Festive Little Fling by Jordana Blake

Holiday Novella. Standalone related to a series.

Festive Little Fling by Jordana Blake is a fun, sexy holiday romance about two strangers who don’t celebrate Christmas but end up celebrating together in Miami. While the main characters are Jewish, this isn’t really a Hanukkah romance so much as a Jewish Christmas, aside from a quick nod to a “filthy game of dreidel.” Even though it’s connected to Jordana Blake’s Peacock Springs series, I honestly never would have known if I hadn’t seen it mentioned on Goodreads.

Shae Rabin is more than happy to skip her usual Jewish Christmas of Chinese food and a movie with her family to run an event in Miami for her PR firm. She arrives a few days early, planning to enjoy some sun and downtime, until a vendor mistake sends her stress levels soaring. To smooth things over, she’s gifted a seat at the chef’s table at one of Miami’s hottest new restaurants.

That’s where she meets Simon Hakimi. After a very flirtatious dinner and an even hotter dessert, Shae, known to Simon only as “Blondie,” invites him to spend a non-Christmas Christmas with her. What follows is a whirlwind fling packed with chemistry, heat, and a spontaneous trip to Boca to see a Jewish comedian at a clubhouse, which felt especially familiar since my entire family lives there.

I loved seeing a South Florida holiday setting, and this book was pretty damn spicy. Public sex between strangers, toys, plugs, crawling, and more all make an appearance. If you’re in the mood for a quick, spicy, holiday-adjacent read with Jewish representation, this one delivers. You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy it at all, and honestly, I’m not even entirely sure the MMC was, but the vibe, setting, and heat make it a fun, festive little escape regardless.