How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

A new holiday enemies-to-lovers romance from USA Today bestselling author Meghan Quinn.

Every Kringle in Kringletown celebrated Christmas a lot.

But Cole Black on Whistler Lane, unfortunately, did not.

As his fellow citizens decorate their quaint town, brimming with carols and glad tidings, Cole wants nothing more than to hibernate the winter away. But his dreary plans are thwarted when his Christmas nemesis, Storee Taylor, moves in next door to care for her Aunt Cindy. Immediately, the new neighbor turns his life into a real nightmare before Christmas, especially when she decides to enter the town Christmas Kringle contest in honor of Cindy. And better yet, Storee is determined to win.

Over Cole's dead body, she will. With help from his friend Max, Cole decides to enter the competition as well, to beat Storee at her own game by pretending that this hometown grump's heart has grown three sizes this season and he's fallen for the girl next door. And unfortunately for Storee, she has to follow his lead to have a chance at the Christmas Kringle title.

But the competition isn't the only thing that heats up. Cole and Storee's fake relationship becomes very real, and before they know it, they're attempting to hide it from Aunt Cindy. Things get complicated, the competition gets tough, and all it takes is one single night for someone to steal it all...

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480 pages

Average rating: 6.32

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Community Reviews

Val Valla
Apr 15, 2025
3/10 stars
Cute story but intimate moments were too detailed distracting from the story.
authorbrookemay
Mar 19, 2025
8/10 stars
A highly entertaining Christmas book! Storee and Cole had me laughing throughout this story as well as cackling a little harder when it came to the pictures. I'm not sure for the ebook, but the paperback has pictures in them and there's a certain one that had me cracking up.
If you're looking for a feel-good Christmas story no matter the time of year, this is definitely one!
cristytd
Mar 18, 2025
1/10 star
We hated it, collectively.
Lisa A.
Mar 03, 2025
5/10 stars
I really liked the Christmas Hallmark theme such as the Christmas Town and Christmas Competitions. The Grinch theme with the poem at the beginning of each chapter was done well. It felt unnecessary having a narrator and took away from the story. The Poem was all the reader needed. The Chapters were from two character perspectives Cole and Storee in the first person and so as a reader we got both perspectives. The Second Half of the novel was their relationship. I think this was a one time only read for me.
Anonymous
Feb 11, 2025
6/10 stars
Super cute, spicy Grinchy Hallmark rom-com.
But then it kind of just ended? Idk, seemed like a semi-abrupt ending that left me a little disappointed

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