
The Mistletoe Bet
Strawberry Hollow, Book 1
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Maren Moore
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Everyone says, "There's no place like home." Well, not for me.
When I'm forced to spend the holidays at home with my family in Strawberry Hollow, I have no idea how I'm even going to survive the week, let alone make it through my least favorite holiday… Christmas.
That is until I run into my childhood crush and my brother's best friend, Parker Grant. Now, he's the sexy, off-limits doctor in our small town and nothing like the man I left behind six years ago.
While I hate the holidays, there is nothing he loves more. Well, other than a good bet. Which is exactly what happens when we end up together under the mistletoe. A bet that changes everything.
He asks for the next seven days to change my mind about Christmas. But seven days alone with Parker is more than either of us bargained for. Now, there's much more at stake than a silly mistletoe bet.
The Mistletoe Bet is a complete standalone novella in the Strawberry Hollow universe with lots of banter, even more laughter, and a heartwarming HEA.
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Hardworking Isabelle Cook has a serious problem. Her family farm, site of Tilikum’s Christmas Village, is in trouble. Big trouble. And worst of all? The man trying to buy it is none other than the grumpiest, grinchiest man of them all—Elias Stoneheart.
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In truth, it probably didn’t help that I showed up dressed like an elf but that’s a story for another time. Our start was rocky at best which is why it’s so frustrating that I can’t stop thinking about his sexy British accent. Or the way his chest and arms fill out his suit. Or his perfect hair with that single streak of grey at the front.
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This jingle didn’t ring my bells
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10 Things I Hate About Mistletoe: A Holiday Romance
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A misunderstanding sparks an enemies-to-lovers romance between an outdoorsman and an aspiring writer in this funny and festive Christmas-themed novel.
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Playing the part of my sister’s maid of honor is easy even if she’s marrying my ex. But playing nice with the best man? An impossible task given our history. Sure, Luke Darling may be suspiciously kind, incredibly handsome, and stubborn to a fault, but regardless of how hard he tries to make me see otherwise, I’m not interested. It’s on me to remind him that he’s my ex-boyfriend’s best friend. And the one I’m secretly starting to wish I met first.
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Molly and Andrew are just trying to get home to Ireland for the holidays when a freak snowstorm grounds their flight. As the snow falls over the city and over the heads of two friends who are sure they’re not meant to be together, the universe might just have a plan of its own.
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Elf Against the Wall
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When you kiss your perfect boyfriend under the mistletoe...only for your cousin scream to the family that you stole her man, you realize that you will never again have a merry Christmas. In my defense, I didn’t know my boss—yup, boss. Buckle up because this is messy—was my cousin’s newly minted and totally lying fiancé. I thought he was the Nutcracker Prince come to finally show my family that I, too, was worthy of putting the star atop the Christmas tree.
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Drawn out and forced
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A Cross-Country Christmas
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Lauren Richmond isn’t a fan of Christmas. Which is why she rarely makes the trip home to the Midwest for the holidays. After all, she has plenty to keep her busy—namely, her duties as a set decorator on a TV sitcom. But this December, Lauren‘s brother and his wife are expecting a baby, so her brother arranges a ride home for her with his good friend, Will. Unfortunately for Lauren, she’s been trying to forget college baseball coach and childhood crush Will Sinclair for more than 10 years. Now she’s stuck in a car with him from California to Illinois.
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Absolutely one of the best Christmas romances ever!
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The Plight Before Christmas
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Clark Griswold was onto something...at least with his annual holiday meltdown. And since the last three weeks of my life have been riddled with humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, an office promotion I deserved and didn’t get—I’m not at all in the mood to celebrate nor have the happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.
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Gaslighting and games
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Provoking Saint Nick
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God grant me the serenity to not choke the wildcard of rich b*tches... Charlie f--king McAllister. My best friend's little sister and tormentor extraordinaire. Star of my every trauma as a teenager. And thanks to our mothers and their matchmaking schemes for our annual ski week… my savior. Or ruin. One week as a couple, putting on a show for our parents while avoiding our exes. How hard could it be? Until we're stuck sharing a room. A room with one bed. And a toy arsenal the spawn brought with her big enough to subdue a small country.
