What's in the (e)mail

This is going to be our last "What's in the (e)mail" post. Although we enjoy sharing our bookmail with you, putting together this post has become time-consuming, even with just posting general links at the top. We will be sharing a lot of great books and authors at CLC in 2026 and can't wait for you to see what's in store! We also hope to get more bookmail into your hands, so keep entering all our giveaways. 

All (or most) of these books can be found on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Bookshop.org, Apple, Kobo, etc.

NG = NetGalley

Melissa:

Girls Our Age by Phoebe Thompson from Lake Union (NG)
The Players Club by Rachel Mills from Atria (NG)
Liberty Island by Virginia Hume from St. Martin's Press (NG)
The Naysayers by Liz Fenton & Lisa Steinke from Little A (NG)
Soon by You by Dahlia Adler from St. Martin's Press (NG)

Seeing Other People by Emily Wibberley and Austin Siegemund-Broka from Berkley (print)

The May House by Jillian Cantor from Atria (NG)
She Took My Baby by Steena Holmes from BookSparks (NG)

The Mountains We Call Home: The Book Woman's Legacy by Kim Michele Richardson from Sourcebooks (NG)

Out of Touch by/from Elle Grand (NG)

Rules for Mothers by Julie Swendsen Young from Greenleaf Book Group Press (NG)

Challah-day Fling by/from Amanda Usen (ebook)

Latke'd and Loaded by/from Jessica Topper (ebook)

Over and Over by Becky Hunter from Forever (NG)

Like Wafers in Honey by Leah Eskin from Levine Querido (NG)

Consequences of Normal by Elle Baade from Lake Union (NG)

The Foursome by Christina Baker Kline from Mariner (NG)

Big and Lily by Lisa Roe from Harper Perennial (NG)

The Shippers by Katherine Center from St. Martin's Press (NG)

Everything Has Happened by T. Greenwood from Crooked Lane (NG)

Deadlines, Donuts & Dreidels by Jennifer Wilck from @adina.reads (ebook)

You'll Love It Here by Natalie Sue from William Morrow (NG)

One Week to Win the Chocolate Maker by Timothy Janovsky from Harlequin (NG)

Ideal Life by Evelyn Skye from Atria (NG)

Bump, Set, Sparks by Jennifer Moffatt from St. Martin's Press (NG)

Together On Our Own by/from Eliana Megerman (ebook)

This Story Might Save Your Life by Tiffany Crum from Flatiron (NG)

Romantic Hero by Kirsty Greenwood from Berkley (NG)

The Good Mothers by Caitlin Weaver from Storm Publishing (NG)

Most Ardently Yours by Freya Sampson from Sourcebooks (NG)

Dead Set on You by Lexi Alexander from Crooked Lane (ebook)

You & Me and You & Me and You & Me by Josie Lloyd and Emlyn Rees from Putnam (NG)

Missed You the First Time by/from Julia Carpenter (print)

Mare by Emily Haworth-Booth from Farrar, Straus, and Giroux (NG)

Sara:

The Hundred Man Plan by/from Misty O'Hara (ebook)

While You Were Seething by Charlotte Stein from St. Martin's Press (NG)

Yours Always by Corinne Sullivan from MB Communications (NG)

A Shore Thing by Portia MacIntosh from Rachel's Random Resources (NG)

The Name Game by Beth O'Leary from Berkley (NG)

Jami:
Phoebe Berman's Gonna Lose It by Brooke Averick from Crown (NG)
The Better Mother by Jennifer van der Kleut from BookSparks (NG)

Ship of Dreams by Donna Jones Alward from Angela Melamud (NG)

The Last Woman of Warsaw by Judy Batalion from Dutton (NG)

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Book Review: My Husband's Wife

By Sara Steven

When Angela DiMarco loses her husband in a sudden car accident, her world shatters overnight. In the tight-knit Italian-American neighborhood of Boston’s North End, she had built a life filled with love, tradition, and the comfort of family. But everything she believed to be true is nothing but a lie when she learns her husband, Michael, had a secret he had been hiding. Michael was not alone when he died. With him was his Italian lover and pregnant ‘wife,’ Isabella Russo. 

