Wreck the Halls
Tessa Bailey
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars
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· Steam/Spice level: 4 of 5
Explicit open door [?]
· 117 ratings · 368 pages · Published: 03 Oct 2023

Melody Gallard may be the daughter of music royalty, but her world is far from glamorous. She spends her days restoring old books and avoiding the limelight (one awkward tabloid photo was enough, thanks). But when a producer offers her a lot of money to reunite her mother’s band on live tv, Mel begins to wonder if it’s time to rattle the cage, shake up her quiet life… and see him again. The only other person who could wrangle the rock and roll divas.
Beat Dawkins, the lead singer’s son, is Melody’s opposite—the camera loves him, he could charm the pants off anyone, and his mom is not a potential cult leader. Still, they might have been best friends if not for the legendary feud that broke up the band. When they met as teenagers, Mel felt an instant spark, but it’s nothing compared to the wild, intense attraction that builds as they embark on a madcap mission to convince their mothers to perform one last show.
While dealing with rock star shenanigans, a 24-hour film crew, brawling Santas, and mobs of adoring fans, Mel starts to step out of her comfort zone. With Beat by her side, cheering her on, she’s never felt so understood. But Christmas Eve is fast approaching, and a decades-old scandal is poised to wreck everything—the Steel Birds reunion, their relationships with their mothers, and their newfound love.
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- contemporary 16
- forced proximity 14
- dual pov 14
- christmas 14
- insta-love 13
- friends to lovers 11
- funny 10
- sweet/gentle hero 10
- sweet/gentle heroine 10
- possessive hero 9
- fetish 8
- third person pov 7
- tortured hero 6
- shy heroine 6
- new adult 5
- tortured heroine 5
- famous heroine 5
- m-f romance 5
- male pov 3
- independent heroine 3
- rich hero 3
- second chances 2
- competent heroine 2
- take-charge heroine 2
- sunny/happy hero 2
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- geography
- new york state 4
- north america 3
- usa 3
- new hampshire 1
- content warnings
- past child neglect 2
- mental trauma 1