Home Sweet Holidays
Merry & Bright by Ali Rosen
What starts as a Hail Mary fake romance scheme turns into the real deal...
What starts as a Hail Mary fake romance scheme turns into the real deal in this delightful story of holiday deception from Ali Rosen, author of Alternate Endings and Recipe for Second Chances.
Miriam Brody is dreading Hanukkah with her overbearing family in Charleston. Ditto for dreamy pro football player Cal Durand and Christmas. After sharing a few flirty drinks on the flight there, the strangers conspire to tackle the holidays together, posing as a couple. But as shenanigans unfold, Miriam realizes her feelings are anything but fake. Uh-oh. Are they headed for a holiday miracle—or a holiday disaster?
Ali Rosen’s Merry and Bright is part of Home Sweet Holidays, a cookie-sweet collection of holiday romances sure to bring color to your cheeks. Read or listen to each story in a single heart-fluttering sitting. And to fully immerse yourself in the charm of the season, don’t miss a special message from each of our holiday heroes!
Ali Rosen
Ali Rosen is the bestselling author of both cookbooks and novels and is the Emmy and James Beard Award-nominated host of Potluck with Ali Rosen on NYC Life.
Her novels—described by The Skimm as “a vacation between two covers”—are the bestselling Recipe for Second Chances, Alternate Endings and Unlikely Story along with the upcoming The Slow Burn. Her books have been recommended by outlets like Good Morning America and BookBub. New York Times Bestselling author Fern Michaels said she “couldn’t turn the pages fast enough.”
Ali is also the author of three cookbooks including the bestselling 15 Minute Meals. She has been featured everywhere from The Today Show to The New York Times and has written for publications including Bon Appetit, Wine Enthusiast and New York Magazine.
She is originally from Charleston, SC but now lives in New York City with her husband, three kids and rescue dog. She can usually be found wandering the Union Square Greenmarket or curled up in a chair reading a romance novel.