As Angela struggles to make sense of this betrayal, she faces an impossible choice: walk away or take in the baby who is now without a mother or father. Her decision to care for Nina takes Angela to the sunlit hills and lemon groves of Sorrento, where she meets Isabella’s grieving family. Tension and distrust fill the air, but slowly, Angela and the Russo family find common ground in their shared love for Nina. 

My Husband’s Wife is a powerful novel about loss, forgiveness, and the courage it takes to start over. Tracey Wheeler Noonan has curated a story that reminds us that family can be born out of heartbreak and that hope often waits in the most unlikely places. (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads)

At first, after Angela finds out that her husband died in a car accident and he wasn’t alone in the car when it happened, she is disoriented and shocked, completely caught off guard by the fact that Michael had another woman in his life. But as time progresses and the chapters unravel, the reader is given insight into when Angela can pinpoint subtle division in her marriage. There are even more moments that not only help Angela in coming to terms with such a horrendous event, but it also helped me to see what had really happened, and why Michael made the choices he’d made that would have completely damaged what he and Angela had.

The fact that Angela makes the decision to care for Nina really shows what kind of character she is. I don’t know if many of us could have that kind of conviction, but the story also dives deeper into some of the reasons behind Angela’s choices, too. From her standpoint, Isabella was given opportunities that Michael didn’t want to give to Angela. It’s better understood as to why that was, but it was still hurtful. I had a tough time feeling sorry for Michael, and an even harder time feeling something for Isabella, especially after a shocking revelation that is offered towards the end of the book. 

Having been through my own divorce and at times, concerns about custody, I could completely relate to how Angela feels. I felt torn between feeling like Nina belonged with her Sorrento family, given who her mother was, but Angela set aside her pain in order to do all she can for a guiltless child. Despite everything, Nina’s existence helps to heal Angela, a chance at new beginnings and a new life. When Angela and Nina travel to Sorrento, it was a pivotal moment, and I was on bated breath waiting to see how the exchange would go between two opposing worlds. 

I’ve never tried limoncello before, but after reading My Husband’s Wife, it’s definitely something I want to add to my to-do list. That wasn’t something I’d expect as a takeaway from the story, but given the deeply rich descriptions and mouthwatering illustrations, it was a nice byproduct to the drama. Angela’s story of perseverance in the face of pain was a very motivating and inspiring story!

Thanks to Wicked Good Entertainment for the book in exchange for an honest review.

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Spotlight and Giveaway: The Voice I Just Heard

Today we are pleased to feature The Voice I Just Heard by Susan Dormady Eisenberg. This is her debut novel, but she recently had it revised and is re-releasing it a couple years after her sophomore novel, One More Seat at the Round Table. Melissa enjoyed this novel and featured it on her Bookstagram this past autumn. She will be reviewing it soon. Thanks to Get Red PR, we have THREE copies to give away!

What's the price of chasing a dream?

It’s 1970 and Nora Costello is a gifted young soprano who longs to sing on Broadway despite her parents’ disapproval and chronic stage fright. When her brother Liam dies in Vietnam, she spirals into grief, wondering how she'll embrace her goals without her north star.

At a summer theater near Cohoes, New York, Nora meets her soulmate, Bart Wheeler, a washed-up Broadway baritone with problems of his own—and great advice about singing. Nora also reunites with her best friend Liz, a troubled nun with secrets about Liam.

As Nora struggles with family, romantic, and vocal issues, she wonders if she’ll ever feel whole again. But when she finds a unique way to honor Liam’s love for their hometown waterfall, she finally starts to heal.

Both a coming-of-age-story and a tale of enduring love, The Voice I Just Heard offers characters to root for. It explores the most compelling voice of all: the whisper inside each of us that tells us to follow our hearts. (Synopsis courtesy of Amazon.)

"An utterly engrossing story of family, death, theater, music and the choices we make that determine the story of our lives. You will fall in love with these people." 
- Stephanie Cowell, author of The Boy in the Rain

"The author’s keen sense of time and place and her knowledge of and passion for the theater make Nora’s life and the novel itself come fully alive."  

- Monica Maxon (Amazon reviewer)

"A fast, engaging read that’s perfect for travel or for curling up at home with a cup of tea." 

