I loved everything about this book. It was sweet, steamy, heartfelt and emotional. Ballards writing is definitely something I will continue to read. I loved that it wasn’t overly cheesy on the Christmas stuff but still had the magical feel of the holidays. The steam was so well written without being cringey. Second chance romance is my favorite trope so I’m not surprised I loved this but was hesitant after dnfing a different Christmas romance recently. Thank you Putnam for the e copy!!

Read This Book If…you love romance books about romance writers!

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫/5
All I Want is You by Falon Ballard

Genre: holiday romance
Spice Level: 3/5🌶, 1-2 explicit scenes
Setting: NYC & cozy inn upstate
POV: dual, 1st person, present tense
Tropes: second chance, rivals to lovers, one bed, snowed in, forced proximity, “it was always you”

My Thoughts:

This was such a fun, quick read!

Second chance romance is one of my favorite tropes and this one DELIVERED! The mutual muses? The sexual tension?? Exquisite.

I also really enjoyed the flashbacks to previous Christmases to see where everything went right… or wrong.

I also love when holiday books are set in NYC. It really has me ready to hop on the subway and experience for myself for the first time again!

Memorable Quote: “How can I write a happy ending when my own blew up in my face?”

Thank you to the publisher for my advance copy!

All I Want Is You was an easy and quick holiday read. I’m personally not a huge fan of second chance romances but I was enjoying this one, until we find out why they broke up (lame reason, Nick, lame). I needed a larger grand gesture to win me back over. Overall though, this was a fairly enjoyable light holiday romance.

The perfect holiday romcom!

Jess Carrington is asked by her publisher to introduce her ex boyfriend as “romance author of the year” at a holiday ball. They get snowed in together and end up seeing if they can put aside their differences and write together.

This was so incredibly festive and cute. I loved every minute and will be drinking a peppermint mocha in Jess’ honor!

Thanks to the publisher, author and netgalley for the ARC. All opinions are my own.

This was such a fun one! It was a second chance romance that had so many heartfelt moments I was clutching my heart the whole time. I can’t wait to read more of Ballard’s works.

Super cute and a great second chance story. I fully bought into Jess and Nick's romance. the chemistry was spectacular and they just worked. We see that they have grown from their frsrt relationship and their communication is a million times better. They work for what they want and are decicated not only to their craft, but to each other. Falon Ballard doesn't disappoint.

𝙰𝚁𝙲 𝚁𝚎𝚟𝚒𝚎𝚠 🎄🎁

Title: All I Want Is You
Pub Date: 9/24/24

This 256 page book was so quick, and fun to read! Our two main characters, Nick and Jess — I’m just now realizing the potential New Girl reference? — are both romance authors at the same imprint. But they’re also exes and rivals. Now Nick wins an award and Jess is asked to present it to him. What could go wrong?

They get snowed in at a cozy inn (lol) and are forced to confront their pasts… if you know me, I love second chance stories. And forced proximity is also one of my favorite tropes🤭 The chemistry between these two bursts off the page, you just can’t deny it.

Plus, I love a good Christmas romcom — in movie and book form! This dual POV holiday novel is bound to boost your spirits and get you in the Christmas mood🎄I really have no complaints!

3.75 stars! ⭐️⭐️⭐️✨

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam books for the digital ARC in exchange for an honest review!

Super cute enemies to lovers holiday read. Gave me "Beach Read" by Emily Henry vibes but in a snowed in cabin holiday vibes. Nick wasn't my favorite character, but he grew on me and in the end I was rooting for them both to end up together. Love that they both were writers in the same genre, but had very different paths. Wrapped up very nicely in the end and all around a great cozy Christmas read with a little bit of spice!

There has never been a Falon Ballard book I haven't liked and this book continues the tradition. This is a short and sweet second chance romance with a wonderful one bed trope.

Nick and Jess (yes, they mention the New Girl reference) are romance authors signed to the same publishing company and former lovers. Nick is the industry darling despite never writing happy endings (necessary for the genre) while Jess is worried about her sales. When they end up snowed in while at an event for their publisher, they reignite some lost sparks.

I don't always love a holiday romance but this hit all the marks for me. It was cozy and warm, meant to be read in front of a fireplace with a mug of hot chocolate. If you're looking to be put in the holiday spirit with a quick read, this book is for you.

Falon Ballard does it again! I love her writing and how fun her characters are. There’s just something about two characters with tension getting snowed in together right before the holidays that really gets to me. Such a fun and funny read for the holidays! 4 stars.

