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If you haven’t read any of Juliana Conner’s books before, then WHY?? And secondly, this is the book that will persuade you to become a real fan of her stories as, for a limited time, you get the ‘Sold at the Auction: Virgin and Billionaire Romance Series Box Set’ by her as a bonus when you purchase Sold on Christmas Eve so it is an absolute bargain and wonderful series to read. I have reviewed it before and gave it a 5 stars rating as it was so good. In this latest story we meet Mariah who is a virgin and student who is shy and needs to live a little. Her best friend , Jane, persuades her to go for a short holiday to Aspen to ski and have fun. Whilst there they meet Paul, who is a multi billionaire and is ‘recovering’ from a break up with his cheating ex. he and his friends invite Mariah and Jane to The Exchange Club that night – not telling them what sort of club it is! When Mariah and Jane get there, there was no way that Mariah was going to miss out seeing Paul again, they discover how women can auction themselves off to the highest bidder. Mariah decides this is the right time to get rid f her v-card and hopes that Paul will bid and win her. That he does and this is when the fun really starts for them both and exceeds both their expectations. Juliana has woven a clever story here with believable characters that I loved as Mariah and Paul are so much fun and genuinely nice people who are so obviously attracted to one another and are ‘good’ together. I liked ‘hearing’ their thoughts and really rooted for them. Yes, it may be a bit far fetched how she just happened to meet a handsome billionaire with the personality to match but this is a story and all sorts of things can and do happen in them for our entertainment. The scenes between Mariah and Paul are passionate and caring and he can’t get over how his feelings for her are so strong on such a short acquaintance. But who cares? It’s Christmas. It’s written with passion and the words flow beautifully . I read this story in one go as I just didn’t want to put it down so I now need to catch up on my sleep, but it was so worth it. The chemistry between Paul and Mariah was off the charts and all leading to a HEA. Obviously there are some twist but you’re going to have to find out by reading the story for yourself. This book also fits in perfectly with the bonus bundle which I encourage you to read as its really good and will keep you entertained for hours. Sold on Christmas Eve can be read as a standalone but also is an intricate part of the Sold at the Auction: Virgin and Billionaire Romance Series Box Set.
DEFINITELY RECOMMENDED.
P.S. I bought my own copy as it is one that I will be re-reading in the future and the books are altogether in the one place.