Tommy & Merry and the Twelve Days of Christmas
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- Author：Ellie Hall
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Reviews
Latisha Sexton
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This sweet book will leave you wanting to sing Christmas carols and bake pie， while eating real Italian pizza。 Merry was just the sweetest and I felt for her from the beginning。 She's always been walked over because she is always trying to make others happy。 When she finally stands up for herself， I loved how she did so in a sweet and kind way， without being nasty and vengeful about it。 She and Tommy were adorable together。 I enjoyed the banter between all the Costa siblings。 They were a loud an This sweet book will leave you wanting to sing Christmas carols and bake pie， while eating real Italian pizza。 Merry was just the sweetest and I felt for her from the beginning。 She's always been walked over because she is always trying to make others happy。 When she finally stands up for herself， I loved how she did so in a sweet and kind way， without being nasty and vengeful about it。 She and Tommy were adorable together。 I enjoyed the banter between all the Costa siblings。 They were a loud and fun group。 **I received a complimentary copy of this book for an honest review and feedback。 。。。more
Connie
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I received a complimentary copy of this book from Booksprout and I am voluntarily reviewing it。OHGoodness！ This was such a fun book to read。 I could really see myself as Merry。 This was a delightful read that just took me away from everyday life and into the realm of enchantment。I so look forward to the remaining Costa brothers stories in this series。 I would LOVE to move to Hawk Ridge Hollow if I could。This book reminded me of a Hallmark Christmas movie。I would highly recommend this to anyone。
Miss Pippi the Librarian
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Yay for Christmas in July books！ It's hot out today and I couldn't wait to dive into this December story。 💙Tommy & Merry and the Twelve Days of Christmas by @elliehallauthorBook 01， Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance SeriesHere's why this book is amazing。。。Pie 🥧Pizza 🍕PUNS 🤣Second Chance Romance 💗Friends to Lovers 💛💛❤️Small Town Setting 🏡🏠🏡A hint of mystery 🤔🤨🧐And a happily ever after ❤️ ❤️ ❤️Yes， this is a book I would reread。And I'm looking forward to the next installment in this se Yay for Christmas in July books！ It's hot out today and I couldn't wait to dive into this December story。 💙Tommy & Merry and the Twelve Days of Christmas by @elliehallauthorBook 01， Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance SeriesHere's why this book is amazing。。。Pie 🥧Pizza 🍕PUNS 🤣Second Chance Romance 💗Friends to Lovers 💛💛❤️Small Town Setting 🏡🏠🏡A hint of mystery 🤔🤨🧐And a happily ever after ❤️ ❤️ ❤️Yes， this is a book I would reread。And I'm looking forward to the next installment in this series。 😄Thanks for the book gift， Ellie！ 🥰All opinions are my own。 。。。more
KL Cassanello
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Merilee wants to open a bakery to sell her pies。 Tommy wants a pizza parlor。 A potential landlord forces them to share the space。 They were BFFs in college， but a misunderstanding separated them。 Their marriage pact （and the lease） will bring them back together。 This is the first book in the author's new series - six Italian brothers are under pressure from their parents to find a good woman and settle down。 I love his family， and how they accept Merilee， giving her the family she no longer has。 Merilee wants to open a bakery to sell her pies。 Tommy wants a pizza parlor。 A potential landlord forces them to share the space。 They were BFFs in college， but a misunderstanding separated them。 Their marriage pact （and the lease） will bring them back together。 This is the first book in the author's new series - six Italian brothers are under pressure from their parents to find a good woman and settle down。 I love his family， and how they accept Merilee， giving her the family she no longer has。 It's a feel-good story set around the run-up to Christmas， a sweet and clean romance from a favorite author。 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Bee
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A funny story about a family of Italians， 5 brothers and 1 sister that are as charming as Italians can be！ This series caught my attention from the fist time I saw it and it seems by reading the next titles in the series that is going to be better and better。 I have already choose in my TBR a few of them， although I think that Im going to read all of them， as they are so funny！
Joan
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Pizza and Pie Tommy and Merry and the Twelve Days of Christmas is a totally romantic， clean rom com which kept me chuckling throughout。 Although there were a few heart wrenching and heart breaking moments， this story is light hearted and fun。 The characters are well written and I fell in love with them。 I can hardly wait to read more about the Costa family。
