A RED HOT second chance romance. A weekend in a snowed in cabin. And all kinds of ways to get warm….I figured moonlighting as a Santa stripper was the most exciting thing on my docket this holiday season.But that was before Macy Clayton careened back into my life, before we were snowed in at a ranger station in the middle of nowhere.And yes, what the survivalists say is true–you really do … is true–you really do stay warmer, and happier, when you’re naked.
Soon, Macy and I are back on track to forever. But crossed signals and old wounds prove that second chances can be tricky, even during the most wonderful time of the year.
I’ll pull out all the stops to prove to Macy she’s the only one I want to jingle my bells, but will it be enough to pull off a Christmas miracle?
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I figured moonlighting as a Santa stripper was the most exciting thing on my docket this holiday season. But that was before Macy Clayton, my first love and the one I never wanted to get away, careened back into my life. This was a short, sweet, second chance romance that had a lovely, comical story line and two wonderfully sweet characters.
4.5 stars. I appreciated the near-total lack of self-inflicted drama. No maybe/maybe not, no “this could never work” nonsense. Just one reasonable jump to a conclusion that is quickly remedied. I liked these characters and enjoyed their sexy, funny, and engrossing story immensely.
Quick, cute Christmas story. Got my HEA, but not the depth I expect from this author.
Adhering to the notion that you absolutely cannot go home again, and feeling more than a little bit Scroogey, Macy Clayton is back in Lover’s Leap, Colorado, under extreme duress. After all, despite her hometown’s name, Macy has no love at all for the place, or a certain someone that she thought she could trust. ‘Tis the season? Not as far as Macy is concerned. She can’t wait to shake the snow off her boots ASAP and beat it back to LaLa land, but if Dean Roberts has anything to say about it, she’ll decide that she’s back to stay.
It may only be October, but I am happy to say that the official countdown to the holidays has begun, at least in the romance world. Visions of sugarplums, mistletoe aplenty, and snowflakes galore, if it’s Christmas, we’re starting to see it. All of this is already enough to make me a very happy reader, but when you add Lili Valente and a second chance at love against all odds, well, I’m in holiday book heaven.
Lili has worked her usual romantic magic in A NAUGHTY LITTLE CHRISTMAS, weaving a story of crossed signals, love lost, and love rediscovered, with plenty of heart, heat, and humor, and given readers a truly delightful read that is not to be missed. Make sure that this book is on your ‘have to read list,’ and enjoy.
This a nice fast read to get into the holiday spirit. It’s about second chances of first love. I loved Dean and Macy. They deserve a second chance and mother nature is going to make sure they can get one. I love holiday themed books and even better when they’re a little naughty. The epilogue was the perfect touch in this one. This book has the great combination of heart, heat, and humor. It’s one you should read this holiday season!
A Naughty Little Christmas by Lili Valente is a second chance romance novel. Told in dual POV, this quick read will melt the coldest ice. Set in the same Lili world as the Bedding The Bad Boy series, this is the story of Macy Clayton and Dean Roberts. A second chance romance that shows sometimes fate does intervene, even if it is in the way of natural disaster after natural disaster (black ice, avalanche, and winter storms to name a few).
Between Macy’s initial anger and feelings of betrayal and the realization that perhaps she was mistaken all this time about Dean’s actions you are pulled through the emotions with her. Dean, on the other hand, has always stood behind his decision all those years ago. He regretted the loss of Macy but never his actions behind it.
Well-written and well-paced, as always, Lili delivers a sweet and steamy tale of two people rediscovering each other and rekindling their love that once burned so hot in the middle of a winter storm. Lili Valente is an absolute MUST READ author for me and this book is just another example of why that is. Enjoy!
Previously published as Snow Place Like Home by Jessie Evans as a novella in the Kindle Worlds Hope Falls series, this is a much expanded version that was even better the second time around! Enjoy!
What happens when the one to save you from being crushed by tree happens to be the boy who crushed your heart 10 years ago? Macy left Lover’s Leap and the boy she once loved. The boy she gave her firsts to and who also betrayed her and never looked back twice. Lover’s Leap just wasn’t Macy’s home anymore. It only held bad memories even when they once held such beautiful ones. Dean… the boy next door that started as a friend and became so much more. When Macy’s father left her and sister to mend for themselves, Macy did anything and everything to keep her and her sister afloat, even keeping up the facade that they weren’t abandoned. Dean couldn’t sit back and watch a then 15 year old Macy struggling and withering away. With no other choice he had to tell, he had to help.
Ten years later and Macy’s back. She wants to get in and out. Retrieve what her deceased father left her and her sister and do away with Lover’s Leap once and for all. However, Lover’s Leap and its unpredictable weather had something else in store for her. A bad snow storm with horrible driving conditions led to Macy skidding off the road and crashing into a tree. Lucky for her… someone happen to be on the road and witnessed it all.
