If this isn't the top holiday romcom this season, I will riot. Okay, maybe not, but I do think that this is my favorite Christmas romance I've ever read.

Last Christmas, Ellie had a once in a lifetime type of connection with a woman she'd just met. Spoiler alert: that lasted a single day. This year, not only is she still heartbroken, but Ellie is broke. Not "character in a book broke", but realistically flat broke. After losing her dream job, she's working as a barista and trying but failing to make ends meet. Enter Andrew Kim-Prescott, who owns the building Ellie works in and needs a fake bride in order to receive his inheritance. In exchange for a temporary blessed union and her presence at the Kim-Prescott family cabin for Christmas, Ellie stands to receive a remarkable amount of cash.

What Ellie wasn't expecting was to arrive at the cabin with her "fiance" to find that his sister is the baker who broke her heart just last Christmas, Jack. Add on that Jack's best friend Dylan has had an entanglement with Andrew, and you've got yourself one heck of a love trapezoid.

I have too many good things to say. The fact that Jack (oh how I loved Jack!) was a pretty great communicator really set the book apart for me. Kiss Her Once For Me has impeccable Hallmark movie level cozy little Christmas vibes and has the added bonus of adding in realistic and well done queer/demisexual representation. I will be re-reading this by the Christmas tree this year for sure.

Thanks so much to Atria books as well as NetGalley for an advanced galley in exchange for my honest thoughts.