Christmas with a Crank, Courtney Walsh
Christmas with a Crank, Courtney Walsh
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Christmas with a Crank
A Sweet Holiday Romance

Author: Courtney Walsh

Narrator: Stephanie Rose, Nelson Hobbs

Unabridged: 9 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/18/2025


Synopsis

A second chance with your first crush.Doesn’t happen often.For Liam Fisher, that first crush was his next door neighbor, Olive Witherby.Childhood was lazy summers, treehouse stargazing, and endless games of hide and seek at Pine Creek, the Christmas tree farm that’s been in Liam’s family for generations.When Liam moves away, he and Olive say goodbye the only way they know how—with a fumbling first kiss neither of them will ever forget.Even though twelve-year olds’ promises of keeping in touch feel eternal, time and distance eventually make Olive and Liam practically strangers.Twenty years later, Liam’s parents announce they’re retiring and selling the tree farm.Twenty years later, Pine Creek is the last place grown-up Liam wants to be. Inherit this legacy? Not on your life.And twenty years later, grown-up Olive is stuck.Her work life is a lot like her love life—floundering. After a humiliating business failure, loads of debt, and one too many laughable first dates, she’s in no hurry to put herself out there again, in business or in romance.When Olive is hired by Liam’s parents to rekindle the lost magic of the farm one final time before it’s sold, she sets out to make this the last, best Pine Creek Christmas, for the town and for a very cranky, not-so-talkative, surprisingly attractive Liam.Part of her mission? Convince the crank to fall in love with Christmas.The other part? Not fall head over heels in the process.Christmas With a Crank is a grumpy/sunshine, childhood crush, opposites attract romance with plenty of sizzle but none of the steam.

About Courtney Walsh

Courtney Walsh is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling novelist as well as an artist, theater director, and playwright. She is the author of the Sweethaven series-including A Sweethaven Summer, which was a Carol Award finalist in the debut author category-as well as the small-town romances Paper Hearts, Change of Heart, Just Look Up, and the forthcoming Just Let Go. She lives in Illinois, where she and her husband own a performing-arts studio and youth theater. They have three children.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Meagan on November 04, 2024

Super sweet Christmas clean romance. Not my favorite from CW but lovely just the same!......more

Goodreads review by Jenna on November 24, 2024

Courtney Walsh writes the cutest little love stories and this one is no different! No spice, no profanity, no tears, all joy. Perfect for the holiday season.......more

Goodreads review by Toni on November 15, 2024

Absolutely adored so many moments in this book, not to mention, it genuinely made me laugh out loud.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah | Kerosene.Lit on November 12, 2024

I struggled to finish this one. Pine Creek Tree Farm is adored by the neighbouring small towns, but to Liam, it’s just an overly romanticized money pit. Uninterested in inheriting the family business, his moody attitude is challenged by Olive, his childhood crush, who is determined to help him see th......more

Goodreads review by Brandi on November 30, 2024

This is only my third Courtney Walsh book, but she’s a fast FAVE and books like this are the reason why. 😍 Christmas with a Crank is what I want in a feel-good holiday romance. The Christmas vibes were hitting, the setting was stellar, the characters were charming and relatable, and the story drew me......more