I love Falon Ballard sooo much! Definitely one of my favorite romance authors. This holiday themed romance is perfect for any Hallmark Christmas movie lover!

I thought I had read a book by Falon Ballard before, but it turns out All I Want Is You is my first! I immediately went to her books on Goodreads and added them to my want to read list, and I have a feeling she could easily become one of my favorite authors. I loved that the setting is around Christmas, though I do wish she had leaned on that a bit more because I didn’t get the amount of Christmas cheer I was really hoping for from a holiday romcom. That being said, the tension and forced proximity trope were on point, and I also loved the addition of only-one-bed. Nick and Jessica (thank you Ballard for the New Girl reference!) had lots of chemistry, and it was so palpable that it jumped right off the page.

The audiobook is quite lovely as well, and something I would highly recommend. Sarah Naughton voices Jessica while Marwan Salama voices Nick and they were both excellent for their characters. We also get Ballard reading her own dedication and acknowledgements which was a real treat for me. All I Want Is You would make a wonderful Hallmark movie minus all of the spicy scenes which I swear take up a huge section of the book if we went by percentage. Since I was listening to audio, I felt like I was constantly listening to sex scenes, and it was honestly a little weird. 🤣 I would have liked a bit more substance than spice with this one, but it was a fun read, and Nick is lucky Jess forgave him for his reason for leaving. Just saying. Read this if you like books where the steam takes center stage, adorably tearful endings, and not-so-perfect leading men.

My Spice Rating: 🌶🌶🌶.5/🌶🌶🌶🌶🌶

This was a quick and cute holiday read. I love the way Falon does a lovers to enemies to lovers romance here, and I love how much sexual chemistry the characters have.

If you’re looking for a cozy holiday rom-com this year, this one is it! I absolutely loved this book and it’s definitely ranking up there as a top holiday read of mine. Both of the main characters were funny and sweet (I definitely had Nick and Jess from New Girl in my head while reading this!), and I love that we got to read both of their perspectives. All my favorite tropes were in this book and so well done. I’d definitely recommend!!

Thank you to NetGalley and Putnam books for the ARC! ❤️

Longer review coming tomorrow but holy smokes I love love love loved this book!!!!! Absolutely adorable Christmas read about two writers and also it’s a second chance Romance. Perfect combo of holiday spirit and romance. Def one of my favorite Christmas romance books!

Review posted to ig and goodreads:

5/5 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
All I Want Is You
Author: Fallon Ballard
Christmas Romance!

I can’t recommend this book enough! Thank you so much Netgalley and Penguin Group Putnam for this ARC! I have read other books by Fallon and I absolutely adore her writing! It’s the perfect romance books that are not too cheesy or corny and warm you from the inside out! Exes and rivals, Jess and Nick are both writers of romance novels with one key difference.. Jess always writes happily ever after while Nick does not. They end up at an event and when Jess gets snowed in, she is pretty much forced to share Nicks room at the adorable inn 🫣. It was a great blend of fall things Christmas, while also being a sweet romance read. The characters were both adorable and I can’t recommend this book enough. If you want a cute holiday romance do yourself a favor and read this one this holiday season! 🎄

A cute, spicy, quick read of a holiday romance!! I was surprised how much emotion the author was able to cram into less than 200 pages, but was very happy to be able to see the characters go through hard things. The ending does feel a bit rushed and I would have read another 50 pages if it meant we got to see their issue resolved a bit more wholly, but all in all a very good book to get you in the Christmas spirit!

A short and sweet holiday romance. Second chance romance as well as forced proximity. It has flash backs of past Christmases as you slowly learn why they broke up in the first place eventually leading them back together at the perfect time. Thank you NetGalley for the ARC.

If you are looking for a second chances holiday romance, look no further that All I Want is You. Two "romance" writers with the same publishing house get a second chance to correct the mistakes of their past. Jessica and Nick will have you falling in love with them both from the beginning. This funny, spicy holiday romance will melt the ice from any heart.

Thank you NetGalley for allowing me to review this book. It is a cute, cozy read. Exes that ended up at the same event and get snowed in. Forced proximity (have to share a hotel room/bed) nudges them to fall in love again. The biggest question throughout the book was why Nick broke up with Jessica. Nice winter read, some spice and a happy ending.

Many thanks to Netgalley for the e-arc!

OMG whatever Fallon Ballard writes I will read and love. I've read all her books so far. I did feel that the ending was a little rushed but other than that a great fun steamy romance!