Michele Richardson
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This was a sweet story about Tommy and Merry。 They were college best friends before she left abruptly。 She thought she saw something and finds out years later she was wrong。 They reunite at the wedding of another college “friend”， are kind of forced into business together and ultimately declare their love for one another。 I always enjoy reading this author’s work and enjoyed this story as well。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。
Krystal
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"I had a crush on Tommy。 I was mistaken before。 The crush is bigger than the Hawk Ridge Hollow mountain range。 And， apparently， it didn't go away。"Merry and Tommy were the best of friends in college， even making a pact to marry each other if they weren't married by 30。 However， when Merry caught Tommy kissing her roommate， it destroyed the beginnings of their relationship。 Ten years later， Merry runs into Tommy， who has moved to her hometown。 When they each have an idea for a business in town， a "I had a crush on Tommy。 I was mistaken before。 The crush is bigger than the Hawk Ridge Hollow mountain range。 And， apparently， it didn't go away。"Merry and Tommy were the best of friends in college， even making a pact to marry each other if they weren't married by 30。 However， when Merry caught Tommy kissing her roommate， it destroyed the beginnings of their relationship。 Ten years later， Merry runs into Tommy， who has moved to her hometown。 When they each have an idea for a business in town， and both want the same space， the landlord gives them an order: to join forces and create a business together。 It's not long before the marriage pact re-enters the scene， and Merry and Tommy are both hoping they can find a way to move forward and make good on their pact。This was such a sweet story。 I loved Merry and Tommy！ Merry is a wonderful baker who struggles with insecurity。 Tommy is a retired firefighter who is trying to find his new place。 It was wonderful to see how they had grown and changed since college， and to see how their journey unfolded。 Tommy's family was so fun， and I look forward to the next installment in this series！ I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Barbara
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The first book in the Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance Series。 Merilee （Merry） and Tommy's story was fun to read， it is well written and grabbed my interest from the start。 I will be reading the rest of this series。 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 The first book in the Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance Series。 Merilee （Merry） and Tommy's story was fun to read， it is well written and grabbed my interest from the start。 I will be reading the rest of this series。 I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Manee Contreras
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This book！ Ellie's definitely one of my fav authors。 This is a clean love story。First of all， I loved Merry！ She was just so relatable and a cutie pie 🥧😉。 The second meet cute was 😂。Don't even get me started with Tommy！ I loved his povs so much。 Their banter and chemistry was so on point。 And those kisses！ 💋 Man that kitchen was on 🔥it was years of pent-up frustration and longing。Tommy was adorable， determined and passionate。 I did thought Merry was so stubborn， wanted to knock some sense into h This book！ Ellie's definitely one of my fav authors。 This is a clean love story。First of all， I loved Merry！ She was just so relatable and a cutie pie 🥧😉。 The second meet cute was 😂。Don't even get me started with Tommy！ I loved his povs so much。 Their banter and chemistry was so on point。 And those kisses！ 💋 Man that kitchen was on 🔥it was years of pent-up frustration and longing。Tommy was adorable， determined and passionate。 I did thought Merry was so stubborn， wanted to knock some sense into her！ However， her fears were pretty logical due to her background。With everything going on， I loved how Tommy respected Merry's boundaries。 I fell for Tommy。 I was so happy that they sat down and talked💙。I loved the whole family！ I loved that they were willing to protect each other。 Family is so important💞。 I loved the letters and just all the gestures。Btw， that epilogue was everything。 It was so good。 I can't wait to read more of the Costa's series！ 🍁* I was kindly gifted an ARC from the author。 This doesn't influence in any form my review/opinion of the book* 。。。more
Aaron Farrelly
