Have Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown is a fun, Christmas-themed romcom written by prolific author Sheila Roberts (Love on the Shelf; The Man Next Door).
The story, rife with escalating complications, is set in motion when Jordan Frost--31-years-old and still single--publishes her debut novel inspired by members of her own eccentric family. Because the book is based upon real-life anecdotes--zany true stories Jordan has culled over the years; everything from her grandmother’s infamously drunken fruitcake, kitchen disasters, and familial over-emotion--Jordan uses a nom de plume and even takes to wearing a wig to disguise her identity in her author photo.
Jordan becomes a breakout literary success. However, when she returns home to share the holidays with her family in Holly Bay, Washington, she suffers a crisis of conscience. Now that her book has taken the spotlight, she fears her family will find out the truth—how she has cast them, warts and all, as characters within her now very public, popular novel.
To the rescue is her old friend, Charles Pine. This well-read bookstore owner--whose last name aptly reflects his long-time, unrequited feelings for Jordan--instantly puts the pieces together. But instead of outing Jordan, he helps keep her secret in the hope he will finally win over her attention—and affections.
Roberts’s comedic prowess soars in this clever send-up that sweetly roasts the nostalgia of the holidays, nutty family dynamics, and the laughable labors of true love.
Have
Yourself a Merry Little Meltdown by Sheila Roberts
Mira
Books/Harlequin, $18.99 paperback, 9780778305941, 300 pages
Publishing Date: October 13, 2026
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