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This is my third time reading Tessa Bailey and I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this novella.

While I found the story to be cute enough, it was not Christmasy. This story could have taken place any time of the year and it would not have changed the story. It wasn’t overly festive and when a Christmas tree was mentioned, it was pointed out that it didn’t have any decorations on it.

This is the spiciest novella in the Under the Mistletoe Collection so far, which isn’t necessarily surprising for Tessa Bailey. What was disappointing is I don’t enjoy how Tessa Bailey writes spicy scenes. I find some of the language she uses to be awkward and I found myself skimming a lot of the spicier scenes. This was a bit of an issue with this novella since so much of it was spice.

Taking the spice out of it, Merry Ever After was cute enough. The characters had some decent banter and I enjoyed the premise. I liked the female main character and I liked that she had hopes and goals.