I am obsessed with Sophie Snow's books so I will read anything she writes, and although I thought the Santa thing wasn't for me. My mind has been changed. I feel like Rora. 

Twenty-eight year old Rora Stanley returns to her hometown of Wintermore after her best friend Noelle calls in a favour. Rora is a photographer and Noelle needs someone to take the photographs in the grotto at her family's toy shop. Charlie, Noelle's dad, usually plays the role of Santa but after an accident he enlists the help of his brother Henry.

Rora is very anti-Christmas while Noelle's family are the complete opposite and go all out for Christmas. But when Rora meets forty-seven year old Henry for the first time in his Santa attire, her mind might be changed.

I absolutely ate this story up and finished this novella in a matter of hours. If you're looking for a festive setting with an age gap/best friends uncle romance, this is for you. Henry is a dream of a man and I didn't doubt that for a second because I love all of Snow's male main characters but I absolutely adored not only Rora but Noelle too. I really love the friendships and family dynamics in Snow's books. It was fantastic in the Spicy in Seattle series and continues through in Naughty or Nice too.

If an author is going to include a trope that I dislike (keeping quiet as I don't want to give slight spoilers for the ending!) and still get five stars from me, then bravo! 

Get this on your Christmas TBRs. Oh, and the spice be spicing too.