New to town, Bella is ready to take on the challenge of living up to her great aunt''s legacy of being Peppermint Cove''s Christmas Kringle. After inheriting her aunt''s house and the perfected guide on how to become the Christmas Kringle, Bella sets out to do just that. Unfortunately, her next-door nightmare of a neighbour has other plans. Bennet Bakewell, town grump and self-appointed know it all, refuses to allow someone new to town to win the crown. So he takes it upon himself to challenge Bella every step of the way. Between the cookie decorating, homemadeCchristmas cards, storytelling, and end of the year Nog fest, Bennet is giving Bella a run at the title. A steamy, small-town, enemies-to-lovers, close proximity holiday novel.

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#1 Amazon and USA Today bestselling author, wife, adoptive mother, and peanut butter lover. Author of romantic comedies and contemporary romance, Meghan Quinn brings readers the perfect combination of heart, humour, and heat in every book.

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As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy.

Immediately his new neighbour turns his world into a real-life nightmare-before-Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town's Christmas Kringle contest - which she's determined to win.

But Cole's got other ideas in mind. Entering the competition himself, he's planning to beat Storee at her own game by pretending this grump's heart has grown three sizes this season, and he's fallen for the girl next door.

But the competition isn't the only thing that's starting to heat up - so are Cole and Storee's feelings for each other. Before they know it, things are starting to get very complicated, and all it takes is one night for someone to steal it all...

A candy cane-filled, enemies-to-lovers, festive fake-dating romance to spice up everyone's stockings this Christmas.

TROPES:
Enemies-to-lovers
Small town
Forced proximity
Fake dating
A lot of spice **** **** ****

But also expect...
A snow storm rescue
Porch talks, cocoa, and your childhood crush
Excessive use of flannel
Elite holiday song references
Fake dating to reverse fake dating
Inappropriate use of a candy cane...

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'Perfect combination of sweet, sassy, funny and spicy'
'The banter was top tier! The spice was amazing!'
'All the brother's-best-friend, fake-dating, enemies-to-lovers goodness packaged together in an adventure full of second-hand embarrassment and swoon-worthy moments'
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