Morgan  Elizabeth

Abbie Keller thought that Richard Bartholemew Benson the Third would be her forever. In their four years of dating, she never doubted that she wouldn’t end up with his grandmother’s engagement ring on her finger. Sure, she had to change a few things about herself to fit that mold, like dying her hair, dressing more conservatively, and finding golf enjoyable (honestly the most difficult of the changes), but she was sure that at the end of it all, it would be worth it.

That is, until he leaves her crying outside her apartment wearing a Halloween costume, having broken it off with her because she’s just not serious enough. She was just fun, he tells her - and now that Richard has becoming a partner at his law firm in his sights, he needs to focus on work.

So she does what every girl does when she’s broken up with: she calls her friends, gets drunk, dyes her hair, and formulates her plan for revenge. It just so happens that the universe supports her efforts and gives her the perfect match to prove to her ex that he made a huge mistake: his boss.

Abbie starts dating the founding partner of Richard’s law firm, Damien Martinez, with one thing in mind: convincing him to invite her to the huge annual Christmas party as his date.

But when the relationship starts to become something more than casual dating and Abbie sees that the tough New York lawyer has a soft side, will she be able to follow through with her plan of deceit?

Tis the Season for Revenge is a contemporary, grumpy sunshine, age-gap, Christmas romance.

It is a full-length romance with a Happily Ever After that features sexually explicit material and profanity. This book is intended for 18+

A Holiday Romantic Comedy

Tis the Season for Revenge

lex 📖

“I’m a little sister. I hear the drama, I absorb the drama, and I store the drama until I need to use it to my advantage,”

“Last night, I left his number in one of the One Direction Reddit forums and said it was Harry’s leaked cell number.”

She’s sugar and spice, and I can’t wait to find out if she tastes that way, too.

“I don’t share, Abigail. We agreed that this might not be serious, that we’re both not looking for that right now, but I don’t share. I’m a very possessive man. What’s mine is mine.”

And then he smiles. It’s a good smile. A panty-dropping smile.

And he’s right: I am too much. I am too much for him because he always should have deserved less.

I changed things I loved about myself because of a piece of shit man who thought I was too much.

How long has he been full of ugly words and shitty intentions, and how was I so lost in love and the idea of him to see it before?

My sister taught me many things, but the most important was one she showed me rather than told me: never to let the assholes see you fall apart.

Sara Poole

"You don't cover a dress like this with a coat, honey," I say and smile the winning smile I've been practic- ing in the mirror since I was ten. The smile that has got- ten me jobs, tips, boys, and so much more. 

And in that moment, I think it gets me Damien Martinez.

He was never interested in me the way I was in love with him.

this monologue is the death of me 😫🙏

raia – inactive

"Say yes and I'll make you feel loved and cherished and appreciated until my last breath. Say yes and I'll help you paint the world pink. We'll be the cool aunt and uncle, and we'll travel and explore, and you will be mine and mine alone. You completely consume me."

Because what's important to me is important to him. It's part of what's so fucking beautiful about him.

Not black or all-American red or a classic dark navy like Richard always insisted on wearing. 

"They're very you. Very sexy. Very pink."

"Yes?" I say, confused. She is pink. If there was a person who personified a color, it would be Abigail and the color pink.

"What brings you joy, Damien?" she asks, her voice low and soft. 

"Right now? It's standing right in front of me."

Lisa Weidacher

You consume me. I don’t know how you did it, but I have fallen madly, deeply, in love with you. Every moment of every day is consumed by thoughts of you, planning the future, dying to be with you

Taylor

"What brings joy should never be embarrassing," I say and stare at her. Her face melts into a look I can't quite understand for once. She waits for a beat, staring at me and moving closer until I can feel her body heat on me. "What brings you joy, Damien?" she asks, her voice low and soft. "Right now? It's standing right in front of me.” 

"I dont share, Abigail. We agreed that this might not be serious, that we're both not looking for that right now, but I don't share. I'm a very possessive man. What's mine is mine." 

Megan BV

“A relationship is like the law. It needs balance. If it’s out of balance, if one person sees themselves as less valuable, if another sees themselves as more valuable, the balance isn’t there.” His dark eyes are boring into mine with his words, and any words I could say are stuck in my chest. “You are not less than me. I am not less than you. We are humans who do what we can to help people.”

“Boys might not, baby. But men? Men love to make a woman scream their name while their head is between her legs.”

It was good but the story was very dragged.