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Full of Christmas magic and holiday romance， Tommy & Merry's journey to love was an utter joy to read。 With loveable characters， fun siblings， and a little bit of love， there's nothing you'll not like about this charming Christmas rom-com！ 😍 I'd highly recommend this if you love big fun family dynamics， holiday charm， Christmas In July， quick reads and book series that focuses on each sibling and their love story 👀😍❄️🎄5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Tommy & Merry And The Twelve Days Of Christmas is book 1 in the C Full of Christmas magic and holiday romance， Tommy & Merry's journey to love was an utter joy to read。 With loveable characters， fun siblings， and a little bit of love， there's nothing you'll not like about this charming Christmas rom-com！ 😍 I'd highly recommend this if you love big fun family dynamics， holiday charm， Christmas In July， quick reads and book series that focuses on each sibling and their love story 👀😍❄️🎄5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐Tommy & Merry And The Twelve Days Of Christmas is book 1 in the Costa Brothers Cosy Christmas Comfort Romance Series， and to say I'm excited for the rest of the Costa brothers stories would be an understatement！ 😍💖Thank you so much to Ellie for the eARC in exchange for an honest review！ ❤️ 。。。more
Readwithtaz
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Merry’s dream was always to open a bakery。 Tommy decides to open a pizzeria for his family。 Location secured？ Check。 Just a small tiny problem。 They both end up having to share the desired space。 Mmm 。。 a pie and pizza place。 Could work right？！I’ve never knew about this Christmas in July movement。 Pardon me， as it seems I’ve been living under a rock。 I love it。 It’s better to be ready early than late。What a great start to this series。 The foundation for so have been laid and executed amazingly b Merry’s dream was always to open a bakery。 Tommy decides to open a pizzeria for his family。 Location secured？ Check。 Just a small tiny problem。 They both end up having to share the desired space。 Mmm 。。 a pie and pizza place。 Could work right？！I’ve never knew about this Christmas in July movement。 Pardon me， as it seems I’ve been living under a rock。 I love it。 It’s better to be ready early than late。What a great start to this series。 The foundation for so have been laid and executed amazingly building major curiosity to the next books。 This one had the perfect balance of romance， pining， mouth watery pies， family， and swoonworthy heartwarming moments。 The chemistry was undeniable for sure between Merry and Tommy and it played out so naturally。 Didn’t hurt he fell earlier！ This was such a sweet read that I devoured quickly。 The book was an utter delight to read。 A guaranteed good feel read to get you in the spirit early on。 I adored the crazy family dynamics and how each had their own different personality。 Merry with her introvertness and self doubts and Tommy making sure to be there to support her through his words and actions。 I’ve always loved reading series following family members。 It’s a 6 Costa brothers series so 5 more books to look forward to。 Hell yes！ Personally I can’t wait to get to know more about grumpy Bruno and evasive mysterious Paulo。Thank you so much to the author for the eARC。 Make sure to check it out。 。。。more
Andrea
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Absolutely LOVED Tommy and Merry’s story！ One of the best Christmas RomComs I have read！ I laughed out loud so much with this story！ This is going to be a great series！
Alison Ramsay
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It’s good to be back in Hawk Ridge Hollow， this time with the fun Costa brothers。 In this first book， Tommy and Merry reunite after many years， both wanting to open a business， both remembering the Marriage Pact they created in college， and both having self doubts。 There is a lot of fun and flirting and family as they work to get the business open。 Tommy and Merry are very likeable characters。 Excellent start to this new series and thoroughly enjoyable。 I received an ARC of this book but volunta It’s good to be back in Hawk Ridge Hollow， this time with the fun Costa brothers。 In this first book， Tommy and Merry reunite after many years， both wanting to open a business， both remembering the Marriage Pact they created in college， and both having self doubts。 There is a lot of fun and flirting and family as they work to get the business open。 Tommy and Merry are very likeable characters。 Excellent start to this new series and thoroughly enjoyable。 I received an ARC of this book but voluntarily leave this review。 。。。more
Kayla
