Holly Jolly July, Lindsay Maple
Holly Jolly July, Lindsay Maple
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Holly Jolly July

Author: Lindsay Maple

Narrator: Lauren Sweet, Angelina Rocca

Unabridged: 10 hr 28 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/17/2025


Synopsis

"We want to wrap this book up with a bow and leave it under everyone's tree this year. Lindsay Maple delivers a confection of holiday charm, small town quirk, tenderly sketched characters, and scorching heat." —Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone, USA TODAY bestselling authors of A Merry Little Meet Cute

It's the hottest Christmas on record...

Like naughty and nice, Mariah and Ellie are complete opposites. Small-time actress Ellie is thrilled to be back on set of a cozy holiday film, while makeup artist Mariah only views the low-budget project as a stepping stone on her way to more serious movies. The pair definitely don't hit it off when they're introduced, but if they want to survive the summer heat—and Mariah's stifling Canadian hometown—they've got to keep it professional. Luckily, holiday cheer is Ellie's specialty, and she's determined to win stubborn Mariah over.

Mariah finds one bright spot in her forced second Christmas: hot hookups with an edgy local bartender. The romance even has her opening up to Ellie—who admits to crushing on her wholesome cottage-rental host. But when Ellie and Mariah realize the guys are cheating on them, they band together to get revenge. It's fun planning their own Home Alone–inspired pranks…until Ellie and Mariah realize they're actually falling for each other.

But the film shoot is too short to get serious, so they’ll have to decide: Was their romance simply a holiday fling or a real Christmas-in-July miracle?

“Full of hilarious hijinks and tenderness in equal measure, this holiday romance had me flipping the pages late into the cozy night. Come for the revenge, stay for the true love." —Ashley Herring Blake, USA TODAY Bestselling Author of Delilah Green Doesn't Care

What you can expect in HOLLY JOLLY JULY:Grumpy x SunshineForced ProximityBisexual / Sapphic RomanceFriends to LoversWorkplace RomanceOpen Door SpiceRevenge PranksFestive Feels

About Lindsay Maple

Lindsay Maple is a romcom author local toChilliwack, BC. Her favourite time of day is early morning with fresh coffee,and open laptop, and the rising sun. She has multitudes of distractions to keepher from writing, such as managing a hot yoga and fitness studio, teachingseveral classes a week, a very supportive husband, two amazing(-ly busy) littleboys, and one very stinky tortoise.


Reviews

Goodreads review by MillennialMomReading on June 16, 2025

The structure of this book was so cool! Mariah and Ellie meet on the set of a very hallmark-esque Christmas movie that Ellie is featured in. When they each discover their partner is cheating, hijinks ensue and sparks fly. I loved how the main story alternated with the “movie” story, and also I loved......more

Goodreads review by Ashlee on March 12, 2025

Ellie + Mariah -sapphic romance -workplace romance -friends to lovers -grumpy/sunshine -actress x make up artist -christmas in july -bisexual awakening there is honestly a lot going on here, from the unlikely friendship of these two completely opposites, to their revenge plot schemes together, to the chapte......more

Goodreads review by Lorena on June 19, 2025

4.5 ⭐️ Thank you Lindsay Maple for the eArc and thank you Netgalley I'm so happy to have read this book because I finally have a new sapphic couple to love <3 This book was such a funny and light read I had an amazing time but I also shed some tears in the emotional scenes. The concept of Christmas in......more

Goodreads review by Olivia on June 23, 2025

4.25⭐️ A sapphic Christmas romance, set in July, with major home alone prank vibes, super amazing communication, and THE definition of grumpyXsunshine?! I’m simply too sat. For real though, this book was so amazing! Two incredibly written, complex but compelling characters that were totally differen......more

Goodreads review by Dana on July 18, 2025

This book made me laugh out loud so many times. Mariah and Ellie's revenge was absolutely hilarious! Especially their final act, seriously too funny! I loved the professions of these beauties, an actor and a makeup artist. Following their journeys was such a delight. I love when characters experienc......more