IF YOU GIVE A JERK A GINGERBREAD (Reindeer Falls #2) by JANA ASTON

“It’s Christmas, Ginger, and anything is possible at Christmas. Have a little faith in the magic.”

If You Give a Jerk a Gingerbread is the second book in Jana Aston’s scrumptiously funny, sweet and sexy Christmas romp series. This novella features Ginger, the sister of Holly from The Boss Who Stole Christmas. These novellas are completely standalone, however, why only have one slice of Christmas cake when you can eat the whole damn thing and guarantee a complete Christmas indulgent satisfaction?!

“So you were flirting with me because you thought I was a judge?” Keller’s brows rise, his eyes playfully narrowed. “You naughty minx, you.”

Ginger has a dream that features a whole lot of cakes and a cutesy pink and fluffy bakery in her home town of Reindeer Falls. First though she’s got to beat the infamous British celebrity chef, Keller yummy-licious James in the Christmassy Great Gingerbread Bake Off. The gloves come off and war is declared. But this war is one fought between the sheets as well as in the kitchen. The sparring of hearts in the bedroom and wooden spoons in the kitchen, who will end up the big winner?

‘Am I afraid of falling hopelessly, irrevocably in love with this guy? Yes. Terrifyingly, yes.’

This instalment felt more tame and a tad more sugary sweet, yet it still had that special brand of silly and quirky humour whilst being super romantic and so very Christmassy. We loved the bake off theme, after all it’s one of our favourite shows on telly! A swoon hit of Christmas spice and all things nice. Once again, Jana Aston gave us another reason for why we love our Christmas stories.

“Are you attempting to pick a fight with me as some kind of bizarre foreplay? Are you still hung up on that hate-fuck? Because I’m not really sure what’s going on right now.”

Man, we’ve completely fallen in love with this town, the setting, the people and the romance of it all. Jana Aston has completely wooed us and we’ve become addicted to everything Reindeer Falls. We just cannot get enough, and whilst we’re excited for the last book, The One Night Stand Before Christmas, which is the last sister, Noel’s story, we’re kind of gutted that this’ll be the end. We could keep reading these all the way through December!

“I’m fairly certain that the only thing I’d enjoy more than bantering with you is kissing you.”