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The Plight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx) by Kate Stewart

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Full-length holiday romance • second chance • forced proximity (family cabin) • exes-to-lovers • nostalgia + chaos • “Santa’s naughty list” vibes • funny/angsty/steamy

Perfect for readers of:

Second-chance romances with big history and bigger feelings
Holiday stories that are more messy, funny, and spicy than sugary-sweet
Forced proximity + “we’re trapped together for a week” tension
Banter-heavy heroines who are one eggnog away from making terrible decisions

Spice: 4/5

Steamy, naughty-list energy with plenty of tension and payoff.

The vibe

After three weeks of pure humbug—another breakup, a broken toe, and an office promotion she deserved but didn’t get—our heroine is not chasing the “happ, happ, happiest Christmas EVER.” She’s chasing the three wise men: Johnnie Walker, Jack Daniels, and Jim Beam.

So when her mom insists the whole family spend the holidays at her grandparents’ ancient cabin for an old-school Christmas, she shows up ready to survive on booze, sarcasm, and sheer willpower… until her ex appears on the doorstep on day one.

Now she’s stuck for a week with the man who obliterated her heart nearly two decades ago—Eli, the ghost of Christmas past with deceitful light blue eyes, angelic hair, and a smirk that should come with a warning label. She knows better than to drink that last cup of eggnog. She knows better than to get tongue-tangled under the mistletoe. She definitely knows better than to sleep with Satan’s wingman on the eve of the Lord’s birthday.

And yet.

This Christmas, nostalgia doesn’t heal—it ignites. Because sometimes the person who broke you is also the one who knows exactly how to set you on fire.

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The Plight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx) by Kate Stewart