Notch! This was a very fun final installment. I love Teddy; I loved seeing all our friends we've met along the way; I loved "love you big," a thing I've always said to my own kids. Cheerful Sunny and sad by Isaac really charmed me. The "we absolutely must"/"there's no way we can possibly" pattern repeated a few too many times for me, but the ending was a lovely Christmas miracle. And a bonus Saltburn ref...I see you Sierra.

This was not the holly jolly rom-com that I expected. The sex scenes were just plain vulgar and not at all sexy. The story seemed silly. The romance between Sunny & Issac seemed forced. I just couldn’t get into this whole small Christmas town with a porn star vibe. I know that there are people out there at will love it. But sadly it was just not for me.

I love the Christmas Notch series it’s so fun, airy and let’s not forget spicy 🥵

Sunny is honestly my favorite character to date. She’s so fun and full of life, ADHD is real for this one and I love the representation for that! She has her own trauma that she has not really dealt with, trying just to sweep over it like Isaac.

But together they are so perfect and they complete each other. They fix what is broken in one another but they never make the other feel bad for their grief.

Great ending to a great series. I’m obsessed with this universe and I’m sad it’s over. Issac and Sunny’s antics were amazing, the banter perfection, and the family drama? Loved

I loved A Jingle Bell Mingle, and I”m so sad that this series is over! It has been such a fun, spicy, and egg-citing ride!

Isaac is the last member of the boy band to find love. He has been a reclusive hermit wallowing in grief after losing his wife years ago. He is now living in a mansion in Christmas Notch trying to find inspiration for his next album. Sunny is also in town to research some local lore that inspired a screenplay she is writing. She ends up staying with Isaac after a mishap in her hotel.

Sunny exploded into Isaac’s life with all her brightness and chaos. He had no idea how much he needed her to pull him out of his funk. But grief is tricky and his wife’s death emotionally destroyed him. The idea of risking that type of heartbreak again was debilitating for Isaac. He couldn’t help how things developed with Sunny even with both of them resisting their connection no matter how many sexy librarians they pushed at the other.

I love how the book balanced some really heavy issues like grief with some hilarious moments like Isaac’s relationship/interactions with Sunny’s even grumpier cat, Mr Tumnus.

In addition to the central romance, this book tied up a lot of loose ends for other characters (Teddy gets a HEA!) and solved a holiday mystery. We also got to see all of our other Christmas Notch favorites as the story starts at Bea and Nolan’s (of A Merry Little Meet Cute) wedding.

I really loved this whole series! A Jingle Bell Mingle is the third and final book in the Christmas Notch series. Although each book stands alone, I do recommend reading the books in order for the best reading experience. I hope these authors write more together in the future!

I am so glad that I had the opportunity to review this book. Initially when I requested it, I thought it was the first in the series, thinking maybe the publisher was doing a re-release? Nah, just a similar color scheme. Straight to the library I went to immediately read the first two books and two novellas. I feel HARD for this series. It's so good, fun but serious, but not in a take itself too serious, serious way. I was so excited to finally read about Isaac and just as a I suspected, this was my favorite book in the series. Julie and Sierra write so beautifully. This is odd, but honestly what I loved the most, was the elevated vocabulary. I don't know how many times I used the highlight function on my Kindle to learn what words mean. They were always used in a way that I had an understanding of what they meant, but I learned SO MANY new words via this series and specifically A Jingle Bell Mingle. It wasn't done in a pretentious way, either. I literally kept saying to myself, "Jeez these women are so smart." and it truly shows in the writing.

I loved the dynamic between the two MCs. Nepo, Southern California babies. Both dealing with grief in some way. I did get annoyed with Isaac for constantly going back to his wife and his grief, but honestly, if I were to put myself in his shoes, would I not feel the same way?

The spice was spicing and honestly, Sierra and Julie write some of the BEST spice.

Hands down, five stars. I hope these two pair up in the future and continue to write. I'll be pre-ordering it in a Christmas Notch second.

This is a fun steamy summer perfect for the holiday season.
I know many people would love this kinda second chance romance with some cozy vibes and chemistry hot enough to warm a whole town, but sadly it isn’t for me. I don’t want to rate it badly purely from the fact that it’s not a book I’d personally read. Perhaps I should’ve done more research on this book, and that’s on me.
I’m sure this book will be well received by many people. Sadly I can’t recommend it as it’s not something I’d choose for myself.
The characters are great and the setting is amazing. And the duo authors is just an extra amazing thing.
Overall it’s a book that will be loved by many, and I know I’d love it if it didn’t have some of its content. & that’s on me.

What a way to wrap up the Christmas Notch trilogy!

This book was everything I expected and so much more. Humor was infused into every part-benevolent reindeer strippers! Barbies getting freaky! Mr. Tumnus!-but it didn’t shy away from diving deep either.

The story did a beautiful job of exploring the ways that grief and family can shape us for better and for worse. In particular I really appreciated the way Sunny’s ADHD was shown throughout the book, equally as a super power and a burden. It’s perhaps the best representation I’ve seen as an ADHD woman and I really felt seen.

The relationship between Sunny and Isaac was so achingly sweet, the pining and desire and my god the LONGING. (Plus the sexy scenes obviously were amazing.) I loved the way that their pasts and friends and families were woven into the fabric of their relationship.

And TEDDY RAY FLETCHER. What a legend.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon Harper Voyager for providing me with an ARC copy in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own.

Thank you to NetGalley for the ARC of this book.

This is the first book I’ve read in this series. It was cute, but it felt like a lot was going on - unnecessarily. I think if the storyline had been a bit more streamlined I would’ve liked it more. I also felt like it didn’t feel too Christmasy. It happened around Christmas, but otherwise it didn’t give me the warm cozy feels I normally want from a Christmas book. Being that I hadn’t read the other books in this series, and honestly I went in blind not even reading the description, I had no idea it was going to be as smutty as it was. Not my typical pick for a Christmas read but it was still a cute story.

They do it again! The town of Christmas notch is back and such a fun and whimsy book that still tugs the heart strings! I loved Sunny and Isaac’s story, overcoming grief and loss, and turning it into something beautiful.