Jingle Bell Hell by Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella

 Thank you to Social Butterfly PR and the authors for sending me an e-ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review!  

As always, the thoughts expressed below are my honest opinions and this review can also be found on my Goodreads account.

Opposites attract in this holiday romance featuring the uptight single mom Mary and the ex-con construction worker Jace.  In her own mini version of the Bad Luck Club, Mary is encouraged to break out of her shell, and Jace is more than happy to feature in her personal challenges.

While this romance is amazing the star of this book for me was the relationship between Mary’s son, Aidan, and Jace. The two are paired together with the Butterfly Buddies program for children on the spectrum.  Jace’s approach to Aidan is so unexpected from the description of his character - tattooed construction worker and ex-con - but it really works so well and their interactions are heart-warming as the story goes on.  I also love the friendship between Mary and Nicole in their little club, and the way the wildness in Nicole plays off of Mary’s easy-to-shock personality as slowly helps her lower her walls. 

Of course, that doesn’t mean the romance was subpar. On the contrary, Jace and Mary give a lot of themselves to each other, and despite a few false starts they are able to look past the surface and find the best in the other person. Their compatibility is swoon worthy and their chemistry is hot. They require work but are both willing to spend the time to get together in the end, and their relationship is really special. Denise Grover Swank and A.R. Casella have done a fantastic job returning to the Bad Luck Club and I cannot wait for the third installment!

Jingle Bell Hell, an all-new awkward meets sexy rom com from New York Times bestselling author Denise Grover Swank and USA Today bestselling author A.R. Casella is available now!

She’s a sexually repressed control freak. He’s a muscular ex-con with heavier baggage than Santa’s toy bag. They’re everything each other never wanted.

Mary

I’m usually the first person on my block to decorate for Christmas. This year? Humbug.

My six-year-old son, Aidan, just had a meltdown after learning some hard truths from a drunk Santa impersonator, and I can no longer deny we both need help. Change is hard for Aidan, and right now he’s dealing with several big ones, including A) his father abandoning us, B) our move to Asheville, and C) the Santa snafu.

And me? I’m a control freak, and my life is more out-of-control than a sled on ice.

That’s why I agree to let Aidan join Butterfly Buddies, a group that matches kids with adult mentors.

It’s also why I agree to a mentor of my own—terrifying, pink-haired Nicole, who wants to help me live life on the wild side. Her advice is strangely compelling, especially after I meet Aidan’s new “buddy,” a gorgeous tattooed hunk of a man who makes me wish there weren’t cobwebs in my...well, you know.

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Jace

Mary O’Shea is sexy as hell, but she doesn’t know it.

She also doesn’t know I’m an ex-con, and if she finds out that I served three years in prison, extenuating circumstances won’t matter to her.

The last thing I should do is get attached to her kid...or her, but I didn’t get in this position by making good decisions.

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