The Naughty Or Nice Clause

If I was rating this book based on the first chapter alone this would have been a five star read. I would absolutely agree with almost all of the reviews of this book - this is a Hallmark movie but in a book, with all of it positives and negatives. It has all of the Christmas charm, the well loved grumpy sunshine trope and the enemies to lovers trope (the 2 chapter enemies kind), found family and a bit of magic. With the classic stilted dialog and under development relationship that somehow always seemed to happen off page leaving you feeling like you missed something. The author wasted a lot of time on developing the magical part of the story, and I felt that the character growth and character relationships suffered for it.
But with all of that it was a fun time and a nice Christmas read worth checking out.

 Thank you NetGalley for the ARC. 

I requested this from NetGalley for a seasonal read, and because I saw that it was an indie release. As usual, I was not disappointed. 
This novel features two characters that can't stand each other. Mason Klaus, a well dressed, but ill tempered man that overtook Lyla Smurfit's birthright. He paid for it, but that's not how she sees it. He sees her as an entitled, ill managed know it all. Until a letter draws him home—a home he hasn't been to in over ten years, a home he can't possibly go back to alone. He takes along the least likely guest ever! 
This was a cute, cheesy romance. I typically avoid romance, which is why they read as cheesy to me, but as a lover of Christmas, this is typically the time of year I let one or two slip in. This one is well done, and I rather enjoyed it. Believe it or not, this is a double troped romance! Enemies to lovers, as well as pretend dating/fiancées turned lovers. 
It delivers on the magic of Christmas and love, and it was an enchanting setting...the North Pole (or Yule)! It is written well, and I would most definitely check out more from the author as I believe they write fantasy normally which is more my flavor. If anything, the typical almost-heartbreak at the end could have gone on a bit longer to really sell it, but I enjoyed it anyway.
I got sucked in, and it hit the feels. Personally a 5/5*.