A Cozy Kind of Christmas

By: Ellie Alexander

Narrated by: Anne McDonagh

Journalist Meg Reed is about to find out that sometimes the best stories aren’t the ones you’re assigned to write—they’re the ones you’re brave enough to live.

Meg thought she’d closed the door on her past when she left Oregon—and her ex, Matt Parker—for her dream job at ESPN. But when her editor assigns her to cover a winter sports event during the holidays, Meg finds herself face-to-face with her past.

Matt’s throwing his thirtieth birthday bash, and Meg’s determined to keep things professional—attend the party for old time’s sake, cover the story and get back to her carefully constructed life in New York.

And then she sees Matt again.

When their eyes meet across the festive lodge with its crackling fire and glittering Christmas trees, seven years dissolve in an instant. The chemistry that once burned between them flickers back to life, bringing with it all the complicated feelings she thought she’d dealt with.

As Meg sips hot chocolate in her cozy log cabin and tries to focus on crafting her feature story, she can’t shake the pull of old dreams and new possibilities. Some feelings don’t fade—and some people are worth fighting for. But is it too late for second chances?

A heartwarming tale of friendship, forgiveness, and finding your way back to love—just in time for the holidays. This cozy festive rom-com will thrill fans of Abby Jimenez, Laurie Gilmore and Christina Lauren.

- Second-chance romance with irresistible unresolved chemistry

- Small-town Christmas magic and cozy winter vibes

- Multiple POVs with interconnected love stories

- Swoon-worthy friends-to-lovers and workplace romance

- Found family and unbreakable friendships

- Guaranteed HEA with all the festive feels

Perfect for those who believe in the magic of Christmas and the power of coming home.

©2025 Ellie Alexander (P)2025 Storm Publishing

I tried to like it

I don’t leave this low rating easily, but there was no character development, no world building. There were a series of quasi connected events and some events that actually didn’t seem to fit in that, strung together mostly made sense. This was not engaging, not even really the cost Christmas read I wasted a credit on because it wasn’t available on Libby. Do not recommend. The performance was good, the story was not.

Wanted to be a trilogy

The story arcs are lovely, but the storytelling was super truncated. There were wide swaths of story that wanted to be explored, flashbacks, history, etc. throwing all three stories together did a disservice to interesting characters and story arcs. It felt like everything was on a word limit/deadline. Which is unfortunate. I’d read/listen to the trilogy version. The narrator was pretty good, but needs to work on differentiating voices, particularly men vs women’s voices.