- Ellabella (Amazon reviewer)

Susan Dormady Eisenberg is also the author of One More Seat at the Round Table. She has published arts profiles in newspapers, Classical Singer, Opera News, and Huffington Post. She’s drafting her third novel about American icon Annie Oakley, and has also written for companies and organizations throughout Greater Washington, D.C. In her first career, Ms. Eisenberg was director of marketing for The Joffrey Ballet/NYC and publicist for Syracuse Stage and Goodspeed Opera House. She makes her home in Maryland with her husband, a senior care executive, and is a proud member of the Authors Guild. (Bio adapted from Amazon.)

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Sara and Melissa Talk About...Kindness

We've been running a column series to get more personal with our readers. We are now into our sixth year!

This month, we are talking about kindness. It feels especially important to talk about this topic during the holidays. 

We're always open to topic suggestions, so please don't hesitate to share those in the comments. We'd also love to know if you can relate to anything we've said or hear your own thoughts on the topic. So don't be shy. 😊 We look forward to getting to know you as much as we're letting you get to know us. You can find our previous columns here, in case you missed them.

Melissa Amster:

There are so many directions to go with the subject of kindness. I've recently been thinking of something because of an influencer I follow: @yourbestiemisha (or Dontcrossagayman on Facebook). Misha is always talking about the nice things he does for strangers. It's inspiring and heartwarming to hear about everything he does to make someone else's life a bit brighter. However, I know he's received pushback from people who think he's bragging about his acts of kindness. 

That's what I want to talk about today: Should we share about our acts of kindness with others? 

I personally like spreading kindness and doing nice things for people whenever I can. I just don't like to talk about it on social media. To me, it feels like robbing someone of their dignity. Especially if it's a charitable act of some kind. So I'm private about doing acts of kindness. What's important to me is that the recipient benefitted and that it made their life just a bit easier. 

On the other hand, hearing Misha talk about the things he does for people is inspiring others to do acts of kindness and spread more joy whenever possible. It brightens my day to hear about something good he did for someone else. With all the cruelty in the world these days, it's refreshing to hear about someone just paying for another person's groceries or comforting them when they are crying in public. I do feel that Misha only talks about his acts of kindness in order to inspire other people to do them too. He seems to be all about love and light. Still, that doesn't mean that I feel comfortable going public with every single act of kindness I've ever done. To each their own, right?

This holiday season, I task you with doing one act of kindness. I don't want to know what you did or who you did it for. I just want you to brighten someone else's day. And if you need some ideas for what to do, go visit Misha on social media!

Sara Steven:

I had a tougher time with the topic choice for this month, mainly due to the current climate of everything going on around us. There have been a lot of tragedies lately, intertwined with a lot of dispassionate people who wouldn’t seem to know an act of kindness if it was staring them in the face. 

And then I saw this news clip about a skunk who’d gotten stuck in a dumpster, and the first thing that had come to mind for me was: how metaphoric.

The last animal most of us would ever consider assisting would be a skunk. The risk of helping–I mean, that alone might make most of us take pause. I’ve never been sprayed by a skunk, but from what I’ve heard, it’s pretty awful. Yet the local fire department reached out to the Southwest Wildlife Conservation, all in an effort to try to do everything they could to save the skunk, despite getting sprayed multiple times for over an hour.  

Maybe they were merely doing their job. For me, though, it was an ultimate act of kindness.

Life can be like that when we dole out our own acts of kindness. Sometimes the interactions we have or the situations we face when we try to help or be kind are a lot like dealing with a skunk; caustic. Troublesome. Smelly. But we still dive in, because being kind isn’t about reaping the rewards. It’s about doing something for someone else, often without that reward. Sometimes it seems that the person who is the recipient of the act of kindness could care less. They don’t seem grateful. Instead of being grateful, they might lash out because they are going through something we don’t understand. Much like the skunk, it could be fear that drives their reaction. And all we can do is say that we tried.

It can get to a point where we might feel like it’s not worth it. We keep trying to be kind, but at what cost? Getting sprayed over and over, multiple times, doesn’t sound like a lot of fun to me. Being kind can change people, though. It can make a difference, even if we don’t see it. Even if the recipient doesn’t recognize it–they might later on, when they are facing their own situations, make a choice in doing something for someone else. Paying it forward.  

