The (Not So) Perfect Second Chance
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Regina might be the town’s resident ice queen, but this Christmas her heart’s in serious danger of thawing when she gets a second chance with her first love.
Tyler Arnold is back from Hollywood to visit family and friends in the small town of Friar Hollow, a hamlet that’s synonymous with elaborate holiday celebrations and relentless matchmaking. It’s also the home of his childhood crush, his first love, and the woman he proposed to…before running away.
But now he’s back—in his ex’s town, at her friends’ parties, and sleeping on her couch.
It’s not like he meant to crash his high school sweetheart’s holidays, and he certainly didn’t arrange to be caught beneath the mistletoe with her…three times. But fate keeps throwing them together—and forcing them to kiss—so maybe the time has finally come. Maybe after a decade apart, she’ll finally forgive him for leaving her.
Or maybe not.
But with mistletoe kisses, meddling family, and well-intentioned friends cropping up at every turn, Regina and Tyler are about to find out if this holiday season, their Christmas miracle is a second chance at a happily ever after.
Please Note: This novella was originally published in the 2020 Charity Anthology, Tis the Season for Love.
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4 primary booksFalling in Friar Hollow is a 4-book series with 4 primary works first released in 2019 with contributions by Maggie Dallen.
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Short. Quick. Hallmarkie. Perfect For Holiday Season Or Any Time You Need A Quick Break From Reality. Let's face it, particularly barely two weeks out from polls beginning to close in the 2024 Presidential Election, we could *all* use a break from reality... but we don't all have hours to spend in some 300+ page book, much less a 700+ page fantasy tome. Enter this short story originally written as part of an anthology, but now available independently. I read it in I want to say 2.5 hrs or so, it really is that quick. And can be mostly read in shorter chunks still, if that is all the time you have. It works *best* as a finale to the Falling In Friar Hollow series, as it was written as, but in all honesty, if you don't mind knowing that the couples featured in a *romance book* wound up together... this could also work as an introduction of sorts to the series. Similarly, if you've never read Dallen and/ or her contemporary books, this is a solid introduction to her general style for that type of tale. Very much recommended.
Originally posted at bookanon.com.
