Third, the holiday movie premise of a would be bride who doesn’t believe in the spirit of Christmas gets sent back in time by a witch, meets a duke and falls in love? No one in the universe would watch that.

Second, 418 mothafuggin’ pages? Christ on a cracker!ģ. So let’s go down the bullet points of why this highly anticipated release is landing on the Naughty List - and spoiler alert - it ain't for the pornstar sexytimes!ġ.ğirst, the title. What am I ending up with recently? Bait and switch. I want to read these for the cutesie covers and titles, a bit of the slap and tickle (whether fully monty or fade-to-black style), instalove, tired tropes, witty banter, a frustrating break-up/make-up sesh and a happily forever or for now (hopefully without the addition of a whoopsie pregnancy to harsh my endorphin buzz). When did rom coms stop being allowed to simply be rom coms? I’ve been blaming myself for disliking all of the things, but I really don’t think it’s my fault. ©2022 Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Things only get trickier when the reporter who torpedoed Nolan’s singing career comes snooping around-and takes an instant interest in mysterious newcomer Bee.Ĭan Bee and Nolan can’t keep their off-camera romance behind the scenes, or Will they lose it all? Now Bee and Nolan are sneaking off for quickies on set, keeping their new relationship a secret from the Hope Channel’s execs. Nolan’s promised his bulldog manager to keep it zipped up on set, and he will if it means he’ll be able to provide a more stable living situation for his sister and mom.īut things heat up quickly in Christmas Notch, Vermont, when Nolan recognizes his new co-star from her ClosedDoors account (oh yeah, he’s a member).

Though it all becomes worthwhile when she discovers her co-star is none other than childhood crush Nolan Shaw, an ex-boy band member in desperate need of career rehab. But when Bee’s favorite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he’s making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, Bee’s career is about to take a more family-friendly direction.įorced to keep her work as Bianca under wraps, Bee quickly learns this is a task a lot easier said than done. With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn’t ask for more. Co-written by number one 'New York Times' bestselling author Julie Murphy and 'USA Today' bestselling author Sierra Simone-a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with.īee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star.

A merry meet cute