Gwen and Caleb are madly in love, so walking down the aisle should be as smooth as Santa sliding down the chimney on Christmas Eve, but when Jack Frost sends a blizzard, their Christmas cookies start to crumble. And the icing on the gingerbread house? There’s a stalker on the loose, Y I K E S!J
Meanwhile, Jenny’s life is a lump of coal. Her career as a reporter has stalled, and her boss is grinch. Eager to leave LA, she dusts off her snow boots to spend a month in New York covering Caleb Lawson, fiancé of her best friend, Gwen. Jenny loves NY, except her for Caleb's bodyguard, Dean.

I absolutely loved this dual POV spicy, holiday romance. I also love that this book is available in a “sweet” and a “spicy” version, but I read the “spicy” version and am already looking forward to reading more of her books! I loved Jenny and Dean teaming up to track down the stalker, which was a thrilling twist that kept me guessing until the end (literally).
If you’re in the mood for a holiday romance that’s SPICY and entertaining while also keeping you on your toes, this is the book for you.
Tropes included:
💚Holiday Romance
❤️Grumpy x Sunshine
💍Holiday Wedding
🎄Forced Proximity
❤️ Enemies to Lovers
💚 One Bed

Thanks to NetGalley, the publisher, and the author for a copy of this ARC! All opinions are honest and my own.

Thank you Net Galley for the ARC! ✨
First of all, I really was confused for the first few chapters because it seemed like a sweet romance and I didn't necessarily anything wrong with the pairing. Eventually, as the story progressed, I did catch on the romance that was being presented. Overall, I thought it was a pretty good read. I enjoyed the authors style of writing. I liked the characters. I really enjoyed reading this book due to how it was written. It felt very easy to follow our characters thoughts and behaviors. It's more of a character based story than plot, in my opinion. But I really enjoyed that refreshing take. I definitely recommend to those who want a sweet and spicy romance!

Great Holiday Read!
This was a fun story, I enjoyed every minute of it! It was a quick easy read because I wanted to know what was going to happen!

🎄ARC Review Time📷
Title: Holiday Wedding
By: Dr. Melissa Dymond @melissadymondauthor
Rating: 4⭐
Spice: 2.5🌶️

Let me start by saying this is book 2 in the series and I did not yet read book 1 (Oops! I promise I'm going to). With that being said, this book was still so good even with not having read Caleb and Gwen's original story!

I enjoyed the dual FMC storylines much more than I expected to. You get to see the wedding for Gwen and Caleb and how they're handling their relationship now being in the public eye. You also get to see Jenny, Gwen's best friend, and Dean, Caleb's bodyguard, relationship develop.

This book has a bit of everything for everyone. Romance, spice, banter, suspense, forced proximity, one-bed, and so much more. We get some mental health rep with dealing with PTSD and anxiety and insecurities. You see panic attacks, trauma responses, self-depricating thoughts, and self-doubt.

This book had a very special moment where the mother describes what real marriage is made of, not the romanticized ones we often see, and as someone who's been married for 5 years now and with her partner for 10, it was so important! Romance novels always romanticize marriage and everything else feels subpar to these relationships.

Thank you to Netgalley, the author, and publisher for providing me an advanced copy to read/review!

I really enjoyed this book! First, I must say I appreciate the author for having both closed and open door versions of these books. I actually downloaded the closed door version of Holiday Star and didn't end up finishing the book - I will go back and read the open door version now!

This book has great forced proximity/grumpy sunshine tropes and those are two of my favorites. I enjoyed Melissa's writing style a lot.

This was such a cozy read. I was totally hooked from the first page. Caleb and Gwen doing the wedding preparations in the middle of a blizzard with a stalker on loose??Although I'm not a big fan of thrillers, romance with a hint of thriller in this book made it sm better. And it was my first time reading a book with dual povs of 2 fmcs-which was so much fun. Loved all the characters-Jenny, Dean, Gwen, Caleb made my heart full. Enemies to lovers with grumpy sunshine tropes?? Give me a better combo🤭 Jenny and Dean's relationship slowly evolving to love made my heart full. Loved their banter and both teaming up to find the stalker and slowly begin to fall for each other made me cry happy tears😭💗💗Loved the friendship between Jenny and Gwen. Jenny was such a relatable character. Her constant fear of never being good enough resonated with me.Caleb and Gwen are sweet hearts💗💗

Even though i haven't read the first book, i can clearly picture their love for each other-loved how they are willing to choose each other-neither a blizzard or a crazy stalker can keep them from each other.

