The Bright Side of Christmas

Wren King is the one person in town everyone can rely on. Need someone to watch your kids? She’s got it—you deserve a night off. Want five dozen cookies for a bake sale? Call Wren; she loves to bake. As Holly Ridge’s sweetheart, she’s always available to help, even if it leaves little time for herself.

This holiday season, things ramp up to the next level. In her first year as head of the decorating committee—a title she inherited after her grandmother passed away—she’s determined to make it the best and brightest year Holly Ridge has ever seen. She plans a bigger festival, decorations on every inch of town, and, of course, more lights. Who cares if she’s tired and worn down? She can sleep in January; Christmas only comes but once a year, after all.

Adam Porter moved to Holly Ridge in search of peace and quiet. A well-known songwriter with writer’s block, he’s hoping a sleepy small town will be the perfect place to find his inspiration and write again. The problem? He hates Christmas. He plans to hide away, avoid the season completely, and write the next big hit by the New Year.

Unfortunately, when he tells his new next-door neighbor Wren that he has no plans to decorate his home—threatening to break a sixty-year town tradition—a battle of decor ensues. As the season progresses and Wren becomes increasingly determined, Adam remains steadfast in his conviction that nothing will make him enjoy the holidays.

Definitely not his sunshiny neighbor, who is convinced she has enough holiday cheer for the two of them.