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Hilarious & angst free
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The proposal was simple: Score a home run and take my virginity. Except my proposal went to the wrong brother. It was supposed to go to my best friend, but as fate would have it, it fell into the hands of his infuriatingly hot, irritatingly charming older brother. Lane Collins is Orleans University's All-Star baseball captain. Cocky pitcher. Player on and off the field. The life of every party. And the same guy I've crushed on in secret since we were kids.
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Swoony, Super Hot College Baseball Romance
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Two weeks before Christmas and all through Manhattan, shop windows are decorated in red and green satin. I'm standing alone in front of the famous Vivant department store, when a charming man named Aiden asks my opinion of the décor. It's a tragedy in tinsel, I say, unable to lie. He asks for a better idea with a twinkle in his eye. Did I know he owned the place? No. He put me on the spot. Now I'm working for that man, trying to ignore that he's hot. But as a down on her luck girl with a difficult past, I know an opportunity when I see one—and I have to make it last.
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Apparently I too have a bow tie kink
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Santa's Coming
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Single mother Emily is resigned to yet another stressful holiday season alone. That is, until she meets a charismatic man playing Santa in a local bar. Their chance meeting leads to a playful and flirtatious text exchange throughout the holiday season until Santa is on her doorstep, ready to give Emily her Christmas wishes.
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Jingle Bell Beard
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My to do list: Revive my crashed PR career. Turn around the Kringle family business by Christmas. Convince my ex-boyfriend, NHL legend Matt “the Mountain” Kringle, to help me, even though I broke his heart when we were seventeen. Easy, right? Matt is huge, he’s hot, and he’s the grumpiest player in the league. I’ll have to brave his bad attitude and his sexy beard if I want him to help bail out the family business and put my career back on track.
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Sweet second chance romance
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- leslie b
- 12-12-24
3.5 stars
This was a short funny story. Yes it’s technically a brother’s best friend but he was also her friend growing up. They have known each other for years and she went way to New York and they lost touch but when she goes back to town. He finally makes his move. It had great banter, funny even a little spicy. I love it, and it a curvy lady like myself with lots of Christmas in this one! Would definitely recommend.
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- Hillary Anderson
- 12-13-24
Quick Christmas story
Cute and quick, easy to get through and a fun story line. Great if you need something that is fast to get through.
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- ReadingWithStacey
- 11-12-24
Brother’s Best Friend Holiday Novella
A holiday novella with grumpy Quinn who hates the holiday’s. She’s back home in Strawberry Hollow for a week of Christmas festivities. At the holiday party she runs into her brother’s best friend, Parker. She’s always crushed on Parker and he makes a bet with her. She will fall in love with their hometown and the holidays before she has to leave. She gives in. That is just the beginning of the snow ball of feelings she is faced.
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Holiday Novella
Brother’s Best Friend
Reverse Grumpy/Sunshine
Small Town
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- BookishRaquel
- 11-23-24
Cute Holiday Novella
The Mistletoe Bet is a cute and sweet Christmas novella. The story follows Quinn, who returns to her hometown of Strawberry Hollow to spend Christmas with her family. Quinn is the typical Grinch, dreading every festive moment until she encounters Parker, her brother’s best friend, the local doctor, and childhood crush. Parker, known for his holiday spirit and charming ways, makes a bet with Quinn under the mistletoe: he believes he can make her fall in love with Christmas again before she leaves. The story unfolds as Parker uses all his charm and some steamy romantic tactics to change Quinn's view on the holiday season. As they spend more time together, Quinn's frosty attitude begins to melt, Parker and Quinn lean into their feelings, and new love blossoms. This novella blends a feel-good, romantic storyline with delicious steam, making it a perfect quick holiday read. I listened to the audiobook and really enjoyed the solo narration performance by Desireé Ketchum. She did a wonderful job distinguishing the characters. The narration elevated my experience with the story.
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- Jen
- 12-05-24
LOVED IT!
One can never go wrong with a brother's best friend story and I am so glad I took a chance and listened to this as that is one of my favorite tropes.
Desiree Ketchum is always an automatic listen for me. She is one of the few female narrators that can handle both the female and male characters and sound good doing it!
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- Kristin - The Literal Gal
- 12-22-24
Spicy, Fun Holiday Novella
✨ The Mistletoe Bet ✨
You're home for the holidays with a bad attitude and your brother's very sexy best friend bets you that he can convince you to love Christmas?? After kissing you under a mistletoe!?!? YES PLEASE!! This was such a fun, easy, spicy holiday novella. I had so much fun listening to this and it was the perfect thing to put me in the holiday spirit.
