What do you do when your one-night-stand turns up at your family’s Christmas celebrations at a picturesque Christmas tree farm? Turns out, he’s the proprietor’s brother, so they’re stuck together for a week. The thing is, things didn’t end well after their night of bliss, months ago, and now they’re forced to confront it.
Nick is a hockey star, but she didn’t know that when they slept together. He’s had an off season, benched with an injury that isn’t healing as fast as they used to. He’s in a bit of a personal crisis, and that one-night-stand was atypical behavior for him. But she never got out of his head. Maisie Smart. His dream girl.
Being bundled up close to your family is a stress test that Maisie hates. She’s always felt like a failure to her parents who respect academic and financial success. Maisie is successful in her own way as a photographer, and she’s come to accept that that’ll never be good enough in their eyes, even with the recognition and opportunities she’s gotten.
It doesn’t take long for Maisie and Nick to realize that the spark they had that night are still there, and it doesn’t take long for him to apologize for his behavior afterward (we love a guy who can admit his mistakes).
This is a holiday romance that will keep you reading for the steamy sexual tension, and the sweet and genuine care these characters have for one another. It has that dash of sports romance that seems to come with guys with soft, devoted hearts.
It’s a book with heart, and healing, and the best kind of heart-warming romance.
Note:: I received an early copy of this book from the publisher through netgalley in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.
Details
Title:: You Make It Feel Like Christmas
Author:: Sophie Sullivan
Genre:: Holiday Sports Romance
Publisher:: St. Martin’s Griffin
Length:: 320 pages
Audio Length:: 10h 25m
Audiobook Narrator:: Patti Murin
Published:: September 23rd, 2025
The Litertarian Rating:: 4-Stars
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