I voluntarily read an early copy of this book.
Falling for Christmas by Carly Phillips Series: Dare to Fall Holiday Novella #4
Published by CP Publishing on November 12, 2026
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I came to Charleston for a fresh start. Falling for my Christmas-obsessed neighbor wasn't part of the plan.
Holly Monroe is sunshine wrapped in a big red bow. She lights up her house like Santa lives next door and believes Christmas magic can fix just about anything.
I'm grumpy, guarded, and about as festive as a lump of coal.
But when a community toy drive puts us on the same team, Holly drags me into Christmas chaos—and straight through every wall I've spent years building.
Between holiday markets, decorating disasters, and her impossible smile, I start falling for the one woman who sees past my grumpy exterior. She reminds me of the grandmother who made Christmas magical before life took that magic away.
For the first time in years, I'm starting to believe in Christmas. And maybe love.
Then my career forces me to make a choice, and I make the biggest mistake of my life.
Holly deserves someone who chooses her. Now I have one chance to prove I'm that man before I lose the woman who made me believe in happy endings again.
Because sometimes the greatest Christmas miracle isn't under the tree. It's finding the person who feels like home.
Holiday cheer bursting at the seams! He’s a relocating pro athlete, she’s delightfully (or obnoxiously depending on how you look at it) Christmas obsessed. Both characters are easy to like and the premise of the story is really cute, but not a huge amount of development happened here of the relationship in general or family background etc. It was cute and sweet and if you want a quick holiday read, it will interest you … just don’t go into it expecting a whole lot of emotional depth because it’s too short to get very deep. Not my fav in the series or as a Phillips novella for sure, but it was cute.
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