When talented chef Molly’s best friend and business partner, Ava, passes away, she leaves Molly their beloved restaurant – and a wild, impossible bucket list to complete. But thanks to a legal mix-up, Molly’s inheritance is at risk unless she ticks off every outrageous item before the Christmas Eve deadline: just twelve days away.

Determined to honour Ava’s wishes and desperate to save her dream, Molly searches for a billionaire willing to share Champagne with her in a hot tub – one of the more extravagant challenges on the bucket list. She’s in a luxurious ski resort in the French Alps, so it might just be doable. But then she meets Levi. A devastatingly handsome billionaire, yes, but infuriatingly resistant to getting involved!

As the snow falls and sparks fly, Molly is entangled in a series of increasingly embarrassing escapades. With time running out, can she pull off the impossible – and maybe even find love along the way?

~Standalone~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  A Billionaire for Christmas
Series:  ~Standalone~
Author:  Jo Lyons
Published:  August 27, 2025
Publisher:  Boldwood Books
My Rating:  4.5 stars

A Billionaire for Christmas is an absolute Rom-Com Christmas gift to us all, and while it does have a touch of sadness about it, for the majority of Molly’s and Levi’s totally unexpected romance, the laughs will just keep rolling in… kind of like a winter blizzard.

Molly’s best friend and business partner has passed away.  Ava has left her half of their restaurant to Molly, along with a bucket list that must be completed within a very tight time frame in order for Molly to inherit.  Very tight time-line indeed, like twelve days to do some completely outrageous things, to take Molly way out of her comfort zone, and to honor a friendship that is cherished in the most personal ways.

While I believe you’ll want to discover most of what’s on that bucket list for yourself, I will mention that there just might be a billionaire, a hot tub, and some bubbly involved.  And where better to find those than a resort in the French Alps, where Molly is currently working until this inheritance is worked out.

I’ll admit that often a snort-giggle escaped me while reading A Billionaire for Christmas.  I had such fun here, just the right way to start off the Christmas Romance reading season.  If you love a well-written, emotional, fun, and funny romance that will hit you hard in all the feels possible, then you’re going to love A Billionaire for Christmas by Jo Lyons.  Give yourself an early present with this one.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley, and I sincerely thank the author or publishing house for their trust.  It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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