Ethan is done with love. After being dumped right before the holidays, he plans to spend Christmas alone in his Chicago apartment—no risks, no complications, no feelings. Then Holly moves in across the hall. Warm, funny, and impossible to ignore, Holly keeps pulling Ethan into moments he didn’t expect to enjoy—from tangled Christmas lights in the hallway to an impromptu snowball fight with neighborhood kids. The more time they spend together, the harder it becomes to pretend he’s fine behind the walls he’s built. When Christmas Eve arrives, Ethan has to decide whether staying safe is worth staying alone… or if the girl next door might be worth taking a chance on. A cozy, clean holiday romance about quiet courage, unexpected connection, and falling when you swore you wouldn’t.