✰ Bianca ✰
• 11 July 2023
• A Christmas Notch in July Novella
4.5 Stars
Cowritten by #1 New York Times bestselling author Julie Murphy and USA
Today bestselling author Sierra Simone—a steamy second chance Christmas in July
rom-com.
After Angel and Luca connected on the set of Duke the Halls and
had a whirlwind romance in the literal snow globe of Christmas Notch, Vermont,
Luca found himself falling in love. Hard. He’d never been one to believe in
fate or true love, but one thing was certain: Angel was his person. He knew it
as well as he knew the history of American figure skating. But when Angel left for
an art school semester abroad without a word, Luca’s already brittle heart was
broken. No one ghosted Luca. Unless he was in a haunted house.
But with
the spring semester long over, Angel is back home in Los Angeles for the
summer, and unfortunately for Luca, this big town is turning out to be smaller
than either of them ever expected.
Sierra is a voracious reader of all things including the smuttiest smut, young adult, piles of non-fiction for research, and everything Bill Bryson (especially on audio).
She loves writing the dirtiest things that she can think of, King Arthur, sparkling water, Tarot, coffee, leggings, and learning new words daily.
Her previous jobs have included firing ceramics, teaching living history lessons in one-room school house in full, 1904-approved school marm attire, and working as a librarian for several years—not in that order
She lives in the Kansas City area with her husband, two children, and two giant dogs. (And two cats, but they're so naughty we don't talk about them.)
Julie Murphy lives in North Texas with her husband who loves her, her dog who adores her, and her cats who tolerate her. After several wonderful years in the library world, Julie now writes full-time.
When she’s not writing or reliving her reference desk glory days, she can be found watching made-for-TV movies, hunting for the perfect slice of cheese pizza, and planning her next great travel adventure.
She is also the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the young adult novels Dumplin’ (now a film on Netflix), Puddin’, Ramona Blue, and Side Effects May Vary. Dear Sweet Pea is her debut middle grade novel.