Yall it is holiday romance SZN!! This was my first one of the year and MAN do the rest have a lot to live up to!

I've adored everything that Falon Ballard has written and this one may be my favorite!

Jessica is a romance writer who takes her craft seriously, even if she has limited success. She's blocked out her most serious relationship, with fellow romance writer Nick, which ended abruptly and without any explanation. What has made it even harder is that Nick's career has blown up - and he has become the posterboy for the genre at their shared publisher. So she doesn't have much choice when she is asked to present him with an award at their publisher's annual holiday party. It is the first time they have been together since the breakup - and when they finally talk they realize they are both in a slump. So naturally the best idea is to attempt to write together once they are trapped in a snowstorm...

I couldn't put it down, and every part of it was pitch perfect - the characters! the chemistry! the backstory! the use of tropes! I sometimes struggle with the main conflict in romances because it can feel inauthentic, but that was not the case here. And all of it happening during the holidays at a picturesque holiday inn where they get snowed in - what more could you ask for?!

Five stars for this one! Move it to the top of your holiday TBR immediately. And big thanks to NetGalley and Penguin for this ARC!

This was a cute idea, and I liked it up until the end. I didn't think she should have forgiven him so easily for the why and how he dumped her 5 years earlier.

I didn’t like this :( I found it crass and there wasn’t much plot aside from the sexual tension Nick and Jess feel. I’m not a fan of second chance romances and I find books set in the publishing world to be trite and tacky. So really, I wasn’t not set up to like this one.

I 4.5 stars!

I read this in one day. It’s just so so good and a quick holiday read! It gave me all of the vibes I wanted it to. Second chance romance, enemies to lovers, just one bed, forced proximity. Due to a winter storm, they were stuck in an adorable inn together. As tensions rise, these two are realizing maybe they can make it work after all. Their undeniable attraction to each other was my favorite part. The spicy scenes are great! I was scared I wouldn’t be happy with the ending. But I was 🩷 the story was really sweet!

I really loved all of the cute Christmas graphics at the start of a new chapter! It’s so festive ❤️

Thank you Putnam and NetGalley for a copy of All I Want Is You by Falon Ballard in exchange for an honest review!!

I have read so many Falon Ballard books and I love her books and characters! I think she’s such a great writer. All I Want Is You was such a fun holiday read and I enjoyed the plot! I love second chance romances and the slow burn was pretty fun for this! I have recently really loved this trope with authors too!

This holiday romance did just what I needed it to do. Our two main characters find themselves snowed-in at a resort in the lead up to Christmas. Ex-lovers and ex-writing companions, Nick and Jess (and, yeah they know) are forced to confront the reasons for their split as well as the reasons they still work so well together. We get theres-only-one-bed, pining, a flash of fake dating and the whole time the chemistry sizzles. This book didn’t reinvent the genre or anything, but I didn’t really need it to? Had a great and cozy time reading.

A short and spicy second chance romance with forced proximity and only one bed while stuck in a hotel during a snowstorm. The perfect set up for Nick and Jessica to snuggle while sleeping and talk about what went wrong the first time.

I adored this sweet holiday romance so much! The second-chance at love story was well written and an enjoyable rekindling without there being too much of the break up and aftermath rehashed to reach full devastation levels. I liked that it was so sweet and tender while the dual POV and flashback chapters built the tension and chemistry. I didn't know if I'd be as into a holiday book while reading in August but Ballard absolutely had me instantly craving the cozy Christmas spirit. I was also SO thrilled to see the writerly angle on this book with two romance novelist main characters and a whole cast of publishing people. As a romance reader, this really enhanced my enjoyment ten fold! And, the comments about miscommunication reaffirmed that Ballard is an author I will come back to again and again. Her last book has a strong miscommunication theme and I really didn't love it. "All I Want Is You" was a delight that I will likely return to for a comfort read around the holidays!

Thank you NetGalley and Putnam Books for the advanced copy of this book in exchange for my honest feedback. "All I Want Is You" by Falon Ballard hits shelves September 24th!

Jessica Carrington has always loved Christmas, but when her boyfriend broke up with her on Christmas Day five years ago it changed her view on many things. Even though she writes romances for a living, she has a hard time believing that she’ll one day get her own. When the publisher she shares with her ex asks her to present him with an award at the annual holiday gala, Jess knows she can’t say no. Nick Matthews broke Jess’ heart but also his own five years ago, and now writes romances without happy endings. A fluke snowstorm traps Nick and Jess at the inn where the gala was held, forcing them to finally confront their past.

I loved this one! Falon Ballard writes some of my favorite banter and this one was no different! It was in equal measure funny and heartfelt. I loved Nick and Jess and their messy past that made way for a beautiful future. I’m also a huge fan of “it’s always been you” and that trope is executed beautifully here!

This isn’t quite a novella at 256 pages, but it’s a fun and fast read that is perfect to squeeze in this December!

Fallon Ballard delivers a remarkable Christmas romance! Totally swoon-worthy, cozy, and perfect for the holiday season!

