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Just like our favorite Maple Hills<\/a> students, Hannah Grace<\/a> is heading somewhere different for the holiday break in her first standalone novel. The #1 New York Times bestselling author is officially taking us to a Fraser Falls for a fun new story that will definitely put you in the kind of festive mood that we’ve all been waiting for! The English romance author is introducing us to a brand-new small town romance that will absolutely make you swoon. So grab your fluffiest blanket and maybe even some hot cocoa, cause you’re definitely going to want to get super cozy for this one!<\/p>\n Cosmopolitan has an exclusive first-look at Hannah Grace’s Holiday Ever After<\/a>, which is set to be released on September 30, 2025. The novel follows Clara Davenport as she tries to fix the ultimate PR nightmare that her family’s toy company is facing. But to do so she has to go to Fraser Falls where she comes head-to-head with Jack Kelly, the very guy who is going after him. With the magic of the holidays around the corner and their banter causing some major sparks between them, you’re gonna want to read to figure out if Clara and Jack can get along for the sake of both of their futures. Here’s some more info from our friends at Atria Books<\/a>:<\/p>\n Clara Davenport wants to solve Fraser Falls\u2019s biggest problem. According to Jack Kelly, Clara is Fraser Falls\u2019s biggest problem.All Clara Davenport has ever wanted to do is climb the ladder at Davenport Innovation Creative, her family\u2019s toy business. Everything was going according to plan, until the company was accused of stealing a doll design from an independent toy maker, creating a flurry of bad publicity. With a promotion dangled in front of her like a carrot to a reindeer, Clara is tasked with charming the locals of the small town to solve the PR nightmare, by any means necessary.<\/p>\n Jack Kelly would be happy to never hear the name Davenport ever again. Less than a year after a guy in a fancy suit appeared on his doorstep with a sleigh-full of promises, the company that once falsely claimed they wanted to sign him to their small business program has copied his design. So when Clara prances into town hoping to convince Fraser Falls that her company is not the enemy, Jack is determined not to be fooled by Davenport twice.<\/p>\n But Clara has a plan to win over the community only to realize that beneath Jack\u2019s frosty demeanor lies the key to the town\u2019s heart\u2014and maybe her own.<\/p>\n Of course, the winter brings in some cold and Jack and Clara have to find some new ways to keep warm! Find out just how they do that in an exclusive excerpt below and also get your first listen at the audiobook read by Teddy Hamilton and Christine Lakin. Just make sure to pre-order <\/a>Holiday Ever After<\/a> and even pick up some of Hannah’s other reads<\/a> while you’re at it!<\/p>\n An Excerpt From Holiday Ever After Chapter 19<\/p>\n Author’s Note: This scene takes place at Jack\u2019s apartment with Jack, Clara, and Jack\u2019s lovable dog, Elf. Clara has to stay overnight because the power went out at her bed & breakfast in town, but now Jack\u2019s radiator isn\u2019t working in his spare bedroom. <\/p>\n The soft soothing jazz continues to play from the TV while we watch the snow fall and drink our hot cocoas. I\u2019m not sure at what point I stopped needing comfort and started wanting to sit here intertwined with Jack.<\/p>\n \u201cYou can take my bed tonight,\u201d he says quietly. \u201cI\u2019ll sleep on the couch.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI can cope with sleeping in a cold room for one night, Jack. You have an unusual number of blankets for a man. You can just layer them on top of me.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cLet me just check the radiator again.\u201d He\u2019s gentle as he frees himself from the cocoon we\u2019ve turned ourselves into. I immediately miss his warmth. \u201cMaybe there\u2019s something I can do.\u201d<\/p>\n I follow him to my room and stand in the doorway, head and shoulder leaning against the white wooden frame. There\u2019s a stark contrast between this room and every other room. \u201cStick my duvet in the bathtub. I\u2019ll sleep in there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe fuck you will. Grab your pillows,\u201d he says, pulling the duvet off the bed and bundling it up in his arms.<\/p>\n \u201cHey! Where are you going with that?\u201d I protest as he tries to nudge past me. I take a step closer instead, pushing him back into the room.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re sleeping in my room where there\u2019s heat. I\u2019ll sleep on the couch . . . where there\u2019s also heat. You can\u2019t sleep in there.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut it\u2019s fine. You don\u2019t have to sl\u2014\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cOut, Clara,\u201d he says firmly. \u201cNow.