The only thing worse than spending Christmas with your high school enemy? Finding a dead body beneath the tree.

Lacey Blake adores Christmas. John Snow would happily cancel it. They've been at war since high school, and now they're both back in Mistletoe Falls, Connecticut, where holiday cheer is practically mandatory and the annual festival is serious business.

Then the town's notoriously unpleasant festival chairman is found murdered beneath the giant Christmas tree. Lacey and John had both argued with him, making them prime suspects. Even worse, each secretly wonders if the other is guilty.

To clear their names and keep Christmas from being canceled, the reluctant partners follow a trail of suspicious townsfolk, missing money, and secrets buried beneath the tinsel. Between gingerbread competitions, meddling matchmakers, sleigh rides, and one inconveniently romantic snowstorm, their lifelong feud starts to feel a lot like falling in love.

But someone in Mistletoe Falls is hiding a deadly secret behind a very sweet smile. And unless Lacey and John unmask the killer, the festival won't be the only thing headed for disaster.

The Most Annoying Time of the Year is a funny, feel-good enemies-to-lovers Christmas cozy mystery brimming with small-town charm, festive chaos, witty banter, amateur sleuthing, swoony kisses, and a guaranteed happily-ever-after. Perfect for readers who love Hallmark holiday romance with a delicious dash of murder! Christmas chaos at its merry finest!