I enjoyed this holiday novel from Ashley Herring Blake, like I have all of her books. I don't know that it's a standout favorite for me from her but not because there was anything I disliked; in face, it had a lot of things I really liked about it. It's a second chance romance, and that's swiftly becoming one of my favorite tropes. Brighton (Bright) and Charlotte (Lola) grew up together, were best friends turned lovers, and we're supposed to get married until things fell apart. That was five years ago and they haven't spoken since, but Charlotte's string quartet goes home with one member to their small town, and Brighton goes home with her best friend and owner of the bar where she works after having given up music for a few reasons. What they don't know until they're face to face is that their two friends are sisters and now they're staying in the same house for two weeks. There's the aspect similar to enemies to lovers that I enjoy about second romance, where they're opposing one another because one or both are angry and/or hurt. There's also the mutual pining I love, especially as they try to remain in denial about the feelings that remain or have cropped up again. Then add on ridiculous Christmas singles activities they get thrown into and an amazing found family (the Cheery Queeries) in an ideal queer friendly mountain town? Plus some snowed in moments, characters who were musicians, and a gorgeous Leni Kauffman cover? Yep, this had some really great elements and kept my attention, and there's even a chance I'd read it again someday. For some reason I just wasn't quite as captivated by it as other books from from this author, and I'm not sure why. It may just be a simple case of I love other books by her more (which happens and is fine), but part of me wonders if that is because I read it during a pain flare and wasn't able to enjoy myself to the fullest, and if I would like it even more after a second read. Regardless, it was a new holiday release I was really looking forward to and I'm glad I got a chance to read it (the holds list was super long so I wasn't sure if I'd get it before Christmas or not). If you liked the author's other series, you'll probably like this one too. I don't know if there were connections with that series, but I do know from the sneak peak for her next book that it exists in the same world, at least, so that makes me wonder if I missed something in this one.