The Holiday Rivalry: a Festive Enemies-to-Lovers Romantic Comedy with Forced Proximity and Feel-Good HEA — Standalone Romance

She came home to sell the bakery. She didn't plan on him. Grace Palmer hasn't been back to Mistletoe Falls in years. She has a plan: spend two weeks sorting her late grandmother's bakery, find a buyer, and get out before Christmas. Simple. Then she discovers that Noah Calloway - her childhood rival, the boy who publicly humiliated her in Year Eleven and somehow got more infuriating with age - has his own plans for the building. And the only way to save the bakery is to beat him at the town's beloved Christmas Bake-Off. Which means they'll both be using the same kitchen. Every day. Until Christmas Eve. This was a terrible idea. Obviously. - Warm, witty festive romance with genuine heart - Enemies-to-lovers tension in a picture-perfect Christmas village - A heroine who refuses to let nostalgia make her decisions - Perfect reading for the festive season - mulled wine strongly recommended ìì