Day 8: More Than Merry by Jessica Topper

Happy December!

Today is Day 8 of my holiday reading recommendations!

More Than Merry is a very short novella in Jessica Topper's
Love & Steel series.

If you are not familiar with the series, there may be some spoilers.

But it's a quick holiday read if you're on a time crunch and need
a Christmas fix!

Annnd it's currently FREE!

Snag your copy today and I highly recommend you check out
Louder than Love, Book 1! 

A little about Louder Than Love: A widow and her very young daughter, Abbey, are trying to move on after the tragic death of her beloved husband. Three years after being widowed, Katrina meets a half-drunk Adrian Graves whom she’s hired to play children’s songs he wrote 10 years before at her local library's children's event. Turns out, he's a former British heavy metal rock god. As the two battle their way through a relationship, conquering their demons becomes more complicated than they both realized; especially when Katrina, or Kat as she’s affectionately called by Adrian,
refuses to face hers. It is so good!

About the Book

Not all gifts come wrapped in ribbon…

Katrina Lewis-Graves never thought she’d call Manhattan home again. The train derailment that left her widowed, and her one-year old daughter fatherless, prompted her to flee years ago. But after a recluse rocker unexpectedly tumbled into their lives, time – and love – coaxes this level-headed librarian back to the city. It seems the perfect place to expand their fragile family unit. Still, Kat has had enough love and loss in life to suspect that happiness doesn’t come without a hitch in your plans…

After years on the road as a touring musician and countless Christmases spent alone, Adrian Graves finally feels like he has a home. His Central Park West apartment never knew laughter until his stepdaughter Abbey; never felt lived in until Kat brought life and love to it. This year, he’s intent on filling it to the rafters with friends and family. Especially as he and Kat await the arrival of a new baby, now four days past due.

But following a Christmas Eve full of fun and festivities, complications arise – forcing Adrian to confront parts of his past he’d thought long-buried, and leaving Kat to trust her faith in the man he has become.

Come celebrate the holidays in Manhattan – parts magical, melancholy, and merry – with your favorite rock star family. MORE THAN MERRY is a holiday novella companion to the full-length novel LOUDER THAN LOVE.

If you haven’t read LOUDER THAN LOVE yet, you may encounter spoilers!

My Review

This is a short & sweet read that'll warm your heart and tear your eye!

I am absolutely gaga over Kat, Adrian and Abbey! This family unit is just so adorable! In this novella, we are treated to a Christmas story with all the feels and a few surprises! I loved it!

More Than Merry is the perfect cherry on top of this family's happily ever after!

Purchase Links

Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Kobo | Google Play

This novella is a FREE read!

About the Author

Jessica Topper has been in love with the beauty of the written word ever since she memorized Maurice Sendak’s Chicken Soup with Rice at the age of three.

After earning a B.A. in English Literature and her Master’s Degree in Library Science, Jessica went on to work as a librarian in New York City before trading in the books for bookkeeping. For seventeen years, she worked in the production office of an international touring rock band.

Jessica broke the rock romance mold with her 2013 debut novel LOUDER THAN LOVE. Her follow-up romantic comedy, DICTATORSHIP OF THE DRESS, was named one of Publishers Weekly’s Best Books of 2015.



She lives in Western New York with her family – including two cats that love to walk across her keyboard. Learn more at jesstopper.com