Miss Humbug

Stephanie J. Scott

Nov 2023 · Holidays in Crystal Cove Book 2 · Stephanie J. Scott

About this ebook

A Christmas tree farmer meets his match when his holiday-despising childhood crush returns to town with a favor to ask...

Marlowe Holly:

Me and Christmas aren’t on the best of terms. I’ve only ever wanted to make a name for myself apart from my family, but my holiday-loving town can’t see past the traumatic event that rocked the Holly clan all those years ago.

When a summons from my strong-willed grandmother has me hightailing it from California back to my Midwest blip-on-the-map hometown, wow is there news.

The beloved Holly family home is up for grabs, with a wild contest to compete for inheritance. The criteria? Participating in the month-long holiday festivities in town, with points tallied by my grandmother’s hand-plucked judges.

Ethan Sawyer:

I can hardly believe my eyes when she walks into the local watering hole the night before Thanksgiving. Marlowe Holly. The girl I grew up with. The girl I grew to love, but never made a move on to preserve our friendship.

Now she needs my help to invoke holiday cheer, which I’m never short on working at a Christmas tree farm. And I need something from her: land acreage tied to the Holly estate. If she wins the house, our family business can pull off the farm expansion we desperately need.

Now if I can only manage not to fall for her all over again…

Miss Humbug is a sweet, small-town, grumpy sunshine romantic comedy. Get ready for:

·      Return to hometown

·      Larger-than-life family

·      A secret contest to win an inheritance

·      Childhood friends to more

·      Slow burn romance

·      Mandatory caroling

·      Public shenanigans*

*no actual holiday displays were harmed in the making of this book

Ratings and reviews

This is a fun and funny Christmas romance. I loved it! The romance was sweet and lovely. There’s great banter in the book. There were plenty of humorous moments, and funny family bickering, which was not a surprise with such “A bananas family competition”. This is such a fun story. A perfect holiday read. This is the second book in the series but it reads well as a standalone. This is a closed door romance with no harsh language.

About the author

Stephanie J. Scott writes light-hearted, quirky romance and young adult. She enjoys dance fitness, everything cats, and has a slight obsession with Instagram. A Midwest girl at heart, she resides outside of Chicago with her tech-of-all-trades husband and fuzzy furbabies.