This book is perfect for a cozy evening with a warm cup of coffee and the holiday vibes in it make it the perfect christmas read!

💗Read if you like

- Wedding planning
- Romance with suspense
- Dual of povs fmcs
- Enemies to lovers
- Mental health rep
- One bed

A holiday romance with a little bit of mystery. Yes please. I read the spicy/open door version and it did not disappoint. I love that the author offers two versions!!

Also loved the little side tension/relationship of Jenny and Dean! They stole the show of this book!

I think I enjoyed this more through the 2nd part. The first part was a bit slow for me.

And it’s a FANNY PACK!

I really enjoyed this one. Thanks NetGalley for the advanced copy!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Dr. Melissa Dymond for this e-ARC.

I like the author's writing style and am a huge fan! Love, passion, mystery, intrigue, and a hint of a thriller were all present! I want to see more of the side characters in future stories because they were a lot of fun. I am really excited to read more!

This book is so well-rounded, with a little humor, romance, mystery, and action! I was engaged the entire time and appreciated how in-depth the side-character storyline was as well. I did not realize this book was second in a series until I was finished, but that did negatively impact my experience reading the story. I am however excited to read more from this author!

nothing better than a spicy holiday romance book with a dash of romantic suspense ! thankyou so much netgalley + melissa for giving me the opportunity to read early and review <3

Absolutely brilliant book!
I am a big fan of this author and love the writing style!
I cant wait to read more!

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this book

well i have to say this author can certainly write a very good story with some great characters that you fall in love with and also the best bit keep you entertained right to the very end and the bonus with added extra chapters for you to enjoy when you follow the link....

this is story is about two people from different walks of life... one a famous actor the other a doctor who fall in love and want to get married... along the way we have stalker and some fans that think they know the actor better than anyone else.... it makes for an interesting read

but before the wedding can happen a snow storm hits new york and all the planes are grounded,, makes for worrying times for the bride and groom

what a great read.... loved all the characters even the peripheral characters that added a certain charm to the book

cant wait for the next book from this author and the sexy scenes just added to it

This book has a dual POV between Gwen and Jenny! Gwen is about to marry the love of her life but before she can do that she has an important work trip to go on! She’s a doctor that is paving the way for colon cancer. (Let me just say this is a close cause for me having a parent that was diagnosed). WilJenny’s life is in the dumps and let’s say Christmas is not looking up this year. But little did she know she’d fall in love with someone who is much loser than she thinks and he is a grump! But wait it gets better there is a stalker in the midst! This book could not get any better!

It also comes in a clean version or the spicy version! Take your pick!

Read this if you love:

🎄Enemies to lovers
🎄One Bed
🎄 Forced Proximity
🎄 Grumpy/Sunshine
🎄 Found family

Spicy!! This was my first read by Dr. Melissa Dymond. I enjoyed her writing style, I connected with the characters and enjoyed the mystery in it. This was a cute and spicy holiday read! I will definitely read more from this author.

What a cute and quick read. I didn't even realize it was a part 2 when I read it, but it was still so easy to follow along and cheer on the couples. The multiple POVS was refreshing and kept changing the pace, which was cool. There were times it was a tad too cheesy or a tad too spicy, but this author does have a non spice option, which is nice! Thanks, Melissa, for the ARC. I could see this series on Hallmark or Netflix!

Read this book for:
🎄Holiday wedding
🎄Enemies to lovers
🎄Forced proximity
🎄Dual POV
🎄Grumpy x Sunshine

Synopsis
Gwen and Caleb’s Christmas wedding is supposed to be the perfect fairy tale, but when a blizzard and creepy stalkers crash the party, everything goes south. Gwen’s big day is slipping away, and it’s up to her best friend and maid of honor, Jenny, to help pull things together. But when Jenny arrives in New York, she’s forced to work with Caleb’s brooding bodyguard, Dean—a man who’s been on her bad side for years. As the two of them hunt down the stalker, the tension between them is undeniable, and so is the growing chemistry. Jenny never imagined she'd be stuck with Dean during a snowstorm—and certainly not in a tiny hotel room—but sometimes the holidays throw the most unexpected curveballs.

