Resting Scrooge Face by Meghan Quinn

After a bad breakup, Nola wants nothing to do with Christmas, especially in her quaint hometown of Bright Harbor, Maine. Infuriatingly charming and cheery, Nola’s surroundings only worsen her sour mood.

To make matters worse, Caleb, the boy who broke her heart years ago, is all grown up and still living in town. While doing her best to avoid him, Nola bumps into the local mailman, who gives her a mysterious letter. And when she finds that the writer is a fellow Scrooge, she can’t help but feel her spirit lifting.

Nola writes back to her new pen pal—who, unbeknownst to Nola, is none other than Caleb. When Caleb gets a response hand delivered by the mailman, he’s intrigued by the mystery sender. A friendly correspondence develops—and quickly turns flirtatious.

Although Nola and Caleb claim they can’t stand each other, they can’t deny the simmering attraction that brought them together in the first place.

Can these nameless pen pals write their own love story—or will they be too caught up with the ghosts of their Christmases past to find a future together?

Publisher: Amazon Original Stories | Narrators: Carly Robins, Aaron Shedlock | Length: 1 hr 42 mins | Genre: Contemporary Romance | Source: Kindle Unlimited  | Rating: 4 Cups 

This was a short, sweet, second chance romance set during Christmas and played out mostly through a string of secret pen pal letters, which I absolutely loved.

 

Nola’s back home after a breakup and to get her mind off things—and the holiday—she’s decided to help renovate her family home. Because things have to be complicated, the guy who trampled her heart years ago just happens to own the hardware store. To make things more interesting, Caleb’s friend—a meddling mailman—digs Caleb’s Scrooge-y—and anonymous—letter to Christmas out of the trash and delivers it to Nola, who shares the same sentiment. They begin to exchange anonymous letters, which changes from fun to flirty. Although there’s still a lot of tension boiling between Nola and Caleb in person, and there’s also a ton of leftover attraction and chemistry.

 

I’m always up for a Meghan Quinn romance and this one was the perfect pick-me-up romance that I needed. I’m going to be honest, there’s not a lot in this one—it’s light and fluffy—but it’s so worth the read. Although, if you do pick this up, just remember the majority of the book is letters.

 

I picked up the e-book first on Kindle Unlimited but I quickly switched to the audio because there’s a glitch with the e-book that left several of the pages blank (I tried it on multiple devices and the blank pages were still there). To be honest, the narrators were amazing on this one and really brought the book to life, so the audio is well worth the listen.  

 

Overall, if you’re looking for a fun romance to put on while cooking, cleaning, wrapping presents, talking a walk, or just soaking in the tub, I highly recommend this. It’s just a feel-good romance that you’ll enjoy.