Make the Season Merry With 2022's Best New Holiday Romance Books

A Christmas Eve meet-cute forms the center of Alison Cochrun's latest, "Kiss Her Once For Me." One year ago, Ellie had a magical, immediate connection with a stranger — then, in the days following, she lost her new romance and her job. This year, she's agreed to her friend Andrew's harebrained scheme: a marriage of convenience to help him with his inheritance and help her with her financial woes. The problem arises when the fake couple travel to spend the holidays with Andrew's family, and Andrew's sister Jack turns out to be Ellie's Christmas Eve connection.