She’s making a list—and checking it twice. But is there a nice guy among all her naughty exes? The New York Times bestselling author of Blurred Lines returns with a charming friends-to-lovers rom-com. “Lauren Layne writes characters I want to tackle and keep as my best friends, woven into smart, sexy, utterly romantic tales of love.”—Violet Duke When a psychic tells spunky, superstitious Kelly … a psychic tells spunky, superstitious Kelly Byrne that she’s already met her true love, she becomes obsessed with the idea of tracking him down before Christmas. Kelly immediately writes up an “Ex List” and starts contacting old boyfriends to figure out which one is the one. When her college sweetheart rolls into town, Kelly convinces herself that they’re meant to be. The trouble is, sparks are flying with someone she’s never given a chance: her best friend, Mark.
Mark Blakely has watched the guys on Kelly’s list break her heart, and he’s not looking forward to watching them do it all over again. Mark’s always been there for her, but the timing’s never worked out for their relationship to be something more. Now, just as Mark is ready to move on, the sexual tension between them is suddenly off the charts. With Christmas morning around the corner, he just hopes Kelly will wake up and realize that everything she wants has been right in front of her all along.
Praise for An Ex for Christmas
“Charming, witty, and sexy—An Ex for Christmas was so easy to devour! It had everything you want in a holiday read including a hunky best friend and quite a few tumultuous mistletoe scenes. Honestly, who knew mistletoe could be so hot?!”—R. S. Grey, USA Today bestselling author
Lauren Layne’s New York Times bestselling Oxford Novel series can be read in any order:
IRRESISTIBLY YOURS
I WISH YOU WERE MINE
SOMEONE LIKE YOU
I KNEW YOU WERE TROUBLE
I THINK I LOVE YOU
Don’t miss any of Lauren Layne’s hot reads:
The Love Unexpectedly series: BLURRED LINES | GOOD GIRL | LOVE STORY | WALK OF SHAME | AN EX FOR CHRISTMAS
The Sex, Love & Stiletto series: AFTER THE KISS | LOVE THE ONE YOU’RE WITH | JUST ONE NIGHT | THE TROUBLE WITH LOVE
The Redemption series: ISN’T SHE LOVELY | BROKEN | CRUSHED
The I Do, I Don’t series: READY TO RUN | RUNAWAY GROOM
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Witty and romantic . . . a definite must-read. . . . Don’t forget your warm fuzzy socks!
What a delightful holiday read!
Funny, fresh, and absolutely adorable! One of the most enchanting holiday stories I’ve read.
Such a wonderful story to get you in the mood for the holidays! Fun, witty, with a swoon-worthy hero—and Christmas! What more could you want?
A perfect Christmas read… it has all the feel-goodness of a Christmas Hallmark movie…
Talk about a book that will put you into the holiday spirit!!! This was just the perfect book and totally what I was looking for.
I am one of those types of people who if I could would start decorating for Christmas in September, so when I got the chance to read this book in September…I jumped at it and I am so glad I did. This book combined two of my favorite things….Christmas and Lauren Layne.
An Ex For Christmas is a standalone holiday love story that totally reminded me of a Hallmark Christmas movie….and who doesn’t love those??? It is told in primarily Kelly’s POV. This is a friends to lovers story and it will have you laughing, crying, rolling your eyes, but overall falling in love!!! Oh and yes there are some sexy times in this book as well 😉
This truly was a fun and entertaining story about a girl who just wants to find her one true love. But she is also a woman who believes in fate and the cosmos. So when she is told by a woman that she has already met her one true love and they will be together for Christmas, she hatches a plan to figure out who it is. Little does she know it is someone right in front of her face. You will need to read this book to see how her plan works out for her and if she really does get her HEA by Christmas time.
I thought the flow and pace of this story as perfect and there was just enough drama built into the story to keep you turning the pages. This is a fairly quick read but it didn’t lack for anything. This is Lauren Layne at her finest. This is probably one of my favorite books of hers to date!!! I hope she considers writing more holiday themed stories in the future.