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tThis was such a cute book！ It’s only slightly longer than a novella， but it was so much fun。 I love the banter between siblings， and I cannot wait for the next books！tMerry hasn’t seen her college best friend（ and secret love） in years， but now， they’re running a business together。 She’s always dreamed of opening up a pie bakery， but how is she supposed to work with the man she’s in love with？ Tommy Costa feels lost after he’s forced to resign from being a firefighter。 But one thing he always k tThis was such a cute book！ It’s only slightly longer than a novella， but it was so much fun。 I love the banter between siblings， and I cannot wait for the next books！tMerry hasn’t seen her college best friend（ and secret love） in years， but now， they’re running a business together。 She’s always dreamed of opening up a pie bakery， but how is she supposed to work with the man she’s in love with？ Tommy Costa feels lost after he’s forced to resign from being a firefighter。 But one thing he always knows how to do is rally his siblings。 When his parents need help， he jumps to the challenge and starts a pizza and pie shop with his former and maybe current crush。 Can Tommy control his feelings about Merry and does he even want to？tMerry is so relatable！ I loved her awkwardness， and I totally understood her as she tried to step out of her comfort zone。 She’s been hurt a lot over the years， and I love how Tommy protects her and helps her。 He combats all her negative self-talk and helps her see how wonderful she is。tTommy is so cute！ I love his siblings and all their awesome banter。 They felt really real！ I also appreciated how he didn’t beat around the bush。 He realized that he was in love with Merry， and he was mature enough to admit it and fight for her。tTommy and Merry’s relationship was pretty fast， but it made sense because they had known and loved each other in college。 I think I would have liked to see them talk about how they’ve changed since college。 But this is shorter than a regular novel， so I understand why it wasn’t added as much。This was a sweet and funny romcom！ Some of the resolutions felt a little forced， but I generally give romcoms a little more grace。 I would totally recommend this book to anyone who loves hilarious siblings stories and adorable romances！I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book which I received from the author。 All views expressed are only my honest opinion， I was not required to write a positive review。 。。。more
Manisha Robinson
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This is book one in the The Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance Series 。 This book is definitely a page turner and a great read。 You won't regret reading this book。I can't wait for the next series。I received a free copy of this book Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 This is book one in the The Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance Series 。 This book is definitely a page turner and a great read。 You won't regret reading this book。I can't wait for the next series。I received a free copy of this book Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Ann
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Great start to a new series！ This is a sweet fun read that you don't want to miss。 It's a sweet small town second chance romance that is full love and Christmas spirit。 Loved it！！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 Great start to a new series！ This is a sweet fun read that you don't want to miss。 It's a sweet small town second chance romance that is full love and Christmas spirit。 Loved it！！。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Kate （bookishkenyannerd）
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Thank you so much to the author for sending me the ARC of this book。 It releases tomorrow， July 15th 🥳Merry and Tommy had undeniable chemistry right off the bat。 I loved how adorably awkward she is and Tommy making it his life's mission to bring her out of her shell。I'd already read about the Hawkins brothers so it was nice to see some familiar characters featured in this story。 I also fell in love with the Costa family and their interactions with each other。I loved this story。 It gave me all th Thank you so much to the author for sending me the ARC of this book。 It releases tomorrow， July 15th 🥳Merry and Tommy had undeniable chemistry right off the bat。 I loved how adorably awkward she is and Tommy making it his life's mission to bring her out of her shell。I'd already read about the Hawkins brothers so it was nice to see some familiar characters featured in this story。 I also fell in love with the Costa family and their interactions with each other。I loved this story。 It gave me all the feels you'd expect from a Hallmark Christmas movie。 Can't wait to read about grouchy Bruno 😂 。。。more
Sierra
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The Costa FamilyReader’s Notes:– this is the first book of a series， but can be read as a stand-alone– this is told from Merry and Tommy’s points of viewReview:I really enjoyed this sweet romance 🥺😍。 I loved being able to relate to Merry comparing herself to another girl。 I loved Merry’s Christmas spirit and her wish。 I loved Tommy’s personality and how he pulled Merry out of her shell to be herself again。 I loved the Costa family （and that we get the rest of the brothers finding love in this se The Costa FamilyReader’s Notes:– this is the first book of a series， but can be read as a stand-alone– this is told from Merry and Tommy’s points of viewReview:I really enjoyed this sweet romance 🥺😍。 