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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Published Oct 15, 2024

480 pages

Average rating: 6.28

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cristytd

Mar 18, 2025

2/10 stars

2 ⭐️

Breannalf

Dec 26, 2024

6/10 stars

It's not a horrible story. It's cute , and it's spicy . But mmaaannn, I got so bored at the beginning that I had to really focus and push through it. I can tell with this book that I'm not the hallmark type of gal. I enjoyed the humor ,the spiciness was good.

Abinder

Nov 20, 2024

9/10 stars

Very cute read. The smut was pretty good. But I loved how the narrator interacted with the Main male character.

Josie the book goblin

Aug 22, 2025

8/10 stars

I don't read a lot of just plain romance without some fantasy so I am always shocked when I end up liking them. Storee is annoying in a way and Cole is such a grumpy and snarky but kind guy. I'm mad I actually liked this. The grinchy lines at the beginning of the chapters and the sex compliments are a bit cringy to me but the story in general is a sweet one. This has two of my favorite tropes, enemies to lovers and the grumpy x sunshine. Cole and Max's friendship cracks me up and I found myself laughing a few times at the quick chorts that Cole makes.

That being said this is not masterpiece but it is a quick little holiday rom com. The reason i give it a higher rating is between the sexcapades there is some character development of someone going through the stages of grief and in think picking yourself up from that place is so damn beautiful and difficult

literarily_occupied

Aug 12, 2025

8/10 stars

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ / 4 stars

This was a fun holiday read. Enemies-to-lovers romantic comedy with lots of spice. The banter was witty and the bedroom scenes were hot.

It seems this holiday season I have had a penchant for year-round Christmas town books.

Thanks to Edelweiss and Bloom Books for this Digital Review Copy in exchange for an honest review.