Holiday Hostilities is a fun, adorable, and festive enemies-to-lovers Christmas romcom with all the feels but low on the spice!

In Holiday Hostilities, flight attendant Olivia hopes to set down some semblance of roots near her brother in Atlanta. Her roommate situation is pretty dire, but she doesn’t want to be the third wheel in her brother’s happy relationship by crashing at his place.

Problem solved? Her brother’s best friend and fellow hockey player, Aaron, offers her a place to stay in his gorgeous house. All she has to do is go to a charity auction and bid on a date with him so his stalker can’t get any closer to him. Simple, right? Only she’s loathed Aaron ever since she met the cocky player in high school, yet also feels the chemistry between them.

Holiday Hostilities is just the cutest. Aaron has an absolute heart of gold under his playboy exterior, and Olivia slowly realizes she may have been mistaken about him. The banter is witty, there are lots of both sweet and funny moments, and the story comes together beautifully. Plus the side characters and found-family feeling of the hockey team made it even better.

Though Holiday Hostilities is a no-spice romcom (nothing more than some passionate kisses), you can feel the tension and enjoy the banter. Best part? No third-act breakup!!!!

Available November 22, 2024. Thank you to NetGalley for the advanced copy. All thoughts and opinions are mine.

Rating: 4.2
Themes and Tropes: Brother’s best friend, enemies to lovers, hockey, he falls first, great banter, holiday romcom
Steam: None
Pair With: Your favorite holiday wine

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