I loved being able to relate to Merry comparing herself to another girl。 I loved Merry’s Christmas spirit and her wish。 I loved Tommy’s personality and how he pulled Merry out of her shell to be herself again。 I loved the Costa family （and that we get the rest of the brothers finding love in this series！） and how accepting they were of Merry。 Some of the scenes I really liked in this story included: a baking/cooking lesson， family get togethers， sibling ribbing， and a stakeout。Merry wants to open a pie shop and is directed towards the only open storefront in her small town by one of her well-meaning buyers。 She was just looking to decide if it’s the right fit for her。 But instead of getting time to consider， the owner throws her for a loop。 He insists that she go into business with the other person who wants to rent the place or neither of them can have it at all。 And she has to decide before they all leave their meeting。 It’s not even like her shop would sell the same things as the other renter， he’d sell pizza。 The only thing in common would be in name: pie。 How can Merry decide on such short notice？ Especially when the other renter would be her college best friend and crush who she hasn’t talked to in forever？Tommy needs something to keep his parents out of trouble （read: something that keeps them from sending their life savings to someone claiming to be a Liegerian prince） and will bring the family together。 After some thought， the oldest Costa convinces most of his siblings to join him in creating and running their own pizza place。 That is， once they secure a building。 When he arrives to see the only available shopfront， Tommy is surprised to find Merry there。 Merry had been his best friend and someone he hoped to keep in his life， so much so that he created a marriage pact with her all that time ago。 When the owner of the shopfront tells them to rent the place together or they can‘t have it， Tommy has more than one reason to want Merry to say yes。Can Merry and Tommy have their pies and eat them too？ Or will something or someone keep them apart like they did back in college？ 。。。more
Marie Bourgery
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Merry and Tommy were best friends until her college roommate's actions ruined their relationship。 Merry should have talked to Tommy instead of ghosting him。 They meet again at that girl's wedding。 I was surprised Merry wouldn't want to associate with this belittling self-centered woman who just made her feel bad about herself。 Although it sounds delicious， I thought they were nuts to go into business together with a new pizza and pie shop especially when Tommy didn't know much about making pizza Merry and Tommy were best friends until her college roommate's actions ruined their relationship。 Merry should have talked to Tommy instead of ghosting him。 They meet again at that girl's wedding。 I was surprised Merry wouldn't want to associate with this belittling self-centered woman who just made her feel bad about herself。 Although it sounds delicious， I thought they were nuts to go into business together with a new pizza and pie shop especially when Tommy didn't know much about making pizza。 But she also brings up with marriage pact to pacify his parents who want their sons to be married。 There were a lot of silly puns， but all that yummy sounding food made my mouth water。 。。。more
Tricia Anson
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This is an adorable second-chance romance with a dash of forced proximity， some pizza， pie， laughs， and swoon！ Things I Loved:-Costa Family （Italian， 6 brothers， one feisty baby sister， & adorable parents） -“Let’s ditch this popcorn stand。” 🍿 -Marriage pact -Adorable fulfillment of a Santa letter& a sweet HEA ♥️This is a quick， sweet read that is more of a novella length—perfect for Christmas in July！I’m very much looking forward to getting to know more of the Costa Family as their stories relea This is an adorable second-chance romance with a dash of forced proximity， some pizza， pie， laughs， and swoon！ Things I Loved:-Costa Family （Italian， 6 brothers， one feisty baby sister， & adorable parents） -“Let’s ditch this popcorn stand。” 🍿 -Marriage pact -Adorable fulfillment of a Santa letter& a sweet HEA ♥️This is a quick， sweet read that is more of a novella length—perfect for Christmas in July！I’m very much looking forward to getting to know more of the Costa Family as their stories release each month for the rest of the year！ 😍 。。。more
Reading in Brussels
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Read if you love sweet， small-town， Christmassy romances！Unfortunately due to my mood-ass ways， I was unable to finish it， but I enjoyed the parts that I read！
Nancy
