They are excited to bake and watch all their favorite movies. Their close family loves the holidays, and this trip is a sister weekend full of everything Christmas. They spent their summers there as kids, but now like bringing friends to ski and hang out in the winter. Their parents are on vacation till Christmas Eve, so they are headed to their family’s cabin in the mountains for their holiday break. Holly Walters and her twin sister survived their first semester of college at Valley University in Arizona and are looking forward to relaxing and unwinding. I just loved it to pieces- this charming story is totally Christmas magic! I loved the secondary characters, our hero is a swoony dreamboat, and our heroine Holly is definitely my soul sister- introverted, Christmas obsessed, shy but sassy. And their chemistry is so freaking charming! And we have just enough history between these two to make their bond feel complex and authentic. And I loooved these characters! Even though it’s a shorter romance, Rebecca gives them a lot of substance.

This darling story has so many of my favorite tropes- shy girl, dreamy jock, brother’s best friend, secret tryst, and snowed in for the holidays! The ski cabin locale makes for a delightfully wintery and isolated setting- which gives this novella an amazing intimacy. YAY FOR HOLIDAY NOVELLAS- and twins! How fun!! I really loved this one- short, sweet, super cute, and very festive! I love love love how Rebecca incorporated all the Christmas traditions - it made me all giddy for the holidays! I simply adored this adorable novella- my heart is all warm and cozy! Holiday romance perfection!! Snowed In with the Player is vibrantly festive, feel good charm! Rebecca Jenshak gives us the perfect balance of heart and heat, with just the right dash of emotional tension and holiday fun. The perfect holiday novella to add to your list! They were just so sweet I couldn’t get enough. Reading about Holly and Teddy had me consumed.

I think I received this book at 10pm and stayed up until 1am reading it because I could not put it down.

We also get a taste of who/what the next holiday novella will be about and I am so excited for more of these characters! SiwtP is a holiday novella, set in the Valley U world, so it’s a pretty quick read, but we do get mentions of our favorite Jenshak created college and a little dose of a hero I think is a future MC. There’s also the perfect dash of holiday spirit to get even the most Scrooge-y reader in the mood, the holiday mood of course. Snowed in with the Player gave all the cozy vibes, while also being a sweet “stranded together” with my brother’s best friend, who I’ve been crushing on, romance. I’ve often felt like I’m on the outside, looking in, but when I’m with Teddy, it’s like everyone else is missing out, instead of the other way around.

Scoring the Player by Rebecca Jenshak