Only Santas in the Building by Alexis Daria #UnderTheMistletoe

the setup…
Evie Cruz is a comic book illustrator and she’s on serious deadline despite it being almost Christmas. When she’s under the gun, everything else goes by the wayside, including decorating her NYC Upper East Side walk up. But someone in her new apartment building is leaving beautiful handmade tree ornaments hanging on her door. First a snowflake, next an origami crane and then an evergreen tree silhouette. Evie’s mind is solely focused on finishing the Starsong panels…and Theo, her handsome next door neighbor.

the heart of the story…
Evie’s so preoccupied with her deadline she misses cues from Theo until it becomes a bit too obvious to overlook. Their connection at a neighbor’s Santa-themed party was pretty cute and romantic. Of course, it cut to steamy pretty fast, which took some of the shine off the story.

the narration…
Ruby Corazon was perfectly suited as the frazzled Evie and even her voice for Theo worked. She delivered a fine performance.

the bottom line…
Most of the story involved Evie’s efforts to meet deadline which left little time to get to know Theo or for the romance to solidly connect. It’s still a cute story and just a bit too steamy for the brevity.

Book Info

• Release Date: November 12, 2024
• Series: Under the Mistletoe #5
• Narrator: Ruby Corazon
• Audio Length: 1 hour, 31 minutes
• Publisher: Amazon Original Stories

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(Thanks to Brilliance Audio and NetGalley for my complimentary copy of the entire collection. All opinions are my own.)