[PRE-ORDER] The Sleight Before Christmas (Holiday Hijinx, #2) by Kate Stewart

Release Date: 9/29/2026

holiday romance • second-chance romance • married couple • small-town x-mas • romantic comedy • forced proximity • spicy romance

Sometimes the person you need to fall in love with all over again is the one you've already married. The Sleight Before Christmas is a heartwarming, spicy holiday romantic dramedy about a husband determined to rekindle the spark with his wife, even if their Christmas plans are being derailed by two mischievous kids.

The Vibe

Serena has checked out. Between parenting two energetic children and the relentless demands of everyday life, she's running on empty and has little left to give. Her husband knows something has to change, and a family Christmas trip to Triple Falls might be exactly what they need.

He's determined to get his wife back, not through grand gestures, but by reminding her of the couple they used to be. As the holiday unfolds, old memories resurface, their chemistry begins to reignite, and the two find themselves rediscovering the connection that brought them together in the first place.

With a chaotic family Christmas, plenty of adult humor, colorful language, and a generous dose of spice, The Sleight Before Christmas offers a refreshingly different holiday romance centered on an established marriage rather than a first meeting.

For readers who love second-chance romance, married couples finding their spark again, messy family dynamics, and laugh-out-loud Christmas chaos, this is a festive, heartfelt, and very spicy holiday read.

Tropes & Tags

• Holiday romance
• Christmas romance
• Second-chance romance
• Married couple
• Established relationship
• Small-town romance
• Romantic comedy
• Family vacation
• Forced proximity
• Rekindled romance
• Family dynamics
• Found family
• Christmas chaos
• Spicy romance
• Dual POV

Books in Series (In Order)

• The Plight Before Christmas, #1
• The Sleight Before Christmas, #2

Please note: This is a pre-order item and will not be available for pickup or shipment until the official release date. You’ll receive a notification as soon as your order is ready.