Overjoyed

Lainey and Alex have been best friends since they were young girls. They went to college together and now live in the same city, though it's far from their hometown. They do everything together, including celebrating the holidays, and always have. But Lainey wants more and has for a long time. She is ready to settle down, meet a man, and eventually have children with them. She desperately wants a family of her own while Alex is happy to continue her single lifestyle as she's never had much interest in men.

But when Lainey can't meet a man she has chemistry with in her current city, she turns to her ex boyfriend, James. As they rekindle their relationship, Alex finds herself caught in the middle. She begins to realize her feelings for Lainey may extend beyond friendship. Does Lainey feel the same?

Briar Lane's Christmas novella tells a sweet story of a new romance between old friends.