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOr what? You\u2019re gonna throw me over your shoulder and carry me out?\u201d I ask.<\/p>\n He grins. \u201cSure. That\u2019s definitely easier than arguing with you.\u201d<\/p>\n He takes one purposeful step toward me and my hands shoot up defensively. There\u2019s a playfulness in his eyes that I\u2019m not used to that I fear I\u2019ll miss as soon as it\u2019s gone. \u201cOkay, I concede, caveman.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cEven easier.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m sleeping on the couch. I can\u2019t take your bed off you and\u2014Jack!\u201d I cling to his neck as he scoops me up on top of the duvet already draped over his arms. It\u2019s the most comfortable I\u2019ve ever been while being carried against my will. \u201cYou\u2019re a cheat.\u201d<\/p>\n I poke my finger into his cheek to try to kill the smile there. He looks too pleased with himself. He\u2019s careful as he maneuvers me through the doorway, feet first.<\/p>\n I wonder if I\u2019m more or less easy to move than a table.<\/p>\n Jack drops me onto the mattress; the duvet underneath cushions the fall as the mattress springs creak. He seizes my moment of distractedness to grab his pillows and take them out to the living room. He\u2019s already moved the couch away from the window and back to its regular spot by the time I get out there.<\/p>\n He looks at me, eyebrows pinched together. \u201cWhat\u2019s your problem? Get in there and go to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n I fold my arms across my chest. \u201cThere\u2019s only one situation where I\u2019ll listen to a man tell me to get in his bed, Jack. To sleep alone isn\u2019t one of them. I\u2019m taking the couch.\u201d<\/p>\n He crosses the room toward me, stopping only inches away. There\u2019s something hot stirring in me at the idea of Jack finding out what that one situation is. His glare pierces me; my eyes flick to his lips. There suddenly isn\u2019t enough oxygen in the room as I drop my hands to let them hang.<\/p>\n Jack\u2019s fingers brush my jawline gently until he reaches my ear, tucking my hair away. Goose bumps spread across my skin and I watch his throat bob as he swallows. \u201cYou\u2019re a pain in my ass. You know that?\u201d<\/p>\n I nod slowly. \u201cYou\u2019re one to talk.\u201d<\/p>\n His fingers travel down my neck and along my shoulder until he finds the skin his fingers spent the night traveling. \u201cI\u2019m taking the couch, Clara.\u201d<\/p>\n I don\u2019t say anything as he passes me to head back into his bedroom. I stare up at the ceiling, trying to find the exact moment I found myself losing it over Jack Kelly. He walks past me with his duvet and throws it on the couch with his pillows.<\/p>\n \u201cNight,\u201d he yells as I gracefully walk (read: stomp) toward his bedroom. I get the pillows and duvet he\u2019s sweetly straightened on the bed and bundle them into my arms.<\/p>\n Jack\u2019s in the kitchen by the sink when I walk out of his room. I quickly lie down on Elf \u2019s couch and tuck a pillow under my head. He stops at the foot of the couch and sighs.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the feeling of victory that I might be getting slightly addicted to. But it\u2019s short-lived when he gets under his duvet on the other couch.<\/p>\n I prop myself up on my elbow. \u201cWhat\u2019re you doing?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI told you, I\u2019m sleeping on the couch.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cBut your room is empty,\u201d I say, gesturing to the open door and bed.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m aware of that,\u201d he says calmly. <\/p>\n \u201cAre we having a sleepover?\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cCan we build a fort?\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n He sits up to look across to me when I go quiet. I\u2019m doing an exaggerated pout. \u201cCan I tell people we built a fort?\u201d<\/p>\n He shakes his head. \u201cNo. Go to sleep.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t think you know how sleepovers work, Jack.\u201d<\/p>\n He lies down and I roll onto my back. \u201cThere\u2019s only one situation where I\u2019ll let a woman keep me awake all night, Clara. To build forts isn\u2019t one of them. Good night.\u201d<\/p>\n I sigh through the butterflies. \u201cNight.\u201d<\/p>\n Excerpted from HOLIDAY EVER AFTER: A Novel by Hannah Grace. Copyright 2025 \u00a9 by Hannah Grace. Reprinted by permission of Atria Books, an Imprint of Simon & Schuster, LLC.<\/p>\n Audio excerpted with permission of Simon & Schuster Audio from HOLIDAY EVER AFTER: A Novel by Hannah Grace, read by Teddy Hamilton and Christine Lakin. \u00a9 Hannah Grace \u2117 2025 Simon & Schuster, LLC. Holiday Ever After, by Hannah Grace will be released on September 30, 2025 from Atria Books<\/a>. 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By Hannah Grace
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