“But Marin?” He says I walk past. I stop. “Yeah?” He gives me a slight wince. “It’s probably not going to be fake for me.“

Marin & Max. M & M. You know what’s a good word? Jovial. You know who is jovial. Courtney Walsh. So celebrate the greatest season of the whole year with Merry Ex-Mas! The jolliest Christmas story with the best things and stuff.

? THINGS & STUFF ?
-second chance romance
-childhood friends
-small town
-matchmaking moms
-forced proximity
-dual pov
-peppermint creamer
-Christmas traditions
-fake…flirting
-ice skating
-s’mores
-oh no, you’re sick

-IsThisAKissingBook: closed door. “He shakes his head, almost to himself, and then reaches for my hand. “I know. And I regret it more than anything.” He looks at my hand before pressing and kiss to my palm.“

Thank you Courtney Walsh for a review copy!

TW: parental death, grief.

?Song: Christmas All Over Again by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers ?