Christmas with a Crank

De: Courtney Walsh

Narrado por: Stephanie Rose, Nelson Hobbs

A second chance with your first crush.

Doesn’t happen often.

For Liam Fisher, that first crush was his next door neighbor, Olive Witherby.

Childhood was lazy summers, treehouse stargazing, and endless games of hide and seek at Pine Creek, the Christmas tree farm that’s been in Liam’s family for generations.

When Liam moves away, he and Olive say goodbye the only way they know how—with a fumbling first kiss neither of them will ever forget.

Even though twelve-year olds’ promises of keeping in touch feel eternal, time and distance eventually make Olive and Liam practically strangers.

Twenty years later, Liam’s parents announce they’re retiring and selling the tree farm.

Twenty years later, Pine Creek is the last place grown-up Liam wants to be. Inherit this legacy? Not on your life.

And twenty years later, grown-up Olive is stuck.

Her work life is a lot like her love life—floundering. After a humiliating business failure, loads of debt, and one too many laughable first dates, she’s in no hurry to put herself out there again, in business or in romance.

When Olive is hired by Liam’s parents to rekindle the lost magic of the farm one final time before it’s sold, she sets out to make this the last, best Pine Creek Christmas, for the town and for a very cranky, not-so-talkative, surprisingly attractive Liam.

Part of her mission? Convince the crank to fall in love with Christmas.

The other part? Not fall head over heels in the process.

Christmas with a Crank is a grumpy/sunshine, childhood crush, opposites attract romance with plenty of sizzle, but none of the steam.

©2024 Courtney Walsh (P)2025 Courtney Walsh

The perfect holiday read!

Love this adorable story written by my favorite author. My favorite parts was that the story included real life advice for those who have felt like they failed in life. Courtney’s dialogue always makes me smile. Fall in love with Olive and Liam as you cozy up this holiday season! ❤️

mostly relatable

The story line is mostly relatable, which is so difficult to find in this genre. (A thousand stars for that alone.) The narration was great. Kudos for the team that pulled this together from beginning to end.

Super cute Christmas novel

Was a great one to get in the Christmas mood. Super cute love story without all the spice.

Christmas Bliss🎄

I absolutely loved this book. It is full of Christmas fun, and family. Courtney Walsh is one of my favorite authors. She rights the best characters that are fun, and full of depth. Somehow she manages to write a fun, light uplifting story with true depth and meaning. 2 jingle bells way up! 🔔🔔

Swoony and Sunny

Loved this book! Gave me all the feels and I enjoyed the entire thing. There were no slow or pointless parts, just wonderful story from start to finish! The two main characters were both very well developed, and I LOVE stories of childhood sweethearts! Liam was grumpy, but the story is overall very sunny and bright. This book encourages people to chase their passions, to use their gifts, to never settle for broken dreams, but to pick up the pieces and move forward. One of my favorite things was that it centered around finding your peace. Liam was a hot, quiet, strong, lumberjack type - and I was not mad at it. Courtney, you added just the right amount of swoon to a very well developed, entertaining and uplifting story! Thank you!