A Merry Little Meet Cute: A Novel

Written by Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone

Narrated by Joy Nash and Sebastian York

Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA Today bestselling author Sierra Simone—a steamy plus-size holiday rom-com about an adult film star who is semi-accidentally cast as a lead in a family-friendly Christmas movie, and the former bad-boy pop star she falls in love with.

Bee Hobbes (aka Bianca Von Honey) has a successful career as a plus-size adult film star. With a huge following and two supportive moms, Bee couldn’t ask for more. But when Bee’s favorite producer casts her to star in a Christmas movie he’s making for the squeaky-clean Hope Channel, Bee’s career is about to take a more family-friendly direction.

Forced to keep her work as Bianca under wraps, Bee quickly learns this is a task a lot easier said than done. Though it all becomes worthwhile when she discovers her co-star is none other than childhood crush Nolan Shaw, an ex-boy band member in desperate need of career rehab. Nolan’s promised his bulldog manager to keep it zipped up on set, and he will if it means he’ll be able to provide a more stable living situation for his sister and mom.

But things heat up quickly in Christmas Notch, Vermont, when Nolan recognizes his new co-star from her ClosedDoors account (oh yeah, he’s a member). Now Bee and Nolan are sneaking off for quickies on set, keeping their new relationship a secret from the Hope Channel’s execs. Things only get trickier when the reporter who torpedoed Nolan’s singing career comes snooping around—and takes an instant interest in mysterious newcomer Bee.

And if Bee and Nolan can’t keep their off-camera romance behind the scenes, then this merry little meet cute might end up on the cutting room floor.

Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperAudio
• Release date: Sep 20, 2022
• ISBN: 9780063222625

Julie Murphy

Julie Murphy lives in North Texas with her husband, who loves her, and her cats, who tolerate her. When Julie isn’t writing, she can be found watching movies so bad they're good, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, or planning her next great travel adventure. She is the author of the middle grade novels Dear Sweet Pea and Camp Sylvania as well as the young adult novels Ramona Blue, Side Effects May Vary, the Faith series, Pumpkin, Puddin’, and Dumplin’ (now a Netflix original film). You can visit Julie at imjuliemurphy.com.

Reviews for A Merry Little Meet Cute

[Jennifer Greenlees · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I listened to this book on January 3rd, 2023. I thought Joy Nash and Sebastian York did a fantastic job performing this story! I thoroughly enjoyed their narration.

I liked Bee and Nolan and was very glad they got together!

[Jay · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

What a heart warming romance! Murphy puts the com in romcom!

[Angela Y · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was cute and spicy! Very quick read, and left me wanting more!

[Stella Garrett · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

Not gonna lie this book was kinda weird and not exactly what i was expecting but definitely wasn’t horrible

[Kaitlyn Veenstra · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Didn’t expect it to be a full on porno but I liked the story line! If you want something steamy 80% or the book, give this a listen!

[Mari · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

So cute! The story and narration were fantastic! I adore Bee Hobbs & Nolan Shaw!

[Danyelle Drexler · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Such a fun, unique and steamy story. Definitely a December read fav.

[Daisy Guzman · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This is absolutely a cute and definitely spicy worth book to read! Could not stop!

[Rebecca Weinland · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

This was everything I’m looking for in a Christmas themed romance: snow, a healthy and cute couple, inclusive character casting and lots of spice and fun. This was fast paced and cute and definitely my favorite holiday read so far!

[Jill B · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

So cute! Loved their mutual crushes :) perfect holiday book!

[Renske · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

A holiday romance that sounds sweet and innocent but definitely isn't. Very well narrated. 3 stars for the book, 4 stars for the narration

[chapterobsessed · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Hilarious funny, witty, steamy and all around yummy!!

I love Julie Murphy’s work!! She’s hilarious and always writes badass plus-size heroines that are sexy and strong—everything I want to be!! I’m a plus-sized woman and seeing these characters in books that look like me makes reading that much more enjoyable!!

I loved the plot—a plus-size pornstar named Bee gets her chance to be in a mainstream Christmas movie for a family friendly network (think Hallmark Channel) and meets the sexy pop-star she fangirled over when she was younger.

The pop-star, Nolan, is getting a chance to change his bad boy image so he can get more acting roles and and take care of his mother (who has bipolar disorder) and his younger sister.

When Nolan meets his costar, he realizes she’s the girl from his dreams and his spank bank!! ???

This book was very cute but very steamy!! There were times I was literally blushing!! I freaking loved it!!

[Serena · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I felt like everything was a little too predictable, so it made the whole book feel cheesy.

[Ganna Khristenko · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I was not expecting this book to make me cry, but I am so happy that I read it took me two days total time, and I could not recommended enough

[Shelly Engel · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I have talked about this book so many times this holiday season. It was funny spicy and perfect. I loved the narration and dual POV. Really helped the characters (and side characters) shine.

[Corey Parkinson · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

OMG! I loved this book the perfect balance of humor and romance!

[Kallie Youngberg · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I wanted to like this book so badly. I love the concept, but the characters lacked chemistry to me and everyone felt incredibly immature. The male narrator bored me and the female narrator only increased the feelings of immaturity for me.

[Brittany Harris · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Such a cute book!

This was a cute, cheesey love book and I loved it! It was definitely smut mixed with Hallmark.

I loved reading in Nolan POV the most. He has a very relatable back story. He was more descriptive. And how he saw Bee was a relief that a man saw someone who was bigger as beautiful. Breath of fresh air compared to other books.

I loved Bee's confidence. She was not ashamed of who she was ever. She wasnt oblivious to the thoughts of other either, she simply didn't care.

At first I would have thought this book would have been full of smut but it wasn't. There was some and it was very good. It was the perfect amount. You got it from both POV as well. That's always a plus.

I was cheesy and times but I'm a sucker for cheesy romance so I love it. Definitely a could winter book read! Would definitely recommend.

[Veronica Cervantes · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

loved this book. love holiday season romcoms and spicy books. knew l'd like this right from the prologue. The writing was funny and witty. I especially like that fun intimate moments were shown between the couple like joking around and arguments over good BBQ. love the premise and the sex positivity.

[Jasmine · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Definitely cute. Steamy scenes, I didn’t really care for the female narrator, she just seemed to sound like she was overacting and it didn’t always seem genuine. It did seem like both characters were very focused on the physicality of the other, but I also think when you don’t know someone well or are first dating you’re all about how hot and sexy they are so there is an evolution.

[Ashley Delaney · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

Delightfully refreshing. Interesting storylines, lovable characters. Laughed out loud on numerous occasions. Very steamy. And lots of it.

[Stephanie Turner · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This was so cute and well written! The narrator was great but she clearly has a cold while recording and it was extremely distracting for me.

[Ekene Ogbue · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

I give the author massive props for putting together such a unique story. Overall I did enjoy it. Holiday cheer and hot sex