A fun and steamy holiday Second Chance Romance. Its great to see the two main characters get back together, with all the simmering chemistry between them, it makes you wonder why it took so long for the reunion to happen, given how they've had forced proximity every year. Also, I'm giving a little side eye to the parents strong arming their children into this week long holiday get-together every year, instead f letting them grow and develop their own traditions. So, loved the romance, but not quite feeling the set up.

3.5* An anytime read

Why would two ex's spend the past eight Christmas's together? Evidently both sets of parents were best friends and it's traditional for the two families to spend Christmas together. Awkward? Evidently not. Even so, spending so many years with your ex seems sad and pitiful.

Charlie's company name annoyed the heck out of me. Every time I came across Rivrse, it halted my concentration and wondered about the correct pronunciation. And the takeover company, ImmUniverse, another weird name which doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, can't see it appearing in the Fortune 500 list.

I didn't hate the book, but due my lack of empathy with Bea and Charlie, I didn't love it either,

The writing is good, it's light entertainment but I'll probably forget all about it within hours.

With thanks to the author and NetGalley for a complimentary copy of this book, this review is my personal, unbiased opinion.

This was a cute and lighthearted read, perfect for a quiet and relaxing afternoon.
However, two elements didn't quite work for me, and lost the book one star each:
- The title, blurb, and description made it seem like this would be a perfect Holiday read, full of Christmas elements. I'm really happy I didn't read it around the Holidays because then my rating would've been lower. Christmas was in the background the whole time, it could've been set on any other week of the year and it wouldn't have changed anything. Unfortunately, it didn't deliver on this part.
- We know that Bea and Charlie have spent 8 Christmases together ever since they split up. Not one, not three, but EIGHT Christmas holidays together, so eight years, but suddenly we are meant to believe he's changed and wants a second chance with her?
It didn't make any sense to me how two people who still felt an amazing chemistry toward each other, could spend a week a year together in a house for eight years, and not rekindle the romance or even have a quickie in the bathroom for old times sake.
I'm sorry but this part was ridiculous and ruined the mood for me. I kept going back at it while reading and was distracted until the end.

Overall the book is, again, a nice and light read, but nothing special and especially not as Christmas-themed as I was led to believe.

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