Watching the video reminded me that it isn’t always easy to be kind, but given the choice between being kind and being dispassionate, I choose kindness, every time. Even if it sometimes means having to take a long-awaited metaphorical bath in a tub of hydrogen peroxide, baking soda, and dish soap to get the smell off.   

What are your thoughts on kindness?

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Book Review: Strange Sally Diamond

By Becky Gulc

‘Sally Diamond cannot understand why what she did was so strange. She was only doing what her father told her to do, to put him out with the rubbish when he died. Now Sally is the centre of attention, not only from the hungry media and police detectives, but also a sinister voice from a past she cannot remember.

As she begins to discover the horrors of her childhood, Sally steps into the world for the first time, making new friends and big decisions, and learning that people don't always mean what they say.

But who is the man observing Sally from the other side of the world? And why does her neighbour seem to be obsessed with her? Sally's trust issues are about to be severely challenged.’ (Synopsis courtesy of Waterstones.) 

Gosh. This book just blew me away. I am not going to be able to write enough good things about this novel to feel I’ve done it justice. I just know this one of those rare books that will stay with me forever. 

Sally Diamond is a reclusive, socially awkward woman in her forties who still lives at home. Sally takes things literally, so when she puts her father’s body out with the rubbish - because he mentioned it once - she doesn’t see anything wrong with that. The media coverage that comes with the incident sets a path in motion that will see Sally have contact with a past she doesn’t remember, a past that she wouldn’t want to remember.  Will learning more about her past help or hinder Sally as she tentatively tries to make her way in the world?

The narrative was compelling. I mistakenly thought we’d stay solely with Sally throughout (it doesn’t sit with the ‘body out with the rubbish’ incident for long) but through her father’s letters and a mysterious person’s account of their own past brings Sally’s childhood to the forefront – this is compelling, dark and heart-wrenching, not just for Sally but for other characters who we get to know too. The present day story, however, also managed to be hopeful; funny at times, but also sad. 

I was on the edge of my seat for most of the ‘back story’ chapters and I was willing things to go a certain way - I felt my heart break as certain choices were made. The book handles trauma well, there was a realism to it; it can’t just be fixed. The endings all around seemed fair to the characters and what they’d been through (and still go through), even if they weren’t what I had unrealistically hoped for. 

I’m so glad I read this book and if you don’t mind a bit of a darker read you may well enjoy it too. I think this is the best book I’ve read this year!

Purchase Strange Sally Diamond here.

More by Liz Nugent:

Unraveling Oliver

Lying in Wait

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Jessica and Amanda light up our lives...plus a book giveaway

L to R: Amanda and Jessica

Introduction by Melissa Amster

We are so happy to have Amanda Usen and Jessica Topper visiting us today to talk about their delightful Hanukkah rom-com series, The Matzo Ballers. The fifth and sixth books in the series are now available and we're excited to share those with you. If you missed the first four books, you can get them in one ebook set for only 99 cents! I binged all four last year (and loved each one) and am currently reading Challah-day Fling and enjoying it so far. I invited them here today to talk about the series and celebrating Hanukkah. They have TWO ebook sets of the latest books in the series to give away. More on these books below. All can be read as standalones, although the newer books do reference past events and couplings.

Longtime friends and creative partners Jessica Topper and Amanda Usen first met in 2011 while waiting to pick up their kids from Hebrew school—bonding over coffee, kids, and conversation.

What started as playdates for their children turned into a lasting friendship and, eventually, a shared dream of writing Hanukkah romances that celebrate love, laughter, and light.

Together, they created The Matzo Ballers Hanukkah Romance series, born from Sunday brainstorming sessions in Amanda's kitchen over carrot muffins and Nespresso, and fueled by their mission to bring more joy and Jewish representation into the world.

Jessica, a former New York City librarian and touring rock band bookkeeper, broke the rock-romance mold with her acclaimed debut Louder Than Love and followed it up with Dictatorship of the Dress, named one of Publishers Weekly's “Best Books of 2015.” 

Amanda, a chef turned romance author, writes deliciously emotional love stories filled with humor and heat, including Scrumptious, hailed by Booklist as "smart, sexy, simply irresistible contemporary romance."

They're thrilled to welcome readers aboard the Matzo Baller—because every cruise (and every Hanukkah) deserves a happily ever after.

