Can’t Wait Wednesday #106: One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery

Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss the books we’re excited about that we have yet to read. Generally they’re books that have yet to be released. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by the Jill at Breaking the Spine. So let me introduce you my Can’t Wait Wednesday #106 pick! Click on the book’s cover to add it to your Goodreads shelf (opens in a new window).

One Big Happy Family by Susan Mallery book cover — Publishes: October 1, 2024 by Canary St Press.
Length: 304 pages.
Genre: Romance, Women’s Fiction

From The Publisher:

Please don’t come home for Christmas…

Julie Parker’s kids are her greatest gift. Still, she’s not exactly heartbroken when they ask to skip a big Christmas. Her son, Nick, is taking a belated honeymoon with his bride, Blair, while her daughter, Dana, will purge every reminder of the guy who dumped her. Again. Julie feels practically giddy for one-on-one holiday time with Heath, the (much) younger man she’s secretly dating.

But her plans go from cozy to chaotic when Nick and Dana plead for Christmas at the family cabin in memory of their late father, Julie’s ex. She can’t refuse, even though she dreads their reactions to her new man when they realize she’s been hiding him for months.

As the guest list grows in surprising ways, from Blair’s estranged mom to Heath’s precocious children, Julie’s secret is one of many to be unwrapped. Over this delightfully complicated and very funny Christmas, she’ll discover that more really is merrier, and that a big, happy family can become bigger and happier, if they let go of old hurts and open their hearts to love.

Why I Can’t Wait To Read One Big Happy Family:

Susan Mallery is an auto-read author for me and I love her stories about romance and family. There’s a lot going on in this family and I can’t wait to see how they all come together this Christmas.