The Ex of Christmas Past
(2026)(The first book in the Christmas on Myrtle Drive series)
A Story by Cara Berry
She dumped him once. Now he's back with wood-scented candles and a grudge. Together they might just burn the whole place down.
Holly Evans loves three things: Christmas, crafting the perfect seasonal scent… and being right. Which is exactly why she does not regret breaking up with Ben Evans. They're not married. They just share a surname. And a history. And a painfully huge amount of unresolved tension.
He was intense, ambitious, and terrifyingly serious about forever. She had a fledgling bath and beauty business to build and no time for a candle-making charmer with swoony eyes and even swoonier kisses.
But when Holly's stall at the village Christmas fair ends up right next to Ben's booming artisan candle brand, sparks fly—again. And not the festive, fairy-light kind.
He's still furious she walked away. She's livid that his rugged, expensive, woodsy candles are stealing all the attention. And with the village quiz pitting them on rival teams, things are about to get very competitive…and very complicated.
One snowstorm. One pub. One room left. One bed.
Can Holly and Ben put the past behind them before the Christmas bells ring? Or will pride, cranberries, and one disastrous Love Actually reference ruin their second chance?
The Ex of Christmas Past is a funny, steamy, second-chance Christmas romance novella'''full of festive banter, soap-scented sparks, and a matchmaking cameo from Holly's sister Julie, whose own enemies-to-lovers story is just getting started.
Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren, Abby Jimenez, and Sophie Ranald—grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, and only-one-bed, wrapped up in fairy lights and snow.
A short, spicy novella (approx. 20,000 words)—the perfect bite-size start to a five-book festive world.
👉 One-click and start the series today.
Genre: Romance
Holly Evans loves three things: Christmas, crafting the perfect seasonal scent… and being right. Which is exactly why she does not regret breaking up with Ben Evans. They're not married. They just share a surname. And a history. And a painfully huge amount of unresolved tension.
He was intense, ambitious, and terrifyingly serious about forever. She had a fledgling bath and beauty business to build and no time for a candle-making charmer with swoony eyes and even swoonier kisses.
But when Holly's stall at the village Christmas fair ends up right next to Ben's booming artisan candle brand, sparks fly—again. And not the festive, fairy-light kind.
He's still furious she walked away. She's livid that his rugged, expensive, woodsy candles are stealing all the attention. And with the village quiz pitting them on rival teams, things are about to get very competitive…and very complicated.
One snowstorm. One pub. One room left. One bed.
Can Holly and Ben put the past behind them before the Christmas bells ring? Or will pride, cranberries, and one disastrous Love Actually reference ruin their second chance?
The Ex of Christmas Past is a funny, steamy, second-chance Christmas romance novella'''full of festive banter, soap-scented sparks, and a matchmaking cameo from Holly's sister Julie, whose own enemies-to-lovers story is just getting started.
Perfect for fans of Christina Lauren, Abby Jimenez, and Sophie Ranald—grumpy/sunshine, forced proximity, and only-one-bed, wrapped up in fairy lights and snow.
A short, spicy novella (approx. 20,000 words)—the perfect bite-size start to a five-book festive world.
👉 One-click and start the series today.
Genre: Romance
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