It was so good to finally see Sunny and Issac get there happily ever after. After reading all of the Christmas notch books I’d been dying to see each of them get one! So glad it was them together!

A small town Christmas romance about roommates that live in a mansion… what more could you want? I highly recommend reading A Jingle Bell Mingle.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author and the publisher for an advanced reader copy of this eBook in exchange for an honest review.

The third and final installment of the Christmas Notch Trilogy did not disappoint. TBH I will read anything with Queen Sierra Simone's name on it and I have enjoyed several books by Julie Murphy as well. This one will give you all the cutesy romance with plenty of spice with total Christmas coziness. Sign me up! I felt this book wrapped up the entire series very well and didn't leave me feeling like anything was missing.

ARC REVIEW

A Jingle Bell Mingle
BY: Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Rating: ⭐️⭐️⭐️/5 (3 out of 5)

Publishing date: 9/24/24

Sunny Palmer has sold a screenplay  to the Hope Channel.  But what does a part-time adult film star know about Christmas movies for the Hope Channel? She heads to the town of Christmas notch for inspiration.

Also, in Christmas notch, Issac. Ex boyband member living alone in a big mansion trying to create a holiday album.

After a friend's wedding, the two end up in bed together. (MEOW) After some convincing, Sunny agrees to stay in the mansion with Isaac. He will help her find the inspiration for her screen play, and she will help him find his latest muse.

.....but what if Isaac wants Sunny to be his muse?! 🤷

REVIEW: This is the 3rd and final installment of the Christmas Notch series. Having read them all, I think my favorite was the first one. This one was okay, but it felt 6 long. I think it could have been summed up quicker than it was

I will say, though... the spice was *CHEFS KISS* . SO good!

It won't be a memorable read for me. But I'm glad I read the trilogy. Holiday spice is fun 😁

I do recommend if you read the other two! Might as well finish it up.

Hey thanks @netgalley and @avonbooks for the ARC opportunity! Always appreciative!

My ARC was provided by the publisher via Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. Well, that wraps up the Christmas Notch series with a nice little bow. I thoroughly enjoyed the debauchery as well as the novellas along the way.

✨ Just wrapped up *A Jingle Bell Mingle*, and I’m obsessed! Isaac and Sunny are absolutely perfect for each other. Our Sad Boy & his horn dog have insanely hot chemistry! 💖 Both are Nepo babies who have become each other’s muses, and it’s so fun to see their playful dynamic unfold. I love that they found love without looking 🥰

Christmas Notch once again weaves its Christmas magic as we catch up with Teddy, Steph, and the rest of our favorite little porn fam. Plus, we get a bonus Christmas miracle that ties everything together! 🤩

If you want a festive, fun, and sexy read to get you in the holiday spirit, this one’s a must! 📚💋 #AJingleBellMingle #IsaacAndSunny #ChristmasNotch #NepoBabies #HolidayReads #INK #netgalley

Awe man! I'm so sad that this is the last book in the Christmas Notch series! 😭 I'm obsessed with the combination of sweet and spicy romance + wintery Christmas settings + small town vibes! And especially for A Jingle Bell Mingle, the bittersweet story of two main characters (Sunny and Issac) who want to move on but are both dealing with grief (Sunny's parents and Issac's wife) but they also have each other and grow (and of course they have the other large cast of characters like Nolan, Kallum, Bee, Winnie, and Teddy)!
This story was so sweet and sad (and spicy) and it really had an amazing balance of everything + romance + suspense! I loved the Christmas miracle research storyline for Sunny and how that brought her closer to Issac and let them work (and live 👀) together! I'm a big romance + suspense lover and getting to see the main characters fall in love while they put together the puzzle pieces of this Christmas miracle mystery!
Thank you so much to Avon for an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an unbiased review of this great book!💖

This is the third book in the series about Christmas Notch and the former boy band members of INK. I thoroughly enjoyed the first two books and loved this one as well. I enjoyed the dual POV from Sunny and Issac as well as bringing characters from the other books back.

Thank you to NetGalley and the publisher for an ARC in exchange for an honest review.

a fun, sexy christmas read! i really liked the chemistry between the main characters and the way grief was handled and portrayed was really well done. my only slight issue was that there were a lot of side characters that i didn’t care for all that much. it’s probably on me since i haven’t read the previous books in this series, so if you have and are an avid enjoyer of it, you would love this book even more than me and i already really adore it! thank you to netgalley and avon and harper voyager for the arc for an honest review!

thank you to NetGalley for this ARC in exchange for an honest review! I unfortunately could not get into this, I think this happens to be one of those stories where you have to read the previous books to get the full effect cause there were so many characters that weee being brought up and I just felt confused the whole way through

Welcome back to Christmas Notch, and its beloved characters!

Issac and Sunny have haunted each others thoughts since the night they shared with Jack Hart. Issac has bought a mansion in Christmas Notch to live out his life in mourning after losing his wife five-years ago. Sunny is back in town to celebrate the nuptials of her best friend, and to work on the screen play she pitched the movie company which they have optioned.

Forced proximity, lust and friendship drive these two into each other arms only real life "shit" keeps getting the way of their hearts. This love story touches on grief and worthiness. The spice and chemistry is off the charts for these love interests. The ending, oh Teddy the romantic!

I will miss Christmas Notch, and it fun, sexy characters.

Thank you, Avon and Harper Voyager | Avon

Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.
Unfortunately I DNF after 40% in.

Isaac is a former boy band musician who lost his wife 2 years ago and is trying to find his muse to write songs again. He’s living alone in his mountain mansion.

Sunny is a former porn star and friend of Isaac’s best friend, who came into town to write a Hallmark type Christmas Miracle movie. She came to stay in town at a seedy Motel near Isaac.

