From the USA Today Bestselling author of Battle of the Bookstores, a new bookish romance for the holidays!

When her company sends her to tiny Azalea, Texas, to open a holiday pop-up bookstore for the month of December, Shira Schwartz knows the real reason she got the assignment—they figure she won’t mind missing Christmas. What they forgot? She’s also missing Hanukkah.

From the moment she arrives on Thanksgiving Day, Shira is swept up in the town’s charm—and right into the path of Jonny McKay, a local who traded big-city dreams to come home and care for his dad. He’s cocky, flirty, and totally not Shira’s type…but he might be perfect for a no-strings holiday fling.

Together, they turn the bookshop into more than a store: it’s a gathering place, a haven for new readers, and maybe the start of something magical between them. From cookie-decorating chaos with Jonny’s family to Azalea’s sparkling Christmas tractor parade, the season wraps Shira in warmth she never expected. And when Jonny rallies the townspeople to surprise Shira with their own heartfelt take on Hanukkah, she realizes this assignment might be the best holiday gift she’s ever been given.

MERRY LITTLE BOOKSHOP is a steamy, romantic holiday tale about unexpected love, community spirit, and finding your place where you least expect it.

Author’s Note: This small town holiday romance is approximately 225 pages in print—somewhere between a long novella and a short novel. Expect banter and chemistry, cozy small-town charm, spicy bookstore moments, shared Christmas and Hanukkah traditions, and a heartwarming happily ever after.

Ali Brady

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