e-book, 436 pages
Release Date: December 7, 2021
Published by: Adriana Herrera Publishing LLC
Read from: December 8-22, 2021
Stand-alone
Source: Bought
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For Readers Interested In: Contemporary Romance, Holiday Romance, 18+, Adult, Racial & Ethnic Diversity (LatinX), LGBTQ+, MFM, AnthologiesNochebuena. One party. Nine Happily Ever Afters.
It’s Christmas Eve in New York City, when anything is possible. For these couples, it’s the season to find true love. From second-chances, big leaps, missed connections, and reconnections, this charming collection celebrates the spirit of the holidays and delivers nine perfect HEAs.
From seven acclaimed and bestselling Latina authors—Zoey Castile, Alexis Daria, Adriana Herrera, Diana Muñoz Stewart, Priscilla Oliveras, Sabrina Sol, and Mia Sosa—comes a holiday romance collection like never before.
Make the Yuletide Gay • Adriana Herrera
After a string of broken engagements, an international Latin Pop Star finds love in her sexy and constant manager. Days before her big live holiday special, Vivi wonders if the woman of her dreams could finally be hers.
Only Yours • Sabrina Sol
The Mayor of New York embarks on a Christmas Eve search to find the woman he loves before she gets away.
Meet Me Under the Mistletoe • by Priscilla Oliveras
Challenged by his friends to find a plus one to Nochebuena dinner or else, widower Hector Gutierrez isn’t sure he’s still got any good moves left. That is until he strikes the right chord with his son’s music teacher, Cristina.
All I Want for Nochebuena • Alexis Daria
When sparks fly between adult film stars Honey and Julie, Honey must work up the courage to invite Julie to her family’s holiday party or risk losing what she really wants for Nochebuena—a chance at true love.
Santa’s Eager Little Helper • by Mia Sosa
Sarita’s plan to confess her crush on a coworker goes awry when she’s tasked with playing the Sexy Elf to his grumpy Santa. Will she seize the opportunity to make Carlos’s naughty list, or will she spend another Nochebuena alone?
The Nochebuena Dating Dare • by Diana Muñoz Stewart
Eneida Lucero takes a second chance on love with the handsome musical director at her school—even if it means causing some Nochebuena drama with her ex-husband and familia.
Love in Spanglish • Zoey Castile
A heartbroken romance writer gets snowed in with a novel-worthy hero who may just make her believe in love again.
To Us, You Are Perfect • Alexis Daria & Adriana Herrera
Newlyweds Pasquale and Yamilette’s Christmas is just short of perfect. The missing piece is their best friend Marcelo, who has loved them from afar for years. This Nochebuena, they’ll finally complete their happily ever after.
The Great Holiday Escape • Zoey Castile
Gigi is always on the hustle, making sure her little sister has everything she needs including a big Christmas Eve fiesta with all their friends and family. That night, Gigi receives an all-expenses paid trip to a luxe South Beach weekend where not one, but two beautiful strangers steal her heart.
*MY THOUGHTS*
I always find it so hard to rate anthologies. Like how do you rate so many different stories? Especially when they’re all by different authors? It makes me feel so weird lol But I’ve found if I talk about those I liked and then those I didn’t, give each story it’s own rating, and then average it out, I can usually come up with a little something, something.
This anthology has a wide variety of stories just waiting to be devoured. Like there’s really something for everyone here. And I’m not talking just subject wise either. The spice is switched up and different and keeps all types of readers in mind. And they’re all based on the holiday, Nochebuena which is (as far as this collection of stories) celebrated by the LatinX community.
I really need to start reading the synopsis of books. I had no idea what I was getting myself into with the spice level. I remember reading the first story and I was damn near sweating. Towards the end they get more and more spicy. Definitely something I was glad I was saving to read for when my kid was asleep. If you’re wondering, the average spice level for this (in my opinion) is 3.5. There are a couple 5s in there, but for the most past it was 4s, so this makes sense to me.
As for the stories I liked, I wasn’t surprised it was from those authors that I’ve already read and liked, like Alexis Daria’s. But I was surprised by the way I loved the ending story. Definitely not the usual type of romance I read, but I liked this story good enough for me to go and see if she had a back catalog that I needed to check out.
And then there’s those that I didn’t really care for. Which is kind of hard. Because even if I didn’t like them, I still did like them. That sounds like it made no sense lol But for real, I think the lowest rating I gave them was a 2. None of them were DNF’s, so I thought that was good by itself lol
Lastly, I wanted to talk about ending. I absolutely loved how everything tied together. I would have loved to have the responsibility of including everyone’s couple and some small things about them. And she was still able to fit in her own type of twist too. It was awesome.
Like I’ve said before, anthologies are hard to review, but this one turned out to be easy. This book is something I would advise anyone 18+ to read because when I saw there’s something for everyone, I really mean there’s something for everyone. Give at least one story a shot and let me know what you think!
Overall, I give this,