I went into this story expecting a spicy rom-com Christmas story but found the story was not for me. I just didn’t see the connection besides the physical with Sunny and Isaac. Now if you love spice, bisexuality, and threesomes, that have some Christmas thrown in then this is for you.

This has been one of the most unique and fun series I’ve read in the last few years. Julie and Sierra wrote characters that are chaotic, but they are also seamlessly human.

You’ll find forced proximity, second night stand, roomies with benefits all wrapped up with a curvy heroine and a sad boy hero.

The supporting cast continues to be a highlight, I love how we get Teddy and Steph’s HEA as part of this series.

I ended up DNFing this book. The storyline was definitely not my cup of tea. Not enough plot for the amount of smut.

A Jingle Bell Mingle follows the spicy hijinx of former boy band heart-throb/widower Isaac and adult film star turned script writer Sunny as they investigate the origin of a Christmas Notch legend. Whilst uncovering the truth (and hidden secrets) of Christmas Notch lore, Isaac and Sunny have to learn to navigate the grief they have both been carrying with them. A Jingle Bell Mingle is a satisfying ending to our journey to Christmas Notch, VT.

Having read books by both of them, Sierra and Julie, I realize that this series is the perfect mix of both of their amazing minds. I also think it is a crime that they don't have more books together.

This book broke me but put me back together again, in the best way. I love how they manage to mix a super sexy cute and funny story, with big issues and tough feelings. I cried a lot with it.

I'm in awe of how much I've enjoyed this series and really, really hope that these authors write more books together in the future.


Thanks to the publisher and the authors for this free advanced copy.

Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone are back with a delicious third installment of their successful (and hot) Christmas Notch series.

Sunny and Isaac become roommates thanks to problems at the motel, and these roommates with benefits decide to help each other. Sunny needs help researching for a Hope Channel movie deadline, and Isaac needs a muse for his first holiday album.

The chemistry and banter are, as always, top tier. The spice was caliente.

This Christmas read is sure to melt a lot of cold hearts this holiday season.

Many thanks to NetGalley and Avon/Harper Voyager books for allowing me to read this digital ARC in exchange for an honest review. My opinions are my own.

I actually didn’t intend to post about this book until closer to release day (9/24!) but I cried for a good chunk of this book and felt very seen. So. Let’s get into it.

Yes this book is hysterical at times. And yes there’s a perfect amount of levity to break up the heavy topics. But mostly, this book is about learning to love after tremendous loss and opening up to the possibility of there being more than enough room for someone else. Isaac and Sunny are professionals at running away. Isaac with his reclusiveness and Sunny with her big, loud sunshine personality. So if you squish them into a snowy Gilded Age mansion during the holidays after a wedding one night stand, it’s probably going to get messy very quick.

And it does. They’re friends first and foremost (which I loved!) and the fall into love kind of happens before they even know it. (Although I argue we as the audience see it happening first in real time which is phenom writing). The sex? Hot! The old lady group chat? A delight! Teddy Ray finally proposing to his shark of a girlfriend? Obsessed.

But jfc the grief is done so beautifully. I won’t spoil the resolution of the Christmas Notch Miracle legend our MCs are looking into. But it made me cry stupid tears so. Do with that what you will heh.

But while these two are falling in love, they’re also realizing that grief doesn’t stop for anybody. But….neither does life. Or love. Or second chances. Or friendship. Isaac and Sunny have to learn to let each other in, but it’s more about them taking the risk and the bravery involved in taking a chance.

Lois Tonkins talked about “Growing Around Grief” in her 1996 article. Where grief doesn’t go away or shrink but life grows around it. Sunny and Isaac amidst capri sun binge sessions and sustainably caught lobster cat food grow around it. And I want to hug Julie and Simone for this book and these characters.

So sad this series is over. But what a way for it to go out.

Also the found p*rn family in this continues to be delightful and heart warming. 10/10.

Thank you to Avon and HCP for an arc copy! All thoughts are my own!

4.5 Stars. At the wedding of Bee and Nolan, pornstar Sunny is reunited with Isaac, the widowed reclusive former boy band member, whom she slept with two years prior. The pair still share a connection and after waking up in the rundown horror that is Sunny’s motel room, he insists she move in with him to the mansion he purchased in Christmas Notch, VT. While there, Sunny must work on the Hope Channel script she accidentally pitched while Isaac must write the final album he owes his label, but both have writer’s block. The two still can’t keep their hands off each other but Sunny doesn’t want to be Isaac’s muse and Isaac is scared of commitment after losing his wife, but the two can’t deny they have fallen for each other despite their best efforts.

After three books and two novellas, it is time to say goodbye to Christmas Notch and that fact makes me sad. I still find this series to be the best mix of humor and steam. Sunny and Isaac were absolutely delightful leads. I loved having both of their perspectives throughout the book. The two are opposites in the best way possible and I found their romance to be charming but also realistic (at least as much as a romance between a porn star and former pop star can be). I also enjoyed the subplot with the town’s historical Christmas mystery. As always the humor was top notch. I loved Isaac’s circle of true crime retirees and the pair’s love of Capri Sun. I am hoping that we get more books written by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone as a pair.

Thank you to NetGalley and Avon for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

A Jingle Bell Mingle is a steamy and clever holiday “raunch-com” that gives us two very complex characters. Along with the heat and humor, Sunny and Isaac are dealing with feelings of deep grief and sadness that keep them from exploring would they could truly be to each other. There’s a lot to unpack, with a lot of naughtiness and fun to keep things from getting depressing. It was fun catching up with characters from the other two books, and I highly recommend that you read all three books in order.