Winter Break Up by Carrie Aarons is now live!
Going home for my last winter break of college had the same feel as the year my parents told me Santa was fictional; the daunting real world loomed too close without a childish safety net.
Working on our family Christmas tree farm is supposed to be a final, blissful reprieve before adulthood. Or it would have been, if my brother’s best friend didn’t return for his first festive season in our hometown in almost four years.
Why did Mercer Russell stay away in the first place? Oh, well that would be because I broke his heart. High school sweethearts never last, or so they say, so I destroyed us before long distance and university drama ever could.
Now that the soccer star destined for one of the best professional teams in the country is home for one last holiday hoorah, it’s clear I’m still on his naughty list … and not in the good way. Between hauling Douglas firs, helping families select their perfect tree, and assisting my mom on the register, Mercer hasn’t lost any love for those he grew up with. Except I might as well be a lump of coal with the way he glowers at me.
With the past lurking around every corner and our futures uncertain, giving into the burning attraction that could torch a Fraser would be the worst idea ever. Then again, a fling under the mistletoe might be just the closure we need to extinguish this spark for good.
After all, it would take flying sleigh-level magic to turn a cuffing season hookup into a healing happily ever after … right?
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Sunny Shelly’s Review: 5 Stars
When Mercer and Emily reignite their relationship over Christmas break their senior year of college, will it be a hot Winter Break, or a cold Winter Break Up?
This book was another great one from Carrie Aarons. I adored this second-chance romance, and all the tension and awkwardness between Mercer and Emily when they first ran into each other three years after she broke his heart. Both of them are so clearly still in love with the other, and that love and affection jumped off the page. Heated glances in the break room gave way to a searing kiss, and I was rooting for Mercer and Emily to figure out their issues and get back together!
But those issues were heavy. He has abandonment issues stemming from his childhood, and she feels like she’s never going to measure up against the pretty women who throw themselves at a pro athlete. Emily’s insecurities play into a larger picture of anxiety, and Carrie Aarons did a great job of delicately handling that mental health representation in this story.
I was so happy when Mercer and Emily finally got on the same page! I received an advanced copy and voluntarily left a review.
Meet Carrie Aarons
Author of romance novels such as Fool Me Twice and Love at First Fight, Carrie Aarons writes books that are just as swoon-worthy as they are sarcastic. A former journalist, she prefers the love stories of her imagination, and the athleisure dress code, much better.
When she isn’t writing, Carrie is busy binging reality TV, having a love/hate relationship with cardio, and trying not to burn dinner. She lives in the suburbs of New Jersey with her husband, two children and ninety-pound rescue pup.
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