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Under The Mistletoe Collection #4
Merriment and Mayhem
This Christmas, a hot fireman makes a holiday rescue and sparks fly in this funny, sexy holiday short story by bestselling author Alexandria Bellefleur.
When Everleigh Dangerfield’s baking disaster necessitates a call to 911, firefighter Griffin Brantley douses the flames in the kitchen, but the ones he stokes in Everleigh are an entirely different story. Unfortunately, Everleigh’s only visiting and doesn’t do casual hookups, no matter how smoldering the temptation. But Everleigh’s holiday mishaps have just begun. And Griffin is seemingly always on call. If Everleigh is game for a change of plans, he can give her the merriest Christmas of her life.
Alexandria Bellefleur’s Merriment and Mayhem is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.
When Everleigh Dangerfield’s baking disaster necessitates a call to 911, firefighter Griffin Brantley douses the flames in the kitchen, but the ones he stokes in Everleigh are an entirely different story. Unfortunately, Everleigh’s only visiting and doesn’t do casual hookups, no matter how smoldering the temptation. But Everleigh’s holiday mishaps have just begun. And Griffin is seemingly always on call. If Everleigh is game for a change of plans, he can give her the merriest Christmas of her life.
Alexandria Bellefleur’s Merriment and Mayhem is part of Under the Mistletoe, a stirring collection of December romances that thrill and tingle all the way. They can be read or listened to in one swoony sitting.
58 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 12, 2024
About the author
Alexandria Bellefleur
11 books3,888 followersAlexandria Bellefleur is a bestselling and award-winning author of swoony contemporary romance often featuring loveable grumps and the sunshine characters who bring them to their knees. A Pacific Northwesterner at heart, Alexandria has a weakness for good coffee, Pike IPA, and Voodoo Doughnuts. Her special skills include finding the best Pad Thai in every city she visits, remembering faces but not names, falling asleep in movie theaters, and keeping cool while reading smutty books in public. Her debut novel, Written in the Stars, was a 2021 Lambda Literary Award winner and a 2020 winner of The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction.
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November 9, 2024
3.75!
This is what I was looking for in these novellas. This was so cute and also steamy at the same time, it's very short but the banter and the chemistry comes to the two main characters so naturally and I overall enjoyed it so much!! I'm happy that after two disappointments this one was better!!
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This looks soo cute 🤭 and a fireman romance 👀 this actually sounds good which the previous two books were lacking 😝
*Thank you to Netgalley and amazon publishing for giving me a E-Arc*
This is what I was looking for in these novellas. This was so cute and also steamy at the same time, it's very short but the banter and the chemistry comes to the two main characters so naturally and I overall enjoyed it so much!! I'm happy that after two disappointments this one was better!!
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This looks soo cute 🤭 and a fireman romance 👀 this actually sounds good which the previous two books were lacking 😝
*Thank you to Netgalley and amazon publishing for giving me a E-Arc*
November 27, 2024
liked it, but wish the hero would stop talking so much about his "holiday icing"
November 18, 2024
⭐️ 3.5 stars
Okay now this one was cute! 🤭 I’m weak for a firefighter romance and this is exactly the type of hallmark festive vibe I was searching for!
(Disclaimer — I’m likely suffering from stockholm syndrome from the first 3 books.)
Okay now this one was cute! 🤭 I’m weak for a firefighter romance and this is exactly the type of hallmark festive vibe I was searching for!
(Disclaimer — I’m likely suffering from stockholm syndrome from the first 3 books.)
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December 9, 2024pre-read:
this is the only book in this series where there are more positive reviews, so i’m more excited to read this
this is the only book in this series where there are more positive reviews, so i’m more excited to read this
December 13, 2024
The type of sex that changes lives.
↠ 3.5 stars
Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and NetGalley, who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
↠ 3.5 stars
Thanks to Amazon Original Stories and NetGalley, who provided me with a copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.
December 9, 2024
4 ⭐
I wish it was longer. It's my favorite so far 😩💛
The spicy was SUPER hot let me just tell you 😮💨❤️🔥
I will definitely check out more books by the author.
I wish it was longer. It's my favorite so far 😩💛
The spicy was SUPER hot let me just tell you 😮💨❤️🔥
I will definitely check out more books by the author.
