Dec The Holly

A steamy enemies to lovers, forced proximity, step sibling Christmas Romance novella that gives you all the angst and spice you need.

Holly loves Christmas and is looking forward to spending it with her mom, well that was until she married Mr Pierce and now she finds herself stuck in a cabin with her stepbrother who hates her, or so she thinks. She is all about tradition, they huge tree, baking Christmas cookies, watching Christmas movies and listening to all the Christmas songs. However, her anxiety and reluctance to change are both a blessing and a curse.

Dec is cocky and annoying and gorgeous. I know, you know, even Holly knows it but that doesn't even come close to what's really going on inside their heads. However, he's actually not the total asshole, she thinks he is. He helps her come down from a huge panic attack, they bond over their anxiety issues and he actually really understands her and vice versa.

The internal dialogues make this book that much more fiery, the whole will they, wont they, is this wrong of it all is just perfection. And the moment they say "Fuck It!" and the spice heats up further, god damn!

This is a great easy read and a nice opener to what could be a very interesting full novel (fingers crossed we see more of these two from Cadence). Perfect, cosy yet taboo holiday read.