{"product_id":"our-marry-little-christmas-ellie-hall-9798276561349","title":"Our Marry Little Christmas: a sweet hockey romcom","description":"\u003cb\u003eShe writes romances but doesn\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e't believe in love. He\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's always \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003esaid she\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"the One.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\" \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eWill mistletoe and a mail-order bride mix-up create a Christmas connection that turns real?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eI'm back in my hometown with an impossible deadline and a bank account on life support. When I sign up with a mail-order bride service for book research, my match is the guy I've spent years avoiding. Now we're stuck in a binding contract through the holidays. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFletch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe penalty for losing a hockey bet is signing up to be a mail-order groom. I figured it would be a funny story to tell-until my match turns out to be the girl I've secretly pined for since college. She thinks my feelings were always a joke, but this Christmas, I'm playing for keeps. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBree\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe made rules: keep it professional, keep our distance, keep our hearts uninvolved. But every time he looks at me with those warm brown eyes, I think about our mistletoe kiss. He's supposed to be my research subject, not the man making me question everything I write about. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFletch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoining forces for the hockey toy drive and the pageant are my chance to prove what I said back in college, \"I'm going to marry that woman someday.\" I've spent my career scoring goals, but when the final buzzer of our agreement sounds on December 25th, I'm hoping to win her heart. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe thinks love only exists between the pages of her books. He\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e's about to turn her whole world into a story worth telling. But when Christmas ends, will their contract expire too?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis book is your next holiday read if you love: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e-Fake relationships\u003cbr\u003e-Mail order bride with a twist\u003cbr\u003e-Small town holiday festivities\u003cbr\u003e-Reverse Grinchy sunshine\u003cbr\u003e-Brainy versus athlete\u003cbr\u003e-Slow burn\u003cbr\u003e-Forced proximity\u003cbr\u003e-He falls first\u003cbr\u003e-No third act break up\u003cbr\u003e-Big Christmas grand gesture\u003cbr\u003e-Closed-door \/open heart romance with all the feels \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is a clean, sweet, closed door hockey romcom with lots of sweet kisses and a happily ever after. Lace up your skates and get ready to laugh, swoon, and have all the swoopy heart flutters!\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ellie Hall\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798276561349\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/10\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.69d","brand":"Ellie Hall","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447180275967,"sku":"9798276561349","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_1b6ef64a-7558-4fa4-9919-0b1d00186f18.jpg?v=1777229377","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/our-marry-little-christmas-ellie-hall-9798276561349","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}