{"product_id":"9781039016408","title":"Break the Ice","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom digitally bestselling author Kristen Bailey comes a heartfelt and hilarious opposites attract holiday rom-com including a dog named Steve.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWarm, funny, and completely irresistible, this is the ULTIMATE festive rom-com: \u003ci\u003eThe Holiday\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eWhen Harry Met Sally\u003c\/i\u003e, perfect for fans of Emily Henry and Sophie Kinsella. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhoebe\u003c\/b\u003e has twenty-four hours to deliver a rescue puppy to her sister’s family in Devon for Christmas morning. She has enthusiasm, a pink woolly hat, and a heart full of good intentions. What she does not have is a working car.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHer sister’s housesitter does. \u003cb\u003eJoshua\u003c\/b\u003e is a university mathematician who came to England to do serious academic work. And, if he’s honest, to put an ocean between himself and a heartbreak he hasn’t quite dealt with. He has an orange VW Beetle, a neatly labelled travel bin, and absolutely no desire to spend Christmas Eve in a blizzard with a stranger and her howling dog.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut Phoebe is very persuasive, and Steve the dog has already peed in the hallway.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat follows is gridlocked motorways, a dog who sees a car journey as trauma, and awkward conversation. Phoebe and Joshua have absolutely nothing in common. Until, after an impromptu snowball fight, a near-miss for Steve at Stonehenge, and a night snowed in together in a firelit shepherd’s hut, the frost between them begins to melt…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom a snowy Christmas in the UK to the magic of New York at NYE,\u003ci\u003e Break the Ice\u003c\/i\u003e is a warm, funny, properly swoony festive romcom packed with chaos and steamy romantic tension.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ePerfect for readers who love:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForced      proximity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrumpy\/sunshine      slow burn with real emotional depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSizzling      chemistry and spice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBig      found-family festive warmth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA      deeply satisfying HEA\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd a resuce dog who absolutely steals the show\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kristen Bailey","offers":[{"title":"Random House of Canada |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-10-20","offer_id":48995594141951,"sku":"9781039016408","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_a73be287-19ed-49c5-9ae4-66c56e624f02.jpg?v=1786483224","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781039016408","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}