Description

Every Kringle in Kringletown loved Christmas with all their hearts.
But Cole Black on Whistler Lane preferred to stay far apart.

While the rest of the town decks the halls and fills the air with holiday cheer, Cole would rather hibernate until the season is over. But his plans for a quiet winter are quickly upended when his longtime Christmas rival, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. From the moment she arrives, she turns his world upside down—especially when she decides to compete in the town’s beloved Christmas Kringle contest in honor of her aunt. And she’s determined to win.

Cole refuses to let that happen. Enlisting the help of his best friend, Max, he enters the contest himself, vowing to outshine Storee at her own game. To do so, he plays the part of a reformed holiday grump, pretending his heart has warmed to the season—and to the woman next door.

But as the competition heats up, so do Cole and Storee’s feelings for each other. What started as a charade begins to feel all too real, and before they know it, they’re hiding their budding romance from Aunt Cindy. As the stakes rise and tensions grow, one fateful night has the power to change everything—and turn their holiday rivalry into something neither of them saw coming.