Nicole Bell’s Books
When my sister announces she’s getting married, I do what I’ve always done—I step up, smile, and put her first.
What I didn’t sign up for? Planning the entire wedding with Reid Matthews.
He’s smug. He’s infuriating. He’s a chef who thinks he knows everything, and the man who humiliated me on my first day at my new job.
Unfortunately, he’s also impossible to avoid.
We clash over everything from the decorations to the menu to who’s actually in charge. But as the planning spirals and family pressure mounts, something unexpected happens—the man I swore I hated starts showing up when it matters most.
Somewhere between registry disasters, impossibly high expectations, and a sister who always gets her way, I start to wonder if I’ve spent my whole life saying yes to the wrong people.
And I wonder what might happen if I finally say yes to myself, and the last man I ever expected to fall for.
Working for a travel magazine used to be my dream job, but lately I’ve barely been holding on. My boss hates me, my career is hanging on by a thread, and, worst of all, I’m stuck working with smug Kai Harrington.
When a spot opens up on my dream assignment to Greece, it feels like fate. The perfect chance to see the world and prove my worth on staff at the same time—until my boss adds one frustrating condition: Kai has to come along to “keep me in line.”
Now I’ll be forced to share every gorgeous view, every delicious gyro, and every memorable moment with the frustrating golden boy who gets everything without even trying.
But somewhere between the beautiful beaches and the spectacular sunsets, Kai starts looking less like my know-it-all superior and more like the one person who actually sees me. He’s thoughtful, he’s funny, and he’s making me wonder if I’ve been wrong about him this entire time.
Soon, I start to worry what will happen once we go back home. Is it just the magic of Greece that is holding Kai and me together, or could he be the adventure I never expected?
I love New York, but at Christmastime? It’s extra chaos in a bright red bow—tourists crowd the sidewalks, loud carolers on every corner, and someone is always spilling their overpriced coffee on me.
I need to get out of here and fast, so when my perpetually joyful assistant, Ari, offers his family’s rental in Zermatt, Switzerland, I pack my bags before he can change his mind. Hot coffee by the fire, snow-capped mountains in the distance, and some peace and quiet. It’s perfect.
His one condition? I’m not allowed to work. Not as perfect.
I agree, positive that I can get around it, but Ari is determined to make me fall in love with Christmas again. Between cookie contests and mistletoe mishaps, my charming assistant is starting to feel like so much more. He seems like the only person who really cares to chip away at my icy exterior and find the woman beneath it.
Maybe it’s the Swiss air and the peppermint hot chocolate, or maybe Ari is the reason my heart finally feels like it’s thawing.
But whatever we have now has to stay in Switzerland with the Christmas magic. Because when we return to work, I go back to being his boss and he becomes a line I can’t cross, no matter how much I want to.
Nicole Bell Books 