A Clover Pines Romance
The first in the brand-new cozy romance quartet,
perfect for fans of Laurie Gilmore and Elsie Silver!
Welcome to Clover Pines…Killian is furious. His dad is having an affair, and he’s determined to put a stop to it. He arrives in the quaint snow-covered town of Clover Pines to confront the couple, only to find Scarlett alone with her two children.
Scarlett is tired. As a single mom with a job that isn’t paying the bills, this Christmas is looking doomed from the very start. Killian’s news is a shock she doesn’t need, and she really doesn’t need the undeniable chemistry between them.
When Killian realises what his dad has done to Scarlett, he’s determined to step in and help out. But living under one roof, it becomes harder and harder for the pair to deny their feelings for each other (or keep their hands off each other).
Scarlett’s done with fairy tales – so why does this Christmas with Killian feel like it could be one?
Tropes
❄️ Forbidden romance
❄️ Single parent romance
❄️ Forced proximity
❄️ Spice
A Lucky Little Christmas by Sophie Snow will be published by Avon Books on 22 October 2026
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Sophie snow
Sophie Snow lives in Scotland with her husband and her cat, Pumpkin, who she adores despite his occasional habit of biting.
A lifelong lover of romance, Sophie has been writing love stories since she was twelve. Today, she writes spicy romances featuring wonderfully messy, queer characters, with the occasional Taylor Swift reference woven throughout.
She likes to think she was a forest fairy in a past life and, when she’s not writing, you’ll usually find her out in nature, drinking far too much coffee or enthusiastically taking up yet another new hobby.
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My Review
Every year I tell myself I won’t start reading Christmas books until after my birthday. It’s become a little tradition, and this year A Lucky Little Christmas had the honour of kicking off my festive reading season. I couldn’t have picked a better book to start with.
Killian arrives in Clover Pines determined to confront the woman he believes has been having an affair with his father. Instead, he finds Scarlett, a hardworking single mum doing everything she can to provide for her two children, and quickly realises she has been deceived just as much as he has. As their lives become unexpectedly intertwined under one roof, the chemistry between them quickly becomes impossible to ignore.
The real star of this book, though, was Killian. It has been quite a while since I’ve come across a character who earned “book boyfriend” status quite so effortlessly. He was caring, protective, funny, incredibly patient and just about everything you could hope for in a romantic lead. Watching him and Scarlett grow close was an absolute joy, and the forced proximity trope was handled brilliantly, allowing their relationship to develop naturally alongside plenty of sparks.
This is very much a cosy, feel-good romance with a festive backdrop and more than enough spice to keep things interesting. The snowy setting, the warmth of Clover Pines and the cosy festive atmosphere made it incredibly easy to settle into, while the cast of characters gave me every reason to keep turning the pages.
It’s also worth saying that this isn’t a book to overanalyse. If you start looking for intricate plotting or deeply layered character studies, you’ll probably find yourself asking questions the story isn’t trying to answer. Instead, this is a quick, comforting, thoroughly entertaining romance that knows exactly what it wants to deliver. Sometimes that’s exactly the kind of book I’m looking for, and A Lucky Little Christmas absolutely succeeded.
I finished A Lucky Little Christmas with a smile on my face and already looking forward to my next visit to Clover Pines. Oh… and Killian? He has quite comfortably earned himself a place on my ever-growing list of favourite book boyfriends. I can only hope this won’t be the last we see of him as the series continues.
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