November 25, 2024
she’s clumsy, he’s a firefighter and they have sex. the end 🤷🏻♀️
November 20, 2024
Somehow this book felt faster than the others and I think that was because so much happened in 50 pages, this was super cheesy too take that how you want to. 2.5
November 25, 2024
3🌟 cute funny quick little Christmas read!
December 5, 2024
QUIERO MÁS DE GRIFFIN. AHORA. GRACIAS.
December 3, 2024
starting thiss
November 19, 2024
why do i keep expecting something else. this one was def cuter and less cringe but still wow i despise insta love
December 8, 2024
This wasn't a literary masterpiece, but I feel like it doesn't deserve the low rating it has.
It was short, sweet and spicy.
It was short, sweet and spicy.
November 4, 2024
⭐️ 4
🌶️ 4
Griffin and Everleigh were adorable and destined to be but I docked a star because I was so caught up thinking “ew, she was just in the lake, and wait isn’t she absolutely freezing?”
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️= open door, multiple scenes, descriptive
🌶️ 4
Griffin and Everleigh were adorable and destined to be but I docked a star because I was so caught up thinking “ew, she was just in the lake, and wait isn’t she absolutely freezing?”
🌶️🌶️🌶️🌶️= open door, multiple scenes, descriptive
December 15, 2024
It's a Christmas miracale!!! This was cute, Christmasy and much better than the last two novellas in this collection.
Read my reviews for the Under the Mistletoe Collection here:
Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood - 2 stars
Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey - 1 star
All By My Elf by Olivia Dade - 1 star
Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur - 3 stars
Only Santa's in the Building by Alexis Daria - 3 stars
Read my reviews for the Under the Mistletoe Collection here:
Cruel Winter with You by Ali Hazelwood - 2 stars
Merry Ever After by Tessa Bailey - 1 star
All By My Elf by Olivia Dade - 1 star
Merriment and Mayhem by Alexandria Bellefleur - 3 stars
Only Santa's in the Building by Alexis Daria - 3 stars
November 14, 2024
Sexy firefighter/damsel in distress meet-cute.
This one felt very Hallmark movie cutesy...until the last chapter🥵🌶️ Not a huge fan of the third person pov.
3.5 stars
This one felt very Hallmark movie cutesy...until the last chapter🥵🌶️ Not a huge fan of the third person pov.
3.5 stars
November 10, 2024
steamy steamy steamyyyy griffin sold it for me 🙂↕️🙂↕️
November 15, 2024
This did not do it for me. I’m confused with this little series because I thought they were supposed to be very cute and Christmasy?? I feel like I’m reading rated X books and I don’t like it 😂 it goes 0 to intense smut with 0 warning and that’s just not my thing 🥹😣
October 20, 2024
*Thank you NetGalley for providing me an E-Arc in exchange for an honest review!*
4.5 Stars!
This one was adorkable. Hands down my favourite!!
I’ve read all of Alexandria Bellefleur’s adult books and loved them all. Excited for this one.
4.5 Stars!
This one was adorkable. Hands down my favourite!!
I’ve read all of Alexandria Bellefleur’s adult books and loved them all. Excited for this one.
November 14, 2024
2.5 ⭐
Meh, I suppose it was fine. It's a quick read since it's a novella and moves really fast. But the whole no protection thing when they hardly knew each other always gives me the ick. I’d be cool with it if it were dual V, but since it’s not, I think that’s just plain dumb and reckless. But, since they said they're both in the clear, I guess there's not much I can do about it, and I'll just have to roll with it. 🤷♀️
Meh, I suppose it was fine. It's a quick read since it's a novella and moves really fast. But the whole no protection thing when they hardly knew each other always gives me the ick. I’d be cool with it if it were dual V, but since it’s not, I think that’s just plain dumb and reckless. But, since they said they're both in the clear, I guess there's not much I can do about it, and I'll just have to roll with it. 🤷♀️
November 26, 2024
Cute & quick holiday novella
Firefighter x Accident Prone MMC. He’s hot 🤷🏻♀️
Firefighter x Accident Prone MMC. He’s hot 🤷🏻♀️
December 7, 2024
↳2.75 rounded up to 3 🌟
Me : Brb have to go burn my house down so I can get a cute firefighter for Christmas 🤷♀️🤷♀️
Merriment and Mayhem was a sweet and flirty holiday read with some laugh-out-loud moments, but it didn’t leave a lasting impression. The premise of a baking disaster leading to sparks with a hot firefighter was definitely entertaining, and I appreciated the humor woven throughout the story.
