A horny and hilarious second chance SPICY ROMCOM about an aspiring event planner and a pro surfer, thrown together at a wedding five years after their break up …

Kate Tripp is an over-achiever with a spreadsheet for every occasion. Five years ago, Kate planned to marry her college sweetheart but when she asked, he said no. And moved to Bali. Now, her bestie is getting married on Christmas Eve and she’s the wedding planner.

Nate Miller is the darling of the pro surfing circuit. The handsome and easy-going athlete always wanted to be a surfer and now he’s living his dream. Except he doesn’t speak to his only family, lives out of his suitcase, and spends way too much time thinking about his ex.

The wedding guests are gathered at a luxury estate in remote New Zealand when Nate shows up without an RSVP. He didn’t come to make waves, but damn, Katie is sexy when she’s mad. And she’s very mad.

It’ll take a Kiwi Christmas miracle for these enemies to become lovers the second time around.

Holly, Jolly Ex-mas is 27 Dresses meets the Grinch.

This 29,000 word novella was originally published in the Very Kiwi Christmas anthology with CHRISTMAS IN PARADISE by Courtney Clark Michaels and TINSEL RIVER by Stephanie Ruth.

Content notes

⚠️ CW: explicit sex, alcohol consumption, one instance of mild inebriation, a secondary character vaping, mention of horse racing and strong language. One character has experienced neglect by an addicted parent (historic, addressed at a high-level in chapter nine), and another has a generalized anxiety disorder, which is written from my own experience and not all-encompassing.