Release Blitz + Review: "A Very Merry Margarita Mix-Up" by Brittanee Nicole

Today, I'm happy to participate in the release blitz promoting "A Very Merry Margarita Mix-Up" by Brittanee Nicole, book #5 of the Bristol Bay series. Characters from the previous books make appearances in this one, but it reads as a standalone.

 

When Juliana "Jules" Kingsley receives a letter from the grandmother she never knew informing her that she has two sisters, she's shocked and confused. She soon learns that after her parents split when she was a baby, her mother moved with her across the country, leaving her identical twin, Hailey, and older sister, Caris, behind with their father. Furious at her mother for robbing her of the chance to know her family, Jules decides to travel to Rhode Island to meet them. Before she even has a chance to let her grandmother know she's arrived, a handsome man walks up to her and kisses her out of the blue, then asks her to meet him for dinner the following day. If she shows up, he says, he'll know that she wants to pursue a relationship with him; if not, they can pretend it never happened. In the commotion of meeting her family later that day, she temporarily forgets about the incident, but it soon becomes clear that there's been a mix-up: the man who kissed her, Shawn Chase, thought she was her twin. 

 

Former professional baseball player Shawn has had feelings for his best friend, Hailey, for months, but hasn't worked up the courage to make a move. A letter from an old friend back in Tahoe convinces him that it's finally time to act, not just with Hailey but also on his dream of becoming a firefighter. However, he doesn't count on the surprise appearance of Hailey's twin or the fact that he accidentally shared the best kiss of his life with Jules, not Hailey. After Jules decides to stay in Rhode Island and try to make her dream of running a bakery a reality, another mix-up leads to her and Shawn becoming roommates, and they quickly become close. But will he be able to convince Jules that she's the one he really wants, not her sister?
 

Jules and Shawn had fantastic chemistry and I really loved the way they bantered and teased each other. He brought out a funny side of her that wasn't always apparent with others because of her normally quiet, introverted personality. It was sweet how hard he tried to help her feel at home in her new surroundings, especially considering the lack of welcome her sisters, especially Hailey, seemed to offer her. (I'm willing to give Caris the benefit of the doubt and say that she was probably just busy, not intentionally neglecting Jules, but Hailey was definitely keeping her distance on purpose.) I also LOVED the fact that Shawn not only read and enjoyed romance novels, he actually took lessons away from them and applied them to their relationship. It prevented a big misunderstanding scenario near the end of the story, which I very much appreciated.

 

I highly recommend this funny, sweet, and deliciously steamy story for all contemporary romance and romantic comedy fans. It was the first book I've read by this author, but it definitely won't be the last. 

 

*Review copy provided by the author via Wordsmith Publicity. All opinions expressed are my own.

About "A Very Merry Margarita Mix-Up"

They say don’t kiss your best friend. I accidentally kissed her twin sister.

Jules and Hailey Milsom couldn’t be more different. Except they’re identical twins.

One is my best friend. The other is the new girl in town, searching for a family she never knew existed.

It’s just my luck that when I finally make a move on my best friend, I share the best kiss of my life with a stranger.

Any sane person would realize this is hopeless. But when the red-haired beauty needs a reason to stay in Bristol, I double down and try to make every one of her Christmas dreams come true.

And I kiss her…again and again.

But the one thing she really wants, a relationship with her twin, may be the one Christmas wish I can’t deliver.

And this mix-up may be nothing more than a mistake.

Authors Note: A Very Merry Margarita Mix-Up is a steamy interconnected standalone that features a cinnamon roll firefighter, a sweet baker, small town shenanigans and all the Christmas joy your heart can handle.