Dean couldn’t believe what he just saw. Without time to waste, he knew he had to get whomever was in the car out and quick. What a surprise it was when he ripped open the door to find a dazed and confused Macy behind the wheel. Quickly getting her out and to safety, Dean and Macy knew they had to find shelter to save themselves from the cold. Once safe, old memories and feeling quickly resurfaced and quickly Dean and Macy rekindled what they once had after truths were shared. However some misunderstandings lurked and soon Macy finds herself questioning what she and Dean have. Will Dean and Macy have their second chance in love?
Lili Valente has once again brought humor, sexiness and raw emotions through A Naughty Little Christmas. Dean and Macy are so cute together and I loved experiencing their journey together.
Not only with this book get you in the mood for Christmas, it will also get you in the mood for rekindling an old romance.
This is a great book by Lili Valente. Full of humor, the laugh out loud kind, as well as the heat between these two great characters. Macy and Dean’s story began when they were just teenagers. True love that was not only sweet and innocent but the kind you knew would last a lifetime, that is until life snuck up and bit Macy right on the behind. She vows to never forgive Dean for the way he betrayed her trust and to never return to the sleepy little Colorado town she grew up in.
Things happen that aren’t quite like we plan them but such is life. Dean goes on with life and has a successful business in Lover’s Leap Colorado as well as for the most part he is happy. He is performing right before the holidays to help get his mother out of debt so she can retire so as he is driving in his attire for his second job he has no idea what is about to unfold. Surprise, the love of his life is back in Lover’s Leap and not only is she back but she is in danger.
This is the best book. I loved everything about it. There is sweetness, a few tears, laugh out loud funny throughout and burn you up hotness as these two find each other again. The question is can they keep what they had once upon a time or has life created too many obstacles.
I received an early copy to read and review and give my honest opinion. I loved this book and highly recommend it. It is well written and I enjoyed it from beginning to end.
I just adore Macy & Dean!! They were so lucky to get a second chance at love! When they were together as teenagers, there was so much weighing on them with the responsibility forced upon them by their families that there was just no way their love could have carried them through all that. They were simply too young. Dean’s love for Macy caused him to betray her trust because he loved her so very much and that was as heartbreaking as it was necessary. Fast forward ten years and Macy returns to town just in time for a major snowstorm/avalanche and our long lost lovers find themselves thrown together by fate and reliving and reviving the love and chemistry they had all those years ago. And they sure do relive the hot sexy times! Time apart certainly did not lessen their love for each other at all. There is so much humor weaved into this story and it made it just perfect! I pretty much smiled through most of this book. Dean and Macy are so funny and I love that they can be like that with each other. They are both wonderful characters! Dean’s part time money making gig is hysterical and sexy at the same time and I love that he expands his repertoire at the end!
This was such a fun, flirty and sexy read with a sweet happily ever after!! I am such a huge fan of second chance romances and Lili Valente!!
A Naughty Little Christmas is Lili’s next sexy, sweet, and funny novella. I have read every book by Lili and some of my faves are her quickies! She has a way of writing someone short that packs in a lot of story.
It’s been ten years since Macy was in her hometown of Lover’s Leap. She is only back to pick up her late father’s belongings and headed right back to sunny L.A. That was the plan anyway. What she didn’t expect was to be stuck in the snow with her first love. The one who betrayed her all those years ago. She wanted to hate him. She really did. But he was also her best friend. The Only One that really knew her but is that enough to forgive him? And why the hell is he wearing a Santa suit?
Dean has never forgotten his first and only love. Macy was his everything and seeing her now was like coming home. He could feel her coldness towards him and it was worse than the frozen ice on the pond. He wanted nothing more than to make it melt away. It felt like there wasn’t any time between them while they talked. And the heat was there more than ever. He wanted her more than ever. Could this night be the beginning of a second chance or a forever goodbye?
I loved these two! Their story is unique, sexy, and so much fun with a twist of emotional. I do need to say that I did read the original story when it was called Snow Place Like Home By Jessie Evans. I loved it then but with the added scenes and re-writes I fell even harder! There is some added sexiness, laughs, and twists!
Overall…it’s a unique story full of heat, humor, emotion, and snow. Lots and lots of snow and kisses.
Quotes:
One look into those blue eyes and all the old feelings come rushing back, making me think I haven’t put as many things in the past as I’ve assumed.
“Don’t look directly at the ass for too long, angel. Its awesomeness has been known to induce temporary blindness.”
“Come here, woman. And I’ll prove I’m a man who keeps his word.”