The Ho-Ho Hook-Up

*The Ho-Ho Hook-Up is a 35k spicy Christmas novella that ends in a Happily For Now scenario – but rest assured, Cole and Rory are getting a full length novel to see them all the way to their epic HEA in 2026*

𝙈𝙮 𝙡𝙞𝙛𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖 𝙨𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙨𝙝𝙚𝙚𝙩.
Relationships? 𝘋𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘥.
Fun? 𝘈𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘥.
Risk? 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘬𝘦𝘥.

Four years since my ex-wife walked out on me and our daughter, and I’ve perfected the art of not feeling anything.
Thirty-one. Single Dad.
Believes efficiency is a way of life.
𝘠𝘦𝘢𝘩, 𝘐’𝘥 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘱𝘦 𝘭𝘦𝘧𝘵, 𝘵𝘰𝘰. 𝘐𝘧 𝘐 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨.

Then 𝘼𝙪𝙧𝙤𝙧𝙖 𝙒𝙞𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙢𝙨 happens.
Blonde. American. Unapologetically reading smutty books in public.
Laughing with her whole body, looking at me like I’m not a grumpy, emotionally constipated CFO with more baggage than Heathrow Airport.

I should walk away.
I definitely shouldn’t use the world’s worst chat-up line.
And I absolutely should NOT accept when she slides her hotel keycard into my hand with a devastating smile.
𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗜 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗮𝘆. 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁.

And then I realise I could see myself falling for a girl like her—which would upend my carefully efficient life.
So I slip out before she wakes up, because there’s 𝙣𝙤 𝙬𝙖𝙮 I’m ever taking that risk.
Problem is, 𝘐 𝘤𝘢𝘯’𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘳.

So when fate crashes us together on a busy London street, 𝙄 𝙙𝙞𝙩𝙘𝙝 𝙚𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙠𝙡𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙨.
Because Rory is making me question every wall I’ve built, every rule I live by, and every risk I’ve sworn never to repeat.

Spontaneous isn’t my style.
Messy is off-limits.
And falling for beautiful women who read smut in public, worship ugly Christmas jumpers, and believe in holiday miracles?
𝘈𝘣𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨.

𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝘀𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻’𝘁 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗼.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0FXP2PMVB
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 17, 2025
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2.4 MB
Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 141 pages
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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