Merrymaker by Kayley Loring is live!
This is a short, fun, laugh-out-loud Christmas novella with a grumpy/sunshine, single dad romance, and all the hilarity that I love from a Kayley Loring romcom.
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Blurb
TO: Cleo Jones
FROM: Elijah Abrams
SUBJECT: Happy Holidays WTF
I woke up with a mild hangover and an alarm notification that said, “Check attachment in email Cleo sent to herself from my phone, Dummy.”
Your video proof of me offering you a temporary assistant job over the holidays seems legit.
The payment amount I agreed to was outrageous. However, I have a deadline to meet. Having already fired seven temps this week, I am inclined to give this a shot, assuming you are willing to start today.
Please don’t wear that saucy elf costume, speak in rhyme, or act all festive.
P.S. I apologize for the confusion caused by my son’s good intentions. He knew nothing of our former acquaintance and film school rivalry. But thanks for playing along.
TO: Elijah Abrams
FROM: Cleo Jones
SUBJECT: And a very merry good morning to you, sir!
To your non-festive requests, I must say nay!
You can pay me in cash, starting today.
I’ll help you produce movie magic, while spreading Christmas cheer,
Despite your mockery of my theatrical career.
I’ll bring my balloons and my kazoo.
I hope your son can join us too!
So flattered you found my elf costume saucy!
See you at the office, Bossy…
Review
4 stars
This is a short, fun, laugh-out-loud Christmas novella with a grumpy/sunshine, single dad romance, and all the hilarity that I love from a Kayley Loring romcom.
Cleo is a ray of sunshine who is cheery and perky and full of Christmas spirit. Elijah is a Hollywood Producer and devoted single dad to an adorable little boy, Paxton, and other than the joy he has with his son, he’s a massive grump fighting against an impossible deadline at work.
Cleo and Elijah were at film school together and almost hooked up, but it never happened for them. Now it’s ten years later and they’ve been brought together by little Paxton who hires Cleo for a party. It’s a surprising reunion for them, and Eiljah sees it as his chance to finally claim the girl who got away. He hires her as his temporary assistant, and she comes crashing into his life with holiday cheer.
It’s such a fun read that moves quickly, full of laughs and charm. Cleo’s bubbly personality is quite the force, but I love her lack of drama and no-nonsense attitude. And I fell hard for Elijah, the grumpy dad who melts for his son and his girl. He owns how much he wants Cleo, and that, mixed with his constant snark, is so much fun.
Fuck, this woman smells amazing.
“Why are you so fucking fragrant?”
“I think what you’re smelling is my deodorant spray. I made it last month. I am so glad you enjoy it.”
Why does that make me angry and horny at the same time? Why does almost everything about this woman make me angry and horny?
This book forms part of the Name in Lights series, and the lazy wingmen are there to help out, (I loved seeing them again, if only briefly), but you can easily read this as a standalone.
This is a great read, lots of fun with a gorgeously happy ending. I loved it.
4 stars.
I listened to this as an audiobook, narrated by Erin Mallon and Brandon Francis in duet style narration, and it’s such a fun one to listen to. They bring so much life to their characters, and this audiobook is a delight.
An Advanced Reader Copy was generously provided by the author for an honest review.
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Sleeper (#1) (Shane & Willa)
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Charmer (#2) (Nico & Kat)
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Troublemaker (#3) (Alex & Emilia)
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Merrymaker (#4) (Elijah & Cloe)
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Featuring all three books plus the bonus novella ‘Pumpkin’s Gotta Give’
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About the Author
Before writing steamy romantic comedy novels, Kayley Loring got a BFA in creative writing from a Canadian university and had a fifteen-year career as a screenwriter in Los Angeles (under a different name). She mostly wrote PG-13 family comedies that studios would pay her lots of money for and then never make into movies. In 2017 she decided to move to the Pacific Northwest and write about all the fun stuff that she wasn’t allowed to write about in those PG-13 scripts. Now she’s breathing cleaner air and writing dirtier words. It’s an adjustment she’s happily getting used to.
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