✨ Small Town
✨ Brother’s Best Friend
✨ Reverse Grumpy Sunshine
✨ Insta-Lust
✨ Plus Size Heroine
📚 Book: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🎧 Audio: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
🔥Spice Rating: ❤️ to ❤️🔥
🎧 𝗡𝗼𝘄 𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸 𝗮𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗼...
Desiree Ketchum did such a great job reading this book! She made this book even more fun.
Spice Rating
🤍 clean romance
💗 closed door/ fade to black
❤️ spicy content (a few detailed scenes)
❤️🔥 explicit, play-by-play (major part of the plot)
🖤 graphic, more than vanilla
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- Morgan
- 03-13-25
Spicy hallmark vibes 🤭❤️🔥
✨❤️🔥📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞
🎧 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞é 𝐊𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦
“𝘓𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘦 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶, 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘯. 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦… 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘴.” 🎁
I have been SLEEPING on 𝑺𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒘𝒃𝒆𝒓𝒓𝒚 𝑯𝒐𝒍𝒍𝒐𝒘 y’all. I did the audiobook for this book and it was so good!
This story was the perfect combination between ‘Cozy Hallmark’ and ‘Hallmark After Dark”. 🎄 I am 100% continuing on with the next story in this series. This was the perfect little shot of joy I needed today.
I literally loved everything about this story. The holiday vibes were spot on and I loved our grinch FMC, Quinn. She’s always had a crush on her older brother’s best friend, Parker. When he suddenly kisses her under the mistletoe and bets her he can make her fall in love with Christmas again she doesn’t know how to feel. Parker went ALL IN to help her find her holiday spirit and I loved it.
“𝘐 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘢𝘳𝘦, 𝘘𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘯. 𝘈𝘭𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘶𝘮𝘱𝘺 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶. 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶.”
Maren gifted us with this wickedly spicy fast burn romance and we all need to send her thank you cards. 🤣❤️🔥
If you love “hallmark after dark” romances brimming with the best holiday vibes, you HAVE to add 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐭 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞, to your TBR today!
I’m diving straight into the next book, 𝑨 𝑭𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆 𝑭𝒆𝒖𝒅! I’m definitely going to do the audiobook because this one was so well done!
𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
✨ 𝘉𝘳𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳’𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘥
🫶🏼 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳 𝘷𝘴 𝘊𝘺𝘯𝘪𝘤
🎁 𝘈 𝘊𝘩𝘳𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘮𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘦𝘵
💞 𝘊𝘶𝘳𝘷𝘺 𝘏𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦
🎄 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯
🤭 “𝘍 𝘪𝘵” 𝘔𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵
❤️🔥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘺 𝘍𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘉𝘶𝘳𝘯
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fun, cute and romantic!
Desireé Ketchum has such a great voice, this isn't the first time I've tried books she narrated
this is a sweet and joyful novella and I recommend it
I also bought the next novella in the series
can't wait to try it soon
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- Erin Lewis
- 10-04-24
Tis the season
I love any book centred around d the holidays. It’s the most magical time of the year. A time when family and friends get together to celebrate.
Although a quick read Ms. Moore packed lots into it. I love the sound of Stawberry Hollow and when Quinn. Returns to spend the holidays there she is not looking forward to it until she re connects with the man she once crushed on Dr. Parker Grant.
The fact that Parker loves Christmas and she hates it isn’t lost on Quinn. When he convinces her to give him 7 days to change her mind, she had no idea how her life will change.
I fell hard and fast for Parker. He is everything I want in a book boyfriend. This was an entertaining g and well written story that ticked numerous boxes for me.
The narration by Desiree Ketchum was good although I do prefer male narrators reading g male parts. Having said that though her voice is pleasant and easy to listen to.
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- The Romantic Rush Blog
- 12-07-24
Spicy and festive novella
Fun, festive, and feel-good- The Mistletoe Bet is the perfect holiday treat! With just the right dash of naught and nice, this sweet novella is like a sexy Hallmark movie and is brimming with holiday feels and romantic swoons. All of that Maren magic I adore- PLUS some festive shenanigans. I just adored this charming little story and couldn’t stop grinning the entire time. FA LA LA LA LA and HO HO HO!
I wish we had a dual POV a on this one, but the narration was great!
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