Kissing Mr. Mistletoe - Spicy
(2026)(The second book in the Apple Ridge series)
A novel by Angela Casella
**Spicy version**When you kiss the one person who should be off-limits, blame it on the mistletoe.
Emily
The whole town turned on Miles after the crash that killed my boss's granddaughter. They didn't care that he hadn't been driving. Still, he brought a peace offering to the bookstore's Christmas Eve party, and my boss told him he should have been the one who died.
No one defended him. Not even me.
But I chased him outside and kissed him under the mistletoe. It started as sympathy, then turned electric. When he told me he was leaving forever, I gave him a book to help him heal.
Years later, Miles comes home with a tattoo inspired by that very book. And somehow, he knows I wrote it.
Worse, he wants to know everything else about me.
Which makes Miles Public Enemy Number One, because the life I've built here depends on keeping the truth buried.
Miles
Kissing Emily was definitely not a mistake.
Now I'm going to prove it, even if she's not my Number One Fan.
Joining her retirement home book club? You bet.
Selling Christmas trees outside her bookstore? Absolutely—and I'll even hire the punk kid she's taken under her wing.
But the closer I get to Emily, the more I realize the girl who saved me is hiding from everyone, including herself.
This Christmas, I'm determined to find out why.
Kissing Mr. Mistletoe is a small-town Christmas romcom featuring enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, a secret identity, best friend's brother, and a snowed-in romance. Expect a bookstore cat, a retirement home romance book club, festive matchmaking, and two people who help each other heal when they need it most.
Note: There are TWO different versions of this romcom:
1) A spicy, open door version with some strong language and intimacy scenes
2) A closed door version with mild language and only kissing.
Please choose the version that's best for you!
**A standalone in the Apple Ridge series**
Genre: Romance
Emily
The whole town turned on Miles after the crash that killed my boss's granddaughter. They didn't care that he hadn't been driving. Still, he brought a peace offering to the bookstore's Christmas Eve party, and my boss told him he should have been the one who died.
No one defended him. Not even me.
But I chased him outside and kissed him under the mistletoe. It started as sympathy, then turned electric. When he told me he was leaving forever, I gave him a book to help him heal.
Years later, Miles comes home with a tattoo inspired by that very book. And somehow, he knows I wrote it.
Worse, he wants to know everything else about me.
Which makes Miles Public Enemy Number One, because the life I've built here depends on keeping the truth buried.
Miles
Kissing Emily was definitely not a mistake.
Now I'm going to prove it, even if she's not my Number One Fan.
Joining her retirement home book club? You bet.
Selling Christmas trees outside her bookstore? Absolutely—and I'll even hire the punk kid she's taken under her wing.
But the closer I get to Emily, the more I realize the girl who saved me is hiding from everyone, including herself.
This Christmas, I'm determined to find out why.
Kissing Mr. Mistletoe is a small-town Christmas romcom featuring enemies-to-lovers, forced proximity, a secret identity, best friend's brother, and a snowed-in romance. Expect a bookstore cat, a retirement home romance book club, festive matchmaking, and two people who help each other heal when they need it most.
Note: There are TWO different versions of this romcom:
1) A spicy, open door version with some strong language and intimacy scenes
2) A closed door version with mild language and only kissing.
Please choose the version that's best for you!
**A standalone in the Apple Ridge series**
Genre: Romance