Sharing Noelle by Margot Scott

My rating: 4 of 5 stars

My hot stepbrother. His gorgeous dad. An impossible choice.

With my dad and his wife honeymooning over Christmas, I assume I’ll be celebrating the holidays alone. That is, until my new stepbrother—a sex-god sous chef with a smile that melts panties like butter—invites me to spend the week at his dad’s log-cabin resort.

Thirsting after my much older stepbrother is bad enough. Falling head over heels in lust with his lumberjack dad is just plain greedy. 

The only thing these stubborn men can agree on is that they both want me. I can’t imagine saying no to one of them, so I won’t. 

When they ask me what I want for Christmas, I’ll be honest. 

One man isn’t enough for me. I want them both.

A Very Merry Ménage

The following ratings are out of 5:
Romance: 💙💜🤎💚
Heat/Steam: 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Chemistry: 🧪🧪🧪🧪🧪
Story/Plot: 📕📗📘📙
World building: 🌏🌍🌎🌏
Character development: 😋😀😍☺️🥰

📚 Book Review: Sharing Noelle (Maple Ridge Christmas)

Author: Margot Scott
Genre: Reverse Harem Romance / Holiday Romance

🦸🏼‍♀️ The Heroine: Noelle

Nineteen-year-old Noelle is in that messy, liminal space between girlhood and adulthood — juggling her first year of college, a demanding job at a high-end restaurant, and the general chaos of being locked out of her dorm over break. She’s exhausted, clinging to the idea of spending Christmas at home, when her father drops a triple bombshell: he eloped in Vegas, he’s selling the house she grew up in, and he’s jetting off to Bermuda for the holidays. Oh, and surprise — she now has a stepbrother. The same guy she recently overheard telling her coworker he doesn’t “do” relationships.

With her mom living in a sex commune and her dad on marriage number four, Noelle’s sense of stability is already shaky. This latest upheaval pushes her from frustrated to furious, and it sets the stage for the emotional vulnerability that follows.

🦸🏻‍♂️ The Heroes: Sawyer & Colton

Sawyer, twenty-eight, is the classic charming disaster turned semi-reformed chef and complete playboy. Once fired from Noelle’s restaurant for showing up drunk, he’s now an ambitious sous chef trying to get his life together — though his off-hours drinking suggests he’s still a work in progress. Raised by a teenage father and grandparents, Sawyer carries a quiet resentment, convinced his dad blames him for the life he never got to live. Their relationship is strained, and Sawyer avoids the family’s Vermont lodge whenever possible.

Colton, Sawyer’s father, is the opposite: steady, hardworking, and deeply rooted in the lodge he runs. He spends his days maintaining cabins, chopping wood, and prepping Christmas trees — the kind of man who builds a life with his hands. He’d love Sawyer’s help, but he’s long since stopped expecting it.

📚 The Story

When Sawyer learns Noelle has nowhere to go for Christmas, he impulsively invites her to Vermont. He knows she’s off-limits — technically — but he’s already drawn to her, and he’s betting his mother’s marriage to Noelle’s father won’t last anyway.

Colton doesn’t expect Sawyer to show up with a beautiful, stranded college student in tow, but the attraction hits him immediately. Noelle, for her part, feels the pull toward both men. She’s not naïve about alternative relationship structures, and the chemistry between the three of them sparks quickly.

What unfolds is a snowy, intimate holiday escape where each character is forced to confront their own emotional baggage — and the possibility of something unconventional but real.

🌟 Highlights

• The intimate scenes deliver. In ménage or reverse harem romances, the steam can sometimes overwhelm the story, but here it feels balanced. The scenes are undeniably sexy without drowning out the emotional arcs or the plot.
• Each character has a personal mountain to climb. Noelle, Sawyer, and Colton all carry their own wounds, insecurities, and unmet needs. Watching them navigate those internal battles adds depth and heart. As Miley Cyrus wisely put it, it’s the climb.

💔 Where It Fell Short

• The age gap dynamic didn’t work for me. I struggle with romances where the heroine is under twenty and the hero is significantly older — especially over forty. At that age, most nineteen-year-olds are still figuring out who they are, and the imbalance in life experience can feel uncomfortable rather than compelling.

💬 Final Thoughts

If you enjoy snowy settings, complicated family dynamics, and a polyamorous romance that blends heat with emotional growth, this story delivers plenty to sink into. The character journeys are engaging, the chemistry is strong, and the holiday backdrop adds a cozy charm — even if the age gap element may not land for every reader.

💭 Quotes

“Does he have a girlfriend?”
I have to laugh. “As far as I know, my dad hasn’t so much as kissed a woman in years.”
“How would you know if you hardly ever visit him?”
“It’s a well-kept secret that sexual repression leaves a particular stink on a man. One that only other men can pick up on. I doubt he even remembers how to have a good time.”

“It’s exhilarating, like standing at the center of a bullseye. There’s a flash of fear, a rush of excitement. Then the heady understanding that all the dirty, secret wishes I’ve been making are about to come true.”

“Honestly, her openness scares the hell out of me. It’s like a mirror that I can’t bring myself to look at, because if I did, we would both see how closed off I am. The glass would shatter, cutting her face, and she would immediately know I was broken.”


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