This is a definite recommendation to all Lauren Layne fans and anyone who loves a GREAT holiday love story. Or even a friends to lovers story. This is one you won’t want to miss!!!!
4.5 Let Me Consult My 8 Ball Stars. Sweet, funny, a little bit steamy, and charming, An Ex for Christmas is all of those things and more. If you love watching Hallmark movies at Christmas…Love Actually…friends to lovers…are a bit superstitious…you’ll have a hoot reading this rom-com. Really. Go ask your 8 Ball. It’ll tell you to grab this one, throw a log on the fire, snag your favorite blanket, and settle down in your reading chair. Well, OK, you’ll have to be careful how you word those questions, but you know what I mean. It’ll for sure tell you An Ex for Christmas is likely to be your favorite read of the season!
This is a fun HEA stand alone Christmas romance that I would give 4.5 stars if I could.
Mark has loved his best friend, Kelly, for 10 years. Finally this Christmas she realizes she loves him back.
Kelly is quirky (Magic 8 ball, tarot cards, horoscopes), but Mark loves her for it. At times her quirkiness makes the story drag.
We all need a Mark in our lives. He’s a man who can cook, tolerates Christmas music, will watch a romcom if it makes her happy, loves her dog, cuts down Christmas trees, and in her own words is phenomenal in bed.
A few times I wished Kelly didn’t have so many body image issues. But let’s face it…most women do. This story is just keeping it real.
There are a few sex scenes but nothing overly steamy. It’s just a good romantic story.
She’s lucky he stuck with it to try to convince her that they were what she was looking for. Sometimes I felt like slapping her to wake her up.
I love Lauren Layne and I have been really into holiday books so I knew I had to finally grab this one. Kelly is superstitious. She relies on her magic 8 ball to make decisions for her and she is told by a woman she meets at the train station that she has already met her soulmate. She enlists the help of her best friend Mark to go through her exes before Christmas to see if any of them were the “one”.
Mark has been her best friend for years. Years and years of watching her make bad choices while secretly pining away for her, until one day, in a fit of jealousy, something sparks for her. She’s starting to look at him in a different light and wondering if she’s been missing what was right in front of her all along. This book was super sweet, even if I wanted to punch a few of the side characters.
Lauren Layne is always a favorite author for me and I loved this steamy holiday novella with its adorably sweet Love Actually vibes. This is a friends to lovers romance and the dynamic between the hero and heroine is super endearing. The hero is especially yummy.
cute and Christmasy 🙂
I am a huge fan of all things cheesy at Christmas, beginning with the music and incorporating all things Hallmark Channel (Lifetime, too), so An Ex for Christmas was certainly right up my alley this time of year!
This is the story of Kelly, a huge fan of all things cheesy at Christmas, and her best friend, Mark. Kelly is told by a fortune teller that she has already met her one true love, and she will reunite with him by Christmas. So Kelly puts together a list of her ex-boyfriends and is determined to meet up with them and solve this mystery. Through this (mis)adventure, she learns a lot about herself.
This was so reminiscent of a Hallmark movie that I couldn’t help but love it! It will most certainly be one that I read every Christmastime!
Great easy read perfect for the Christmas season.
Cute
This book is perfect.
It’s perfectly sweet. Perfectly cheesy. Perfectly ridiculous. It’s perfect.
It’s Hallmark movie and Love Actually. It’s Christmas shenanigans and snowy wonderland.
An Ex for Christmas has the feels and story down…Perfectly. All that missing for the reader is the appropriate matching holiday drink. Whether you are a peppermint martini or eggnog drinker, you will smile, shake your head, and cry at this dynamic duo.
Me, personally, I’m going to snuggle up next to my One.
Book received in exchange for an honest review. Reviewed on behalf of Once Upon An Alpha
Great, swoony friends to lovers romance for the holidays.
Very enjoyable!!!
I really liked the hero Mark, but the heroine was a bit tough to believe. She seemed to be a bit too ditzy. I had a hard time believing a grown woman would base all important decisions on a magic 8 ball. But otherwise it was a cute and enjoyable story.
Fast read, characters were likeable. Enjoyed it.