It all starts just before Halloween-with sparks flying between me and my next-door neighbor. And not the fun, flirty kind.Lainey is a single mom with a sharp tongue, a killer glare, and hockey's #1 hater-her brother's my biggest rival on the ice, too. She calls me grumpy, which is fair. I'm not exactly the "borrows jars of pumpkin spice for holiday cookie baking" [...] then her ridiculously adorable kid ropes me into snowman building, Thanksgiving dinner, and-somehow-getting to know the woman behind the eye rolls.Before I know it, things are heating up. Less arguing, more flirting. Less tension, more tangled up in my sheets...and Christmas [...] we're navigating Hanukkah chaos thanks to my loud and nosy family. While surviving Chrismukkah madness, I think I might be realizing this isn't just a fling with the girl across the hall.Because this year, the best holiday surprise didn't come wrapped in paper. It came with sass, a smile, and a kid who thinks I'm a superhero.
This steamy, fast, and low angst romance brings together Tyler, a tough-as-ice hockey player, and Lainey, a fiercely independent single mom. A story filled with families who celebrate the winter magic of both Hanukkah and Christmas.