Book Two in the Carolina Girls series takes us back to Magnolia, NC, with two people who are looking for love and are surprised when they find it with the person that they least expected. They were both bullied in high school and are practically strangers now. Can they let go of their resentment from each other and find love?

Angi works at the restaurant that her parents started years before. She went home when her mother got ill and working in a restaurant is not her goal in life. She wants to start a catering business and move out of her childhood home with her eight year old son, Andrew. Love is the last thing on her mind but when her mother starts making dates for her with boys in town, she knows that she needs a boyfriend so that her mom will leave her alone. No, not a real boyfriend but a friend who will be a fake boyfriend until after the holidays.

Gabriel has been pulled back to Magnolia to help his grandmother in her flower shop. When he runs in to his childhood bully, Angi, he knows that despite her beauty, he won't stay in town any longer than he has to.
When she asks him to be her fake boyfriend until after the holiday, he adamantly refuses but when he kisses her under the mistletoe in the flower shop, they both realize that it may be time to let their resentment toward each other go and start looking toward the future.

This is a fantastic romance to read during the Christmas stresses. It's a book about small town friendships with lots of town Christmas events. The romance between Angi and Gabriel is perfect as they work to forget their past problems and look forward to spending time with each other.

Thanks to the author for a copy of this book to read and review. All opinions are my own. ( )