Merry and Bright Christmas

Megan Ryder

Oct 2023 · Megan Ryder

About this ebook

What if you always wondered if the one who got away was really your soulmate?

Sadie Taylor is not going to lose this bet. It’s her best friend’s wedding and if she doesn’t have a date, the arrogant groomsmen win, and she won’t ruin her friend’s wedding like that.

With an abysmal dating life, Sadie visits a matchmaker that promises to find her soulmate. But fate has a twisted sense of humor. Sadie’s perfect match is none other than Jaxon Bigsly, her high school boyfriend and love of her life.

No thanks. Been there, done that, and she still had the skid marks on her heart from the last time Jaxon left town.

Jaxon has always regretted leaving Sadie, but he’s home now and plans to do more than settle in—he’s going to win back the woman who still holds his heart.

But will the ghosts of the past make this a not so merry and bright Christmas?

Ratings and reviews

Chocolatier Sadie needs a date for a wedding and potentially a soulmate so her friend convinces her to use a matchmaker, if only she doesn’t end up matched with her. Jax ran from her and their town but now he’s back running his own brewery and determined to win Sadie back but she’s afraid he’s going to run again and it doesn’t help that he’s keeping secrets. This was a steamy second chance romance.

As everybody knows, I’m a sucker for second chances, and Sadie and Jaxon desperately needed another shot (or two) to finally get things right. I loved how hard Jaxon fought to get himself back in Sadie’s life. I just wish he hadn’t also been preparing to mess that up the entire time. And when the rubber met the road, I was so proud of Sadie giving him the treatment he so richly deserved at that point. It wasn’t quite as goofy or as Christmas-y as I was expecting, but I adored this

A charming small town romance. Characters were fun. Felt a bit rushed in some parts and wasn't enough lol romcom moments but the overall feel was lovely.

About the author

Ever since Megan Ryder discovered Jude Deveraux and Judith McNaught while sneaking around the “forbidden” romance section of the library one day after school, she has been voraciously devouring romance novels of all types.

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Now a romance author in her own right, Megan pens sexy contemporary novels all about family and hot lovin’ with the boy next door. She lives in Connecticut, spending her days as a technical writer and her spare time divided between her addiction to knitting and reading.