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The Ex-Mas Holidays

By: Zoe Allison
Narrated by: Nikki Massoud
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‘A super cute, heart-warming, second-chance holiday romance.’ NetGalley reviewer, ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Falling in love can sometimes go off-piste…

There’s never a good time to bump into your ex – so Maya Bashir is shocked when she comes face to face with her old flame Sam Holland, who is wearing nothing but a tiny apron, working as a naked butler at her friend’s Christmas party.

Having driven home for the holidays after losing her boyfriend, flat and job – and dreading her father’s inevitable disappointment that she still doesn’t have a fifty-year plan – perhaps Sam is exactly the distraction Maya needs.

But as sparks begin to fly, Maya doesn’t know if she can let Sam back into her heart so easily… With Christmas day fast approaching, will Maya find love or disaster under the tree?

For fans of Sophie Cousens and Mhairi McFarlane comes a hilarious Christmas romance that will warm your heart this winter! If you love:

🎄 Enemies to lovers

🎄 Second-chance romance

🎄 An adorable meet-cute

🎄 City girl/small hometown

Then you will LOVE The Ex-mas Holidays!

Praise for The Ex-mas Holidays

‘Well wasn’t this the cutest!… Will be looking out for future work from this author!’ NetGalley reviewer, ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

‘Maya and Sam's characters are so believable and I always felt they had a chance… A brilliant read.NetGalley reviewer, ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

‘I loved all the descriptions of the Christmas house lights and the naked butler was brilliant. A great Christmas/winter read.’ NetGalley reviewer, ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

‘A slow burn of a romance, perfect for reading all tucked up warm indoors.’ NetGalley reviewer, ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

‘A beautifully written second chance at love Christmas story.’ NetGalley reviewer, ❄️❄️❄️❄️❄️

Contemporary Contemporary Romance Fiction Genre Fiction Holidays Literature & Fiction Romance Romantic Comedy Women's Fiction Winter Christmas Comedy Funny Heartfelt Witty

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Critic reviews

‘A truly gorgeous Christmassy nearly lovers-to-enemies-to-friends-to-lovers story that will remind you just what happiness is.’ Lucy Keeling

‘A lovely heartwarming romance you can read curled up on the sofa in your big winter socks…’ Nancy Peach

'Full of chemistry and witty banter, Allison's Scottish ski story is lots of fun.' Leonie Mack

The Ex-Mas Holidays is the perfect winter read — warm and cosy and packed with feels and festive fun.’ Katherine Dyson

‘Do yourself a favour and snuggle up with this book as the weather turns chilly; this charming debut will keep you warm!’ Denise Williams

The Ex-Mas Holidays has all the Christmas trimmings: snowy ski slopes, sparkling lights, and family drama, not to mention all the hot cocoa you can drink! After this charming and cheeky debut, I can’t wait to see what Zoe Allison writes next!’ Amy E. Reichert

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Storyline is quite fun, but the Scottish accent is borderline offensive! I was laughing so much at the accent, I'm not sure if the book is actually funny!

Awful Scottish accent!

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A really funny and clever romance story right up there with the greats. It's not my normal genre but I listened to it non stop on every bus, drive, walk and run till it was done.

The performance was great except for some slightly dodgy Scottish accents and some mispronunciations. Those things would normally drive me nuts but in this case they were immediately forgiven.

The only criticism of the story is that at times it can feel a little clinical and a little on the nose in delivering the message but that might be an intentional characterisation by the author or even a criticism of people who need to label or diagnose every trauma in the people they are talking to. It's hard to tell and it does not detract much from a great fun romp.

Zoe is definitely one to watch and I will look forward to her next offering with anticipa...

Brilliant, Funny, Sexy and Clever

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