Holly and Nick Hate Christmas — Betsy St. Amant

Out-Christmasing him is the plan. Falling for him isn't.

Holly Sinclair has spent her whole life resenting Christmas. It started with her name. Who names a Christmas Eve baby Holly? The endless teasing, forgotten birthdays, and over-the-top holiday cheer have only fueled her festive frustration. And now, instead of celebrating a much-anticipated promotion, she's been downsized.

Going home single, unemployed, and on the brink of thirty is bad enough. But when Holly learns that her brother has invited his best friend -- self-proclaimed Christmas-hater Nick Kinsley -- to join their family Christmas as her pity date, she decides it's time for some holiday revenge. Operation Naughty List is officially underway. She'll out-Christmas Nick at every turn, no matter how annoyingly cute he is.

But as the holiday week unfolds, family secrets start piling up faster than presents under the tree. And Nick has a secret of his own. This pair of grinches might be sworn enemies in holiday spirit, but between gingerbread battles and mistletoe mishaps, unexpected sparks start flying.

Could this Christmas season change everything for Holly? Or will her holiday misadventure be one more reason to say “Bah humbug”?