Who would have thought that Santa Claus's heir was the naughtiest (and nicest) of all?
Winning the Christmas Prince's Heart is a very entertaining novel written by Olivia Boothe, with a beautiful cover for its simplicity, well-developed characters and landscapes that make you want to be there with the protagonists.
The story is aimed at adults, due to its explicit content, with a beginning in which it presents Nick Jr. as an indolent young man, dedicated to his pleasures and who apparently is not interested in his duties as heir to the throne of the North Pole.
Enter Alva Brightwinter, a methodical, responsible young elf and Head Elf, in charge of making sure that practically everything in the kingdom of Christmas works properly.
When the Frost Queen threatens to destroy his kingdom, Nicholas, with the help of Alva, must protect Christmas.
I think that with a little editorial work, this story could perfectly become a novel for teenagers.
I thank the author and NetGalley for the opportunity to read this book.
The opinion I have expressed above is based solely on what I think and feel about this book.

A short novella about the future Santa and an elf he falls in love with. Some spicy scenes and some drama mixed in. A good palette cleanser.

This book was exactly what I expected, and I’m not mad about it. Was it literary genius? No. Did I enjoy the story? Yes. This is a quick spicy Christmas book with minimal world building and a lot of plot holes, making it a perfect palate cleanser requiring very littLe thought while reading.

“Tomorrow, you and I will do what is best for the realm. But today… today belongs to us, prince.”

Thank you Netgalley and author Olivia Boothe for allowing me the opportunity to read this novella.

It’s a very interesting take on Santa Claus. This novella stars Nicholas Claus Jr., Santa Claus’ son, Nick. The FMC is the head elf, Alva Brightwinter.

Nick is the carefree, irresponsible, naughty prince of Christmas. His father is tired of his ways and gives him two weeks to find himself a wife in hopes of settling down. Alva is tasked with arranging balls and dates for Nick. Add the Frost Queen into the mix and this novella is perfect for the christmas season.

I would definitely be interested in a full completed book or duology!

✔️Christmas novella
✔️Enemies to lovers
✔️One sleigh tent
✔️Dual POV
✔️🌶️🌶️🌶️

What a funny, cheeky, dirty little book, a great Christmas novella that actually could have been longer and I would have enjoyed it! I really liked the scandic references!
Thank you NetGalley for letting me read and review.

This was a cute book for the Christmas season. Alva is the North Pole's head elf, she's dedicated and hardworking. Nicholas is a playboy, and while he's charming he's also reckless. They have to work together to find Nicholas a new heir. Forced together to defeat the Frost Queen, their relationship takes a new step.
I loved their relationship and I also love how the book wasn't just focused on the romance but also the other things going on. It is a short story so many of the scenes felt rushed and incomplete, and I feel like some stuff skipped from one step to another without any explanations. Overall, I enjoyed this book, and it definitely got me in the mood for Christmas and I can't wait to check out more books from this author.

What a fun Christmas romance, a cozy north pole themed hallmark movie with more spice and angst. Loved it!
Thanks to NetGalley and the Publisher for the E-ARC.

Little Elf

I thought this was a cute read. I usually cringe when so many words are substituted for a "Christmasy" version. I know that's kind of a thing with Christmas books. But this, I didn't mind it. I felt like the replacements made since and weren't too crazy.

What I struggled with was the relationship with the two characters. It felt like the beginning made us all to aware that neither person and ANY feelings what so ever for the other. But by the end they had always craved the other since their first meeting. It didn't feel at any point like they had been fighting their attraction for any amount of time.

Thank you for the advanced copy Olivia Boothe. This is a voluntary review.

He's naughty and she's nice. He's Santa's son and next in line for the throne and responsibility of Christmas. She's the Head Elf and it is her job to make sure that Christmas goes off without a hitch. That's all well and good until Santa insists that Nick find a bride and the Frost Queen tries to ruin Christmas. Now it's up to Nick and Alva to save the day.

This was a JOLLY good time. Even though Nick started out as a HOHOHO, he was likeable, and you rooted for him to change for the better. Alva was adorable the whole time and definitely had the CHESTNUTS to REINdeer in the prince and save Christmas. It was fun and short and SPICY.

This was such a fun and festive holiday read! I especially loved all of the nods to Christmas and the season, like the fact that the Frost Queen's son's name was Jack and references to Peppermint Martinis!

The Christmas Prince, Nick (aka Santa's son) is a rake who needs to find his match. Alva, Santa's uptight head elf, is supposed to be putting together a "The Bachelor"-style gala for Nick to find the next Mrs. Claus. When the reindeer fall ill, Nick and Alva are brought together to save Christmas from the Frost Queen and end up falling for each other. Spicy-ness ensues!

This novella was a really fun Fantasy read with a Christmas twist! Highly recommend reading during the holiday season!

Oh for the love of spice, Christmas and opposites attract! This was a well done Christmas romantasy.
The tension and the vibe was just perfect!
And Olivia Boothe knows her spice 😉

Thank you so much to the author, publisher, and netgalley for the amazing opportunity to read this fantastic book early!


