Make the Season Bright

Author: Ashley Herring Blake

Paperback·Ages 18+

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💖 Tone: Festive, heartfelt, romantic
⚡ Pace: Medium, cosy
🌫️ Vibes: Christmas magic, second chances, small-town charm
👑 Themes: Rekindled love, forgiveness, identity, coming home
🧠 Mind Game: Emotional, comforting, gently uplifting
🌶️ Spice Level: Low–Medium – sweet chemistry with soft heat
🔥 Hook: Coming home for the holidays was never part of the plan… until it leads her back to the one she never forgot.
👀 Perfect For: Fans of Casey McQuiston, Alexandria Bellefleur, Emily Henry
📖 Readers Who’ll Love This: Readers who love sapphic holiday romance, second-chance love, and cosy, feel-good stories filled with festive charm and emotional warmth

About Make the Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake

It's been five years since Charlotte Donovan was ditched at the altar by her ex-fiancée, and she's doing more than okay. Sure, her single mother never checks in, but she has her strings ensemble, the Rosalind Quartet, and her life in New York is a dream come true. As the holidays draw near, her ensemble mate Sloane persuades Charlotte and the rest of the quartet to spend Christmas with her family in Colorado - it is much cozier and quieter than Manhattan, and it would guarantee more practice time for the quartet's upcoming tour. But when Charlotte arrives, she discovers that Sloane's sister Adele also brought a friend home - and that friend is none other than her ex, Brighton.

All Brighton Fairbrook wanted was to have the holliest, jolliest Christmas - and try to forget that her band kicked her out. But instead, she's stuck pretending like she and her ex are strangers - which proves to be difficult when Sloane and Adele's mom signs them all up for a series of Christmas dating events. Charlotte and Brighton are soon entrenched in horseback riding and cookie decorating, but Charlotte still won't talk to her. Brighton can hardly blame her after what she did.

After a few days, however, things start to slip through. Memories. Music. The way they used to play together - Brighton on guitar, Charlotte on her violin - and it all feels painfully familiar. But it's all in the past and nothing can melt the ice in their hearts . . . right?

Book details

Format: Paperback
Reading age: 18+
Pages: 356
Publisher: Piatkus Books
Published: 1 October 2026
Language: English
ISBN: 9780349435725

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