The snow is falling. So are they…

She works in Maple Falls’ cosiest kitchen. He’s the brooding firefighter from the family that’s feuded with hers for decades. They drive each other crazy, and now a snowstorm has thrown them together… Gilmore Girls + spice + Christmas chaos = 🔥

Emily whips up Christmas magic like a festive fairy: cinnamon rolls, gingerbread cookies, peppermint mochas with Mariah Carey on full blast. When a blizzard hits, her bakery’s kitchen is headquarters for holiday deliveries to save the town. The only problem? Cole, the hot, infuriating firefighter she loves to hate. Can she survive them working side by side?

Emily’s the hot-tempered blonde who pushes every one of Cole’s buttons. But with Maple Falls snowed in, he needs her help… and her orange-and-cinnamon scented kitchen. Soon it’s command central for Operation Sugar and Spice, with simmering pots, stacked pies, and elf-hatted volunteers loading snowmobiles. Emily’s attitude won’t let up… can they last until Christmas without strangling each other—or worse, falling for each other?

As sparks fly hotter than the kitchen’s wood-fired stove and the truth behind their family feud surfaces, will Emily and Cole give in to what’s always been burning between them… or stay on each other’s naughty list forever?

Grab a blanket, a hot chocolate, and settle in for a deliciously cosy and spicy holiday romance packed with quirky small-town charm, laugh-out-loud banter, sizzling chemistry and enough Christmas magic to melt the coldest heart.

Tropes:
Enemies to lovers
Workplace romance
Firefighter romance
Holiday romance
Small-town vs. city life
Cozy and steamy

Readers are loving Harper Graham:

“Chemistry? Off the charts 📈. The sexual tension sizzles 🔥—hotter than the hot cocoa ☕… Had me grinning the whole time 😏. I loved watching these two fantasize about each other and struggle to stay away 🫣💫… A heart-warming small-town holiday romance 💕”  Goodreads reviewer, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Definitely a 5-star read ⭐️… My favorite Christmas cozy, small-town romance — enemies to lovers, slow burn, full of spice… I’m in love!... Even better than a Hallmark movie 🫣 … Incredible. 🤭… Perfect.”  midnightblue.reads, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I loved this so much… their chemistry was everything… Perfection… Adorable… impossible to stop reading. And that ending? Warm, heartfelt, and a little teary… breaks my heart in the best way.”  knjiska, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Pure Christmas magic from start to finish! ✨🎄 everything I want in a holiday read… the perfect mix of grumpy/sunshine banter and heart-melting chemistry… … perfectly captures that Gilmore Girls meets The Holiday vibe… I could practically smell the cocoa and hear the snow crunching outside. ☕️❤️🎁”  ashlireads52, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I honestly loved this so much ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️… absolutely smashed it… it was giving Christmas 🎄 it was giving let me put my tree up already 😂, I honestly couldn't put this down, the tension between Cassidy and Liam was chef’s kiss… sooooo good… loved this.” vs.book.corner, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“I absolutely loved… I was grinning, melting, and overheating… a must-read!” fivewordsorlessbook, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

“Literally the most perfect Christmas read… I just loved everything… perfection… had me hooked!”  Jessica’s Book Biz, ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️