Do you prefer it naughty or nice, Santa baby?

I would definitely say both. lol. Artist Susanne St. Michels rents a cottage at a ranch in eastern Colorado in order to reconnect with her muse and paint. The owner and landlord of the said ranch is hottie Joshua Grady. He is an ex-Marine suffering from a past he would love to forget. He is grumpy and miserable and absolutely does not want to have anything to do with his new alluring tenant. She is too bright and happy all the time and she is sexy as hell. Josh doesn't need that in his life right now. Susanne attempts to make friends with her brooding landlord which always ends with the pair bickering instead. Until she is desperate and needs Josh to be her fake boyfriend and fake "The cheesiest Christmas ever," campaign for her mother and father when her mother invites herself to the ranch for Christmas. Susanne guarantees that the "cheesiest Christmas ever." will drive her mother and father who are not for the commercialization of Christmas, back to New York before the week is through. Josh refuses in the beginning until he makes a deal she cannot refuse. Boy was this book steamy. I expected the sex scenes to be explicit however not this much, and I loved every bit of it. It was a good change of pace from the sappy, syrupy sweet romantic comedy I usually read. Though, I love them too. I thought this was a wonderfully fun book to read in any month of the year. I laughed out loud many times as i read this book. The dialogue was crisp and sharp. It reminded me of the old romantic comedies of the 30s, 40s. The witty banter and sharp writing. Like another reviewer said. Amy Andrews writing is impeccable. It was well-written and sharp. It grabbed my attention from the beginning to the end. This is the first book I've read from Amy Andrews and will not be my last. I will be looking out for more of her books on Amazon, Goodreads, etc. I would like to thank Bookish.com for providing me with a complimentary copy of this book.