What’s better than a sunny beach vacation for my winter break?
Maybe being snowed in with a gorgeous stranger….
Let’s go to the beach for winter break, my sorority sisters said.
It will be a blast, they said.
Sand, salt water, hot surfers,
and the perfect setting for losing my v-card.
What more could I want for the holidays?
Well.
Nobody considered the chance for a winter storm grounding all flights, changing my layover from hours to days.
No one thought about how that winter storm cancelling all flights at the holidays would mean no hotel vacancies, leaving me utterly stranded.
And certainly nobody foresaw the kind airport bartender who took pity on me, offering me a room in her quirky, mischievous grandmother’s charming bed and breakfast.
No one knew there would be a sudden, unexpected visit from a gorgeous older man.
No one predicted the chemistry I’d feel between us.
The heat he’d create. The magic of it all.
No one considered any of this.
Especially not me.
Come to the beach for winter break, they said.
It will be so much fun, they said.
But…
I’m starting to think that being snowed in with Professor Nolan Montrose might end up being better than the beach.
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Better Than the Beach is a 30,000 word holiday novella. It’s a spicy, feel-good romance with an HEA that takes place in the Better Love world. It is not necessary to read the other books in the Better Love series to enjoy Better Than the Beach.
Better Than the Beach was first released as a 12,000 word short story titled “A HOLIDAY LAYOVER” in a free romance anthology in 2021, as well as a FREE short story download to newsletter subs last year. It has since been expanded into a 30,000 word novella.

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I received an eARC in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
I absolutely adore Brit Benson and the amazing characters she comes up with!
I had the pleasure of reading this novella as the short story: A Christmas Layover in 2021, if my memory serves me correctly, and I adored it then. Now that it’s been expanded and reworked it’s even better! Nolan and Cassie are literally perfect for one another. And surprise, surprise, I LOVE Nolan’s delicious dirty mouth! This is such a sweet, easy, and FUN read. Perfect for the holidays!
About the Author:
Brit Benson writes real, relatable romance novels that depict epic love. She likes outspoken, independent heroines, dirty-talking, love-struck heroes, and plots that tug on every emotion.
Brit would almost always rather be reading or writing. When she’s not dreaming up her next swoony book boyfriend and fierce book bestie, she’s getting lost in someone else’s fictional world. When she’s not doing that, she’s probably marathoning a Netflix series or wandering aimlessly up and down the aisles in Homegoods, sniffing candles, and touching things she’ll never buy.
Brit currently resides somewhere near the Blue Ridge Parkway with her husband, daughters, dogs, and an obscene number of books.
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