Winter is coming—and unfortunately it’s bringing Christmas with it. I loathe the holiday. I hate holiday parties, fragrant decorations, and hokey movies. If I had my way it would be winter all year round and never Christmas. Nothing burns like the cold—except a hot oven.That’s right; against my better judgment I agreed to let The Great Christmas Bake-Off film in my tower. And St. Nick help me but … agreed to let The Great Christmas Bake-Off film in my tower.
And St. Nick help me but I even agreed to be a judge.
Holly
Christmas is like the perfect sugar cookie—it slowly melts in your mouth, sweetening every taste bud, making you wish it could last forever.
I love Christmas. I love the cheerful music, the fun sweaters, and the holiday lights. Most of all I love Christmas Cookies.
A begrudging bake-off judge, I refuse to let grouchy billionaire Owen Frost hate Christmas. The man is overworked, his employees are uninspired, and his life is seriously lacking in Yuletide cheer. I want to stuff his stocking with sugary goodness to put him in a very festive mood.
So I dressed up as a sexy elf and gave Owen a taste of something extra special. You should have seen his eyes roll back in his head when he bit into the perfect sugar cookie!
I can’t let Owen Frost be a distraction. Things are insane enough without a sexy billionaire.
My baking subscription service is in the death throes.
My Christmas-ruining step sister is trying to sabotage me in the bake-off.
I’m being stalked by elves on the shelf come to life.
Ok that last one is a little weird, but welcome to my disaster of a life.
I need to win The Great Christmas Bake-Off to pay of my debts and launch my baking career. Sleeping with one of the judges is going to ruin my chance for a merry Christmas. Owen with his washboard abs and big Christmas package is a bad idea. It’s best to keep that all wrapped under the tree.
But when he said in that deep, sexy voice, “Can I have another taste of your Christmas cookies?” Well, let’s just say I’m unwrapping one particular Christmas present early!
Tasting Her Christmas Cookies is a standalone holiday romantic comedy. If you love Christmas desserts, like to laugh out loud at holiday innuendoes, and want Santa to put a tall, good-looking guy under your tree, then pick up this full-length, steamy romance novel! There are no cliffhangers but there is a very happy (Christmas!) ever after!
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I absolutely LOVED Owen and Holly. In typical Alina fashion, she pits a hero and heroine on opposite sides of a holiday. Owen despises all things Christmas and doesn’t understand why his investors want him to play nice. Can’t he run his business in peace? Holly is competing in the bake-off and can’t figure out the surely judge who clearly doesn’t like Christmas or desserts. Who in their right mind doesn’t like either??? Watching these two dance around each other was entertaining. Owen can’t figure out his attraction to the little baker – nor can he figure out why he is having to work so hard. Holly doesn’t want to ruin her chances – with Owen or the competition. Is there a way for both of them to come out on top? We get to see several of the Svenssons along the way which was a huge bonus. Alina Jacobs did another spectacularly entertaining job with these two!
I love this book! If you like romantic comedy then you will love it too. There is this grinchy hot billionaire and a curvy hot baker. Both come with family baggage. Add in a Christmas Bake-Off, a stalker or two and an adorable husky puppy to complete the package. There are so many laugh out loud moments. And plenty of hot steamy moments. And enough Christmas desserts to have you salivating. I did read this as an ARC for my honest review. After I had already pre-ordered, lol. But please do read this. You will want to read all of Ms. Jacobs funny steamy romances
A light-hearted witty novel. This is a fun, witty, entertaining story that I didn’t want to put down. It is a setting that would be close to many people’s heart, as ‘Bake-off’ TV series is popular in many countries. The characters of Holly and Owen are well developed, described and provide us with pages after pages of character-appropriate, witty, action-packed dialogue. Not to mention that their connection is hot, hot and steamy hot. So is their language for that matter. It was a great idea to release the book now, as it has Christmas, Christmas and more Christmas at the forefront of all the actions. If you need inspiration on how to decorate or what to cook either for dinner or dessert, this is, without a doubt, the book for you. I was astonished at the description of the bake-off events and baking schedules, as creating 3000 cookies in a few hours seemed quite an accomplishment. This was the first book I read from this author and was not familiar with all the other characters who played important roles in previous episodes. Therefore occasionally I found all the names and relationships a little confusing. In spite of all the competition, jealousy and family feud tensions, this is a nice romance between two very different people who will against all odds get their HEA.
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This was the first book from this author and it was a good read. Great rom-com. Owen and Holly were good together. Storyline was fun. Good amounts of romance and steam. It will keep you entertained.
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Who knew there were that many Christmas-themed innuendos that could be made? I didn’t. But I sure as heck laughed my butt off over them. Owen and Holly’s story shares several elements with that of his brother Jack and Chloe. Some of that is because both of them are set against a backdrop of The Great Christmas Bake-Off and they share a lot of the same cast of crazy family members, friends, and frenemies. All similarities in the plot lines aside, the book made me laugh so hard I had trouble breathing. And when a book is able to keep me entertained, I’ll pretty much excuse any faults. I loved Owen and Holly. Either one on their own is a study in seething family dysfunction. Together, they’re as cute as the polar bear cubs in the Christmas Coca Cola commercials. I can’t wait to read more.
I received a complimentary advanced copy of this book through Booksprout.
I just loved this book. This is a delightful holiday rom-com that will make you smile, laugh and melt your heart. I really enjoyed Owen and Holly’s story. These opposites generate lots of sparks and clever banter as they clash together. The storyline is fun, cute, and filled with holiday charm. Drama, humor and plenty of emotions and steam will keep you entertained and immersed in this wonderful read.
Wow this story is full of drama.
We have a Christmas bake off, in billionaire Owen Frosts building. Owen hates all things Christmas. With interfering parents, a one date stalker named Sloane, Holly the cheerful baker and her stepsister Owens life is turned up side down. His business is in competition with another tech firm that plays the Instagram sites for their own personal ad campaign. Business partners nipping at his heels oh yes now he has a puppy Holly named Rudolph. Add the fact his sister not only moved him out of his three story penthouse to accommodate the contestants she voluntarily him to be a judge at the competition. He hates sweets.
So with the stalker Sloane buttering up Owens parents, Hollys stepsister Amber jumping into his arms and sabotaging Holly at every turn, Holly just wants to win the contest pay her bills and live a Christmas filled life. But Owens mom confronts Holly on the street, then Sloane every one is jealous of the attention that Owen seems to be paying Holly all of a sudden. Owen doesn’t like sweets but Holly made cookies during one show that he loved and the other judges thought were to plain. So instead of asking her for more he nearly burns his tower down. This story is long, so i will shorten my review. If you like hot billionaires who begin as a scrooge and end up the naughty santa, jealous vindictive women, huge families, parties, exploding ovens, gothy bffs, naughty costumes, laughs and hot sex and steamy kisses and a HFN ending that will take you 8 to 10 hours to read then here you go.
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