TIS THE SEASON
Alison May's festive novella Holly's Christmas Kiss is about a woman who doesn't think Christmas time is merry at all. The summary says: "Holly Michelle Jolly hates Christmas and she has a good reason to. Apart from her ridiculously festive name which made her the brunt of jokes at school, tragic and unfortunate events have a habit of happening to her around the holiday season. And this year is no different. After the flight to her once-in-a-lifetime holiday destination is cancelled, Michelle faces the prospect of a cold and lonely Christmas. That is, until she meets Sean Munro. Sean loves Christmas, and he wants to share the magic with Michelle. With Sean's help, can Michelle experience her first happy Christmas, or will their meeting just result in another year of memories that she'd rather forget?"