Holly Jolly July by Lindsay Maple

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Format: Paperback (plain edges)

Pages: 368

Published: June 17, 2025

Estimated spice: Spicy

Goodreads rating: 3.7+

Fable rating: 3.5+

Publisher description

For fans of A MERRY LITTLE MEET CUTE and SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, BookTok favorite Lindsay Maple brings a spicy and festive bisexual Christmas in July rom com set behind the scenes of a cozy holiday film set.

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 Sunshine
• Forced Proximity
• Bisexual / Sapphic Romance
• Friends to Lovers
• Workplace Romance
• Open Door Spice
• Revenge Pranks
• Festive Feels