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Abby Cohen is struggling to keep her coffee shop open in the small Vermont town she now calls home. When she's recruited to drum up tourism by creating a Hanukkah festival (the Vermont market is saturated with Christmas festivals), Abby struggles with the microaggressions of other small business owners who think dressing a Christmas festival in blue and white is close enough. Searching for allies, she discovers the only other Jewish person in town just happens to be her most annoying customer, and he's got a proposition: he'll help her make the festival a success if she goes home with him to New York and pretends to be his girlfriend.

The fake relationship trope works well with this grumpy-sunshine romance. Abby doesn't let people in because of childhood trauma, but Seth's optimism and gentle presence seems to be the balm her soul needs. I also enjoyed meeting Seth's friends, and seeing Abby connect not just with Seth, but also with them. A great winter holiday read!

Thank you Berkley Publishing Group for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own.