[PRE-ORDER] How My Neighbor Stole Christmas: Collector's Edition (Kringletown Christmas, #1) by Meghan Quinn

Release Date: 9/29/2026

holiday romance • enemies-to-lovers • fake dating • grumpy hero • neighbors • small-town romance • spicy rom-com

In a town where Christmas is practically a year-round religion, one grumpy neighbor wants nothing to do with the festivities. Then his Christmas nemesis moves in next door, enters the town's biggest holiday competition, and turns his quiet winter into a season of rivalry, fake dating, and dangerously real attraction. How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is a hilarious, spicy holiday rom-com packed with banter, festive chaos, and plenty of Christmas cheer.

The Vibe

Cole Black prefers his Christmas season dark, quiet, and as far away from Kringletown's relentless cheer as possible. His carefully planned winter retreat is ruined when Storee Taylor, his longtime Christmas nemesis, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy.

Storee has her sights set on winning the town's Christmas Kringle contest, and Cole has absolutely no intention of letting her take the crown. Determined to beat her at her own game, he enters the competition too, with a plan that involves pretending his famously grumpy heart has finally fallen for the girl next door.

Unfortunately for Cole, Storee has to play along if she wants a shot at winning. Their fake relationship creates plenty of opportunities for competitive banter, festive mischief, and the kind of chemistry that becomes increasingly difficult to pretend isn't real.

Set in the wildly Christmas-obsessed town of Kringletown, this romance delivers cozy holiday atmosphere with a spicy, contemporary edge. Between the competition, the neighboring rivalry, and two people who know exactly how to get under each other's skin, Cole and Storee make Christmas anything but quiet.

For readers who love grumpy heroes, feisty heroines, fake dating, enemies-to-lovers chemistry, and ridiculously festive small-town rom-coms, How My Neighbor Stole Christmas is a perfect holiday escape.

Tropes & Tags

• Holiday romance
• Christmas romance
• Enemies-to-lovers
• Fake dating
• Neighbors
• Small-town romance
• Grumpy hero
• Festive heroine
• Christmas competition
• Forced proximity
• Banter
• Romantic comedy
• Spicy romance
• Winter setting
• Holiday chaos
• Dual POV

Books in Series (In Order)

• How My Neighbor Stole Christmas, #1
• Merry Christmas, You Filthy Animal, #2
• Christmas Staycation, #3

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