Cute, fun short. The banter worked for me, i felt like i didnt get everything i wanted and i feel like this is just the start of a book i would enjoy as compared to the rest that felt like a complete story that i wanted more of if that makes sense.
Me : Brb have to go burn my house down so I can get a cute firefighter for Christmas 🤷♀️🤷♀️
Merriment and Mayhem was a sweet and flirty holiday read with some laugh-out-loud moments, but it didn’t leave a lasting impression. The premise of a baking disaster leading to sparks with a hot firefighter was definitely entertaining, and I appreciated the humor woven throughout the story.
Cute, fun short. The banter worked for me, i felt like i didnt get everything i wanted and i feel like this is just the start of a book i would enjoy as compared to the rest that felt like a complete story that i wanted more of if that makes sense.
December 14, 2024
for a romance short this was a spicy little treat. I had fun, I'm always here for a burly EMS // Firefighter type who can actually catch you in their burly arms. Definitely a great example of "happily for now" but overall a fun time was had.
i will say, i have some thoughts on the whole "i've been tested" conversation that is then allowing for no condoms to be used, even though these people literally just met. in a shorter story too, it took up a lot of word count when instead we could have just wrapped it up and gone on our merrily banging way. better safe than sorry, always!
i will say, i have some thoughts on the whole "i've been tested" conversation that is then allowing for no condoms to be used, even though these people literally just met. in a shorter story too, it took up a lot of word count when instead we could have just wrapped it up and gone on our merrily banging way. better safe than sorry, always!
November 21, 2024
3.5? I’m a sucker for a 👨🚒 romance
November 14, 2024
This one was just okay! I loved the meet-cute, but it was missing a little something for me. I was debating between 3 or 4 but I already basically forgot the plot and don’t think I need to reread. It wasn’t bad, just forgettable.
I received a free copy from the publisher. All opinions are honest and my own.
I received a free copy from the publisher. All opinions are honest and my own.
December 4, 2024
4.5 ⭐️
I loved this one so much, definitely gonna check out other books by this author
I loved this one so much, definitely gonna check out other books by this author
December 3, 2024
Está historia estuvo mejor que la de Tessa pero aún así… la verdad es que no son buenas, se que son historias cortas pero carecen de buenos personajes y buenas tramas. Son solo personajes con muchas hormonas y testosterona que tienen instalove y tienen sexo. Eso es todo.
Acá la protagonista es “torpe” tiene accidentes lo que hace que conozca a nuestro protagonista bombero y bueno se gusten, se atraigan y eso es todo… aburrido.
Acá la protagonista es “torpe” tiene accidentes lo que hace que conozca a nuestro protagonista bombero y bueno se gusten, se atraigan y eso es todo… aburrido.
November 24, 2024
merry and mehh 💤
vamos, se que es una historia corta pero no por eso tienen que ser tan mediocres con la narrativa y con TODO
vamos, se que es una historia corta pero no por eso tienen que ser tan mediocres con la narrativa y con TODO
October 20, 2024
I enjoyed reading this one, gives Christmas cozy vibes.
Tropes:
mmc firefighter,
he falls first,
damsel in distress,
sweet gesture.
(arc review)
Tropes:
mmc firefighter,
he falls first,
damsel in distress,
sweet gesture.
(arc review)
November 25, 2024
4.5 ✨
Alexandria Bellefleur ... the author that you are. I would do anything to read more from these characters. I wish this was a full length book!!!! I NEED MORE. Writing was immaculate as always, this woman can do no wrong.
also, that spice was so fucking hot!!! I NEEDED THIS
Alexandria Bellefleur ... the author that you are. I would do anything to read more from these characters. I wish this was a full length book!!!! I NEED MORE. Writing was immaculate as always, this woman can do no wrong.
also, that spice was so fucking hot!!! I NEEDED THIS
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