Window Shopping

Window Shopping

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  • Create Date:2021-10-22 04:51:50
  • Update Date:2025-09-07
  • Status:finish
  • Author:Tessa Bailey
  • ISBN:1087987598
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Summary

A sizzling, standalone, feel-good holiday romance from Tessa Bailey, New York Times bestselling author of It Happened One Summer

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 decor。

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。




I'll put my heart and soul into dressing his holiday windows。

I'll work without stopping。

And when we lose the battle with temptation,

I'll try and remember I'm just window shopping。

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Reviews

Danielle

I really enjoyed this holiday read。 Stella is an ex-con with a disappointed outlook on life and Aiden is a too bright people-pleaser。 They have a meet-cute in front of the windows of the Vivant department store where he encourages her to apply as the window dresser for Vivant。 She does, realizes that he's in charge, and is willing to overlook the felony charge。 Throughout the story, you learn so much more about these characters。 Clean-cut, tie-wearing, peppy Aiden is a dirty boy to the extreme。 I really enjoyed this holiday read。 Stella is an ex-con with a disappointed outlook on life and Aiden is a too bright people-pleaser。 They have a meet-cute in front of the windows of the Vivant department store where he encourages her to apply as the window dresser for Vivant。 She does, realizes that he's in charge, and is willing to overlook the felony charge。 Throughout the story, you learn so much more about these characters。 Clean-cut, tie-wearing, peppy Aiden is a dirty boy to the extreme。 As you find out more about Stella, you learn about her past and some of the difficulties she's had in standing up for herself which led to her current life circumstances。 Everyone talks about how Ted Lasso-like the book is, which to be honest, I haven't watched so I have no opinions on that :)。 。。。more

Michaela Bennett

Normally I’d be all about the horror and mysteries in October but Tessa Bailey has convinced me that it’s okay to let Christmas come a little early!Cute, funny, and a little bit of a lot steamy。

Sophie Snow

Nothing is more frustrating than when I just don't vibe with an author's books I want to love, but I think I'm going to have to call it quits on Tessa Bailey。 This was not the one for me。 Nothing is more frustrating than when I just don't vibe with an author's books I want to love, but I think I'm going to have to call it quits on Tessa Bailey。 This was not the one for me。 。。。more

Kusum

I loved this book smm!! I had been waiting for it ever since I the post by Tessa Bailey and I was so excited to read it。 Aiden is such a perfect guy and I just feel on falling for every male character written by Tessa。 The banter, the chemistry and grumpy/sunshine trope where the male character is the sunshine…I couldn’t have asked for anything more。 This is undoubtedly one of my fav reads of the year and I can’t wait to reread it again 🤍

book_savant

Was this book amazing!? Heck yeah! Bubble butt stole my heart with his kindness and you know what 🍑

Lina

Tessa Bailey always delivers。 Sunshine x grumpy? Men with bubble butts? Christmas theme? 🛐

Chelsea Knowles

Dnf at 50%。 This book is too short。 There was no development and it was insta love。 After a few days of meeting Stella and Aiden were already falling for each other。 Also kind of unbelievable that he finds out she has a criminal record but doesn’t care/want to know anything。

Sarina

3 stars ⭐️ I know this is supposed to be a short holiday novella, I just didn’t feel it that much。 I didn’t really get the chemistry between aiden and Stella 🥺 and i had to kinda force myself to finish it。 BUT。 it was really cute。 The epilogue made it better and I loved the matching robes thing。 If you want a fun holiday novella pick this up!

FV Angela

Review to come at Smexy Books

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Tiktok keeps screwing me over

Abbie Sparrow

I’m a sucker for a grumpy sunshine rom com。 Aiden and his bow ties forever 🥵

Tuna

𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟒。𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬“𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮。 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲。 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵。”Tessa Bailey’s book can never disappoint me。 Grumpy heroine and Sunshine hero?🤯 Friends I was born ready for this。 I’m not a big fan of insta-love。 It’s either a hit-or-miss case for me。 In this book it was a perfect hit😍This book was so cute and a perfect holiday romance。 There was no drama。 It’s a story about two opposite people coming together and 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐑𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝟒。𝟓 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬“𝗗𝗼𝗻’𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗶𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂, 𝗦𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗮。 𝗜’𝗺 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗮𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗲。 𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝘁, 𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵。”Tessa Bailey’s book can never disappoint me。 Grumpy heroine and Sunshine hero?🤯 Friends I was born ready for this。 I’m not a big fan of insta-love。 It’s either a hit-or-miss case for me。 In this book it was a perfect hit😍This book was so cute and a perfect holiday romance。 There was no drama。 It’s a story about two opposite people coming together and coming out of their past fears。 Aiden understood Stella’s past and slowly approached her。 Even though it was slow it was perfect。 。。。more

claire farnsworth

3。5 stars!!!! i can always count tessa bailey to get me out of a reading slump!!! i appreciated the difference in hero for this novel bc Aiden was so unlike any of her typical alpha male heroes and it was so refreshing。 i loved Stella and i loved them together。 it was a little insta-lovey for me but i’ll choke that up to <300 pages and a healthy helping of christmas spirit。 so fun and sexy as always!

