Break the Ice

About this book

From digitally bestselling author Kristen Bailey comes a heartfelt and hilarious opposites attract holiday rom-com including a dog named Steve. Warm, funny, and completely irresistible, this is the ULTIMATE festive rom-com: The Holiday meets When Harry Met Sally, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Sophie Kinsella. Phoebe has twenty-four hours to deliver a rescue puppy to her sister’s family in Devon for Christmas morning. She has enthusiasm, a pink woolly hat, and a heart full of good intentions. What she does not have is a working car. Her sister’s housesitter does. Joshua is a university mathematician who came to England to do serious academic work. And, if he’s honest, to put an ocean between himself and a heartbreak he hasn’t quite dealt with. He has an orange VW Beetle, a neatly labelled travel bin, and absolutely no desire to spend Christmas Eve in a blizzard with a stranger and her howling dog. But Phoebe is very persuasive, and Steve the dog has already peed in the hallway. What follows is gridlocked motorways, a dog who sees a car journey as trauma, and awkward conversation. Phoebe and Joshua have absolutely nothing in common. Until, after an impromptu snowball fight, a near-miss for Steve at Stonehenge, and a night snowed in together in a firelit shepherd’s hut, the frost between them begins to melt… From a snowy Christmas in the UK to the magic of New York at NYE, Break the Ice is a warm, funny, properly swoony festive romcom packed with chaos and steamy romantic tension. Perfect for readers who love: Forced proximity Grumpy/sunshine slow burn with real emotional depth Sizzling chemistry and spice Big found-family festive warmth A deeply satisfying HEA And a resuce dog who absolutely steals the show