Better Than the Beach

A Holiday Novella (Better Love)

De: Brit Benson

Narrado por: Alexis Paige, Grayson Owens

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.

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 and leaving me utterly stranded.

Nobody foresaw the airport bartender who took pity on me, offering me a room in a charming bed and breakfast.

And certainly one expected a visit from a gorgeous older man.

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

***Better Than the Beach is a quick holiday novella.

It's a spicy short romance with an HEA that takes place in the Better Love world.

It is not necessary to listen to the other books in the Better Love series to enjoy Better Than the Beach.

Better Than the Beach was first released as a short story titled "A HOLIDAY LAYOVER" in a free romance anthology in 2021. It has since been expanded into a novella with an HEA.

©2023 Brit Benson Books (P)2024 Brit Benson

A Holiday Treat!

“𝒀𝒐𝒖’𝒗𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒎𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒑𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒃𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒊𝒕’𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒚 𝒅𝒂𝒚 𝒔𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒆. 𝒀𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒂𝒌𝒆 𝒎𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒃𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒔.”

I knew going in this was a novella so I’d only get a little taste from Brit Benson but what a delectable taste it was! Nolan and Cassie’s story was everything! From the moment they met, I felt the instant sparks and chemistry brewing. I loved their cute banter. Cassie was a woman that knew what she wanted and went for it. She was daring and I was here for it. Nolan with that filthy mouth I couldn’t get enough of. When things popped off between these two: hawt, hawt, hawt!
I loved getting time with my beloved Better Love crew again. Nan aka Nanta Claus, oh my goodness, she was an absolute hoot! A whole vibe with her laugh out candid hilarity and sweet meddling antics. The only thing I didn’t love about this story is that it ended. Better Than the Beach is a sweet and spicy holiday romance that will warm you up in more ways than one!

Alexis Paige and Grayson Owens were the cherry on top. They brought this story to life amazingly with their narration. The perfect Nolan and Cassie making for a lovely aural treat for my ears and just making for one more reason to love this book!

Shuffle the deck

A short audiobook to get you in the holiday spirit.

Cassie is off to Hawaii for the holidays, but her flight gets canceled due to snow. Stuck in Denver with hotels fully booked, the airport bartender tells her she can stay at her nan’s B&B. Not exactly what she had in mind, but it’ll have to do.
After the exams, Nolan is back home. In this case, home is his mom’s house—the same B&B where Cassie is staying.
There’s an instant attraction and lots of chemistry, so we know where this is going.

Read by Alexis Paige and Grayson Owens, it was my first time listening to either of them. I loved Cassie’s sweetness and how flustered she got at Nolan’s proximity, and that came out amazingly in Alexis’s voice.
Grayson was perfect at showing how gone Nolan is for Cassie. While the physical is great, he wants to laugh with her, spend time with her, and mostly, he wants her not to leave for Hawaii once the weather clears.

The Christmas vibes—and Nan!—were everything. I loved his family and how they welcomed Cassie into the fold because she never had one like theirs. I can relate.

For reasons I won’t spoil, she goes to Hawaii and they get separated. But Nolan inspired Cassie to go for what she wants, and you can hear the shift in Alexis’s voice. I was enthralled with how Grayson handled Nolan when he got Cassie back. His feelings and how he never forgot her were there, and I’m a sucker for that.

The epilogue was perfect.
“Shuffle the deck” is now one of my favorite sayings. Whatever cards life gives you, make sure to keep shuffling. Who knows what the next hand will bring?

Excellent Holiday Novella!

I love the Better Love series and this holiday novella was the perfect add on! It was just enough to give us a good story and just enough to remind us of past characters we love!

Love the snowed in situation and the match up attempts by the B&B owner, his mom. Definitely recommend for quick holiday read and the narrators were amazing!

Festive, cozy, sweet and fun holiday novella!

This was the perfect novella for this holiday season, and it will now be a repeat listen every year. It’s the perfect amount of festive, cozy, fun, and sweet festivities all wrapped up in a perfect Christmas bow.

Cassie is packed and ready to go to Hawaii with the hopes of losing her v-card to a hot surfer. But a snow storm leaves her stranded at the airport in Denver with nowhere to go. Until a stranger offers up her grandmother’s B&B as an option to ride out the storm. What Cassie never anticipated was a gorgeous, intelligent, older man to take up residence as well while visiting his mother for the holidays.

This is narrated in dual by Alexis Paige and Greyson Owens. Their performance brought the instant sparks and chemistry that were palpable as Cassie and Nolan and had me eating up their snowed in adventure. They meshed so well together to bring the listener all of the joy and steam for this exhilarating holiday novella.

If you’re looking for a quaint small town, with a delectable meet-cute, a meddling grandmother up to her own antics, Christmas magic, a dirty talking professor, and a heartwarming love story, then grab this novella! This is the perfect sweet holiday romance to add to your TBL!

Sweet little novella

This was an adorable dual narration by two incredibly talented actors. Alexis and Grayson did a wonderful job. And professor, yes please.