Christy and Alix are forever-friends. Not even Alix s well-meant but badly-timed intervention the night before Christy s wedding has put a dent in their bond. There’s nothing Alix won’t do for the woman who helped fill the hole in her heart left by her own family s rejection. But taking Christy’s boisterous little daughter Holly on holiday to Lapland, days before Christmas, is a huge ask. Marketing whizz Alix might know how to turn toys into million-dollar Christmas bestsellers, but the responsibility of parenthood terrifies her. And unfortunately, she’ll have a witness to her ineptitude, in the annoyingly delicious shape of Zac, Holly’s father’s best friend, who will also be there... Christy had hoped this year would be her dream Christmas, in her dream new family house. Instead, it s turning into the nightmare before Christmas, with a frightening list of household repairs, no money, and a make-or-break crisis in her marri