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Meet the OG Matzo Ballers: eight friends who became found family, living and loving their best lives on a yearly Hanukkah harbor cruise around Manhattan...

Latke'd and Loaded

She’s not her famous sister. He’s not her bodyguard. But their feelings? Genuine.

Smile, wave, fake it.

Tzipora Solokoff was once half of America’s favorite sitcom twins. But while her sister became known as Hollywood star Kara Koff, Tzipi chose a quieter life off-camera. Now Kara’s secret elopement leaves Tzipi posing as her twin on the annual Matzo Baller Hanukkah cruise—smile, wave, fake it for one night. Easy enough…until she meets the man she thinks is her bodyguard.

Until secrets start to unravel.

Jonah Klein has always been the dependable sidekick: loyal friend, fixer, joker. But as his friends chase careers, marriages, and milestones, Jonah can’t shake the feeling he’s been left behind. Determined to turn things around, he boards this year’s cruise to finally thank Kara for helping him after his very public drunken faceplant last Hanukkah. Instead, he finds himself drawn into her orbit again—only something doesn’t quite add up.

Eight hours. Two mistaken identities. One very real connection.

With holiday hijinks, hidden truths, and sparks flying on deck, Tzipi and Jonah must team up to keep her sister’s reputation afloat…without sinking their own hearts in the process.

Challah-day Fling

It was only a fling.

Pastry chef Libby Sugarman planned to spend her Palm Beach getaway making Hanukkah donuts—not getting swept into a whirlwind weekend with the mysterious, devastatingly handsome artist who painted her like one of his muses and kissed her like he already knew her soul. Two nights, no strings. Easy, right?

Until their worlds collided…

Rabbi Micah Wasserman thought he could keep his worlds separate: rabbi in New York, secret artist in Palm Beach. But one unforgettable weekend with Libby shatters his resolve. When their paths collide again on the Matzo Baller cruise, Micah is desperate to hold on to the woman who makes him feel both holy and undone—if his carefully guarded secret doesn’t sink them first.

She thinks she’s too much. He thinks he’s not enough. But eight nights of Hanukkah have a way of working miracles…

(Both synopses are courtesy of Amazon.)

Without giving spoilers, which of your eight characters do you relate to the most, and why?
Jessica: I think I relate most to Sylvie, the photographer and ex-girlfriend of Avi, the rock star. She’s quietly creative, very empathetic and a bit misunderstood. I haven’t finished writing her full story yet (it’s coming next year, in Four Chuppahs and a Shiva) but I am looking forward to Sylvie getting her day in the spotlight and her HEA (happily ever after) moment.  

Amanda: Talia, a.k.a. the Jewish Grandma caterer. She was the first character to come to me when we started spit-balling about the series. Since I’ve worked in kitchens for most of my career, it’s a world I know and love. Talia is also a problem solver and a straight shooter–two of my strengths (and sometimes flaws…ask Jessica lol).

Which of the six (so far) books has been the easiest to write and which has been the most challenging?
Amanda: The Dreidel Do-Over was easiest because we were building the world and had zero constraints. It was so much fun to create the Matzo Baller cruise! Jessica would text me, “By the way, there’s a champagne tower now…with an aerialist suspended above it, filling the glasses!”  And I’d write back, “Awesome! What do you think about strip dreidel?” Most challenging to write? Challah-day Fling. Oy vey, I was schvitzing about writing a rabbi, especially because the premise of the book involves an ENORMOUS lie of omission. Fingers crossed readers love Micah!

Jessica: This latest book, Latke’d and Loaded, was by far the most challenging due to it having a double mistaken identity plot that had to be handled very carefully, pacing out the reveals and keeping track of who knew what at which time. 

The easiest was my first, The Hanukkah Hook-Up, for the same reasons Amanda shared. Now that we are six books in, some things have been established about personalities and situations, so you are a bit more bound to honor them.

If this series were made into a TV series, what are some songs you'd include?
Jessica: I always weave songs into my stories and the Matzo Baller books are no exception! Everything from Matisyahu (“One Day”) to Beastie Boys, who have had a nod in each of my three books so far. I’d love to pay tribute to the late Sharon Jones (of Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings) with “8 Days (of Hanukkah)” playing during the opening or closing credits. Clearly I have daydreamed about this way too much!

