Yours for the Season: A picture-perfect Christmas. Except it's with your ex...
By (Author) Emily Stone
Headline Publishing Group
Headline Review
20th January 2026
9th October 2025
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Romance: wholesome / clean
Paperback
368
Width 129mm, Height 198mm
Escape with the BRAND-NEW unmissable festive holiday romance, perfect for fans of The Holidate and Anyone But You.
Christmas with your ex and his family in a cosy cottage in the snowy Scottish HighlandsIt's the last place Mel imagined spending the holidays.But when her ex-boyfriend Finn shows up on her doorstep, only months after inexplicably dumping her at his sister's engagement party, asking her to pretend to his family they're back together, she agrees - on one condition. Mel can publicly dump Finn at the end of the week and show him just how it feels.But with Finn's mother set on making this Christmas picture-perfect, can Mel and Finn keep up the act without falling back into old feelings As their white lie snowballs out of control, and the ice between them starts to thaw, Mel must decide if she really wants their romance to be just for the season - or something more... Fake dating Second chance romance Christmas romance Exes to lovers Family meddlingYour favourite authors love Emily Stone...'Romantic and full of warmth' SARAH MORGAN'A gorgeous, festive, romantic read. Highly recommend!' SOPHIE COUSENS'A life-affirming story that will wrap around you like a hug in any season' JOSIE SILVER'Tender and gorgeously romantic. I LOVED it!' CATHY BRAMLEY'Page-turning... A must-read' SUE MOORCROFTEmily Stone is the author of five bestselling festive romance novels, including Always, in December. Her novels have been translated into eleven languages. Emily has lived in many places over the years, including London, Wales, Cornwall, Germany and Mozambique - before finally settling down in Bristol, where she spends most of her free time with her two rescue ponies. Emily Stone is the pen name for Becky Hunter, and she also writes speculative romance under her own name.