Phoebe Horley

Absolutely Adorable Absolutely adorable Christmas themed romance, that is also not too sickly sweet。 Definitely a must read over the holiday season

Sara Wolfe

super sweet holiday romance, you could tell aiden was inspired by ted lasso from his first sentence on the page。

✦ Rox ☽

Did I have my Christmas playlist in the background as I read this even though is still October? Heck yeah。This was a cosy, touching, cute holiday romance novella that made me wish it was snowing already。Why I loved it:- lots of lols- reverse grump-sunshine- melt-Grinch-heart monents (who knew matching robes coud get me emotional??)- 🔥🥵- short& sweet

Hannah

if everyone’s favorite she/they Jewish lesbian is giving this aggressively heterosexual Christmas book 4 stars, you know it’s gotta be good

Laura

A fresh take on a Holiday theme story。 I was hooked and intrigued as soon as I started it。

Danelle Schwertner

love love love Loved this book so much。 Also: the chemistry between Aiden and Stella - woo boy。 Tessa Bailey did an excellent job with the story。

Evi Kakouros

technically a 4。5/5!!!! i don’t know why that matters, just felt like it needed to be said

Mullayka

tessa bailey i love you and this book but why did you mention tiktok and the renegade in it😭 so many pop culture references i was cringing so much but the romance was so cute

Read。Teach。Repeat

4。5 laugh out loud ⭐️’s! Stella is a grump and Aiden is literally Christmas personified。 He is also what you could refer to as a “gentleman in the streets and a freak in the sheets。” I had a lot of fun reading this and highly recommend it for the holidays!

linnea

very cute。 and very ted lasso。

Melisa Misley

Aiden & Stella are adorable together!This was a beautiful sweet slow burn Christmas story about a bowtie wearing straight laced store manager (actually majority store owner) and an ex convict who wants to decorate window displays。 It’s very Grumpy/ Sunshine, with her being the grump。 This book felt very slow burn for Tessa… Normally Tessa Bailey books are more frequent / jumó the gum earlier, however the spice & the fire were there from the beginning even with a slow burn… Like I was halfway in Aiden & Stella are adorable together!This was a beautiful sweet slow burn Christmas story about a bowtie wearing straight laced store manager (actually majority store owner) and an ex convict who wants to decorate window displays。 It’s very Grumpy/ Sunshine, with her being the grump。 This book felt very slow burn for Tessa… Normally Tessa Bailey books are more frequent / jumó the gum earlier, however the spice & the fire were there from the beginning even with a slow burn… Like I was halfway in and realized holy monkey I’m reading a Tessa Bailey slow burn - I did not think that was possible。 Also, Mr。 Sunshine Aiden has a bodonka donk, and great things happen w it… in other words, Tessa Bailey understood the assignment。 。。。more

Crystal Lima

I need an Aiden in my life and I just want to be friends with Stella so bad。

maddie (thenmaddieread)

tessa is leveling up exponentially with every recent release。 she packs so much nuance and character development into this one。 it's tender and thoughtful and bonkers hot。 tessa is leveling up exponentially with every recent release。 she packs so much nuance and character development into this one。 it's tender and thoughtful and bonkers hot。 。。。more

Shi

Buns & cute robes = an automatic five stars from me! :) 🍑💗(I also don’t mind the buns in said robes…)

Katie

Possibly closer to a 3。5。 The story was cute。 A little insta-love-y, but I don’t necessarily mind that in a Christmas romance。 I also love that Aiden is loosely inspired by Ted Lasso! But uh。 This was my first Tessa Bailey book and。。。 the sex scenes are。 Way past my comfort level。 Which like。 If you’re into that, you’ll probably enjoy this! But it was just too much for me。

Erlyn Batin

Easy light read。 I like how Aiden treated Stella。 How he gave her the much needed chance she needs to start again。 From a window display to life together forever。

Ren❤️‍🔥

Aw man, me costó mucho trabajo interesarme en la historia。 La primera mitad me pareció algo extraña, pero creo es porque el concepto de lo de Window shopping (las ventanas para atraer atención etc) me pareció algo extraño jiji。 En sí los personajes me gustaron mucho, ese contraste entre Aiden y Stella fue adorable y ambos representaron problemas de los cuales creo no suelen hablarse tanto, como esa manipulación y relaciones tóxicas pero el hecho que estuviera tan presente la miscommunication - a Aw man, me costó mucho trabajo interesarme en la historia。 La primera mitad me pareció algo extraña, pero creo es porque el concepto de lo de Window shopping (las ventanas para atraer atención etc) me pareció algo extraño jiji。 En sí los personajes me gustaron mucho, ese contraste entre Aiden y Stella fue adorable y ambos representaron problemas de los cuales creo no suelen hablarse tanto, como esa manipulación y relaciones tóxicas pero el hecho que estuviera tan presente la miscommunication - a pesar de que se comprendieran las dudas de cada personaje, todo justificable,,, el hecho que no se preguntaran el uno al otro y just *taaalk* me desepFue insta love, pero de eso no me quejo ajajaja。 。。。more