A double-booked Christmas cottage. Two ruined plans. And ten days for two strangers to avoid butting heads...or falling in love. Maya Darcy was dreaming of an idyllic Christmas and a picture-perfect proposal at Thistlecombe Cottage. But when her boyfriend breaks up with her on a sticky note and jets off to Ibiza with his secretary, Maya is left to spend a cold, lonely Christmas in a snowy English village alone. Or so she thinks. A double-booking means she has to share Thistlecombe Cottage with surly London restaurateur Asher Crawford, whose Christmas isn't exactly going as planned, either. But amid the heartbreak, a holiday spent with a stranger, and the many mishaps of a city girl in the countryside, Maya just might realize that the perfect Christmas romance is the one she wasn't planning for. *Sharing this novella for a limited time over the holidays before I edit it into a full novel (maybe) and re-publish it next year! I'll be updating with a new chapter every day until Christmas. ☺️*