When I started reading this I thought this would be a fluffy rom-com. It is funny and it is a romance but it’s not fluffy. Whitney is dealing with a string of “bad luck.” She loses a promotion that should have been hers, breaks up with her boyfriend, and has her car kick the bucket. She decides to bury her troubles with whiskey and a family Christmas. But even that doesn’t work to plan when her brother brings home her college ex. The man she dearly loved and who also ripped out her heart. With  some family trying to protect her and some trying to push them back together, it is a ride. There is tension in all of the sibling marriages but the focus is on Whitney and ex Eli, who vows to at minimum give her the apology she deserves and at most get her back. When Eli confesses why he did what he did, I almost cried. He is a man fighting to get where he is and now he is fighting for her. I liked this story that reveals how hurt really can fester and change us, but also shows that love can heal a lot. I loved watching Whitney remember her worth. I would have given it 4 stars but I really hated her brother. He was a jerk throughout it all and never had a redeeming moment. Not one apology to his sister for demeaning her in defense of a friend he had only known for a short time (he never knew Eli until recently). He spent the whole time letting his sister and wife do all the work and criticizing both of his sisters. Giving him a pass made no sense. At minimum I wanted to see Eli put him in his place, but really the honor should have gone to Whitney. Other than that all the characters were wonderful and I would read more about this quirky and lovable family.