e to skip Christmas (she hates it) and spend the holidays at a wedding in New York, she asks her best friend Dale to be her plus-one. But soon the romance of the season and her feelings for Dale lead her to wonder, "Has the perfect man been right there all along?"

Lucie Quigley hates Christmas, so when she's asked to be a bridesmaid at her friend Petra's Manhattan wedding, she jumps at the chance to escape the festivities. Her best friend Dale agrees to be her plus-one, seeing it as a way to help Lucie get through the most miserable time of the year. But in snowy New York, Lucie and Dale realize that their feelings run deeper than friendship. Can they overcome their pasts, and make it a very merry Manhattan Christmas?

This is a perfect romantic, escapist read to curl up with this Christmas, ideal for fans of Sue Moorcroft and Mandy Baggot.