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White-Hot Holiday: A Real Men Novella Kindle Edition

by Coleen Kwan (Author) Format: Kindle Edition

3.9 70 ratings

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Previously released as part of the Stranded with a Hero anthology. Now available individually!

Nice is about to meet Naughty…

When Aussie Naomi Spencer hears her uncle's American friend is coming Down Under for a short visit, she can't wait to be rid of him. Aaron's “Bah Humbug” attitude drives her crazy...and so does his incredibly sexy smile, and the way he pitches in to help her get ready for all her relatives. Okay, so maybe he's not a total Grinch. But when Naomi’s uncle warns her to stay away from his playboy friend, Naomi’s simple holiday gets even more complicated.

When a volcano grounds all flights back to the States, Aaron Cade finds himself stranded in Oz. For Aaron, family holidays are to be endured, not celebrated. Only Naomi brings magic to the simplest things: shopping for gifts, finding the perfect decorations, and making him feel at home in the bizarrely tropical December heat. His sudden, overwhelming attraction to Naomi will turn his idea of home upside-down…but can he change everything for one white-hot love?

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"This is like Christmas Carol meets romance story. And it is so adorably cute. The characters interact and fit so well together. You don't want to leave this happy state that this book puts you in. I want more." Vangelina

Product details

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00LKS2OS2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Entangled: Bliss (July 28, 2014)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ July 28, 2014
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 913 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 106 pages

Best Sellers Rank: #3,115,820 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #43,345 in Single Authors Short Stories
- #82,837 in Short Stories (Books)
- #204,385 in Contemporary Romance (Kindle Store)

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Coleen Kwan has been a bookworm all her life. At school English was her favourite subject, but for some reason she decided on a career in IT. After many years of programming, she wondered what else there was in life — and discovered writing. She loves writing contemporary romance and steampunk romance.

Coleen lives in Sydney, Australia with her partner and two children. When she isn’t writing she enjoys avoiding housework, eating chocolate, and watching Criminal Minds.

Website: www.coleenkwan.com

Twitter: www.twitter.com/ColeenKwan

Facebook: www.facebook.com/coleenkwan.authorpage

Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5210210.Coleen_Kwan

Sexy contemporary romance:

Best Friends with the Billionaire (The Rochesters Book 2)

Undercover in the CEO's Bed (The Rochesters Book 1)

When the CEO Calls (The Rochesters Book 0)

His Millionaire Maid

Baiting the Boss

Courting the Cop

Love, Dogs, and Other Catastrophes

Bittersweet Rescue

Sweet contemporary romance:

Unexpectedly Yours

Real Men Don't Break Hearts (Real Men Book 1)

Real Men Don't Quit (Real Men Book 2)

White-Hot Holiday (Real Men Book 2.5)

One Real Man (Real Men Book 3)

Novellas:

Fireworks At Midnight (Serendipity Book 1)

All Work and No Play (Serendipity Book 2)

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Sweet and fun!

Reviewed in the United States on December 22, 2018

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Found a new favorite author 😀read this book pretty quickly and enjoyed every minute. Great chemistry between the characters and lots of humor.

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Vangelina @ Painful Reads

Read it

Reviewed in the United States on July 31, 2014

FLUFF. FLUFF. FLUFF AND SOME MORE FLUFF. GAH this book was mountains of adorableness. I found myself squeeling at how cute these main characters were. Just GAH. Adorable.

Okay now that I'm done with that here's the actual review.

Again. ANOTHER SHORT BOOK THAT I DIDN'T WANT TO END. These short books are going to be the death of me. But GAH I love them so much, especially the ones that are written this well.
Naomi's emotions were on her sleeve. You saw every emotion she was going through if you paid attention, and Aaron paid attention. She had no secrets. She was willing to tell you anything and be straight about it. And the same goes for Aaron. Though he liked to think that he hid his emotion well, they were just as obvious.

This is like Christmas Carol meets romance story. And it is so adorably cute. The characters interact and fit so well together. You don't want to leave this happy state that this books puts you in. I want more.

Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2018

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"White-Hot Holiday" by Coleen Kwan is a short cute holiday romance. A grinchy man and an antler-wearing gal bring out the best in each other. A predictable story that fans of romance novellas will enjoy during the holiday season.

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Kim

A down under read to really get you in the Christmas mood and spirit.

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014

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White-Hot Holiday by Coleen Kwan is the story of Naomi Spencer, Luke Maguire’s niece from Real Men Don’t Quit, and one of Luke’s best friends, Aaron Cade. Aaron is a high powered finance guy who lives in New York. He is in Australia on vacation because his boss has ordered him to take some time off. Naomi has recently returned to Australia, after following her ex-boyfriend to London. She spent a year or so there, only to realize that she wasn’t happy with the relationship and what her ex expected her to do. Since returning, Naomi has decided to forget about men. Especially ones who are like Aaron with money and fancy jobs.

For Naomi and Aaron, the attraction is there instantly, but these two are from totally different worlds and continents. Naomi is an elementary school teacher in Burronga, Australia who likes the simple things, isn’t concerned about money and flash and LOVES Christmas. Aaron likes his finance job and being able to drive nice cars, eat at nice restaurants, and shower his loved ones with nice gifts. But for Aaron, he doesn’t do all of these things to show people that he is better than they are. He simply does it, because he wants to be a nice person. But unlike Naomi, Christmas for Aaron is just a day he needs to get through.

Aaron is forced to spend Christmas with Luke and his family, and this is a chance for Naomi and Aaron to spend more time with each other. It also allows Naomi’s family to see the sparks between them. Unfortunately, Naomi’s past is still at the forefront of her mind and she refuses to change for a man again. “Nothing’s impossible if you put your mind to it.” And “Going after the person you love can be terrifying, but it can also be the best thing you ever do.” In White-Hot Holiday, Aaron and Naomi are going to realize that this Christmas is the best yet.

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JBourgeois

Holiday Romance

Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2018

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This was a cute story about Naomi and Aaron. Can he heal her broken heart. Will she take another chance on love, in and how will this all work when she lives in Australia and he lives in New York. I give this story 3.5 stars.

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Nicola_1202

The perfect Summer Christmas read

Reviewed in the United States on July 28, 2014

Christmas in Oz. Snow? Not so much. Plenty heat though. I loved this; the story flowed beautifully, the chemistry between Aaron and Naomi burned wonderfully and with a perfect balance of flirting, romance and touching heartfelt moments, my not-so-inner romantic sighed many rather loud sighs of happiness and had me almost welling up! It's a captivating fabulous addition to the Real Men series, that can easily be read as a standalone and I loved every page.

I originally read this as part of the 'Stranded with a Hero' anthology.

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Tiffany

Meh.

Reviewed in the United States on March 21, 2018

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Meh. That is how I feel about this one. It was free on Goodreads so I decided why not? Who doesn’t love free books? This one you could literally do without.

Right from the get go the author had the main male character saying things like “…scantily dressed and not actively discouraging him…” uh, she was in her pajamas, in her uncles house. She can wear whatever she wants and just because she doesn’t tell you to stop staring at her legs doesn’t mean she’s encouraging you to make moves against her. Get out of here. Next, Xmas. It is Christmas, not XMAS. Don’t be a lazy POS. The whole novel is about CHRISTMAS, why would refer to it as XMAS. Who is your publisher again?

Obviously, I wouldn’t of been okay paying for this. I barely finished it and it was free and only 100 pages. It was kind of cute, and when I say kind of I mean calling this “novella” cute is a stretch.

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