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This new Series takes off with fun flirty romantic comedy。 It''s a return to Hawk Ridge There are six unmarried Costa brothers and their parents are tired of waiting to see them married。 There is also a sister Frankie who was already introduced in one of the Hawk Ridge Hollow （Christmas in Hawk Ridge Hollow）。What I like about this story is that the chapters alternate with H & h points of view。 In this story- the brothers join together to bring their parents from NYC to Hawk Ridge Hollow。 Their p This new Series takes off with fun flirty romantic comedy。 It''s a return to Hawk Ridge There are six unmarried Costa brothers and their parents are tired of waiting to see them married。 There is also a sister Frankie who was already introduced in one of the Hawk Ridge Hollow （Christmas in Hawk Ridge Hollow）。What I like about this story is that the chapters alternate with H & h points of view。 In this story- the brothers join together to bring their parents from NYC to Hawk Ridge Hollow。 Their parents have fallen prey to some schemes where people asked them for money。 Tommy is the oldest son and was a firefighter until he injured his lungs and had to leave that job。 He decides to open a pizzeria and wants each of his brothers to help out in the new restaurant。 Coming to Hawk Ridge Hollow， Tommy was hoping to see Merry after a ten year separation。 They had been best friends in college and just when he wanted to take the relationship to a deeper place， she had to leave college to take care of her grandmother。 Tommy and Merry had made a marriage pact as a joke back in college but he still had a copy of it and more than anything he wanted the pact to become a reality。 First he has to clear up a misunderstanding that Merry saw with him and her roommate。 Merry had returned to Hawk Ridge Hollow to take care of her grandmother。 She has always wanted to fulfill her grandmother's dream to open a pie shop。 Merry has all of her grandmother's famous recipes and feels this is the time to make that dream happen。 When she goes to see a property for rent- she discovers that Tommy is also interested in leasing it。 The owner has another interested party， a chain coffee shop， but he convinces them to lease the shop together and offer pizza and pie。They have until Christmas to not only get the shop up and running but now his parents think they will be getting married by Christmas。 Will these two be able to work together and reveal their feelings for one another？I'm looking forward to all of the stories in this Costa Brothers Cozy Christmas Comfort Romance Series。I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review。 。。。more
Lindsay Rankin
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This is such a cute and fun story！Tommy and Merry were best friends in college and they created a marriage pact there， though they didn’t date at the time。 Even though they hadn’t dated before， this felt like a second chance romance， which is fast becoming a favorite trope of mine。 I loved the small town setting， and Tommy’s Italian family was so much fun to read about！ There are plenty of humorous lines and swoonworthy moments in this story， and I enjoyed reading it！ I am looking forward to mor This is such a cute and fun story！Tommy and Merry were best friends in college and they created a marriage pact there， though they didn’t date at the time。 Even though they hadn’t dated before， this felt like a second chance romance， which is fast becoming a favorite trope of mine。 I loved the small town setting， and Tommy’s Italian family was so much fun to read about！ There are plenty of humorous lines and swoonworthy moments in this story， and I enjoyed reading it！ I am looking forward to more stories in this series！ 4。5/5 stars！ I voluntarily reviewed a copy of this book。 All thoughts and opinions are my own。 。。。more
Laramee
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A fun Christmas in July read！ I love Ellie's books and this one is a fun start to a brand new series！ I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own。 A fun Christmas in July read！ I love Ellie's books and this one is a fun start to a brand new series！ I received an ARC from the author and all opinions are my own。 。。。more
Jen （jensdreamylittlereads）
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This book is absolutely adorable。 Reunited best friends and secret mutual pining。。。 I'm in love。 I was completely hooked by the fun characters and their swoon-worthy romance。 A delightful beginning to this new series！Tommy and Merry were best friends in college， but a misunderstanding made them drift apart。 Reunited over a decade later at a wedding， they’re in the same town vying for the same commercial space for their respective pizza and pie companies。 I loved Tommy and Merry。 They were so swe This book is absolutely adorable。 Reunited best friends and secret mutual pining。。。 I'm in love。 I was completely hooked by the fun characters and their swoon-worthy romance。 A delightful beginning to this new series！Tommy and Merry were best friends in college， but a misunderstanding made them drift apart。 Reunited over a decade later at a wedding， they’re in the same town vying for the same commercial space for their respective pizza and pie companies。 I loved Tommy and Merry。 They were so sweet together， and secret mutual pining made it so fun to root for them to be together。 From their hilarious banter to their amazing chemistry and their beautiful， heartfelt love。。。it was just an all around great read。Ellie Hall has quickly become one of my go to authors for a charming， sweet and funny romcom。 I loved the introduction of Tommy’s family and his single brothers。 I’m so excited for the rest of this series and can't wait to return to this world again。 。。。more