Sarah

clau☁️

sophie

Rics

If you loved Legally Blonde, then try to read this! :) 

📖 3.75⭐️ 
🥵 🌶️🌶️ (that ph0ne s3x was 🥵) 

tropes:
revenge plot
ex-boyfriend’s boss 
age gap (42-28) 

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

When Abbie’s douchebag of an ex broke up with her, her friends & her decided to get revenge for all the shit he has done to her. During a night of tequila, one of her friends created a profile for Abbie on a dating app. Lo and behold, she matched with that ex boyfriend’s boss! “I will fuck his boss” became her mantra! What she didn’t expect was how that boss was actually a gentleman far from what her ex boyfie had described! (Read the book to know what happens next) 

*:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧ *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧

I want to hate Abbie’s character but then again I need to empathize with what had happened to her which made her act that way. I guess it rubbed me off weirdly that her internal monologue kept mentioning her dick of an ex while she’s dating Damien! 🙃 

Anywhoooo, the saving grace in this book is Damien!!!!!! He’s not your typical uptight & bossy lawyer who cares nothing but his work work work! He actually made time to see and get to know Abbie! In the beginning, he wasn’t looking for anything serious, but realized later on that it was Abbie for him! I’m assuming it was his lawyer skills and age which made him the more understanding character. He was observant and attentive. He was also patient with her whenever she deflects and shiz.

Shelby Caswell

Started my holiday season reading off with this fun romcom and it did not disappoint!

I absolutely love the mental health representation, how she understands the damage her verbally abusive ex did to her and how hard she works to become herself again. 

There is nothing more attractive in a partner than someone who pushes you to be exactly who you are, and celebrates it. 

I absolutely adore Damien’s mindset on partners being equal in a relationship and how important Abbie is as his equal. 

Also absolutely obsessed with how obsessed he is with her 🥹 like she is the sunshine and he wants to see her shine day in and day out.

I do wish there had been more to Damien as far as work he needed to do for himself, I find it a little lacking that he seemed to be the “perfect man” and she was the one who needed to find herself again, like he had no red flags. It was endearing but unrealistic. Ain’t no man perfect 😬

Blurb:
Abbie is getting ready for her boyfriend of 4 years work halloween party, dressed as an adorable bunny. Not playboy bunny, but tasteful and adorable. Abbie felt amazing and ready to impress her boyfriends Law Firm as perfect wifey material. 

Once Richard lays eyes on her costume- he dumps her. Says she’s not serious enough and there’s no way anyone at his firm will take him seriously with her looking like that. He is supposed to make partner at his grandfathers firm this year and he won’t let her jeopardize that. 

Her besties show up, they drink and cry and convince Abbie he was the absolute worst, and just wanted her to be happy. They download a dating app on her phone, and start to plan their revenge on Richard. 

It’s quite easy since Abbie has all his calendar and appointments in her inbox. He had been using her kindness, her hope to show him how much she could take care of him, be the perfect wife and been enjoying the perks of a free personal assistant.

As soon as she matches with Damien, she knows exactly what she needs to do. The ultimate revenge on her Richard? Sleep with his boss and land an invite to the elite christmas party, on his bosses arm. 

4.5⭐️
4🌶️

i love them so bad it’s not a joke anymore

belle

Katie Avila

Predictable and not always super well written (and the first chapter is basically 

Alyssa deRaad

Legally Blonde meets John Tucker Must Die 

Predictable and not always super well written (and the first chapter is basically Legally Blonde plagiarism) but cute a fun read

On Halloween, Richard Benson, Abbie Keller's boyfriend, dumped her right before the party at his law office.  When her two best friends come to console her, they hatch a plan to do everything they can to seek revenge.  Some things are just annoyances, like spreading keys around with his name and phone number on them or putting glitter in his car's heating system, but the center of their plan is getting Richard's boss, Damien Martinez, to take Abbie to the firm's Christmas party - the one that Richard would never take her to because she wasn't a serious enough girlfriend.  Abbie and her friends then set out to make her revenge complete.

Tis the Season for Revenge has some humorous elements to it, especially for those who have been treated badly by a boyfriend, but the plan the women make comes across as petty.  Also, by taking so much time and energy to execute their plan, Abbie continues to give too much power to Richard and the things he said and did to her.  In addition, deceiving the love interest, Damien Martinez, who is obviously a much better person than Richard, Abbie sets herself up for more heartache. Overall, Tis the Season for Revenge is well written, but I didn't enjoy reading about Abbie and her plan.

Lynn Braden

On Halloween, Richard Benson, Abbie Keller's boyfriend, dumped her right before the party at his law office.  When her two best friends come to console her, they hatch a plan to do everything they can to seek revenge.  Some things are just annoyances, like spreading keys around with his name and phone number on them or putting glitter in his car's heating system, but the center of their plan is getting Richard's boss, Damien Martinez, to take Abbie to the firm's Christmas party - the one that Richard would never take her to because she wasn't a serious enough girlfriend.  Abbie and her friends then set out to make her revenge complete.

Tis the Season for Revenge has some humorous elements to it, especially for those who have been treated badly by a boyfriend, but the plan the women make comes across as petty.  Also, by taking so much time and energy to execute their plan, Abbie continues to give too much power to Richard and the things he said and did to her.  In addition, deceiving the love interest, Damien Martinez, who is obviously a much better person than Richard, Abbie sets herself up for more heartache. Overall, Tis the Season for Revenge is well written, but I didn't enjoy reading about Abbie and her plan.

Absolutely loved reading every word of this book. The moment November 1st hit and it became Christmas season, I started looking for Christmas books to read and I’m glad this was my first spicy Christmas book. I am obsessed ☺️

Erin Parker

An absolute pleasure of a book — I squealed and cackled like a gremlin, and I haven't done that since OUABH!