Rating:⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Spice: 🌶️🌶️

This was such a cute, romantic, spicy novella from Olivia Boothe! I have to say I really enjoyed this book and truly could’ve enjoyed another 200 pages of Alva and Nicks story! They’re romance while quick to spark in to a raging inferno was interesting to see take off from a point of begrudgingly putting up with one another to full on willing to make sacrifices if it meant the other one was happy. And of course the characters of Alva and Nick are impossible not to love together, but separately they’re just as lovable! I loved that Alva was stubborn, and determined and had worked hard to gain the respect of her people but was willing to see the shades of grey in the world when it came to disobeying orders if it meant keeping the ones she loved safe. And Nick our playboy heir puts on such a funny, can’t be bothered to care attitude but deep down feels the weight of his upcoming mantle and while he absolutely was a wise guy I have to say I just loved Nick and how he handled himself, how he dealt with his feelings of becoming the next Santa, how he protected his realm even if the people doubted him, and how he stood up for and cared for Alva whether people agreed with him or not. I will say this though i absolutely despised Nicks parents for about 90% of this book, they were great at the very end but the rest of the book they were just awful to him and all those around them! So if any of that sounds like you’re cup of tea and you’re looking for something to get you into the Christmas spirit with just a touch of drama, adventure, romance, a touch of fantasy and just the right amount of spice than this book is an absolute must read!

HAPPY READING 📖

Nicholas Clause has spent his life avoiding responsibilities and being the life of the party at the North Pole. As heir to the Christmas throne, Nick is forced to face the weight of his father’s expectations when Santa tells Nick that he must find his future Mrs. Clause by Christmas. Alva Brightwinter is the North Pole’s head elf who puts her all into keeping Christmas running smoothly. What she doesn’t expect is to be in charge of helping Nick find his new bride. With the stress of Christmas and threats from the Frost Queen, the pair must work together to save the North Pole, but are they willing to sacrifice their hearts?

This sweet and spicy Christmas romance brought me straight to the North Pole. I love a fun Santa story and enjoyed the romance between Nick and Alva. This novella gave me the nostalgia every good Santa movie has, and I loved the adventures around the North Pole. This novella is perfect for anyone looking to spice up their Santa story.

Winning the Christmas Prince's Heart is a cute, spicy novella following Nick Clause Jr and his romance with the head elf, Alva.
I am not usually a fan of instalove but in this novella it worked, making me invested in their romance, enjoying their fast-paced, spicy romance. It was great for a quick, fun Christmasy read - I recommend if you're looking for a quick romantasy-esque Christmas romance with lots of spice that you can quickly get through!

3.5

Quick spicy read. Nick is the son of Santa Claus and must choose a bride in 2 weeks' time. Alva is head elf and in charge of the festivities required of Nick to help choose his bride. What neither saw coming was that they would be drawn to each other. On top of it all, the Ice Queen is threatening the North Pole!
These two fall more and more for each other while simultaneously saving the kingdom.
It was cute, I enjoyed it. Nothing overly special and very fast-paced. The spice is high though, so it was a nice palate cleanser.

Thank you to netgalley for the arc in exchange for an honest review.

If you enjoy Christmas romance movies with an abundance of spice, you'll like Winning the Christmas Prince's Heart. It was a struggle for me to get through, however. I felt that the spice was cringey and overdone, and I disliked the characters. One thing I enjoyed though was the setting! It's a take on the North Pole that you don't often get to see in books and movies. Overall, I was very meh about this story.

This was everything I wanted in a Christmas novella!
Equal parts festive, smutty and plot.
This was like the bachelor if the contestant was being forced against their will and chose to go on an epic quest to prove how much they didn't want to be married only to find their perfect match hiding in plain sight.
Being a novella obviously the relationship moves quite quickly but is still bolstered by some great tropes which always hit the spot.
The addition of some well known mythological figures such as Jack Frost and Odin helped add a layer of familiarity to the story which was quite cute.
If you're looking for a quick read this festive season you won't be disappointed picking this up.
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for allowing me to read an ARC of this book. This is my honest opinion.

Super short spicy Christmas Novella.
The author definitely came up with her own version of what the north pole is and part of me wishes that this book was longer in order to really flush out all the background information.
Because Miss Claus being racist was not on my bingo card this year!!! So I need to know more.
But hopefully this will be a series so the background in world building gets expanded

This was fun! I like that the author fully committed to the world that was built- every exclamation, aside, allusion, was linked to this Fae inspired North Pole. This was a very clear vision and the reader was fully immersed in that. I think the relationship felt fast and characters a bit underdeveloped, but this is a novella after all, and the author was already doing a lot with the world building! An enjoyable read overall.

I cannot tell a lie when it comes to book reviews, so I won't sugarcoat it: this book wasn't very good. That said, I had a really, really good time reading it (with my intrepid buddy readers). Look, this is a book that starts with an interrupted FFM threesome (Santa Claus interrupts Nicholas Claus with two Christmas elves) and ends with a BJ on Santa's sleigh (while it's flying!). The world building is 100% ridiculous but also very coherent, which tickled me to no end. And it's less than 150 pages long, so I inhaled it in one evening.

I don't not recommend it as long as you go in fully informed.

This objective review is based on a complimentary copy of the novel.