A Festive Feud

Strawberry Hollow, Book 2

De: Maren Moore

Narrado por: Blake Lockheart, Desireé Ketchum

My family is famous for two things in our small town:

Our annual Christmas party

And…

Our feud with The Pearce family.

Our families hate each other. It's a tale as old as St. Nick himself.

So, imagine what happens when a harmless little argument with Jackson Pearce ends with us both behind bars for the night.

As if that wasn't bad enough… The punishment for our crime?

The only Christmas party we're allowed to have is one together.

At Town Hall.

But… It gets worse.

That means I'll be forced to spend time with Jackson and his enormous ego while we plan this party and somehow keep our families from strangling each other with tinsel this holiday season.

It doesn't help that he is annoyingly attractive and goes out of his way to push my buttons.

With his old, dirty, work boots, and his stupid veiny forearms, he works his way into my perfectly organized life and leaves everything in disarray.

Will we actually be able to survive this… Festive Feud, or will we end up back where we started?

A Festive Feud is a novella packed full of spice and all the Christmas feelings to put you in the spirit this year. It is a standalone in the Strawberry Hollow universe.

©2023 Maren Moore (P)2024 Podium Audio

Fun holiday romance!

A Festive Feud might be one of the most fun holiday books I've read. The audiobook was excellent and I loved the banter between Jackson and Emma. They were hysterical and this book was just a really great listen and really fun. Perfect for the holiday season.

Short, sweet, and spicy

This was so fun! Spicy Hallmark vibes with tons of spice and heartwarming moments too. The characters are charming, the story is so festive, and the small town vibes are chef’s kiss.

Narration is fantastic- both performed beautifully. Laughed and swooned! Definitely one of my fav holiday reads.

Love the story line, just wish there was more of a story.

The story line is really cute but there is a lot of smutty action going on and not a lot of story. But other then that a quick listen and easy to follow.

Romeo & Juliet, but With Hot Cocoa and Common Sens

I love a good forbidden romance, and this book delivers exactly what I signed up for: two people who absolutely should not be falling for each other... doing exactly that.
Set in a small town where grudges are apparently inherited like family recipes, this story follows two people caught between loyalty and chemistry. The family rivalry is just the right amount of over-the-top, and watching the main characters try (and fail) to stay away from each other was half the fun.
And the best part? No unnecessary third-act breakup. No "we can't be together because (stupid) reasons" drama thrown in just to stall the happy ending. Instead, we get mature communication, growth, and two people choosing each other despite the noise around them. Revolutionary.

It's fast-paced, fun to read, and full of that cozy, slightly chaotic holiday energy. If you like your romances with heat, heart, and a little hometown drama, this one’s worth picking up. 🎄🎅🏻

Awesome grumpy sunshine forced proximity romcom set during Christmas!! 🥺🥺

𝑨𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒆𝒍𝒚 𝒇𝒖𝒏 𝒃𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝒇𝒆𝒘 𝒕𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒆𝒔 𝒉𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒆𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒂 𝒍𝒊𝒕 𝒕𝒐𝒐 𝒎𝒖𝒄𝒉 𝒄𝒖𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒎𝒚 𝒕𝒂𝒔𝒕𝒆𝒔 𝒃𝒖𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒂 𝒈𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒓𝒐𝒎𝒄𝒐𝒎! 💗💗💗

Spicy festive perfection! ❤️‍🔥

📖 𝐀 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐮𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞 🎄
🎧 𝐍𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐤𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭 & 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞é 𝐊𝐞𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐦

“𝘐𝘵’𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦. 𝘌𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘬𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘴, 𝘌𝘮𝘮𝘢.”

I’m throwing all the stars at this spicy Christmas story! I ate it up. The banter and tension were so good!

I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE AUDIOBOOK, it had me straight up overheated in traffic. 🤣🔥❤️‍🔥

Jackson and Emma grew up hating each other over a feud between their families. When their antics over a nutcracker get them both thrown in jail, they have to agree to work together to give the town one joint Christmas party.

I seriously loved every angsty moment between the leads. Jackson didn’t want to give in to his attraction to her, but it was undeniable!

“𝘐’𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘥𝘭𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘰𝘰𝘮, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘐 𝘴𝘦𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘌𝘮𝘮𝘢 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘰𝘯.”

This book is so spicy. Maren really gave the girlies what they wanted with this one!

“𝘔𝘦𝘭𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘦, 𝘚𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘬𝘦,” 𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘴.

If you love spicy Christmas romances that go from hate to love, you have to add 𝐀 𝐅𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐮𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐞, to your holiday TBR!

𝘛𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴:
💞 𝘌𝘯𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴
🤭 𝘏𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦
🫶🏼 𝘍𝘰𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘵𝘺
👊🏼 𝘍𝘦𝘶𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘍𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴
🎄 𝘍𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘚𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘛𝘰𝘸𝘯
✨ 𝘖𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘈𝘵𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵
🛏️ 𝘖𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘖𝘯𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘥
❤️‍🔥 𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘪𝘪𝘪𝘤𝘺

Loved!

Review:
The feud was really real! But the romance oh so sweet. I just loved this story, loved the way they came together, the way things progressed. The banter was great, the intensity, I laughed, it was just heartwarming. I would definitely recommend. I really enjoy the writing of this author. The narrator was great! The spice was spicy too.

Sweet & Spicy Christmas Novella from Maren

Maren never disappoints!! She is always going to deliver a perfect mix of spice & swoony!!

I'm had so much fun listen to this cutie! 🥰

For real tho, I need the 3rd book like right now
I needed that sweet, funny, enemies to lovers, great sm😸t, great narrators and funny plot
I'm so happy that I've bought this book too, can't wait to try more books by this author ☺️