Break the Ice

De: Kristen Bailey

From digitally bestselling author Kristen Bailey comes a heartfelt and hilarious Christmas story about a woman trying to take on the holidays cold turkey: no alcohol, no partying, no men.

Phoebe loves Christmas. She loves the chaos, the cocktails, the glitter, the late nights and the excuse to live life at full volume. As a PR executive in London, December has always meant one long, boozy, glittery celebration. Her life may be a mess, but it is a festive, fabulous one.

Until it isn’t.

After one spectacularly disastrous night out, Phoebe’s sister, Molly, challenges her to attempt the impossible: one Christmas completely cold turkey. No alcohol. No men. No wild partying.

Enter Noah: an American master’s student temporarily dog-sitting for Molly, he's charming, reserved and quietly observant. When Phoebe’s train to Devon is cancelled, she persuades Noah to drive her to her family’s home for Christmas, dog in tow.

Over the course of their snowy, hilarious, heart-melting road trip, Phoebe discovers that Christmas can still sparkle without champagne, that connection can be quieter but deeper and that joy and excitement don’t have to come with chaos. Noah, meanwhile, learns how to loosen his grip on routine, swear creatively in British and embrace the magic of Christmas crackers, carpool karaoke and chance romance.

Warm, funny and full of redemption, this is a holiday rom-com about choosing growth, redefining happiness and finding love where you least expect it.