I loved Damien and Abbie; their dynamic just fit, I thought it was perfect. Although the story was pretty predictable-ish (I thought certain climax scenes would be more intense and angsty), I had so so so much fun with this and devoured it in 3 hours.

I only wish that Richard had less things to say. Probably I'm very fortunate to have never met a man like him, but he felt so incredibly one dimensional. If a man like him exists, I'm SCARED. But if a man exactly like Damien exists, then I need you.

Holly

An absolute pleasure of a book — I squealed and cackled like a gremlin, and I haven't done that since OUABH!

I loved Damien and Abbie; their dynamic just fit, I thought it was perfect. Although the story was pretty predictable-ish (I thought certain climax scenes would be more intense and angsty), I had so so so much fun with this and devoured it in 3 hours.

I only wish that Richard had less things to say. Probably I'm very fortunate to have never met a man like him, but he felt so incredibly one dimensional. If a man like him exists, I'm SCARED. But if a man exactly like Damien exists, then I need you.

Brittany McGougan

** spoiler alert **
           This was cute! Some of the things Damian said in the scenes sounded a little weird when read but other than that, super cute book with a happy ending!

Lauren Grey

I have seen this book circulating around and the cover immediately drew me in. It’s adorable and is basically Legally Blonde fanfiction, so I thought it would be a winner, but I was seriously shocked and disappointed.

This looks like a fun, light-hearted, holiday rom-com, but it is so much more and so much less all at once. Abbie is not easy to like - she is not very bright and annoying. Damien is supposed to be this white knight who shows her how she should have been treated, but I lost all respect for him after reading some of the cringiest sex scenes.

I think that was my major issue with this book. The sex. So Much Sex. We barely see these characters interact before they are having sex. Where he all of a sudden starts calling her a whore. His dirty talk and their dialogue is so so so cringey. I wish I had a picture of my face while reading this.

Instead of giving me the warm and fuzzies, this romance gave me the creepy crawlies. And it was so much that I didn’t have it in me to finish.

becky oh

why was this so cute?? and damien was such a gentlemen

buddy read with suhani + audri <3

Sydney Minick

This book was so wholesome and comforting. 10/10 would reread!

Nouran Hazem

4.5 ⭐️
Legally blonde but make it Christmas.. this was so fun I loved it! Damien Martinez is too good to be true and I loved seeing Abbie realize her worth and what she deserves! Was it corny at times? Definitely but still I ate this up! It was so fluffy and the spice?! I love book men who take care of the mcs who are used to taking care of everyone else 😭😭

And the Taylor swift songs in the playlist with that title?!
-Better than revenge
-Tolerate it
-I bet you think about me
and I add: 
-Begin again
-Mr Perfectly Fine
-Karma
-mirrorball

Damien is the standard for men my favourite book boyfriend ever he did every fucking thing right 

Laura Mckenzie 

Nouran

Loulou

SHUT UP! SHUT UP 
How is it possible that a book has equal parts romantic and spicy? 
The dirty talk Damien has is out of this world.
Please make yourself a favor a read this book now 
It's steamy, funny, dirty, sweet, and everything

Joana da Silva

After having read some reviews saying that it was stupid and cheesy, I read this. Even after learning it was the 5th book in a series, I still read it. What did I get from it? I got a fun retelling of Legally Blonde and a big case of ick. The spice in this one is through the roof, so much that I found myself thinking "babes, just sit down and talk for a while with your clothes on". Just a heads up: the male lead is very possessive and he says some things that might be triggering for some readers (they were for me and I read a lot of smut).

I started off enjoying this book but as it progressed I realised it just wasn’t working. Damien and Abbie definitely experienced insta-love and that made the romance less fun as there was no tension. Then the only real obstacle for them was Abbie’s deception about her ex and going to the Christmas party. Add in the fact the sex scenes were cringey (for me, anyway, they weren’t sexy like I know they were meant to be) and this book just flopped on the romance front. I didn’t even like Damien despite him being a really likeable character as he was too nice. He didn’t feel like a real character but basically this perfect cut out of a man instead. Just…I’m glad I didn’t pay for it and borrowed on KU. 

Becky

Too much ‘I’m insecure I need someone to save me energy’. His character was the cringey type of ‘controlling man’ his energy is so desperate and yucky. The smut was pervasive. I had to imagine him without a lot of the characterization for him to

Be as desirable as she wanted him to be. His role was just to heal her form her abusive boyfriend. 

Ilham Usman

Too much ‘I’m insecure I need someone to save me energy’. His character was the cringey type of ‘controlling man’ his energy is so desperate and yucky. The smut was pervasive. I had to imagine him without a lot of the characterization for him to

Be as desirable as she wanted him to be. His role was just to heal her form her abusive boyfriend. 

sarah stevenson

3.75☆
cute, absolutely loved damien and abbie’s chemistry, some of the writing was pretty over the top and dramatic for my taste though

Tis the Season for Revenge A Holiday Romantic Comedy

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