Mireille （readingwithmrleo）
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Merry’s lifelong dream is to open a pie shop in her hometown。 She finally musters the courage to do so， but only to find herself involved with Tommy， her college crush and former best friend。 The leasing agent of the place she’s trying to get insists Tommy and her start their business together otherwise they won’t get the place。 Tommy is trying to reunite all the family by opening a pizza place， but he didn’t plan on having to share the space with the girl he once made a marriage pact with。 They Merry’s lifelong dream is to open a pie shop in her hometown。 She finally musters the courage to do so， but only to find herself involved with Tommy， her college crush and former best friend。 The leasing agent of the place she’s trying to get insists Tommy and her start their business together otherwise they won’t get the place。 Tommy is trying to reunite all the family by opening a pizza place， but he didn’t plan on having to share the space with the girl he once made a marriage pact with。 They say you shouldn’t mix business with pleasure， but there sure is temptation to do so。 This was such a cute story。 If you enjoy Hallmark movies， I don’t see how you will not enjoy this book cause it has all the vibes！ I think it’s a perfect read to get in the Christmas spirit。 I love series that revolve around a whole family。 I feel like this kind of series are the best because once you’ve discovered every character in its own book， you can enjoy seeing them in the others and it feels a little like seeing old friends。 I will admit that this book made me want to bake！ I just wanted the smell of something fresh out of the oven while reading this！ If you love small town romance that are sweet and funny， then go get this book to be ready for your Christmas readings！ Thanks to the author for the free eARC in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Dawn
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This was a cute lighthearted low-angst friends to lovers novella。 Tommy and Merry were best friends in college and even made a marriage pact to marry by age 30If they’re still single。 But a misunderstanding and a family illness made them drift apart。 Now it’s over a decade later and they’re in the same town vying for the same commercial space for their pizza and pie companies。 The landlord decides they should share the space。 The rest develops from there。 This is set at Christmas time and there This was a cute lighthearted low-angst friends to lovers novella。 Tommy and Merry were best friends in college and even made a marriage pact to marry by age 30If they’re still single。 But a misunderstanding and a family illness made them drift apart。 Now it’s over a decade later and they’re in the same town vying for the same commercial space for their pizza and pie companies。 The landlord decides they should share the space。 The rest develops from there。 This is set at Christmas time and there are mentions of the holiday and Santa but I wouldn’t say it’s overly Christmassy。 Tommy’s loud crazy Italian family made me think of my own family， so that was fun！ I’m excited for the rest of the series as each book will follow one of Tommy’s single brothers as they find love。 。。。more
Natalia （Natrecommendsandlgs）
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This is the first book of a whole series coming this year！ （This one releases in two days！）So， here we find a friends to lovers， second chance romance。。。 and let me tell you， we have a full Italian family！ 🇮🇹I really loved Merry and Tommy's love story。 Merilee is so relatable and I loved her personality。 And Tommy is adorable！ I really liked that everytime he did something， he thought about his family。 🤩😍🥰Pizza and pies？ I'm so in 😂I also wanna know more about the Costa brothers 'cause they were This is the first book of a whole series coming this year！ （This one releases in two days！）So， here we find a friends to lovers， second chance romance。。。 and let me tell you， we have a full Italian family！ 🇮🇹I really loved Merry and Tommy's love story。 Merilee is so relatable and I loved her personality。 And Tommy is adorable！ I really liked that everytime he did something， he thought about his family。 🤩😍🥰Pizza and pies？ I'm so in 😂I also wanna know more about the Costa brothers 'cause they were so fun to read！ （Nico and Paulo were so intriguing！）And I'm excited that the following book is gonna be Bruno's story。 🥰 。。。more
Meg。reads。ebooks
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