About the Book:

Title: You Make It Feel Like Christmas

Author: Sophie Sullivan

Publisher: St. Martin’s Griffin

Release Date: September 23, 2025

Pages: 320

Genre: Christmas, Romance, Holiday

Synopsis:

 

All bets are off when a single-minded photographer and a professional hockey player are forced to spend a week together on his sister’s Christmas tree farm, perfect for fans of Jenny Holiday and Maggie Knox.

Maisie Smart has a don’t-look-back policy–not on the choice she made to be a photographer (despite her family’s wishes) and not on the one-night stand she had six months ago. Sleeping with someone she barely knew was out of character; sleeping with a professional hockey player who bolted the morning after is a whole new level of embarrassing. Getting invited to spend the week at Tickle Tree Farm with her family this Christmas is a sure way to fill her with holiday spirit. Until the universe throws a Grinch in her festive plans in the form of the one man she hoped to avoid.

Nick King is a mess. After a significant injury lands him on the bench for every game for the rest of the month, he has more time to dwell on the one night stand he can’t get out of his head. With time on his hands, his anxiety hovering, and the holidays around the corner, he figures visiting his sister and nephew at their Christmas tree farm will be a good way to lie low and sort himself out. He’s in for a surprise when it turns out Maisie is staying at his sister’s and his attraction for her hasn’t lessened one bit in the last six months. Apparently, neither has her anger at him for bailing. But Christmas is the time for second chances, and the forced proximity may help Nick and Maisie unwrap feelings neither of them can walk away from twice.

Review:

*I received an e-arc via Netgalley and the publisher for review. Thank you for the opportunity. All thoughts are my own*

This was such a fun and festive holiday read! I finished it right after New Year’s, so it was the perfect time for me. If you’re a fan of holiday romances and/or contemporary romances, I think you will enjoy this one. Honestly, this could be read and enjoyed at any time during the year. I also appreciated the anxiety rep that the author handled rather well throughout the story.

Maisie a photographer, and Nick a professional hockey player, had a one-night stand 6 months ago. They haven’t talked to each other since then. Maisie is invited to a Christmas Tree farm to take photographs of the farm and spend the holidays with her family.  The owner of the tree farm and inn winds up being the sister of Nick, and they are shocked at seeing each other. They are forced to spend a week together, as they are all there with family for the holidays. Will they get a second chance?

I definitely recommend!

About the Author:

SOPHIE SULLIVAN is a Canadian author as well as a cookie-eating, Diet Pepsi-drinking, Disney enthusiast. She’s written ten books for St. Martin’s Press, including Ten Rules for Faking It, Can’t Help Falling in Love, and the Rock Bottom Love series. She loves reading and writing romance in almost equal measure. She’s had plenty of practice writing happily ever after as her alter ego, Jody Holford.