Ella

Ten years ago, Jude Beckett walked out of my life without a trace.

The worst part is I fell in love with him after our memorable summer together.

Being my best friends brother, theres no escaping him when we come face-to-face for her wedding festivities a decade later.

Jude is a charming, perfectionist doctor, while Im an anxious brunette dealing with a mountain of grief. Hes determined to make things right and show me hes ready this time.

Do I risk my heart again for a second chance at love with him?

Layla Reed hates Christmas　the memories, the festivities, the fake holiday cheer. Being back in her hometown of Havenbrook for the first time in years has her on edge. And now she has to see Ben Brooks, her childhood frenemy.

She can already guarantee that this Christmas will be no different than the years past. But as the holiday season unfolds, she starts to wonder if theres more to Christmas and to Ben than she ever imagined.

Ben remembers Layla just as she was the last time he saw her eleven years ago at their highschool graduation. The years havent changed her a bit shes still straight to the point, no-nonsense, and hard to impress. But now, when they bicker, he feels a spark.

When she says his name, theres a light in her eyes that wasnt there before.

The only question is, can Layla and Ben stop arguing long enough to turn their newfound spark into something more?