Amanda: I would (wisely) let Jessica choose all the music, and she would let me style the food. Oh! Except for one song. “Summer Nights” from Grease would have to play in the background at some point because the rabbi’s lie of omission comes back to bite him in the tuches.

What is your favorite Hanukkah tradition?
Amanda: Latkes! I think I grated fifteen pounds of potatoes last year, and we had a latke bar with tons of toppings, including Bison chip dip, which is popular in Western New York.

Jessica: We have been collecting menorahs over the years, and it’s always fun to let my daughter (now in her early 20s) choose which one to light each year.

What is the funniest thing that has happened to you in relation to Hanukkah?
Jessica: I think it’s about to happen on December 19! My local PBS station is airing a program about holiday traditions and I’ll be discussing Hanukkah – on live television. I’m equal parts elated and nervous but I think it has the potential to be fun AND funny, hopefully in a good way and not the stuff TV bloopers are made of…

Amanda: One year, I put the potato peelings from the latkes down the garbage disposal, and clogged a pipe in the basement. My then-husband got a faceful of nasty potato water when he cleared the drain. But that’s not the funny part. I did it the next year, too! (But never again.) There was also the time I lit the wooden menorah the kids made at Hebrew school, and nearly set my sister’s table on fire. Tragedy was averted, thank goodness.

Do you prefer applesauce or sour cream with your latkes? 
Amanda: If I am forced to choose one or the other…sour cream. With sriracha. But I can really get behind a latke slider with a fried egg in the middle. And latkes with sweet chili sauce are really good, too. Now that I’m thinking about it, peanut sauce and sliced avocado are going to hit the latke bar this year!

Jessica: Team sour cream if I have to pick one…but I, like my character Jonah, would choose ketchup over all other choices. Please don’t judge!

Thanks to Jessica and Amanda for chatting with us and for sharing their books with our readers.

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Book Review: Ghosted at Christmas

By Melissa Amster

Mia’s been ghosted. Nursing the heartache of her breakup, her festive spirit is running on empty. The last thing she needs is a Christmas reminder of how unlucky in love she is… which is exactly what she gets when she discovers her ex, Sam, is spending the holidays with her family. Now she’s snowed in for a week with the man who broke her heart and no chance of escape.

John’s a ghost. After 30 years in limbo without a soul to talk to, he’s bored to death. So when Mia actually sees him, he figures that helping her to find closure - and maybe a second chance with the man she still loves - could be his key to reaching the afterlife.

As the snow keeps falling and old feelings begin to thaw, Mia finds herself struggling resist Sam, with his crooked smile and bookish charm. Maybe she's ready to give love another chance - but is that her heart talking, or just her ghostly wingman? (Synopsis courtesy of Goodreads.)

I had been wanting to read this novel, mainly because of my Ghosts obsession, but it also sounded really cute. It was a sweet, romantic, and heartwarming read, perfect for ringing in the holiday season!

The story starts off on a stressful day for Mia as she is trying to get to her parents' house for their annual Christmas party, but everything goes wrong and she ends up arriving really late. When she gets there, she runs into Sam, a guy who humiliated her in college and whom she hasn't spoken to since. Worse yet, Sam is spending the holiday with her and her family! What's a girl to do but hide out in the cottage near the house? Except for the fact that the cottage is already being lived in...by a ghost. A friendly ghost who died in the nineties and is trying to move on but can't figure out how. Perhaps helping Mia find love might be the answer?

There were a lot of entertaining and funny moments in this novel. John has way more ghost powers than any of the ghosts on the TV series. Not only can he touch something, but he can also pick it up and move it around. He can also be heard when he's singing. He can even eat, although he unfortunately can't taste. John first uses his powers to mess with Sam, ensuing hilarity. Then he uses them to try to get Sam and Mia back together. Meanwhile, Mia can't decide if she should stay mad at Sam or not, especially when he's being so charming...

Overall, I really enjoyed this delightful and cozy holiday romance. Ghosted at Christmas definitely warms up these cold winter days!

Movie casting suggestions:

Mia: Daisy Edgar-Jones

Sam: Nicholas Galitzine

John: Jonathan Bailey

Charlie: Ben Hardy

Penny: Emma Thompson

Aunt Gertie: Phyllida Law

Thanks to Transworld for the book in exchange for an honest review.

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