You know a book is good when you find yourself covering your mouth and silently screaming while reading and this book had me doing just that over and over again. If you’re looking for a cute (and at times spicy) holiday read that you won’t be able to put down- RUN and get this book! If there’s one thing I know to be true it’s that BALLARD 👏🏼 NEVER 👏🏼 MISSES 👏🏼.

Really cute christmas book without being over the top about christmas.

It's a second chance romance (my favorite) about two romance authors. I really enjoy reading books where the main characters are authors, love being inside their head and the way they think.

This book was almost perfect, but I still felt like something was missing to give it the full 5 stars. Definitively pick it up if you're looking for a holiday read.

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an advanced copy in exchange for an honest review!

Thank you so much to netgalley and the publisher for the arc of this one in exchange for an honest review!

This book is a Christmas romance that focuses on two exes that are professional rivals. They come back together and have to share a room when they get snowed in.

This book was not for me. I did not like the main characters at all. The man was annoying and the woman just forgave everything. The main reason I don't tend to like second chance romance is because the original breakup was either unforgivable or it shouldn't have happened in the first place and then I don't think they should be together. I felt like the reason for the breakup in this one was just unforgiveable so I ended up disliking both characters.

I also felt like there was a lot of spice and barely any plot and that is just not my type of book.

I hope others love it but it was not for me.

Well, this went off the rails a bit at the end. I enjoyed this book for the majority of the time, but I was cringing at the reason they broke up in the first place.

Jess and Nick are both romance writers for the same publisher. They were in a committed relationship for several years until Nick dumps Jess without any reasoning. Fast forward three years and they are about to be reunited at an industry event where Nick is being honored with an award that Jess is forced to present to him. Once they are there, all the original sparks fly, but can they overcome past hurt to make their relationship last this time around?

There were several things I liked about this book. I thought the couple was cute together, albeit with many issues they needed to work through. I liked the atmosphere of the snowed-in lodge and the look at romance book publishing, most especially them working together on the book. I also thought the grand gesture was cute. I think where this book lost me was the second chance trope. If these two had just been enemies in the romance world, I think this book would have been stronger. The reason they split up makes it really hard to root for this couple. They seemingly had the perfect relationship and then he leaves her for a very questionable reason. It also comes to light right at the end of the novel which doesn't give the reader much time to "get over it".

Overall, this was a quick, cute read. It just left a weird taste in my mouth because of the selfish motives in their break up. Falon Ballard is still one of my top new authors and I'll continue to read whatever she publishes!

Thank you to NetGalley and G.P. Putnam and Sons for the e-book in exchange for my honest review.

I wanted to love this one but it just fell flat for me. I got through it quickly because it was a short read but all around I was disappointed in it.

Short and sweet and REALLY wanted to love this one but it was just hard to get past the why part of the second chance romance. I liked Nick and Jess, am generally a fan of everything the author writes, and LOVED the idea of being snowed in with a single bed situation, but this one felt hard to connect to and didn't feel fully flushed out.

THIS IS MY OFFICIAL STANCE THAT FALON BALLARD IS THE MOST SLEPT ON ROMANCE AUTHOR!!!!! This book was amazing omg I seriously loved these characters so much and my heart was in my throat for this second chance romance.

This book has:
- one bed trope
- second chance romance
- banter
- forced proximity
- two romance authors writing together!!

I just can’t recommend this enough if you haven’t read any FALON BALLARD yet let this be your introduction!!

Spice level: 🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️
Christmas Cheer: 🎄🎄🎄

All I Want Is You forces Jessica, an author, to introduce her author ex, Nick, at an event where he is being presented with a major award. When a storm hits and Jessica’s room reservation is lost, she is forced to room with Nick and confront their past.
This story reads more like a hallmark movie than what I’ve come to expect from Fallon Ballard. When I got to that understanding, I settled in and enjoyed the heavily tropey, overly meta story.
At times, I was very confused both want to stay enemies, but they enter a game of sexual tension teasing for… no reason? And they’re romance writer exes that both get inspired to do a second chance romance after reconnecting and… don’t see how the inspiration is connected? We expect some improbable coincidences in romance but these two characters seemed deliberately obtuse. Even the side characters felt one dimensional, and we had to be told everything about them since we never saw much of them on page.
The setting was great, very Christmas, very romantic, and being snowed in was a great trope. The story would’ve benefitted from being shorter, maybe a novella, then the offenses would be more forgivable.

I always enjoy a Falon Ballard book!
I loved the forced proximity and the holiday theme. In this case, I felt like the slow burn worked, mostly because they already have a past and foundation of some sort of relationship. I like that they didn't just jump right in, regardless of consequences.
The writing style was simple but engaging and made the slow burn work with the pace. I enjoyed Jess more than Nick. I like that she was very aware of her feelings and took time to sort them out. I felt like Nick was a little disconnected at times. I also liked the idea of them writing a book together but it also was slightly confusing. Is that really realistic? I also never felt like we learned what the book was even really about.
Overall, a fun read and perfect for the holidays!

While I have loved all of this author's work this may be one of my favorites. Lovers to enemies to lovers. The characters the setting everything was just so perfect. I was immediately captivated. My only real complaint is that the book felt too short, I needed 200 more pages of these two! Cannot wait for Ballard's next release!