My Thoughts
This is the second book in the Holiday Romance series. In my opinion, the book can be read as a standalone since the references to the first book are explained, so you get the gist. However, I would recommend reading the first book, Holiday Star,, to get the full picture of the love story between Gwen and Caleb.

It was such a fun book to read, with an unusual dual POV for me. Normally, a dual POV is between the couple, but since there were two couples in the book, it was told from the POV of the two best friends, Jenny and Gwen. However, since the dual POV alternated between Jenny and Gwen, I felt like I missed out on some insight into the relationship between Jenny and Dean. I loved their dynamic, but towards the end of the book, with the wedding coming up and the pregnancy, the focus shifted mostly to Gwen and Caleb. It was a shame since we got to know them as a couple in the first book, whereas Jenny and Dean are only more developed in this second book.

Overall, the Holiday wedding was a nice read and would recommend it if you like a holiday romance. I’m already looking forward to the next book in the series and read the story of Teddy and Helen in Holiday Love.

I received an e-ARC of this book in exchange for an honest review.

We got the HEA, now we get a dose of reality, a side of mystery, a splash of thriller, and a rude awakening!

Plot: 5📍
Spice: 2❤️‍🔥
Overall: 4⭐

I LOVED how we got to see our MCs from the prior book, Gwen and Caleb navigating their new, public exposure as they're leading up to the wedding. But what made this book really unique was the dual POV from two different FMCs, Gwen and her best friend, Jenny.

Jenny struggles with her self-worth resulting from childhood and Dean, Caleb's bodyguard wrestles with his own demons, literally - the man suffers from sometimes debilitating PTSD leftover from his time in the Army.

Gwen, like in the first book, is stubborn to a fault, insisting she can continue her life as utterly normal despite being engaged to and about to marry Caleb (Hollywood's Hearththrob and "Sexiest Man Alive" winner), despite him constantly trying to explain to her otherwise. In fairness, Caleb has worked to shield her from too much exposure too quickly, but I read that as protective and trying to help Gwen wade into the nightmare that the paparazzi can be instead of tossing her in the deep end with the sharks and zero lift-raft. So, it's both discouraging, yet understandable when Gwen discovers the hard way Caleb was indeed correct and she can't flippantly insist that everything will continue on as normal. Gwen's attitude this time (now 2 years after they initially fall in love) no longer comes across as naivete but rather as pure arrogance "I know better than you" and is really off-putting at times - it's why I took a star off.

Jenny, a wonderful friend and journalist with integrity, stumbles into a dark mystery bringing her closer to Dean, and once again, like in "Holiday Star" the pair discovers their jagged edges align perfectly to lift each other up and help one another heal. Jenny's persistence, her dogged determination and optimism is exactly what Dean needs both on the personal but also professional level as they rush to discover a very real threat against Gwen and Caleb! Likewise, Dean's love of Jenny just as is she, and his continual support and affirmation of truths all those around Jenny see, teach her to believe in herself and gain confidence she absolutely should have!

There was love, passion, a thriller aspect, mystery, intrigue! This was a bit of a departure from the first book but really worked well! The secondary characters were so fun and I hope we get to see more of those in future books (It's already hinted we'll see one specific pairing in November-ish 2025!)

Very much counting down the 11 months until we get the next installation to these interconnected stories!

Loved this!!! Celeb heartthrob meets badass Dr... loved the characters. Loved the approx characters parallel story lines too. Just that perfect holiday spice. This was my first Dr Melissa Dymond read and I'll be back for more!! Cannot wait for the next book in this series!!

I didn’t realize this was a sequel so I immediately found Holiday Star to read first. The first one sucked me in. I didn’t get sucked in to Holiday Wedding as fast. I also believe it could have been a standalone story. I didn’t connect with the new characters.

Sequels of books are usually NOT AS GOOD as the any previous books, BUT I LOVED“Holiday Wedding” EVEN MORE than I loved “Holiday star” which I greatly enjoyed! It was fun being able to see all the wedding plans fall in place WHILE having another couple’s romance occurring to enjoy! It felt like one of those TLC wedding planning reality shows but the spice and drama of a scripted show! Speaking of spice, this book is available in a “sweet” and a “spicy” version, but I read the “spicy” version. I read an advanced readers copy, but my review is unbiased.