Two exes find themselves stuck at the same house for Christmas in this holiday romance by Ashley Herring Blake, USA Today bestselling author of Iris Kelly Doesn't Date.
It's been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancÃĐe, and sheâs doing more than okay. Sure, her single mother never checks in, but she has her strings ensemble, the Rosalind Quartet, and her life in New York is a dream come true. As the holidays draw near, her ensemble mate Sloane persuades Charlotte and the rest of the quartet to spend Christmas with her family in Coloradoâit is much cozier and quieter than Manhattan, and it would guarantee more practice time for the quartetâs upcoming tour. But when Charlotte arrives, she discovers that Sloaneâs sister Adele also brought a friend homeâand that friend is none other than her ex, Brighton.
All Brighton Fairbrook wanted was to have the holliest, jolliest Christmasâand try to forget that her band kicked her out. But instead, sheâs stuck pretending like she and her ex are strangersâwhich proves to be difficult when Sloane and Adeleâs mom signs them all up for a series of Christmas dating events. Charlotte and Brighton are soon entrenched in horseback riding and cookie decorating, but Charlotte still wonât talk to her. Brighton can hardly blame her after what she did.
After a few days, however, things start to slip through. Memories. Music. The way they used to play togetherâBrighton on guitar, Charlotte on her violinâand it all feels painfully familiar. But itâs all in the past and nothing can melt the ice in their hearts...right?