The only thing Gabriel Tilki wants for Christmas is for it to be over.
What used to be the pun-loving security guard’s favorite time of year now just makes his heart ache. But a winter storm and a chance encounter with a charming, disheveled mental health influencer might just be what he needs to get his Christmas back. And maybe in return, he can give her the Christmas she’s never had.
TW: grief, referenced loss of a parent
** 2020 Winner of the Booksellers’ Best Patti Shenberger Award for Best First Book **
THE BADDEST BITCH IN ROCK IS RUNNING AWAY. AGAIN.
It’s been fourteen years since rock singer Adelia Winters escaped the small town of Cherry Lake. But thanks to her father’s death (and punching the president of her record label #sorrynotsorry), she’s back and forced to face the secrets—and the best friend—she left behind.
Perfectionist Conor Ross doesn’t take chances. Not with his body, his photography career, and certainly not with relationships. One-hundred and sixty pounds ago, he’d taken a chance on love and it ended with his best friend breaking his heart on her way out of town. Never again.
Between whiskey hangovers and rock song sing-alongs, Adelia and Conor must confront their broken friendship and the passion still sizzling between them. If they can find a way to heal the wounds of the past, they might just have a second chance. But Adelia’s career is pulling her away, even as the town—and Conor—are calling her home.
TW: Body dysmorphia, orthexia, loss of parent, referenced hoarding, referenced child neglect, referenced survival sex
** 2020 Winner of the Booksellers’ Best Patti Shenberger Award for Best First Book **
THE BADDEST BITCH IN ROCK IS RUNNING AWAY. AGAIN.
It’s been fourteen years since rock singer Adelia Winters escaped the small town of Cherry Lake. But thanks to her father’s death (and punching the president of her record label #sorrynotsorry), she’s back and forced to face the secrets—and the best friend—she left behind.
Perfectionist Conor Ross doesn’t take chances. Not with his body, his photography career, and certainly not with relationships. One-hundred and sixty pounds ago, he’d taken a chance on love and it ended with his best friend breaking his heart on her way out of town. Never again.
Between whiskey hangovers and rock song sing-alongs, Adelia and Conor must confront their broken friendship and the passion still sizzling between them. If they can find a way to heal the wounds of the past, they might just have a second chance. But Adelia’s career is pulling her away, even as the town—and Conor—are calling her home.
TW: Body dysmorphia, orthexia, loss of parent, referenced hoarding, referenced child neglect, referenced survival sex