First published 2011
Cassie Beaumont is thirty three and wants a husband and children. Blind dates have failed her. Internet dating led nowhere. She decides to hire Simon Dodson, a professional matchmaker with a stellar reputation. Simon is expensive, picky about his clients, and acts like a difficult know it all. Cassie can't stand his acerbic personality. She's shocked when he agrees to take her case. Simon claims he already knows her ideal match. First, though, Cassie must complete three Christmas tasks. She has to ring charity bells on street corners. She must dress as Santa's elf at the local mall. She needs to cook a traditional turkey dinner for neighbors she actually dislikes. Cassie stumbles through each assignment with comical disasters along the way. She completes all three challenges and prepares to meet her supposed perfect man. The identity of her match delivers a wonderful surprise that changes everything about her search for love.
Genres: romance, contemporary-romance, holiday
Vibes: emotional, heartwarming, intimate
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family, second-chance
Period: 21st-century
351 pages · Paperback · MIRA